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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
ST0CKMEN BEGINNING
TO GATHER AT CHICAGO

Chicago. Nov. 29.-Stockmen are be
ginning to pour into Chicago for the
meeting of the National Livestock
association next week and to attend
the big stock show which opens here
tomorrow. The exposition building is
already comfortably crowded and mary
new entries arrived today.
The exposition covers twenty acres
of ground. fifteen Of which are under
roof. With cheap railroad rates grant
ed to the exposition from all sections
of the country. the management ex-
presses confidence that fully half q
million people viii be drawn to Chicago
next week. The fares made are
cheaper than those granted at the time
of the worlds fair or for the Buffalo
exposition.
The judging Of stock viii begin on
Monday. Tuesday, the fifth annual
convention Of the National Livestock
association win convene in Studebaker
han and continue up to and including
Friday.
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knoWledge Of officials here that many
Wild rumors have been circulated on
the 1Sthmus some of them going to the
extent of asserting that the United
states forces, having once landed,
would not be withdrawn.
These reports have led TO Inquiries
between Panama and Washington
bringing out responses that the ru-
mOred American occupation was who'll
~ imaginary and that the most posi-
tive and definite assurances had been
given that Immediately on the full
nliment of this governments obIiga-
ton to keep open the traffic, our forces
would be debarked and all American
authority would be terminated This
purpose of the authorities here had
been made known to those in influence
on the isthmus and has served TO aIIav
the fears caused by reports of Ameri-
can occupation.
With the restoration of order and
open traffic on the Isthmus Of Panama.
it is expected that the navy DEPART
ment viii be able 20 withdraw some of
the United States Warships now on
duty in that quarter. And it is prob
able that one ship VIII be withdrawn
on either side of the isthmus
There VIII be no haste. however. i'm
reducing the naval strength. as the
officials feel that the surrender Of the
liberals on the isthmUs may not ter
inmate the entire struggle throughout
Colombia. The country is so extensive
and the signs of unrest at interior
points are so numerous that it is ex-
pected there may be a recurrence of
trouble on the isthmUs if the insur-
gents at other points continue to show
strength.
When the Iowa is withdrawn she
viii probably go to Talchshuano. to be
locked. The Machias, when relieved,
viii come north and be locked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
DISCOVERER OF GOLD EXTRACTION
PROCESS is DEAD AT DENVER

Denver, Colo, Nov. 29.-Professor c.
W. Wynn, who recently created a SEN
satiOn in mining circles by the an
nouncement that he had discovered q
process by which he could recover
enormous gold values from what have
been regarded as low grade ores, died
tonight at st. Joseph's hospital Of
strangulated hernia. Professor Wynn
had been in poor health for a year. but
was only taken with the attack which
caused his death Yesterday. being
taken to the hospital at s o'clock last
night.
Little is known by the public about
the Wynn process of gold extraction,
and it is discredited by many mining
men. but the fact that Willard Teller.
a brother of United States Senator
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
DEALSBLOWTOP POLITICIANS.
Attorney General Knox Says Federal Office Holders Must Not Take
Part Political Conventions or Mix Up in
Local Politics in Any Way

KANSAS CITY. No, Nov. 29-The
n United States marshal and dis
triot attorney today received
copies Of a circular from Attorney Gen
eral Knox with orders to post in their
offices and call to the attention of all
employees. The circular says:
ITO all officers and employees of the
department of justice; Your attention
is directed to a circular of this depart
ment issued Aug. 20. 1900, in which sec
ton of the civil service act of Jan. IS
1888, fOrbidding any executive officer or
among others, to solicit or
raise political contributions for any Of
hcer or employee of the United States.
was quoted and all persons serving
under this department were required to
observe strictly the prohibitions of this
law. and were recommended to refrain
from service on political committees
charged with the collection and dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
VICTIMS BOOKED
FOR SALT LAKE
Three Men in the Wabash Rail-
road Wreck.
FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY
INDICATIONS ARE ENGINEER
WAS TO BLAME.
FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY

