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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
WITHDRAWN FROM SALE
Over Nine Million Acres of Land
Held Up Under the New Irri-
cation Law.
Especial to The HeraId.)

Washington. D. c., Aug. 26.-Under
authority contained in the irrigation
law, the secretary of the interior has
Wlthdrawn from sale or entry a total
OF S'sOS.1sO acres of public land in sew
efal western states. These withdra W.
ais embody tracts included within pros
pecuVe reservoir sites and lands that
VIII be improved when the works are
completed, the withdrawals having
oeen made to prevent speculation in
lands The attention of the depart
ment has been called. however TO the
fact that the law provides withdrawals
made for this purpose shall be subject
to homestead entry, and supplementary
instructions have accordingly been sent
out advising local lands officers that
homesteads may be made at any time
on lands withdrawn for irrigation pur-
poses.
OF the withdrawn lands, five town.
SHIPS are in the Salt Lake land dis
trict, Utah; six in the Buffalo, eight in
the Cheyenne and in the Douglas dis
tricts, Wyoming; eighty-eig town
ships in Arizona. forty-nine in Califor-
MIA, seventy in Colorado, forty-one in
Montana and 12S in Nevada.
other Withdrawals viii be made from
time to time. as examinations of sites
already withdrawn are completed. The
department hopes TO have sufficient
complete reports by the close of the
present season to select several sites
upon which initial irrigation works
Will be undertaken under the new law
Lands not needed for irrigation will be
restored to the public domain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
KL0NDiKE is ON THE WANE
Production of Gold Has Fallen Off
Nearly One-half.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The golden
star of the Klondike is on the wane.
according to the official report OF
George H. Hees, who recently. was
sent to Dawson by the Canadian Man.
ufacturers' association to make thor
ough examination into the business
prospects of the Yukon territory. The
state department today made public a
communication from United States
Consul Brush at Niagara Falls, dated
Aug. 8, giving some of the principal
features of Mr.. Hees' report:
Mr. Rees points to the fact that the
total yield of the KlOndike last year
was $24. 100000. and that the production
of the coming year will not, according
to government estimates, exceed S14.-
100000, falling off of nearly one-half.
Moreover. no new discoveries have been
made for over year, although since
1897 thousands of prospectors have been
exploring every creek and mountain in
the country. At Dawson, Mr.. Hees re-
ports, there are ten applicants for every
job. yet boatlOad after boatIoad of men
continues to arrive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
GREAT CROWDS
SAW ROOSEVELT
President Addressed People in
Three States Yesterday.
EIGHT SPEECHES DELIVERED
NOTES AND INCIDENTS OF THE
DAYS JOURNEY.

A UGUSTA, ME-, Aug. 26.-President
n Roosevelt today passed through
three states. delivered eight
speeches and received the plaudits Of
250, GOO people. The greeting which has
marked his progress through New Eng
land has been iattering in the extreme,
and tOday's experience demonstrated
his popularity perhaps more than ever
before. Everywhere at the regular
stops and the smaller stations along
the road the people were strenuous in
their Efforts to catch a glimpse of him
or to hear him speak, and at HaverhiH,
Mass, this desire assumed such a form
that the crowds completely overrode the
police and surrounded the presidents
carriage, making 1T difficult for it TO
advance
The days journey was not without
its incidents. As the president was
about TO board his car at South Law
renee. Mass, after delivering his ad-
dress. the leader of the band stepped
up to him and made himself known 10
him. He said his name was Banan. Il
former cowpuncher and barber at Ne
dora. y. D., where the presidents
ranch is located. The president imme-
diately recognized him and greeted him
as an old friend. The man. evidently
desiring the president TO know that he
had prohted by his advice. given some
years ago. said 10 him:
You, told me TO get married and set
! tie DOWN, and I did I have got six
children myself" which afforded the
president no little amusement.
Conspicuous among those who board
ed the train at Old Orchard 20 extend
a welcome TO the president was Con-
gresham Littlefield of Rockland His
visit was brief. and the conversation
turned on other subjects than trusts.
Mr.. Littlefield declined TO comment on
the presidents last nights speech.
pleading that he had not finished read
ing it.
When DanViIIe Junction was reached
the president was greeted by Post
master General and Mrs. Payne. Mrs.
Garrett A Hobart and Mrs Charles
Emory Smith. Mr. Payne accompanied
the president TO Lewiston.
Some stops were made which were
not on the itinerary At Lisbon. Lisbon
Falls and Brunswick. Me-, immense
crowds gathered and the president. in
response to their clamorous calls. was
Obliged tn appear on the rear platform
and say a few words.
/ The president tonight is the guest %
| Governor Hill. who met him at the sta
! ton and escorted him 10 his residence,
where the president made a short ad-
dress. The governors house has be-
come historic because of the fact that
I IT was the home of James G. Blaine,
/ and the president occupies tonight the
, identical bedroom used by that states
man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
NO MORE JURY TRIALS
Appropriation For coUrtExpenses
in Hawaiian Islands Has
Been Exhausted.

