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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-18
Photo by Harry Simpler,

a night for the use of the rooms. and
you see what they are. Look at the
magnificent furnishings! A table. a
chair, washstand and a bed Some
! OF US furnish our own rooms. but the
rate is still the same. If we don't pay
promptly, out we 90 into the cold.
he collects the money himself. and
there is no chance of his having pity
on US He practically owns US, body
and soul
Victoria alley is a piece of hell. all
right, but we are not responsible for
It Cast beyond the pale. as we are.
all men are deemed victims TO be
plucked. Money we must have and
money we will get. We have no con-
science; a successful theft in our cir
Gle is matter for cOngratulation. for
If you have the money you can paw
Smell for room and board There come
couple that look like live ones. You
viii have to excuse me- and the girl.
placing herself in the window. tried
TO look Winsome through her mask of
paint and powder in an effort to ca
jole two men, who from their dress
were apparently miners, into entering
her house.
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babel of blasphemy, sink of de-
oauchery.
As the night wanes the sounds of
revelry die down and the alley loses
many of its midnight visitors. Here
and there d blear-eyed man leans
I against a friendly wall and searches
his pockets for even a small coin with
+ which TO purchase a drink or a meal.
! The search is rarely successful. for
the human birds of prey in their gray
walled eyrfeS do their work well and
if the visitor does not spend it prompt
ly there are ways of getting il with
out MS knowledge, of which the case
OF Daniel Ryan, found dead in an al
ley clubhouse a few days ago, is an ex-
ample.
Scarcely day passes but some man,
stripped of everything, comes into the
police station and in a dazed way
tells of his visit TO the alley and the
subsequent loss OF all his possessions.
The women are often arrested but con-
victions are few and far between, due
mainy to the fact that the person who
loses his money in this manner is
aVerse to appearing in crowded court
room and telling of it. The women
frankly admit that they do not occupy
the tiny rooms in the alley for pleas
ure.
we are after the money" said one
OF them, 1--WE may not be respectable
members of society, but we want to
i've just as much as any one else. If
you want to know why there are so
many rObberies committed on the allev.
go ask Joe Smell, the owner of these
houses. We pay him 80 and upwards
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MOVEMENTS OF THE
WESTERN SENATORS
Especial to me Herald

Washington Dec I7.-SenatOr Kearns
today received a petition from residents
Oh Beaver county protesting against the
proposed extension of the Sewer reserve
70 take in a large area of public lands in
mat county Senator Kearns has re-
queSted the secretary of the interior to
take action in accordance with The re-
quest OF the petitioners. a similar ne
utlon was received today by Senator
kaWllns. who has stated TO the secretary
OF the interior that the lands which have
been withdrawn from settlement with fbe
mt nLion TO add them 20 the reserve are
FalueieSS as timber lands and should he
restored to the public domain
John H. Clark of Panguitch has 70
signed his position in the congressional
library and viii return to mis- home.
David Keith. business partner OF SEN
ator kearns. is in the city
At the request Of Senator Kearns the
application of Temple Short for pen-
sion. recently rejected by the pension bu-
reau, has been reopened The charge of
desertion against Snort has been removed
ana an effort viii be made to obtain the
desired pension
Senator Clark of Montana left for New
York today, to remain until after the
holidays.
Senator Warren win leave for Cheyenne
Saturday.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS
WILL DECIDE SHOSHONE INDIAN CLAIM

sion in the Teton forest reserve, but the
representation that it is valuable only
Tor grazing and Is not timbered caused
the decision not TO include il in the re-
serve Exception was made of one
township which is timbered and which
VIII be added TO the reserve
Inc postoffice department today issued
an advertisement for bids for carrying
mail on an extension OF the CaSDer-AI-
coTya man route via Independence 10
Split Rock, Wyo.
Senator Warren was TO-DAY advised
that supplemental pension aEgregating
St1J had been granted John W. Bruno of
Cheyenne.
Representative MOndelI has endorsed
tue application of John W. Chrfsman for
the postmastership at Green River, .WvO..
10 succeed l.. {. Schultz. resigned.
A delegation of cattIemen here from
Nebraska to secure land leasing IeaisIa-
ton mas decided TO work for the paSsa ge
OF the Dill introduced at the last session
by Chairman Lacey of the public lands
committee providing for leasing lands for
a term of five years at an annual rental
OF from / cent to cents per acre ac-
CordlnS to the value of the land. for
sra2ing purposes The Lacey bill limited
Such leases 10 300 acres TO any one per-
son This limit viii be enlarged in the
proposed Dill The bill will provide thar
leases shall only be made to actual home
stead settlers or freeholders whose lands
are n the vicinity TO be leased by them.
The delegation expects TO obtain the an
prevail Of the interior department 10 the
measure.
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Especial to The HeraId)

