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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23
CUBAN SUGAR INTERESTS.
Steps Taken 10 Consolidate Them Under Co.,
troll Of American Capitalists
Immense Contracts for Largest Plant
Even seen In Island Placed
I'm New York.

New York, March 2S.--The World
says:
What may be the first step in the
consolidation OF the various large sugar
interests in the island Of Cuba. or the
purchase Of these interests by Ameri-
can capitalists has been taken.
The Chappara Sugar company Of Gu
ba, with offices In this city, has placed
contracts in this country aggregatng
over s2,OOO00O for the equipment Of the
largest sugar plant ever built in Cuba.
The company. OF which ex Congress
man Hawley of Texas, is president, and
In which II, IL. Howelson q Co. and
Theodore Havemeyer are largely in.
terested, has acquired $1,000 acres Of
land in the eastern portion OF cuba
Nearly 10000 acres OF this land are UNI
der cultivation, while on the rest the
work of planting sugar cane viii be
Immediately begun. yhis enormous
planting is without precedent in the
history OF Cuba.
With the exception of 500 acres Ia
the immediate vicinity Of the factory
location, 10000 acres under growth are
being divided among colonists who Gull
tvate their fields and deliver the cane
TO the mill for a return OF per cent.
A railroad thirty miles long will be
constructed on the estate and grinding
operations are to begin next December
by which time II is believed some $50 600
tons OF cane will be ready to be han
died.
The mill will have daily capacity
for grinding OF 5000 tons Of cane.
Power will be derived from a steam
plant Of 5000 horse power.
Augustus Smith, OF this city has
obtained the order for the buildings,
which will mean the purchase Of $780,
600 worth Of structural steel. The Bab-
cock d Wilcox company is 10 build the
boilers OF six hundred horse power
each. Eleven piston pattern slmps and
three rotary dry vacuum pumping
equipments viii be furnished 10Y Henry
r. Worthington, while another New
York concern, the Morris Machine COM
pany, is TO supply three large ismps
directly connected TO vertical engines
Fox Bros. & Co. have underta &C Cle
contract for the equipment OF the ma
chine shops. The tools comprise pipe
cutting machines. gap lathes, engine
lathes, radisl drill presses. bolt cut
tiers, twist drill grinders. etc. The same
firm has taken an order for 200 sugar
cars.
The Whitney iron works Of New Or
leans, win build three immense nine
roller mills and crushers. They viii
also make the necessary filter presses
The clarifying apparatus Is to be fur
nished by G. W. Deming Of New or
leans The Chattanooga Car company
OF Chattanooga, Tenn. will build $50
cars The Illinois Steel company Is to |
execute the rail contract, which calls |
for 1000 tons OF forty pound rails
The Sugar Apparatus Manufacturing |
company Of Philadelphia. win build the |
multiple effects and the vacuum pans |
are TO be got from James Oat & Sons, |
OF the same city.
Other contracts Just determined on |
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lature OF 1903 incidentally an appro.
ml9'oil Oh frVOO was asked for with
"nIch 20 deIiAy the expenses of the
Vululhlasloh' Amendments were or
leteu 70 chahge the number OF COM
InlsSiohers TO seven. one for each ia.
dIclai district and 90 tWenty-seven.
VLe lot edch county Page did not Ike
the pill AT all lie moved that the
commission consist OF one member. and
tilal one De me state engineer. When
tle hlouon was voted down he moved
that the title OF the bin be changed 10
an act 70 provide places for Office
seekers not otherwise taken care OF.
ana providing Tor eNhausting any un-
expended balance In the State treas
uiy' rms was quiet dIsapproyal Of
the further stuiiing Of the already TOO
plethorlo appropriation bin. It was
rage TOO VINO moved for indefinite
postponement Of consideration OF the
Holmgin Irrigation bill and when
asked for his reason said that inden.
nite postponing would allow the bin
TO die natural death, and It was
more humane TO let Il die than TO kin
Scott Cutler Of Kane. is also some.
Nt""b Va HuiHollAls MS IOfte rs sit
ing down on those who differ with him
IN opinion AS he was the heaviest man
IN the Legislature il was really no Joke
TO he sat on by the member from Kane.
The way he sat on little Mr. Hoz.
helmer OF Juab, one afternoon, all be-
cause that gentleman had dared to
critlclse his views on certain bill was
a caution.
Peter Vaughan, Of Cache, had one
claim to be considered wit aud that
was funny only because II was repeat
ed 50 often that It at length
came TO be regarded as Maughans
special monopoly 1t was simply the
motion to strike out the words so as"
which frequently occurred In the first
section Of bills as follows: That Sec
ton ~ De amended 50 as TO read as
follows The striking out Of these
words came to be looked on as Mr.
Maughan's especial prerogatlve.
representatives Van Horne and
Smith We're looked upon as the legal
authorities Of the House. and were fire.
Quently called on to give an opinion as
to whether there were any hidden pitt
falls IN a measure under debate.
David Morris, Of Washington, an
otnef lawyer nad me pfOVerbial pluck
of the little man. He would fight TO
the last ditch, and had something TO
say on everything that came up. There
was a good deal Of the SHOW me"
about Eph Homer, who when not maxi
ing laws, Is engineer at the insane
asylum az Provo.
0rson Hewlett was always doing
something TO excite the laughter Of the
House and when one afternoon he
missed his chair and sat on the floor by
mistake, Page unkindly remarked that
he would not suppose from the size
Of Hewletts feet that they were lighter
than his head
John Bench's chief claim to fame
was his cigarette bill, which after be-
ing horribly mangled. was put 10 a
cruel execution He win be able 70 ex-
culpate himself 20 his constituents in
Sanpete however. as he fought hard
for the passage of his bill
John Axton was a good example on
muscular christianity" as one confrere
put II, and fought will all his might
and main for anything he believed in,
and was rewarded by being put on the
committee TO revise the House Journal
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In a body OF men OF the size OF the
House Of Representatives which ad-
Iourned sine die last Sunday night there
must necessarily be a wide divergence
of characteristics. There IS the serious
man and the humorist, the fussy stick
Ter for points and the man who believes
In sailing with the wind unless he sees
something in a bill that he cannot con-
scientiously countenance. There is the
fighter who wont give up even when he
hasn't leg TO stand upon, the man who
Convinced against his will is Of the
same opinion still" and his less dog
matte neighbor who will admit that
since he has heard the argument Of
'the gentleman from 80 and So" he has
changed his mind or at least modified
his opinion And then there is always
a sprinkllng OF those who have not
made up their minds and who are viii
ing 10 vote with the majority.
There were wits and wits I'm the
House which has recently completed its
labors for the next two years-wlts
and wOuuld-be wits would probably
come nearer the mark. There was one,
at least, who was no counterferit, who,
In the vernacular Of the day, might be
termed 'the real thing" No dbpar-
agement Is meant to the humorous es-
says or witty bon mots Of others. but
1t was generally conceded that Sam
Page Of Pluto was "it" when Il came TO
repartee His good things We're served
up In that particularly tasty style which
goes by the name Of dry humor and
which has considerable seasoning Of
sarcasm
All the more appreciated was the
House wit as he did not take his place
in the Legislature till two weeks after
the opening of the session and his
spicy thrusts came as a welcome sur
prise. II was doubtful question for q
time whether Representative Page
would take his place in the House at
all as he was the victim Of serious ac-
cident which necessltated the removal
Of his right eye Some months ago
one OF the horses on his farm kicked
out savagely as he was passing behind
II with a fork of hay. The fork was
driven violently against Mr. Pages
right eye. II was touch and 60 after
that whether or no he lost both his
eyes. A skillful operation at the Holy
Cross hospital was performed and the
man from Pluto appeared at the desk
reserved for him In the House with a
glass eye carefully shaded by black
patch.
Like wary hunter he took his bear
ings and carefully examined the ground
before he let himself loose on the
House, but when he did there were
many that felt the keen edge OF his
wit. His way Of showing his dlsap-
prevail Of Gardners irrigation bill was
unique. The bin was introduced on the
last regular day Of the session after
the rejection of Holmgren's and Glas-
mann's irrigation bllls, Its object was
| TO have an irrigation commission Of
four appointed whose duty II should be
! 10 thoroughly canvass the irrigation
situation throughout the State and
| make report TO the governor. From
| the data so furnished the governor was
TO have an irrigation bin drawn up
| which would meet the needs Of Utah,
and submit the measure TO the Legis-
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suFFERINGs OF SOLDIERS.
Details OF Hardships OF Those Con-
structing Telegraph Lines In Alaska.

