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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18

TT HE slate prepared by the governor
was shattered by the senate last
night in executive session. Two
of his appointees We're turned down
hard, after some torrid debate, and an
other nearly met the same fate. Still
one more was Withdrawn to prevent
his being tossed in the air. Those who
were turned down were DR.. J. w. X.
Bracken. appointed as from Carbon
county on the board of land commits
sioners, and John P. Sorensen Of Salt
Lake for a similar position The name
of Willard Hansen, said to be from
Box Elder county, for dairy and food
inspector, was Withdrawn and Heiner
substituted for him. 4 hard fight was
made on Conner Thomas, but he pulled
through.
Land Board Fight.
Trouble broke out as soon as the
names of the land board members were
read out. Smoot moved that Byron
Groo be confirmed first. This was OBJ
jected to by Allison on the ground that
Groos name didn't come first in the
list. Then Bracken was taken up and
SmoOt moved that the senate refuse
to concur. L have known DR.. Brack-
en- Tor ten years" said he. Il knew
him when he first came here as a boy
and I do know on my honor as a man
and as a senator that he hasn't the
first qualification on earth for this
position. I don't believe the governor
will say he expected the senate to con-
firm him.
With all my experience with him [
have never yet heard him express an
intelligent business idea. Now with all
the thousands of dollars this land board
has to deal with in the next two years.
TO appoint such man as this is an
outrage on the senate. I know that as
a nice, sweet, kid-glovea boy and a
iah-de-dah, he's met by people who
look upon him with pity for his mex
perience.
Sweet Little Friend
He's an honest boy, all right enough
but God knows he wants some expert
ence before he can attend to this
business. / am not prepared to believe
the governor knows him, because 1 be-
lfeve if he did he would not have ap-
pointed him. 1 asked that the consid-
GRAFTON of this appointment go over
until tomorrow. because I wanted to
bring DR.. Bracl<en here and introduce
him TO the senator's. He is my nice,
sweet little friend. l object seriously
10 the confirmation of DR.. Bracken as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18

a member of this most important
board
DIR. Bracken was not my candidate -
said Senator Sherman, but ! have
known him for the last four or five
years. He has been a practicing ply
stefan. He is a thoroughly intelligent
and capable gentleman, and / think
he would make a good member OF the
board He has large landed interests
in Carbon county and calls that home"
A Friend of Kearns
Whitmore said he knew Bracken
quite well. He is a good doctor" the
senator went on, but he doesn't live
in Carbon county and never did live
there, except when he was working for
the Rio Grande Western. He doesn't
know anything about the work of the
land board or anything else except his
practice. He has no qualifications for
the place whatever 1 think he's a par
ticular friend of Mr.. KearnS and that
probably had something to do with his
appointment. This man is thoroughly
disqualified. He can't tell a pillow from
the front wheels Of a wagon"
Under the light we've received, -
said Tanner. cit wouldn't make any
difference to we whether Bracken is
qualified or not. He is credited to
Carbon county, when, as a matter OF
fact he lives in Salt Lake. 1t looks
as if the governor was trying to get all
the members or TINS board from salt
Lake county.
Larsen said ne would oppose the CON
firmation of Bracken because he was
charged to the wrong county. He had
opposed the confirmation of Hansen
for the same reason. There was some
further debate and then Allison asked
that the matter be temporarily dropped
while other appointments were consid-
cred The request was complied with.
Conner Thomas Opposed.
The dental examiners and Heiner, for
dairy and food Inspector, went through
unanimously and the appointment of
Thomas for coal mine inspector was
taken up KieseI promptly moved that
the nomination be turned down and
Thomas seconded the motion. AS his
principal objection Senator Kiesel ar
gued that Thomas was responsible for
the ScOfield disaster.
He said that the inspector knew the
mine at Winter Quarters was in an I'M
safe condition when he accepted the
appointment two years ago. He should
at that time have told the governor
that he wouldn't have the job because
the existing laws didn't give him au-
thority to protect the miners. He ac-
(rnp4io,4oI .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18
How the Lower House Spent the
Sabbath.