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator CIapp to-
day introduced a bill 70 refer to the
United States court of claims the claim
of the ShOshOne Indians Wyoming to
all lands and rentals therefrOm on Wind
River reservation in Wyoming. BY the
treaty Of 1865, the reservation in question
was coded to the ShOShOneS in 1877. The
Shoshones permitted the removal to the
reservation of $50 Ara DahoeS who have
since occupied part OF the reservation
and have shared in the rentals OF graz
lrg lands and sale of mineral springs
The SEOShOneS and ArapahOeS are ira
ditional enemies and there has been much
fri, ton and threatened outbreaks be
tween the two tribes occupying the res
ervatiOn jointly. The bad feeling has
been intensified by disa greement over
rentals and proceeds Of sales. The bill
introduced relegateS tho entire cOntIO-
Versy TO the court OF claims for settle
naent-
The senate today. at the instance OF
Senator Warren. agreed TO amendments
added by the house 10 the bin TO survey
fifty-four townships of land in Big Horn
county, Wyoming. The house amendment
introduced by Representative MOndeH
added sixteen townships to the fifty-fOur
provided for in the original bill. Act
ing on petitions presented TO the depart
ment by Senator Warren and RepreSell-
tatiVe MOndell. the general land office to-
day revoked the former order withdraw
ing eight townships OF land in Fremont
county. Wyoming. from public entry The
land was withdrawn for proposed incIu-
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WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.
Specific Statement Made in the House
Of Commons.

Specific Statement Made in the House
Of Commons.
London, Dec. lift the seizure Of
Venezuelan gunbOats does not result
as we all hope, it viii be necessary
10 proceed to q blockade"
In the speech made in the house of
commons today. during which Premier
BalfOur made the above statement he
conveyed the impression of possible
though as yet unnecessary, further hos
tilities, but that also arbitration on
some basis might be accepted.
Immediately after having spoken
these words the premier said that in
the event of a blockade no difference
would be made between the ships of
neutral powers, who would not be con-
suited. He then ridicuIed the idea of
peaceful blockade When he said: 4
think it quite likely that the United
States government would not think
there is such a thing as a pacific
blockade. and I personally take the
same view, that evidently blockade.
does involve a state of war" the house
expressed its appreciation.
Throughout the discussion the tenor
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WHERE THUGS AND THIEVES HOLD FORTH

/ T FADING off State street. between
Second and Third South streets. is
a narrow passageway which ex-
tends to the rear of buildings on Main
street 1t is called by the police Vic
toria alley. The bedizened. tawny-
haired women of the town who live
] IN the upper stories of the gray build
ings which flank it bestow prouder
appellatioa. They call it Victoria
court
The alley, or court, is lust wide
enough to permit of the passage of
wagon. On one side of it lies a
narrow board walk on which walk TO
ana fr0 men of many ages and con-
oltlons- In the afternoon the walk is
USED by miners from out of town. gen
eraIly staggering under a weight of
hquor- Boys returning from school
may also be seen there, gazing with
curious eyes at the occupants of the
second story windows. At night. the
Feeble lights in the alley shine on many
faces. Some of them are on the board
walk; others gaze hungrily from the
windows on the second floors.
During the early hours of the even
ing there is a comparative quiet on
the alley, but as night comes on the
denizens of the alley with their vfsi-
tors furnish a note of discord. Loud
laughter, intermingled with rfbaId
Jests, the high-pitched voices of the
painted women, raised in entreaty or
threat, and the jarson of oaths which
roll from the mouths of their male
visitors, combine to make the alley a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-18
ENJOY FINE MUSICALE.
Commercial Club and Guests Are
Entertained.