Chicago. March 23.-The first details
OF the great hardships and suffering
endured by the two corps OF soldiers
and engineers who attempted TO con-
struct a telegraph line between Daw-
son City and Fort st. Michael have
reached DR.. Eugene S, Willard of
Evanston In letter from his son, p. T..
Willard, who was with one of the par
ties. As already told a mlscalculatlon
was made and the two corps working
from opposite ends of the line, missed
each other by seventy miles The let
ter states that II was necessary 10 send
a relay expedition drawn by reindeer,
TO rescue the soldiers from death.
The letter from Mr.. Willard, though
dated at Eaton reindeer stationsDec. 10.
1900. has just reached his parents. He
wrote:
Lieut.. Offley left Unallk as win
ter was setting In TO bulb line 10 Kali
tag At the same time Lleuts, Smith
and Grimm set out from Kaltag 30
build across the portage and the de-
tachments were TO meet half way be-
tween Kaltag and the coast.
In the middle Of the winter word
was brought by travellers that Lieuts,
Smith and Grimm, after building elgh-
teen miles of telegraph llne,were in dis
tress.
They had several men with them,
and as there were no supplies at Kaltag
and they had no communication with
any other place, they were in danger
OF starvation. Their mule team had
gone through the ice Of a river and the
load OF provisions was lost.
IAN the men were turned out to
shovel snow In an effort to move for
ward. This proved useless for the mules
at every step left a track Of blood
Their hoOfs were torn and their legs
cut at every step. As soon as he heard
OF their condition Lieut. Offley took a
dog train and started to find them. He
found them in frightful condition. They
had leather shoes, which are OF no use
In this country and their feet, ears,
hands and faces were frozen. They
were living on half rations.
"The mules were suffering so much
that two Of them were shot. A request
was sent to Ir. Francis Gamble, SUI
perlntendent o. the government rein
deer In Alaska, that some Of the deer
from the Eaton station be sent to
rescue the party. Thirty reindeer haul
ing sleds, were sent TO the rescue. They
proved to be superior to dogs, as II
costs nothing TO feed them.
"By December 20, the soldiers had
reached Unalik."
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Powers Opposed to the Northern
Bear Have Won,
now THEY DID Is A SECRET
Count Lamsdorff is Very Angry with
Ii Hung Chang Tor Disclosing
Terms of the Agreement