honolulu, T. H, Aug 10 Cvia San
Francisco. Aug. 2e)-Owing to the in
suinciency of the appropriation for cur
rent expenses. the first circuit court
To-Day ceased jury trials. and Judge
Gear. the presiding judge of the pres
ent term. discharged the jury. leaving
the territory with the prospect of six
months without court in session with
jury There is no money available
for the payment of jurors and other ex-
penses. though there are over 10 Opris-
oners in jail awaiting trial.
The three judges of the First circuit
court A. S Humphreys. George d
Gear and w. ]. Robinson. addressed a
communication to Governor Dole TODAY
apprising him of the situation and in
forming him that according to esti-
mates of Chief Justice Frear of the SUI
preme court the sum of $1,000 or s17.
oo0 would be needed to last through the
SIX months before another appropria-
non can be secured from the next
legislature.
IL is proposed to transfer TO the gen
eral expense fund all the moneys maid
out for bailiffs. charging the salaries
OF oaiHHs TO the appropriations for the
police department. This would leave
FUNDS al the disposal of the courts for
TWO or three months sessions. The Ie-
Salty Of such a course is questioned.
however, and the auditor viii obtain
-esal advise before agreeing to issue
warrants on such a basis
me proceedings in the circuit court
To-Day indicated an entire suspension of
ulalS, except Of jury-waived cases. I'M
u, u. after the next legislature meets.
MS would mean a practical suspen-
sion or the courts OF justice, for the
;;u5ses have refused to hold prisoners
Haehnltely in jail To await trial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
RECEPTION AT LOWELL.
twenty-five Minute Stop in the Man.
ufacturing Town.

Lowell, Mass, Aug. 2S.-For twenty
five minutes today this city entertained
the president of the United States. On
the run from Boston the towns of West
MedfOrd, Winchester and North Bill
lerica turned out immense crowds. who
passed by At each place the president
appeared on the platform and acknowl-
edged the greetings.
The special train arrived here at 9:f9
q m, and the arrival was signaled by
the firing of a presidential salute BY
the local militia, and the g. A. r. per-
formed guard duty. The sidewalks
about the station We're thronged and
the common, which was the scene Of
the real reception. was black with hui
manity- Acting Mayor Badger and a
committee of the city government met
the president and party at the station
and were presented by Charles NJ. Al
len, former governor Of Porto Rico.
After few words of welcome the par
ty took carriages and drove rapidly to
the common through streets arched
with bunting and lined with cheering
people
Arriving at the speakers stand. the
president and party were presented to
the people by the mayor The sentry.
a Spanish war veteran, stood on either
side Of the president as he rose to
speak. Cheers and applause greeted
him.
At the close Of his speech the presi-
dent passed to his carriage
At the rear Of the platform he found
the local camp of Spanish war vet
Grams drawn up "At present" The
president smiled. and. standing in his
carriage, spoke a few words 70 them,
including I'm mighty glad to see you"
He was then driven back to the station
and in ten minutes the train started
out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
FUND is NEARLY EXHAUSTED.
Government Will Soon Be Unable to
Fight Forest Fires.
Especial to The Herald.


Washington. Aug. 26.-Late advices
received by the general land office in
dictate that the forest fires in southern
Wyoming, along the continental di-
vide near Saratoga, are under control
and in no danger of further spreading
Complaint is made. however, that spe-
cial agents are obliged to pay 50 per
day and subsistence to get men to
hight fires, while teams are dema nding
~ Such prices are regarded as IN
reasonable. and il is stated that if peo-
pie living in the vicinity of forest fires
viii not compromise to the extent of
offering their services at lower rates,
the government fund for fire extin-
guishment viii be used up before the
dry season closes, and the hands of the
department will thereafter be tied It
is felt that man are taking advantage
of the government. particularly in the
case of Wyoming fires, where a great
portion of the damage is on patented
land The major portion Of the fund
for the extinguishment of fires has al
ready been exhausted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27

Vicious Yc Ing Animal Escaped From Its Cage the Australian
Liner Sonoma and Was Monarch of
All He Surveyed.

GAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ga
) vicious young kangaroo from the
wilds of Tasmania escaped from its
cage in the afterhOld of the Australian
liner Sonoma early this morning and
threw the ship into a state of terror
that at latest accounts was still on.
"A haf-hearted attempt was made TO
capture the animal by two Iongshore-
man, but one sight of the cleaning
eyes coming from the blackness of a
wing of the compartment hurriedly
sent the two hunters UP from below.
Efforts TO make the workmen return
TO the task of unloading were fruitless,
and many thousands of dollars of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
Especial to The HeraldA

GDEN, Aug 26--By the overturn-
4 ing of tallyho\ en- route to Og-
~ den canyon last night about 9
O'Clock, about a dozen society people
or Ogden were more or less scratched
and bruised. The injuries of two, Mrs.
Stanley Dee and Mrs. r. T. Harris, are
4ss,tsss painful. bet not serious. - The
party OF fourteen had engaged Corey
big new tally-ho for the trip to Ogden
canyon, where they were to attend a
reception given by Mrs Joseph Scow-
croft and Mrs. Joseph Thomas in honor
of the Ladies' Literary club
John Bee, an experienced driver, was
holding the ribbons over four horses.
1t was very dark. and flashes of light
ming We're frequent. Just as the rig
turned on to the dugway east of the
deaf and dumb school the left wheels
went over the banks and the rig top
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
HIS AUTHORITY
IS CURTAILED
General Miles Goes to the Philip
pines by Permission.
WILL INSPECT CONDITIONS
HIS RANK DOES NOT COUNT IN
SOME RESPECTS.

III ASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The war
W department this afternoon gave
out the order issued to Lieuten-
ant General Miles to go to the Philip
pines. It is signed by William Cary
Sanger. acting secretary of war, and is
as follows:
War Department, Aug. 20, 1902
Sir-I have the honor 10 state that
your application for authority to in
spect the portion Of the army serving
in the Philippines is approved by the
president You will sail about the 18th
of September, and, in inspecting the
condition of the army, VIII give par
ucuiar attention to its instruction, dis
cipline and 10 supplies Of ali kinds"
II is the understanding that in that
capacity, though of superior rank, Gen
eral Miles viii not interfere in any way-
with General Chaffee or his successor.
General Davis, in the direction of the
army in the Philippines. He will
critically examine the conditions as
he finds them, devoting his attention
entirely to matters of army admins
tratiOn, and not to political affairs,
and the results of his work will be
embodied in a set of reports. II is be
ieVed here that he will be accOmpa-
MED by at least two members of his
staff. namely. Lieutenant Colonel
Whitney and Colonel Reber. the latter
his sOn-in-laW- Colonel Maus, who is
the inspecting officer of the staff, also
may accompany General Miles if his
health, which is somewhat impaired at
present. permits
1t developed that General Miles APP
plication to go to the Philippines was
of comparatively recent date, and was
in no way connected with his appllca-
ton of several months ago When the
first application was made il was
coupled with certain suggestions as &c
terminating the war. and Secretary
Roots refusal to grant the first request
was based largely upon these phases
of the application.
In view of this, il is uI IerstOOd that
General Miles restricted his second APP
plicatiOn so as to make the trip one
for purely military purposes Although
the text of the applicable was not Civ
en- ont at the war department, il is said
that one of its features is a request
that the return from the Philippines be
( by way Of the eastern route. AS the
application is approved, General Miles
viii return by the route, which insures
his visiting Europe on his way back tC
/ America
It is expected that Mrs Miles vii
accompany the general TO the Philip
pines. and il may be that his married
/ daughter. who is the wife of Colonel
Reber. one Of the generals aides. also
Will accompany the party. The general
VIII return tomorrow from his New
England trip. when his plans will be
more fully made known
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
No PENSION FOR THE FORGER
Bankers Will Not Pay Blackman to
Becker.