~Aet4 S44U ana guests Ara
Entertained.
The first musicale Of the series. planned
/ Dy the Commercial club took place Ias[
evening, and was one of the most sue
| cesstul affairs of the winter a fine
programme was presented The violin
SOLOS Dy MI SHELTON were especially we'll
IecelVed, particularly the serenade by
fleFne- In response to an encore he gave
tne Berceuse from '-Jocelyn'' bv GODDARD
Mr. Kent was at his best in the old ia
NorlJe Friends and gave as an encore
d DrlSht little patriotic song.
Inc readings OF Mrs William TgIehear+
were wei done. the second. When Me-
INDY Sings" calling forth a storm or
applause. in response TO which she gave
hlDling's 'Mandalay-''
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward rendered.
"A Gypsy Maiden by Parker. and
HAPPY Days Gone By by StreIezICi
both in excellent voice. and Mrs Rose
mary GioSz Whitney sang finely the aria
from Herodlade, a strong dramatic Sc
lection Her last number. Francis I'm
inc SpTlngtime." WAS followed BY Com
ing Through the Rye" given as an en-
At the close of the musical programme
refreshments were served. and a delight
IuI hour passed informally The rooms
were beautifully decorated with palms
and cut flowers, and the guests to the
number OF about 400 enjoyed a delightful
evening.
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OPERATORS SIDE OF CASE,
q Union Men Are Being Called as
Witnesses.

Scranton. Pa, Dec. 1.-THE anthracite
coal operators opened their side of the
controversy with the mine workers TODAY
before the strike commission and the at
torneys who are on record before the
commission as representing the nom
union men began calling witnesses. The
sessions today were probably the liVell-
est yet held by the commission. At the
morning session the miners lawyers chal-
lenged the fairness OF certain wage state
ments handed 20 the commission by the
Fennsy wanna Coal company. and in the
afternoon Lawyer barrow had a spirited
discussion with Chairman GRAY as to
whether or not the miners had a right
TO know who is paying the LAWYERS ron
resentlng the non-union men before the
commission
Preceding this Simon p Wolverton.
counsel for the Reading company. VINO
delivered the opening address on behalf.
OF all the large coal companies. made The.
point IN his address that the roeOgnifion
OF the union is not an issue before fhe
commission. which brought out a pro-
test from Mr.. DsrrOw. The latter claimed
mat. If il were not, then the operators
shoHld be forbidden from presenting tes-
umony that tended to show that the
union was responsible for all the aIleged.
violence committed during the strike.
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VENEZUELA HUMILIATED.
But the People Realize That Their
Case Is Hopeless.

caracas Dec 1.-THE awakening Of the
Venezuelan people to the present situa-
Llon OF their country Is accompanied by-
feelings OF bitterness and sorrow. Their
IleeJ has been destroyed and their pride
mas been deeply wounded, but they are
resigned TO accept the affront which thew
consider has been offered them by The
allies.
During the last ten days President Cas-
Jro has acted with extraordinary. energy
lie has transformed the entire country
into vast camp, having raised more
IMAM 48,Ot0 men. whom he has well
equipped and transported from every di-
rectlon 10 La Guayra and Puerto CabeUO.
IN the expectation that the allies would
attempt TO land at one or both of these
ports.
Bur there has been change Of feelfns.
and prominent men OF Venezuela who
We're at one time ready to lead the people
IN defense of their country now consider
Jn2I justification 20 take the men of The
republic away from their families and
their work does 10t exist. They have
resolved to discover a means to bring
ABOUT arbitration, or, at least, treat with
the allies The means sought is thought
TO lie through the United States legation
and satisfactory results are On every
hand expected to follow. A member Of
the ministry said to the cores ondent of
the Associated Press
The United States has not prevented
the allies from assailiug US, but it has
obliged them TO accept our terms.
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or questions and answers showed re-
gard for the views of the United States.
Mr. BalfOur assured the house that
the papers in the Venezuelan matter
were in course Of being prepared as
rapidly as possible, and, answering a
question by Sir William Vernon Har-
court, he said they would include the
communications with reference TO
Venezuela that had passed between. his
majesty's government and the United
States. Sir William Vernon Harcourt
asked this question $50 we may know
how we stand with reference to the
government of the United States
Premier Balfour gave no hint to the
house as to the ultimate result of the
arbitration proposal, and nothing fur
Their In this respect has been given out
at the foreign office.
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IS realized that the present conditions
cannot last long without a climax being
reached With this end in view
the state department already has given
permission TO Minister Bowen Ia he tI,a
DSaLer OF any messages that Venezuela
may wish to transmit 10 the allies IN -
SUBJECT OF the present difficulties. esuch
request, however, 10 come from the Ven
ezuelan government. He already has
Deen Instrumental in one CAPACITY viz =
InaL OF transmitting a desire on the part
OF PRESIDENT 'CastrO to settle the existing
controversy by arbitration. Whether me
minister viii be permitted to Lerform the
towards effecting a termination Of me
qlIIicltiIy IS not stated. Indeed, il would
pc questionable whether such an arbi-
traitor as the American minister would
pc acceptable to the allies in view of the
natural proclivities which he might have
IN favor OF American countries
50 far as could be aScertained here ~
night, no reply has come to the state de-
Rartment IN answer to the requests of
PRESIDENT Castro that the pending claims
be submitted to arbitration
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EXERCISING OF THE
AMERICAN FLEET