n UIETLY, almost solemnly, the ex-
istence of the fourth session of the
= lower house of the Utah legisla-
ture went out at $3.50 O'clock last night.
The few minutes preceding adjourn
ment constituted almost the only period
Of dignity during the day
The house was in session from 10
O'Clock n the forenoon until the time
OF adjournment, except for intermss-
sions for meals. The only business was
the reports of the engrossing commit
tee. communications from the senate on
the signing Of bills. messages from the
governor telling Of some twenty-three
bills approved, and few other scatter
ing bits of routine business. The greater
part Of the time was spent in weary
waiting. part of it While the senate
was wrangling over the governors ap-
pointments.
There were practically no spectators.
and the members laid aside all re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18

began to put through mock business.
A motion was made that he buy a box
of cigars out of the extra compensation
granted him. There was not a dissent
ing vote. He sent out for the box Of
cigars, and soon there were long rows
Of smoke puffs.
Anderson was given the chair and
ordered to celebrate his appointment as
surveyor general by purchasing IA box
of cigars for the members and a box
of candy for the women committee
clerks. He obeyed the mandate.
Page took the chair and such mo-
ton was declared out of order.
Hewlett was dragged up to preside
and ordered to send up forthwith ten
pounds OF candy The confectionery
never arrived. HOlZheimeT presided for
a time. ami declared the cigars were on
Gicsnann.
After a while this kind of amuse
ment palled. The afternoon was wan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18
GOVERNOR WELLS SLATE
SMASHED BY SENATE
Hot Fight Over Land Appointments and Two
Are Rejected.

Coal Inspector-Gomer
and of
COMMISSIONERS of
T. D. A of
GOVERNORS sTAFF-Brigadier General Cannon;
N. w.
colonel, William Shealey
A.
Ferry; aidedeanp colonel D.
BOARD OF DENTAL EXAGIINERS-W H. Bucher, H w Da-
George Enebeck A Chapman all of Salt Lake
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RUSSIA IS WARNED.
England's Fleet Powerful and Japan
Ready to Help.

London, March 1S.-The Tien Tsin
correspondent of the Standard says:
THE railway dispute here is another
of the attempts of the Russian adj
miral. Alexieff. to create trouble. and
unless ne is relieved there will be con-
slant friction, which will eventually
lead TO hoStilitieS. He loses no oppor-
tunity to thwart the English.
Commenting editorially upon its Tien
Tsin adViceS. the Standard reminds
Russia that the British fleet is as po-
tent as ever and Japan is burning to
second the efforts of anyone ready to
oppose the annexation of Manchuria,' .
adding:
1T is a painful task thus to be COM
PEELED even to hint at contingencies
so vast and disturbing, but the perils
of the moment are more likely to be
overcome if it is thoroughly realized
that we do not shrink from such action
as would be best calculated to main
tain our rights.
The other morning papers recognize
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18

Is ore IF Utah's greatest resources,
The Herald publishes more min
ing news than any other Utah
nswspap.,r.
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a derrick be provided to move the huge
frame of the Kane county stOckman,
end went to sleep in his chair.
Chief Clerk Steele took the chair, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18

indianapolis. Ind, March lin the
center of a hollow square, composed of
fully $4,000 of his fellow citizens, the
remains of Benjamin Harrison were
this afternoon inferred in the family lot
in Crown Hin cemetery. Close by the
grave were the members of his family.
President Mckinley and other visitors
of distinction and the more intimate
friends of General Harrison. Back a
distance of fifty yards. behind ropes
guarded zealously by a large force of
police, stood with uncovered heads, the
great multitude who knew him not so
well as did they who stood beside the
ored him and admired him fully as
much.
1t is doubtful if any public man. at
least in this generation, was borne to
MS last resting place among so many
manifestations OF respect. There 1PaS
sion that the nation had lost one of its
ablest men. and the greatest man Of
his generation in his own state.
BY the grave stood the chief magis-
trate of the nation, and behind the
ropes were all the street arabs of Cen
eral HarrisOn's city-every grade of
human life in America, between the
two, was represented in the crowd
and in them all there was but the one
feeling-that a man had died who was
honest at all times with himself and
with others. and whose ability and
character were such as the nation could
i'll afford to lose.
The weather. like that Of yesterday,
was indispensable with bright sun
light-the warm breath of spring in
every breeze, and yet in the air a
touch of winter that brought the blood
to the cheek and a sparkle to the eye.
The services at the church were grave
and simple in the extreme, all in most
excellent taste, and, like the proceed
ings yesterday, there was an utter alb
sence of friction in everything that was
done. All was well ordered and well
performed.
At the Harrison home, before the re-
mains were taken TO the First Presby-
terrain church, where the full service
was held, there were brief exercises for
the members of the family and more
immediate friends of General Harrison.
Possibly $50 people were present. Mrs.
Harrison did not appear, but remained
in her room until it was TINY 70 leave
for the church
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ing and dusk began to creep in. Uncle
Archie Mcfarland. the father of the
house" SO years of age. sat quietly in
his chair, half asleep. Bishop Christen-
sen and Sharp became star performers
iD an exhibition of shoes n. L. Il or
ris and Mcmillan entertained the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
-FOUR OF A FAMILY
BURNED TO DEATH
Holocaust at Knoxville, a su-
burb of Pittsburg, Pa.
ONE BODY BURNED TO CRISP