= Especial to The HeraId)
= New York, Nov. 29.-Frank Tot =
= If, Italian immigration agent in =
y this city. booked fifteen Italians =
= for Wabash train 49, which was :
= wrecked at Seneca. Mich. Among =
= them were the following for Salt =
= Lake:
Max Cow.
= Frank DUnchinO. :
= Antoine Kukuzamo
A%4%% &%4&&*
A DRIAN, Mich. Nov. 29.-Just be-
n fore the coroners inquest in the
Wabash railroad wreck adjourned
late today. Conductor TrowI of the i'll
fated No. Is train, testified as to the
number Of persons who were on that
train. According to his statement
there were 1870 passengers on board.
When he was ordered to meet No.
4, he was at Holloway. and received
his order from Operator Martindale
He read the order in the presence Of
the operator and took three copies, Civ
ing TWO 90 the two engineers Of his
train anO retaining one himself. The
engineer Of engine Isl received the
order first. In each instance when the
order was delivered by him the fire
man was present He understood the
train was to sidetrack at Seneca for
No. 4 IF the train had passed Seneca
he would have set the automatic brake.
Had the brake been set it would have
required one-eighth of a mile to stop
the train.
He had no warning that anything was
wrong until he felt the shock At that
time he was seated in the rear coach.
When he had gotten out fire had start
ed in the head coach. and others were
busy getting the injured out of the
wreck He hurried down the track to
sand Creek to get the engine of No.
TO pull away what cars could be saved
and three sleepers were hauled away.
Conductor TroWl then came TO his es-
innate of the number on the train.
How many had you?" was asked.
Had 100 Passengers.
zone hundred and ninety" was the
veply. II don't know how many i'm
migrants We had Isl passengers out
of Detroit 1 get my figures from the
collector on the train I made a list
of as many as I could find who were
saved. I got the names OF eighty-six.
My collector and I were together get
ting the list. A number of passengers
got away whose names 1 did not get
Aside from this record I have no
means of knowing how many were
killed"
What is your judgment as to the
number killed?' he was asked
81 would not say. I cannot tell. I
could not make any Estimate"
Train Dispatcher Harvey Mann of
Mon fra1fafs Testified n fha eapHfro
Of the order to train No. 4 to pass
No 10 at Seneca. The operator at
Montpelier, who copied the order and
gave it to Conductor Martin, testified
as follows
Conductor Martin read the order to
Continued on Page p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.
War Cloud Arising over Colombia
and Venezuela.

War Cloud Arising over Colombia
and Venezuela,
Washington, Nov 29-The state de-
partment has received confirmation Of
the notification from the Colombian
government to Venezuela that il has
terminated diplomatic relatiO This
came in the shape of Cablegram from
Minister Hart. This action is the re-
suit of the hasty withdrawal last Au-
gust from the Venezuelan capital Of
DR.. Rico, the Colon bian minister there
such a breach does not necessarily
mean war. though it is understood TO
be step i'm that direction.
Venezuela has had several affairs Of
this kind. some of the European ma
tons Withdrawing their representa-
tives. from Caracas for long terms, and
only a year and half ago our own
government was obliged to give Min
lister LOOMS an indefinite leave of alb
sence from Caracas as a warning to
Venezuela Of our dissatisfaction of its
attitude in the controversy growing
out Of the asphalt question. 1t is said
these manifestations of foreign disap-
prevail have had very little influence
on the Venezuelan government.
It is a significant fact that this
breach is created at the moment when
Germany is considering the adoption Of
compulsory measures to secure the
payment by the Venezuelan govern
ment of a very heavy financial liability
to German citizens. 1t is supposed
here that President Castro is proceed
ing under the theory that the appliCa-
ton Of the Monroe doctrine would pro-
tect him from punitive action by Ger
many, but the impression among off,
Gals here is that this is not we'll
founded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30

Henry NJ Teller and ex-Judge Sidney
Williams, both prominent attorneys
and capitalists of this city, convinced
Of its truth. became the financial back
ers OF the discOverer, gave it an inter-
est TO the public. Professor Wynn and
his partners have been arranging for
the establishment Of a large plant for
the treatment of ore. 1t is understood
that both his partners are the possess
sors OF his secret and that his death
viii not materially interfere with their
plans
Professor Wynn was a native of Vir-
ginia and was educated at the George
town university. His profession was
that of a chemist and for the past
five years he has devoted his entire
time to the development Of his gold
process He came here from Kansas
City in July last
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
MEN DROP 700
FEET DOWN MINE SHAFT