San Juan, p. T., Dec. 1.-THE exercising
Of the American fleet in squadron rOrma-
ton was continued today The Texas
arrived here today and has taken her
place in the battIeship fleet
ADMIRAL Dewey Will not 90 on board
the Dolphin during the HOLIDAYS but the
gloucester viii probabl convey him 10
The smaller ports of Porto Rico when his
visits at San Juan and Ponce are over.
The Dolphin is TO proceed 70 st. Kits.
Wnere she viii remain until after Christ
mas.
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STEAMER AND HER TOW
AT The MERCY OF WAVES

Detroit, Mich, Dec 1.-THE steamer II
X Martin and her tow the schooners
James Spademan and Belle Hanscomb.
are tonight reported in a dangerous po-
sition about eight miles below the mouth
of the Detroit river in Lake Erie. About
seven miles east of the tow and about
two miles off Colchester Ont. a three
masted schooner is reported flying sig
nails of distress. a strong wind is piling
ice up on the vessels and there is dam
ger of the ice cutting the huIls below the
water line. Tugs have gone TO the relief
of the distressed vessels
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Cause of ItaIy's Action.

Rome, Dec. 1.-THE announcement of
the presentation yesterday afternoon of
Italy's uItimatum TO Venezuela was re-
celved here with general satisfaction.
Apart from the desire to recover the
claim of Italians, there has been long
standing iL-feeling between the two
countries.
Premier Zanardelli and Foreign Min
lsI9r Pr1netu are discussing the meas
ures to be adopted should the uItimat-
I'm not have the desired effect
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VENEZUELA IMPOTENT.


n
0nphea hoTaoly and wthy
be
0
ourselve ODE dent servan
izens of Caraca
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COUNTY MUST PAY AGAIN.
Test Cases Decided by the idaho su.
preme Court.
lSpecial to The Herald

Boise, Ida, Dec. 17.-In the test case
OF J. chambers and Lawrence Green
against Custer county. the Judgment of
the lower court was reversed ana the
county will lose several thousand dol
lars Plaintiffs We're paid for war
rants by the county treasurer with
checks on Bunting & Co. bankers
of Blackfoot, and the bank failed he,
fore the checks were presented. The
supreme court holds thats the county
must pay again.
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CREW DROWNED.

= Oswego. n. Y. Dec. 1.-THE :
Z schooner John z. Hall is ashore on
= Ducks island, thirty miles out on
? Lake Ontario. The crew probably :
? has been drowned. as nothing has
: peen seen or heard of the men.
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NO SURPRISE FELT.
Existing Conditions Could Not Last
Very Long.

Washington, Dec. 17.-OfficiaIs here are
not surprised at the feeling which mas
manifested itself in Caracas of a desire
10 seek termination of the unfortunate
situation that now confronts Venezuela.
Our government is anxious that some set
tlement may be found very soon. as il
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lifted Preside
me business element of this
venezuela
The n is a
tho nres+aou+ - - 49,. Caracas
upon your request to give opinions writing in
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SMASHED HIS WAY OUT.
FAINTER Lodged in Building Breaks
Plate-gIass Door.