Fire Was Started by Cook Pouring
Kerosene Into the Stove to Light
Fire for Breakfast-FIames Spread
With Incredible Rapidly.
Pittsburg, Nov. 25.-Four persons
Were burned to death and two serious.
" injured in a fire at 4:30 O'Clock
this morning which destroyed the res.
idence of J. G, Miller, on Charles
street, Knoxville, suburb of this city.
The names:
Rose Miller. aged 23 years; terribly
burned AMI died on the way to the
hospital.
Amelia Miller, aged 19 years; suffo-
Gated by the smoke.
Amanda Miller, aged 16 years; suffo-
Gated
Silvia Miller, aged 9years; ;suffocated.
The injured:
j. g. Miller, the father, jumped from
second story window.
Mrs. Miller is badly burned and on
verge of nervous prostration.
Two other daughters, aged II and
13 years, escaped without injury The
fire was caused by the cook pouring
kerosene irtn the stove to start the
fire Tor breakfast. The oil in the can
ignited and the explosion which fol.
Lowell scattered the burning oil over
the loom. The flames spread SO
quickly that MIR Miller was POrcad tn
jump from tbe second story window
after rescuIna his wife and two of his
younger daughters. Rose was burned
almost to crisp and died before
reaching the hospital. The three 9th.
ers were overcome by the smoke.
Their bodies were found in the ruins
aftec the fire had been extinguished.
Mrs. Miller was just recovering from
a severe lll1efs and is almost distract,
ed over the terrible affair. Fears are
entertained that she will not survive
the shock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
LOST MINE FOUND.
Story of the Famous NINETY Nine" In
CatskilI Range.

Story of the Famous Ninety Nine" In
CatskiII Range.
New York, Nov. 25.-The Tribune
finds the following:
After bnlng lost for 25 years, the
Min oty-Nine silver mine, once famous
throughout the whole CatskilI range
has been found again. At least that
is the belief OF j. o. Poole, mining
expert who is said to live in Trenton
n. j.
He has discovered a cave in the
heart of the Shawangunk mountains
not far from Ellenville, Ulster county
New York, which exposes a wide vein
of peculiar ore. Numerous assays
show heavy 'alue in silver, lead and
othe' mine .als. Every effort has been
made to keep the discovery a secret
until mineral rights to the surround
ing mountain property could be pur-
chased. ?o lie and the New Jersey
men who are backing him are said
to have secured such rights on more
than 5000 acres and are preparing to
start active tnining operations. The
story of the accidental discovery of
the mine was brought to this city
from Kingston. Judge A. T. Clear
water. of K ugston, returned from Ell.
lenvi'le few days ago and brought
some specimens of the ore. Judge
Clearwater said:
1.-The m.ne takes it's name from a
Wawarsing indian named Neopakip-
tic, but better known as Ninety Nine.
The Indian lived near Sockanissing
and was accustomed to come among
the settlers of the valley with chunks
of almost pure lead and silver, which
he exchanged for provisions. He said
that he dug the ore in cave in the
mountain. One day friend, Ben Du.
prey, succeeded in persuading Ninety.
Nine to lead him to the cave with eyes
tightly bandaged. Duprey returned
with tales of a wonderfully rich ledge.
He did not succeed in finding the
mine again. however, and Ninety Nine
died with his secret untold"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
FEAT OF DARING.
Eoatswain OF Fulton Saves sIoop From
destruction.