New York, Aug. 2s-James r.
Branch, secretary of the American
Bankers association, gave the follow
ing statement today 10 the Associated
Press:
The report which has appeared in
a good many papers to the effect that
Charles Becker. who is serving a SEN
tence for forgery, will be paid a sal
airy, or pension, by the American
Bankers association to stop his career
in crime, is absolutely untrue. He is
now at San Quentin penitentiary, Cali
fOrnia"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
Pleasure Party En- Route Ogden Canyon Meets With an Accident
in Which Several of Them Were More
: or Less Bruised

pied over against a wire fence. The
wires broke the fall, letting the tally
no down easy.
Mrs Dee. Mrs. Bagley and Mrs. Har-
ris were caught under the vehicle, but
were soon relieved. All of the occu-
pants, excepting J. Stanley Dee, re
ceived scratches or bruises of some
sort The two ladies most seriously
injured were brought to ogden, but
tie physicians discovered that to
bones We're broken Mrs. Harris has a
badly sprained ankle and wrist Mrs.
Dee is badly bruised on the side of her
hip
The personnel of the party was: Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Badcon, Mrs. r. d. Har-
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. n. Fulton, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Carr, Mr.. and Mrs J.
Stanley Dee, Mrs. Harry BagIey, Mrs.
McLaren Boyle, Mrs. Haslitt, Mrs
John CCiley.
The horses were Immediately brought
TO a standstil latter the accident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
SPANISH REPUBLICS IN
THROES OF REVOLUTION
Village of Limbo, Hayt, Recaptured by Troops of
Provisional Government.
Colombian Government Without News From Aqua Duce But
Believed General BERT Is Holding Out

CAPE HATIEN, Aug. 2s.-The viii
Iage of Limbo, eighty-two miles
north Of Port au Prince, has been
attacked and recaptured by the troops
Of the provisional government Limbo
was in the possession of Firminite SOL
diers from the Artibonite district. The
fighting was severe and lasted from
midnight last night to midday today.
Many men on both sides were killed.
The town was destroyed by fire.
The defenders of Limbo were rein
forced by marines landed from the
gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot, which Is in
Firminitc service. General horde has
gone forward to take command of the
troops Of the provisional government.
A battle also took place TODAY at
Marmelade. but details of this engage
ment are lacking, Cape Haytien is
calm
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
arrived here this morning from La
Guayara, Venezuela.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27

property idly awaited the capture Of
the kangaroo. Finally the order was
given to lock up the afterhold and
close It's bulkheads and go on with the
rest OF the compartments of the ship.
The steamship company would have
adopted measures TO dispose of the
beast on the moment We're it not for
the fact that it belongs TO the govern
ment.
ment of Wild beasts of Tasmania of
rare species TO the zoo of the Smith
sonian institution at Washington.
There is a "Tasmanian DEVIL a small,
vicious thing with much hair that
looks and acts its part. and a tiger
that resembles a coyote in size and
formation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
QUESTION is IMPORTANT.
Case of Chinese Sailors Referred to
Attorney General.

Washington. Aug. 26.-The question
of whether the Chinese crew of the
wrecked steamer Picking, now on their
way to San Francisco to ship on the
steamer Korea, which is to serve on the
Pacific, can be permitted to do so I'M
der, the alien contract labor laws, has
been referred to the attorney general
for determination. Commissioner Gen
eral Sargent of the immigration bureau
has received full communications from
the Sailors union of San Francisco and
from the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany, who own the Korea, and the
question raised as to the status of the
Chinese sailors is of such importance
that Mr.. Sargent and Assistant Secre-
tary Taylor decided that justice to all
concerned demanded that it be referred
10 the attorney general for his opinion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27

Green River, Wyo.. Aug. 26.-The
largest lumber drive that ever came
down Green river arrived here Sunday,
and a large gang of men is now en-
gagged in removing the ties. mine props
and other timber from the water The
drive was conducted by the Green River
Lumber & Tie company. and the TIM
Der was cut on the headwaters of the
river. The drive consisted of 200 600
railroad ties and over 100000 mine
props. to say nothing of the finished
lumber
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
A sPECK OF TROUBLE.