Flare-glaSS Door.
because q painter, working on tho
western Newspaper Union buiIdins On
west Iempie street, saw fit to leave bis
MOIh LOT rev minutes on Tuesday. the
oDIlseu 70 put IN a new $50 glass door
opening INTO The outer air. As the stor,-
goes, the painter in question becaue
lhlfsty while working. and went out to
GET a drink He got several and when
ne returned, felt more like sleeping than
Wofklns- he lay down on the floor i'm
an empty room and was soon lost 10 tn
world. - IN
The. man in charge Of the building did
not know of the painters presence in
the upper floor and locked uD the b1iId-
ing; The painter awoke some hours later
ana Ilnqlng egress from the building
barred IN every direction. picked up a
SaW-horse and proceeded to make a hole
IN the plate glass door opening TO the
street he craWled through and went
nome and all the proprietOrs of the
2ulldlnS have to show for the plate glass
door IS a bottle of whisky and the paint
er coat, found on the floor Of the room
where he had been sleeping
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PERISH FROM COLD.

, Vienna, Dee. ACCORDING to
; adviees from Hungary, sixty
? three persons were frozen to death
during the last three days. Wolves
are devastating the sheepfolds
and have devOured three shep-
herds.
=
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RYAN A VICTIM
OF FOUL PLOT
Women Confess They Intended
to Rob Hin.
PUT POISON IN HIS BEER
GAVE MINER NO CHANCE TO
ESCAPE THEM.
PUT POISON IN HIS BEER

II ANIEL RYAN. whose dead body
was found in an clubhouse on Vic
toria alley last Saturday, was the
unwitung cause Of his own death.
through evidence now in the possession
of the police it is learned that the NOR
prime which, paced in his beer. result
ed in death. WIS purchased by his own
money, which the negress who caused
his death begged from him.
Inc story told by Charles Flanderka.
= a western Union messenger who was
sent by the woman for the poison. cor
roborates the evidence, and shows that
mary smith and Madge Ray, fair ex-
amples OF the type which inha bits Vic
torla alley, deliberately planned 70 rob
II not murder their victim. and that in
Lne pursuit OF the money which they
must nave - be able to live in the
street, the women who harbor there
stop at no crime and permit no feeling
OF pity ever to enter their breasts.
some time today City Chemist Harms
. VIII probably make report on the ex-
ANIMATION which he has been making of
the contents of the stomach of Daniel
Ryan, believed to have been done to
oeath by morphine administered by
mary Jane Smith, a negress in her
room at a Victoria alley.
me chemists report will undoubtedly
V+tNaiiA the Information that morphine
in large quantities had been admins
tered to the man, and was the cause of
MS death. Although the report of the
chemist will be a strand in the web
winch is being woven arlmd the ac-
cused women, Mary Jane Smith and
Madge Ray, it will now throw only a
superficial light on the matter
Smith Woman's Confession.
Mary Jane Smith has confessed that.
knowing the man had money, and being
IN need of il herself, she persuaded him
10 enter her apartments with the fun
intention of robbing him. either with
her nimble fingers. practiced in the
method of extracting money from male
pockets, or if that failed, by the use of
morphine. Size admits buying the beer
used in the house and the sending of /
messenger boy for morphine. but
denies that she placed the poison in the J
beer claiming that TO Madge Raw that |
task had fallen. The Ray woman de-
MES 1t. and says that while she knew 4
a robbery was intended. she had no
part in the work of carrying it ont
but had been promised a portion of the
loot which, she claims, she failed to
get. Mary Jane Smith will not admit !
that she got any money.
The messenger boy who in answer 70
u call, purchased the poison for the
negress, is Charles Flanderka of the
western Union service. He tells a
straight story. and will be an import
ant witness for the state FIanderl1a's
story. as told to the police, was as fol-
lows:
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MISS MYERS LEADS

Another large crowd attended the
Eleventh ward fair last night, and in
Jerest in the voting contest continues
10 increase. Miss Rose Myers is still
in the lead
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ARACAS Dec h has been decided that the Venezuelan difficulty shall
be ara and the discussion terms Of settlement new going an
Uhea STATES Minister Bowen undoubtedly will be the aratOr
he government fears that Will follow the establishment
Of the blockade q