Connellsville, Pa. Nov pat the
Lambert mines. near Masontown, eight
men, after dropping 700 feet down the
mine shaft were All brought to the
surface, living, but with three dying
and the others probably fatally hurt.
Just as they got aboard the cage the
cable parted and the cage dropped.
The cage on the opposite side was
Immediately loaded with a rescue
party. who found the men lying IN
conscious on the floor of the cage,
with crushed chests. broken arms and
in some cases the bones protruding out
through the flesh. One mans skull was
fractured.
Two of the injured miners were Am
orleans and the other six Hungarians
z be names Of but three of them could
b learned. They are Peter Babyok,
Steve Lohtinska and Vincent Conaty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
AMERICAN CANNED
GOODS IN MEXICO

New York, Nov. $50. ". Butts of
Kansas City. owner of some OF the
largest packing houses in this coun-
try and Mexico. is in the city. In an
interview he said:
Il think we will have more than 80
per cent of the average crops of re-
cent years. Our firm has a large pack
ing house at Cbihuehu i'm Mexico.
where we slaughter 80 cattle daily for
canning purposes, and you would be
surprised at the remarkable consump-
tion of American goods by the Mexi-
cans. We have concessions from the
Mexican government for two additional
plants, which win soon be erected"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
WANT DAYS. WILL
PR0BATED IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 2s.-Proceedings
have been brought in the surrogate's
court by Paul Cooksey, who claims to
be a creditor Of the estate of the late
Marcus DAILY, to have the DAILY will
admitted to probate in this state The
VIII has been probated in Montana.
Cooksey claims that Mr.. Daily agreed
to give a subscription Of $4,000 to the
erection Of a monument to the mem
DRY OF the confederate soldiers who
died in the civil war, and that this
money was not paid during Mr.. Days
lifetime. and is therefore due from
his estate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
AMERICANS INJURED IN
FILIPINO PITFALLS

Washington. Nov. 29.-Adjutant Cen
eral COrbin today received the folloW-
ing telegram from General Chaffee,
dated Manila. Nov Is:
"Lieutenants Feeler and Wetherill
Eighteenth iafantry, badly wounded by
bamboo spikes in a pitfan near Car
mes. B0hol. Feeler wounded in foot;
WetherUl In thigh; operation necessary
to extract sticks. Lieutenant Smith
slightly hurt"
First Lieutenant George Feeler IS a
native Of New York He entered The
army as second lieutenant IN Nay.
1899 Second Lieutenant Richard Wet3-
grill and Ira A. Smith we've appointed
from the ranks IN February last
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30

bursement of campaign funds. I now
repeat the injunctions of that circular
and add the following further direc-
tiOns on the subject:
Rule No. of the civil service rules
provides that no person in the execu-
tive civil service shall use his official
authority or official influence for the
purpose of interfering with an election
or controlling the result thereof. The
spirit of the civil service laws and rules
renders it highly undesirable for fed
eral officers and employees to take an
active part in political conventions or
in the direction of other parts of po-
litical machinery. Persons in the gov
eminent service under this department
should not act as chairmen of political
organizations nor make themselves I'M
duly prominent in local political mat
tiers. It is expected and requested that
all officers and employees of this de-
partment shall act in entire conformity
with the views herein set forth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
TWELVE PERSONS ARE
INJURED IN COLLISION

Syracuse, n. Y, Nov 29-TweIve
persons were injured in a rear-end col
lision between a special and freight
on the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern near Tully station early today The
special was bringing home from COrt-
land large party Of Syracuse knights
of Columbus who had been attending
lodge festivities there. The engineer
thought that the freight had taken the
siding at Tully. when he suddenly
saw the cabOose directly ahead of him.
The engineer and fireman jumped. sus-
tanning slight 6niuries.
The cabOOse was smashed and the
passenger cars considerably damaged.
Those seriously injured are: Henry
Quigley, Syracuse, internally injured,
leg bruised; Charles Sullivan. Svra-
cuse, internally injured; William p.
Feener, Oswego, possible internal in
juries and scalp wounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30

New York, Nov pa dispatch TO
the Herald from Colon, Colombia, says:
General Francisco Castro who led the
government troops in the capture of
the BarbaCOas bridge on Tuesday, was
killed early this Thursday morning
during an engagement with the insur-
gent force at B0hia SOldadO. Castro
has been acting as second in command
of the government force on the 18TH
mus"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
WORK OF UNSCRUPUL0US
STOCK MANIPULAT0RS