EoatsWaIn OF fulton Saves Sloop From
destruction.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-Charles Bergh,
boatswain OF the submarine torpedo
boat Fulton, performed a most remark,
able feat O. daring at New Suffolk,
L. l.
1t was shortly after he left the Full.
ton, after being under water in the
submarine oat all night A fierce
gale was raging and the tide was so
high that there was three feet of wa.
ter in the streets of New Suffolk.
Three large sloops have been driv.
en- ashore Lefore the gale and the
crowd of SPECTATORS on the Holland
Torpedo Boat company's wharf no.
ticed what appeared 70 be large pile
driving toward the G. B. Rransford,
Sr., one of The sloops that " as ashore.
The Fulton's crew recognized that the
drifting object was a whitehead tor.
pedo dummy weighing $40 pounds.
They saw it when it was less than so
feet from the sloop, which it would
have completely wrecked. Bergh,
though hampered by his overcoat and
rubber bJots, jumped overheard,
fought his way to the torpedo and
reached it in time to prevent it from
striking the Bransford. He steered it
safely asho -, where it was hauled
from the water. 1t had been foated
from the wharf by the high tide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Bill introduced For Providing For the
Ten Changes In Constitution.

BILL introduced fof FfoVIuln9 For the
Ten Changes In Constitution.
Atlanta, Nov. Ex-senator Bell in.
troduced in the senate the bill provid.
ing for the ten changs in the consti
tuition, the most important of which is
to divide the school fund between
whites and blacks proportionately to
the taxes they pay.
A good portion of the house session
was consumed in passing individual
pension bills, as each has to be con.
Sidered in the committee of the whole
house and then roll call had on it's
passage.
There was a report current this
morning that Hon. Joe Hall, of Bibb
might be candidate for speaker, but
Mr.. Hall denied that he had any such
intention, though he did intend to re.
turn to the house.
The house concurred in all the sen.
ate amendments to the Wright dis.
pensary bill except that of Senator
Ellis, of Bibb, that the bill do not ap.
ply to those counties now operating
under special acts of the legislature.
The house disagreed 10 this and Mr..
Fielder, OF Bibb, gave notice of a mo.
ton to reconsider.
If there. is no reconsideration a con.
ference committee will be necessary
unless the senate recedes from the
amendment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
UNCLE SAM in CHARGE.
lsthmian Transit In Control of United
States Government.

States Government.
Washington Nov. 25.-The UniteC
States government has taken charge
of the istIlmian transit. A dispatch
at the navy department today from
Captain Pc 'ry of the battIeship Iowi
at Panama reports that fact
Captain Perry says that General Al
ban, with 500 men, is fighting the Lib
erals on the Inc near Empire.
Transit is in danger of interruption
Captain Perry has landed with a de
tachment of men from the Iowa anC
has started with a train to clear tran
sit and also establish detachments -ot
men to kee0 1T so.
Commander McCrea, of the Machias
at Colon, has cabled the navy depart
ment notifying the department of the
approaching bombardment of the towr
and asking for instructions. He has
been instructed to take such steps as
he deems necessary for the protection
of American interests at Colon. While
no specific statement is made as to
the details of this instruction, it is
understood that it leaves discretionary
with Commander McCrea the preven
tlOn of a bombardment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
IOWA LANDS MARINES.
Threatened Bombardment of the City
of Colon.

of Colon.
New York, Nov. 25.-Messages from
the agent of the Panama Railroad and
Steamship company at Colon were re
ceived here today at the offices of the
company. The cablegram said that Sc
rious fighting was expected at Empire,
a small place on the line of the Pana
ma railroad They also stated that
the Machias, Captain McCrea, had
landed more men at Colon and that
the Iowa had for the first time landed
marines at Panama.
They also contained the informa.
tion that the Colombian gunboat Gen.
eral Pinzon had arrived at Colon un.
der command of Captain Ignacio Fo
riaco with troops aboard from Carta.
gena, and that the threatened bonn.
bardment of the city of Colon was to
take place today at o'clock, New
York time.
They said the city was in posses.
sion of the rebels and that Captain
McCrea had forbidden the shelling OF
the town. Mr.. Debrigand, consul gen.
eral of Colombia, said that he expect.
ed advices today regarding the situa.
tion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
GEORGIA YIELDS DIAMONDS.
Stone Found Near Columbus Rough,
by Tiffany.