: johannesburg. Aug. pa strong :
force Of British troops has been :
NSIatched to the western border =
Nl Inc Transvaal, ostensibIy TO re- 4
. aeEe troops ordered TO India. but 4
u Is generally reported that this 4
. ep Is taken owing to disturb 4
altes among the natives. Rumors 4
! are also current here of an inten- =
. non 70 annex or esta blish a pro- 4
.,''Fdte in Swaziland. where a =
= -0"s force of constabulary is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27

Bolivar is still in the power of the re-
NoIutlonlsts. The town was fired upon
day and night by the gunboats Bolivar
and Restuarador, which attempted to
land forces TO reOccupy the place
About COG shells were fired into the
city. When the ammunition of the gun
boats was exhausted they left for La
Suayra to obtain additional supplies
after which the bOmbardment will be
resumed,
There are no foreign warships in the
Orinoco river to protect the interests of
the powers, and the British govern
ment is being blamed in certain quar-
ters for abandoning 5000 subjects of
Great Britain who reside in the dis
trict of Ciudad Bolivar.
Willemstad. Islahs Of CURACAO. Aug.
2b.-The Dutch government has noti-
fed Venezuela that it refuses to recog-
nize the blockade of Venezuelan ports
as being effective.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
RUSH FOR FARM LAND.

Ell Reno. o. T, Aug. 26.-The decision
OF the supreme court attaching a strip
OF land four miles wide to Oklahoma
from the Chickasaw nation has brought
thousands Of people here to file at the
land office, and today more than 400
hiings were registered. Special trains
are bringing in additional crowds. The
rush for these lands promised to be
almost as great as the opening last fall
There are about 1,5OO farms in the
Strip
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
, y y -
DEADLY COAL OIL CAN.

y Denver, Aug 26.-A special TO =
y the Times from Cheyenne, Wyo., =
y says: y
Lee Sage. a ranchman, has ar y
= rived here bringing news of a fire y
y at Gehring. Neb., in which six ,
= people lost their lives. A H Nc y
y Cumpsey a mechanic. lighted a y
y fire with kerosene The can ex- ,
y plOded. igniting the clothes Of Nc =
y Cumpsey, his wife, two children. >
y aged / year and four days re- ,
y spectively, and two other little =
y girls.
The mother and father remained y
y in the burning house trying to =
= save the children, and all per =
= ished. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
LIGHT PLANT BURNED.

Couer d'Alene. Ida. Aug. 26.-Fire
this morning destroyed the electric Light
and water plant, causing a loss of about
SO. 00e. Insurance. $4,000. For a while
il looked as if a large part Of the town
would burn, and a telephone MESA &c
was sent to Spokane. thirty-four miles
distant, appealing for aid The depart
ment there responded by sending up an
engine and hose wagon, which rendered
valuable aid The burned plant was
owned by James Monaghan OF Spokane
and Glenn king Of this place 1t will
rebuild
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
Ten WARRANTS FOR PRESIDENT BURT

NAA Neb Aug 2sPresident Pacific
= " railway
with argn him Jointly with w Arne Indianapolis
to police
at tomorrow
mel who
n of the Pacihc
" in his city
of who
empIoy nv
the
posted
in his city
we're given their liberty Lord that
. no strike existed road ~ W
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
TOO SMALL FOR OFFICER.
Boy Offender Dodged Into Little Al
ley to Escape Policeman.

A colored newsboy put an officer in
tight place this morning about l
o'clock. The lad was walking up Com
mercial street when he espied Officer
Simpson. The lad started on a run and
the officer gave chase. The lad finally
lodged into an alley and the officer
followed. The place was Just large
enough for the policeman.
He finally gave up the struggle and
hurried around to Main street to head
off the fugitive. The lad was captured
later near Second South street and
taken to the police station where he
gave the name of Allie Benjamin Cur
tbs Allie explained that he was look
ing Tor place to sleep. He was a
badly frightened youngster, but was re-
leased by the sergeant upon his prom
Use to go home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-27
TOBACCO MEN GET TOGETHER
Conference Called For Sept IT
in London.

London. Aug. 26.-An important con-
ference of the tobacco interests has
been called to takeSplace in London.
Sept Il, in an effort to curb the fierce
retail war which followed the forma-
ton of the rival combinations. The
meeting will include representatives of
the American combine, the Imperial
Tobacco company. manufa cturers, inn
porters and wholesalers, and it is hoped
by those interested that it Will result
in a community of interest arrange
ment whereby the trade viii Re placed
on a more satisfactory footing.