London. Nov. 30.-The Times, I'm its
financial article. refers to the alarm pro-
duced in the copper market by certain
statements afterWard proved 10 have
been unfOunded to the effect that the
Amalgamated Copper company had sold
"a 500 tons of copper at a reduction of
cents.
as it shows the length 10 which unscru-
pulous operators In the United states are
prepared to 80 in order to affect prices,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
YOUNG MAN is EATEN
BY WOLVES IN CANADA

Montreal. Nov. 29.-News has =
reached here from Gilmour and =
HOustOns' lumber camp at Bark =
lake. on the Gatineau. that Ed =
ward COnnor, Is years old, a ,
lUmberman, had been eaten by =
wolves.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
ACCIDENT INSURANCE
MAN KILLS HIMSELF

, Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 29.-J W :
, McRae, president of the Canadian =
? Railway Accident Insurance COM =
? pany, and vice president Of a mum >
? Der of companies, accidentally ,
? shot and killed himself in his Of 2
? fee today, while engaged in clean =
, ing his revolver =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
THOUSANDS STARVING
TO DEATH IN CHINA

Victoria, 3. c., Nov. 29.-There is
great distress in the Yang Use valley
because Of the floods. Thousands have
been drowned and thousands are starv-
ing
Big fires are reported from Tien Tsin
The Welsh fusiliers barracks was
among the buildings destroyed. and
two soldiers were burned to death A
fire also occurred in the British bar
"a cks at Sinho. The godOwns of "a
Russian firm were also destroyed. and
had there been much wind, half Of
Tien Tsin would have been burnt All
the fires were OF incendtaTy origin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
MYToN AT WASHINGTON.
Wants Indian Commissioner to In
vesti0ate the Leases.
Especial to The Herald.

Washington. Nov. 29.-Agent Myton
Of the White Rocks Indian agency
called upon the commissioner of Indian
affairs today, with a delegation of his
Indians to invoke the aid of the de-
partment in an investigation of the
character Of prospective leases of min
eral lands of the White Rocks reserva-
ton. The Indians wish 10 have their
mineral lands leased if their rights can
be fully protected, and the mineral
lands. which are believed to be rich in
sold, developed and the royalties paid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
MYToN's CHANGE OF HEART.

selves and other Utah representative
can be heard"
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Postmasters Appointed.
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington. D. c., Nov 29.-Mrs. II.
Williamson has been appointed post
mistress at Vineyard. Utah county.
vice John NJ. Nodshrom. resigned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
AMERICANS TO WITHDRAW.

Troops VIII Not Remain on Isthmus
After Trouble is Settled.
Washington. D. c, Nov. 2g.-Some Of
the reports reaching here show there
is apprehension on the part of some of
the COlOmbians on the isthmus, includ-
ing men of considerable influence. as
to the duration of the stay of Ameri-
can marines. It has come TO the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
SILVER Ard LEAD.

Silver, 559s cents per ounce.
Copper. 1874 cents per pound
Lead. A. s. & r. Co.'S price, $3.50; New
York exchange. $4.571z
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Continued on Page p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06