New York, March ga special TO
the Times from Washington says,
The Russo Chinese treaty has been
rejected by China. The powers opposed
to the Russian acquisition Of Manchuria
have won the first round and there is
every reason to believe that notes are
now passing between them with view
to preventing any further efforts on
Russla's part to secure convention
with China.
The sudden face-about on Chlna's
part Is the result of work done by 9TH
er powers, The way in which it was
done Is a secret that Is being closely
guarded, but 1t is certain that pressure
from European capitals was the cause
Of Chlna's rejection Of the treaty.
This is, OF course. only temporary
check 10 Russia. She can now Insist
that China accept the treaty, making,
II necessary, some notifications In II
which will give ground for reopening
the subject. 1t Is to prevent this that
according TO reliable information, me-
gotiations are now going on between
the powers. The proof which the rejec-
ton of the treaty furnishes that Rus
sia's Influence at the Chinese court Is
not omnlpotent has evidently given en-
couragement TO the opposition powers
who believe that the game can be
blocked as far as the treaty Is con-
cerned. However, even II they succeed
in preventing Russia from concluding
any kind OF agreement with China they
will not have made any progress to-
ward getting her out Of Manchuria,
LANsDoRFF ANGRY AT Ii HUNG.
London March 23-The st. Peters
burg correspondent OF the Times, wlr-
ing Thursday says; when, at Lord
Lansdowne's request, Sir Charles Scott.
British ambassador to Russia, asked
for copy OF the actual draft Of the
Manchurlan convention, Count Lams-
dorm angrily and peremptorily refused
TO give one. adding that he had al
ready offered a full and sufficient ex-
PLANTATION The Russian foreign min
lister also expressed great Indignation
at the disclosure Of the terms Of the
agreement by Ii Hung Chang.
IF the agreement is signed at all, II
must be within the next six days, but
the general belief here is that IL viii
be modified"
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STEAMER RIO VERDICT.
u. :. Inspectors Lay Blame on capt
Ward and Pilot Jordan.