Columbus, Ga, Nov. 25.-A diamond
discovery Lear Columbus is all the
talk in the city and people living in
the particular locality where the find
was made are considerably excited.
One of the stones, which was sent to
New York for examination, was sold
to Tiffany e Co. for $50.
A few days ago a gentleman who
owns farm miles from the city
brought peculiar looking stone to
V. j. Pekor, a jeweler here, and asked
him to estimate it's value. The stone
was of fiat, oblong shape and had a
peculiar light Mr.. Pekor thought that
it was eth " an unusually fine crys.
tai, sapphire or diamond. He was
convinced that it was valuable and
advised the gentleman to send it to
F. Kuntz, Tiffany's expert, in New
York, and the government mineralo
gist for examination. The owner Of
the stone took his advicB and yester
day received letter from Tiffany &
Co. offering $50 for the stone, which,
upon Mr.. Pekor's advice he accepted.
Mr.. Kuntz said that the stone is what
is known as q brown diamond.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
HEAVY GALE SWEEPS
COAST OF NEW YORK
Damage Will Probably Reach
$1,OOO,OOO.
BIG GERMAN SHIP GOES ASHORE

Hundreds cf Small Craft Have Been
Wrecked. Piers and WharVes Bat
tered Do"n and Seaside Resorts Un
roofed-TeIeqraph Wires Frustrated
New York, Nov. 25.-The great
storm which came speeding up from
the south on Saturday night has spent
its force il this zone of the Atlantic
coast and the waters driven upon the
lowland and beach are subsiding.
A more careful survey of the storm
swept coast indicates that the aggre-
gate damage will exceed the estimates
of yesterday. Hundreds of small
craft were wrecked or badly damaged
wharves and piers at the exposed
points wero battered down, many sea
side resorts were unroofed, lowlands
were flooded, city cellars were filled
and hundreds of houses were damaged
Damage 81 100000.
Estimates of the aggregate damage
runs slightly below and considerably
above S1,0U0,000. Down at Monmouth
beach, where the big German ship
Floetbeck drove ashore and where
there was thrilling rescue of her
crew by life savers, an angry sea was
still beating upon the beach today.
Wreckers have been engaged, but I'M
til the sea calms nothing can be done
toward sa ring the ship and her cargo,
The big craft, firmly imbedded in the
sand, was still intact and Captain Zin.
gler her master, who watched her
from the life saving station, was sure
that both vessel and cargo would be
saved.
Railway and Trolley Traffic Impeded.
StormbouEd shipping was released
early today, but seacoast railway and
trolley service will be limp until wash.
outs are filed in. Linemen were busy
restoring Frustrated telegraph and tel
ephOne wires today, but it will be a
couple of days before these services
are completely restored.
The ext srt of the damage to the
Rapid Transit tunnel was not fully de.
termined today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
Masons 20 Meet at MONTGOMERY.

Montgomery Ala, Nov. Sever
al hundred Alabama Masons will jour
ney to MONTGOMERY to participate il
the annual meeting of the grand lodge
which is to begin in this city Tuesday
evening, De-. g. The handsome Ma
sonic Temple located at the south
west corner cf Perry and Washing
Ton streets is the Alabama headquar
ters of Masonry and the sessions OF
the grand IL lge viii of course be held
in this buiI1iug.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-26
Rein'cke Coal Mining Case.

Owensboro, KY, Nov. 25.-The case
of Reinicke Coal Mining company, ask
ing for injunction against President
d. Wood and others for interfering
with work, was taken up by Judge
Evans, of the United States court. At
torney Yoss filed an answer for de-
fendant making a sweeping denial of
charges. By agreement of attorneys
an order was made to hear arguments
for permanent injunction at Louis
vile, Dec. .. Meanwhile temporary
restraining order shall be in force