New York. Aug. 6.-Wan Street.-Prices
Of Americans at London were scanned
with interest this morning owing to the
prolonged holiday in that center and the
DEVELOPMENTS since business was suspend
quite irregular, although the Variations
either way did not exceed fractions. The
continental buying. while the United
States Steel issues were Ad1sc lower re-
SpectiVely for the common and the pre-
ferred. The local markets opened with
quotations slightly mixed but showing
which were weakest yesterday, especial
ly st. Paul, which figured for a rise of a
point AtchiSOn. Union Pacific and Nor.
he firs+ few minutes There was less dn a.
ing in the Steel stocks and they moved
independently of each other The common
sold up A. to 4oA, On the purchase Of g.
600 shares, while the preferred reacted
Some Of the less active stocks made
points s IN Cotton Oil consolidated Gas
and Chicago Great Western. The market
the United States Steel corporation. The
common weakened and touched 1875. Its
drop soon affected the preferred and it
went back to the lowest-s91k. Other stocks
tnen De gan 70 10 sag Stg5g losing len
of the leading railroads reacted to parity
a shade below yesterdays close. To-
oped for St Paul. Atchison. Reading. Nor
folk & Western, Union Pacific and South
c1n eicAitS an my -. ~ ~
IA points, but Missouri Pacific lost as
much Large amounts OF the United
States Steel stocks were taken on rising
scale, the common getting up g of point
above last night and the preferred
reaching a parity
The rise in prices halted for a time
shortly after the first hour on realizing.
but speculation became intensely duh,
and as there was no material setback to
the United States Steel issues. the bul
traders became more confident. Sugar.
which had previously sold point below
last night rallied to 21s points above and
Pennsylvania rose If points United
States Steel common was dealt in only
moderately.
Some of the leading stocks Were pressed
for sale and a decline of AG115 in Union
Pacific Atchison, Manhattan and Sugar
caused lower market all around. Recess
sions in the United States Steel stocks
were only Il point, but little changed
hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
TODAY's MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Aug. 6-WHEAT-At the be-
ginning Of business today trade IN 1SFs9ad
was quiet -ds@ ep5ember opened an 7s y4i ~
corn and because the Liverpool advance
was disappointing when compared with
the bulge here yesterday. After touchlnS
7O7sc September declined to 701zc- On the
decline the demand improved and SepteTn~
Der rallied to 705s670szc. Local receipts
neapolis and Duluth reported q total OF
1877 cars against 108 cars last week and 30
September later broke to 6s5zc, but raj
lied to 70Szc on damage claims from the
the corn weakness caused further weak
ness, however. and the market declined
to zoe, and closed weak, 7s0ssc lower, at
WHEAT-Cash: No 2 red, 7O15071lc;
No. 3, 70dI1c: No 2 hard winter, 7oQ7lc;
No. 3 hard winter, eS14q71e; No. / north
ern spring. 71Q73c; No. northern sprine,
709kQ73c; No 3 spring, 67Q71c-
There was no particular change in the
situation. the weather continuing favor
able over most Of the corn belt Sep
under selling by commission houses ancs
dropped early to 57c. where the market
steadied Receipts were 253 cars.
The close was weak, 1c down, at 669sc.
CORN-No- 2 56G561zc; No 3. 551za56c
and easier on liberal receipts and in sym
patty with corn. September opened I'M
feeling became steadier- Receipts were
oATsENo. 2 s5as6zc: No. 3. CSC.
easier because of lower prices for hogs;
$14121k@1415; September lard and Septens
at $50 and the latter at s7.S71z.
FLAXCash: Northwestern, $l-65; South
western, $1.6S; September, $l.eS; OCTOBER
September. -ge1ke: December, 5s1zc
BARLEY-Cash, 50a65c
TIMOTHY-September, $5.15; October.
$500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
POLICE VERY BUSY.
Jolntists Find Things Interesting
When They Try to Sell.

w hen They Try to Sell.
This is our busy day." said Chief
Stahl this morning. So it would appear
to a casual observer. The Black Maria
has not been in the barn since 8 o'clock
and the Jail is full to overlooking. IN
dams, Migrants, jointists and every
other brand of petty criminals are rep
resented by the mob that ate dinner in
the city hOldover. All the joints start
ed up with a flourish this morning and
the chief has been busy gathering in
the dispensers of liquor ever since.
o. Kempton and Homer Gregg of the
Senate" who were interrupted in
their prepare lions yesterday, Joined
Mr.. Nicholas Chiles in contributing
few cold kegs and bottles of whisky to
the fine collection of curioS taken in by
the police this morning. The fornality
of a warrant was dispensed with, and
arrests on view, which may not hold
the dispenser. will interfere with the
plans he had for the great show day
rake off, Cash bonds are numerous,
the victim being DESTROYS of returning
to the business on hand.
Many of the old soldiers who were
paid off yesterday are now mourning
the loss of their last dollar-they were
systematically fieeced during the night.
Many heap big Injuns" from the
reservation will miss the entire show
for reasons known best to the city
peace guardians. 1t will be many
moons before today's rush of police
business will be duplicated.
Some of the present inmates Of
StahTs cold storage will have to be re-
leased to make room for the second
batch which will be corralled during
tonight's performance of the great and
only Ringing show