San Francisco, March 22.-Capts, o.
+. Bolles and J. X. Bulger, United
states inspectors OF hulls AID boilers,
have handed down their dec. ,ion on the
responsibility for the wreck OF the
steamer Rio dc Janeiro on February
pend al the entrance 10 the Golden Cate.
Their decision places the blame Tor
the wreck upon the late Capt. ward
ana Pilot Jordan. The pilot, belng a
state officer is not under the jurlsdie-
ZION Of the United states Inspectors,
and they have no power 10 punish him.
The inspectors blame the chief engl-
neer for lnattention to his duty ana re-
woke his license as chief engineer hs
had ten white men IN his charge con-
slstine of three engineers, three water
tenders. three oilers and a storekeeper,
and the inspectors are OF the opinion
that II Chief Engineer Herlihy nsu
called this force on deck % man the
boats many more lives would have been
saved.
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VALUABLE PAPYRL
A Lot of Forty.three from Several
Sites In Fayum.

Boston. March 23--Rev. Or. William
c. Winslow, vice president Of the Egyp-
tlan exploration fund stated that in
addition to the papyri from Oxyrhyc-
hus, presented to several universities
Is a valuable lot Of forty-three papyri
from several sites in the Fayum, which
have been received for distribution.
A papyrus for Yale Of the twenty
second book Of the Had OF the first
century preserves the notable combat
between Achilles and Hector Harvard
gets two pieces Of the odyssey Of the
first century. The University OF Penn
sylyania has a fragment Of the Odys-
sey of the first century
Among several papyH for columbia Is
tax collectors return. showing items
and how the collectors made returns IN
A. d. 1876. In the papyrus for Hamll-
ton college is the receipt for a voter
named PhlloXenus.
one Of the two papyr FOR Vassar
college is the official notice Of the birth
Of a son from lschyias and his wife
Thaisariop A. y. 100.
OF six papyrl for Princeton. one Is
return of house property The rise Of
the Nile was the great annual event
and upon e taxes were calculated
Hence one Of the six papyri sent 20
John Hopkins. treating of the unwa-
tered land titled by Ptollarous A, d.
l68 IS peculiarly Interesting She de,
clares that her field at Euhemeria did
not get the water. Her plea In a word
Is mo crops. no taxes
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Murder or Suicide.

Portland, Ore, March 23.--After
searching for burglars whom he be-
lieved were In his house, Frank P.
Scott, q pattern maker about 40 years
old. was found dead with his throat
cut in the passage-way outside bis
home. n6 Park street shortly after
midnight A razor lay beside the body.
At first II was thought that a murder
had been committed, but the police,
after making an investigation, express
the opinion that II Is a case OF suicide,
surrounded, however by peculiar chr
ctifnet ancps
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since been liberated. They now desire
TO return to the Congo states as inde-
pendent citizens and establish sedee-
ments Of their own. They do not went
TO become Cuban citizens and have
delegated Mr. Emmanuel to ask the hsg
OF the Belglans 20 have them taken
back TO their native country.
Immediately on landing In Europe
Mr.. Emmanuel wrote letter TO the
secretary OF state for Congo. informing
him OF the object Of his voyage. II Mr..
Emmanuel obtains an authorization OF
this king. the 1900 negroes whom he
represents will cultivate plantations Of
tobacco, rubber. cocoa, etc, In their
native land.
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The Chicago Commercial club VIII
reach salt Lake on It's whlrl arouhu
,hA continent tomorrow morning az .
O'clock There are in the distinguished
,,,v ,wenty.seyen members Of the
enb, all millionaires, and seven guests
two members each from the Boston,
81 Louis and Cincinnati eommereiai
clubs and Or, E, D Dudley They nave
been on the road over twenty days
and after getting through with that
banquet at San Francisco they may be
little faded. But the local business
men who viii entertain them while here
rely on the exhllerating atmosphere Of
The city and the enchanting stories Of
Utah's resources to reJuyenate them
aud give them new thrill Of life,
These gentlemen represent millions Of
dollars, They are men who have en-
tered the lists where the fercest OPP
position RACES and have conquered.
They have Invaded the busiest marts
and pitted their brains against the
keenest competition and have trl-
unphed. The fortunes that these gen.
tsntn have smassed are the result Of
business aeunen Of the highest order.
Tfsir names have become great in the
commercial world and they are now
h0klng for other worlds TO conquer.
Tue 10 the instincts that made them
masters OF finance they have turned
helr eyes 70 the boundless west TO find
profitable felds for the investment OF
lhelT capital They are 80 busy that
,hey have TO shoot through the country
NSs cannon ball, covering over 1000
NILES IN less than thirty days. and vet
l!hey vii spend one whole day in Salt
Lshe' That Is the best testimony ever
., NE position that Utah has risen 10 in
,n' sys q De speculator and capitalist.
ine worth u this notable visitation 10
Say LaA' and to Utah, would be i'm.
s.vs 70 estimate. But II is conf.
eauy expected by every business man
= lni city that II win result IN
rasEg great capital to the State and
' s,lls heI resources and industries an
!, ,,S, 4. thal viii stand her by the side
,, 10y great commercial States Of the
4 ~ ~ IN las eeen stated every member OF
~ SuO "a king In the commercial
ny glS Among them are Marshall
'a, whose name is as well known as
'usM hekinley's, Robert T. Lin
n, I, President Of the Pullman Palace
4 ~, SonpSnH and the Oldest son of
!. ~, !. Lincoln and though his name
[t, ~, az Ttat as that Of his immortal
NV, 1ai he has carved out a nrond
fn,its ~ IN the temple Of
LIST OF THE VISITORS.
S,avv ' OF the visitors Is as
b, 7 Baker, Temple build
hlb.s1 ~ : Bartlett, Vice President
Rss.r 'g',,sr & Bartlett Co
bndIsy N. sladley, President David
Esr.,,,.i : sailer. Butler Bros.
Rro. n 9' Manager German In
i,ls,s srs' President Fraser &
VI'FR President Telephone
4 jss, 'rp'lal Bank. e
fsIsi , Fsrwen, Jr. Treasurer 7 v
ElsSr' tielS, Marshall Field G Co.
fcsl che RULER. President Com
lotn es,. ralamer, Fuller e. Co.
sfl,kliso bushnell & Glessn.r Co
b. d Head, 100 Washington
E,s sle''iS'ph Hotz. sohu,tlsr g Hot,
% Moore d :, secretary Commercial
''1'Nd Lead CO. wee PRESIDENT
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Cuban Postal Cases,

New York, March PA dispatch TO
the Herald from Havana says The
reason the Cuban postofiice cases have
been turned over to the special fiscal
and Horatio Reubens and l.. O. c. La
mar were notified that their services in
the cases are no longer required was
because OF the strained relations be-
tween Wood and Mr.. Reubens, which
are publicly known to exist Mr., Reu-
bens offered 10 withdraw six weeks
ago. The governors action now, after
the delay, is believed TO have been
caused by the recent political develop
ments.
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passed by Congress In the honest belief
that II was for the best interests Of
Cuba and because Of the understanding
that II would be acceptable to the Gu
bans He now finds here many con-
structions put on the terms which, he
states, were not intended.
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A Plum for Mpj. John A. Hull

New York, March pa special to
the World from Washington says.
The President has decided to trans
fer MAJ. John A. Hull from the judge
advocates department to the inspector
generals department and to give MN
his present rank IN the regular army.
Mai. HIN is a son Of j. A HUI OF
Iowa. chairman ~ the House commit.
tee on military affairs and president on
the Philippine Development & Lumber
company. Congressman HUI expects
TO visit the Philippines during the CON
gressional recess and ascertain Tor HIM
self The conditions prevailing there.
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include orders for factory stacks and
steel tanks from the Riter-Conley
Manufacturing company Of Plttspurg
Pa; mill shafts from the Bethlehem
steel works of Bethlehem, Pa and
blowers from the b. f. Sturtevant
company Of New York city.
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Big GIFT for Free School.

New York. March 2S.-rhe Teachers
college OF Columbia university an
nounces the receipt the gift OF 800 900
for the erection and equipment OF free
school In the neighborhood OF the col
lege. The nance OF the donors are with
held.
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Senator Proctor's Cuban Trim.

New. York. March PA dispatch to
the Herald from Havana Gays:
Senator Proctor says his trip Is pri-
yate and personal. but he means TO in
yestlgste unofiioially the political con
ditions here. Several members OF the
convention visited the senator. who
states that the Plat amendment was
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'N' 10 GO TO THE CONGO.
ca 'sa'sen Thousand Negroes in
'ooa Anxious to Rs,,,r.

\ R,r,la march 2.-A dispatch to
Falan NC c.. IRON Brussels says. Mr..
|n IA N. ', pD,'. Emmanuel, negro,
|rai. Ia, I ,n,i Antilles. Of Congo
'oss =, p Sus' arrived at Antwerp
obtain AZ !, Brussels s,,l where he hopes
IA h. 80 !. audience with King Leo.
|ro.. !, c /" a delegate from 5000
b Gun, .0nso origin who were talk.
- slaves and who have
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"SAM" PAGE OF THE HOUSE.
As Seen From the Reporters Corner.

lnnnrnnnnn nnnnnnnHnn nnnnun ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.