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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
Mrs. George c. Graves Receives
$3.50 For French SpoIiation
Claim 100 Years Old.
Especial to The Herald.)

Ogden, Dec. 22.-After over 100 years,
the United States government has paid
the claim arising cut of the destruc-
ton of a steamer off the coast of Maine
by the French, which nation was then
at war with the United States. An
Ogden woman has just received $3.50
as her share of the proceeds of the set
tlement.
1t seems that during the year 119S,
while this nation was having trouble
with the French, a small schooner be-
longing to Captain Robert Van Patten
was, through an emergency, de-
stroyed. A claim was put into con-
gress while the nineteenth century was
young. it being one of the class known
as spoliation claims. The matter was
referred to departments, bureaus,
commissions, committees and the like
until finally the hale old captain died
firm in the knowledge that his claim
was just and had been recognized.
After over a century of precarious ex-
istence, the claim was paid, together
with all the expenses incurred in col
lecting the same and Mrs. George c.
Graves, wife of the fire chief, being one
of the heirs, gets $3.50. The lady's
maiden name was Miss Mary Hunter,
and her maternal great randmot her
was a sister of the sea captain, whose
bark went for the good of his country,
and that is why Robert Van Patten' s
great grandniece receives a snug little
sum from Uncle Sam just in time to
gladden. the Christmas holidays a bit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
LIAsoN WITH FRENCH TUTOR.
Scandalous Stories Come From the
Court of Vienna


Vienna, Dec. 2S-The flight of the
crown princess of Saxony is the abb
sorbing topic of the day here. All
kinds of sensational reports are in cir
culation. When she left Salzburg, ac-
companied by her brother, Arcnduxe
Leopold Ferdinand, the princess went
to Munich, where a French tutor
awaited her. Her brother was also
Joined there by a beautiful woman
and the two couples proceeded to 6Tus-
sells and thence to Geneva.
1t appears that when the crown
prince returned recently to Dresden
after his hunting accident in the r'yroI
he discovered secret corr espn1ence
existed between the princess and the
French tutor, whose former relations
with her had created a scandal, result
ing in the tutors expulsion from sax
ony. Besides disclosing the couples
relations, the letters revealed anC Their
scandal. Immediately afterwards the
princess left her home and went to
Salzburg. The fact that She took a
trunk filled with iewelry and other
Vaiuables indicates that she was re
pared for an emergency.
1t is reported that Archduae Leopold
ferdinand has written 10 Emperor
Francis Joseph renouncing his rank
and dignities as a member Of the i'm
perial house, and saying he viii be
come a civil subject. The whole Of the
archduke's career is redolent with
scandal. dating from the tine when ne
started to accompany the heir TO the
throne on a tour of the world. Ee only
got so far as Colombo, whS.9 ne was
obliged to leave the ship on account Of
his scandaious behavior The arch
duke has since been mixed up in a
number of affairs and was confined for
some months in an asylum.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
Cspecial to The HeraldA

7 OGAN. Dec. 23.-GeOrge W. Thatch-
| er died at 7.30 o'clock this even
ing of dropsy. after a lingering i'll
ness. For a week past he has been
conscious only at intervals, and no hope
was entertained of his recovery.
Mr.. Thatcher left an estate esti-
mated at from $l00. 600 to $780, 600.
George Washington Thatcher was
born IN Springfield, Ills, in 1910. When
but years OF age he was taken by his
parents to Nauvoo, Ills. where they re-
manned during the trying times of the
early history of the Mormon church. IN
1871 the Thatchers started with the
Utah pioneers for the far west. arriving
IN Salt Lake valley with the first com
pany.
In 1S49 when the California gold ex-
citement began, Mr.. Thatcher, then
a mere boy, went with his
parents 10 the Pacific coast,
where he remained until 1857. when he
returned to Utah. Though but a youth
he took an active part in the so-caIIed
Utah war" and by his conduct Won
the favorable, attention Of the govern
ment officials, being selected in the lat
ter part Of the year 1858 to go out with
Indian Agent FoEney to make treaties
with the Bannock, ShoshOne and Piute
Indians, and to re-establish the over
land mani route, which had been de-
stroyed by the redmen. Having ac-
complished this task. Mr.. Thatcher re-
turned to Utah and came to Cache val
ley in 1850, being among the first set
tiers of this locality.
He stayed IN Logan but a short time
but returning south, entered the en-
ploy of the government, becoming one
of the famous pony express" riders
The stretch of country that he covered
was from Salt Lake city to Echo can
yon, the ride being made in the night
When the Indians destroyed the mail
stations between Fort Bridger and Deer
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ton. The local government officials are
quartered in cars. Sheds fer the desti-
tute are being built as rapidly as posi-
bic. Free soup kitchens have been
started and officials are aiding the de-
parture of the inhabitants by distribut-
ing food. money and fFesSrailread tick
cts.
At st. Petersburg it is estimated that
nearly 5000 have been killed by the
earthquake at Andijah. The engineer
officers at Andijan who were superin-
tending the excavations being made
with the view of recovering the buried
treasure at the sites of the army de-
partment, state treasury, postofice,
etc, and the erection of sheds to shell
ter the officials and other homeless
people, report that although the work
is progressing as rapidly as possible a
month must elaDse before the officers
will be housed.
The railroads are aiding, in the work
by all possible means, furnishing free
transportation for provisions and ma
terialS and cOnVe ying the inhabitants
free of charge to towns in the govern
ment of Ferghana. The cash remit
tances in aid of the destitute people
have thus far been very small.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
DIABOLIcAL PLOT
TO BLOW UP CHURCH

Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. ga dy-
Mantle cartridge was exploded at the
entrance of st. Peters cathedral last
night The doorway was damaged, but
not seriously. The outrage is supposed
TO have been perpetrated by an an
archist.
The damage. it became known later,
was caused by the explosion of bomb
filed with scrap iron. The explosion
was very violent and except for the
clumsy manner in which the bomb was
placed the damage to the cathedral I'M
doubtedly would have been serious.
Windows of neighhoring houses We're
shattered and an inmate of an adjacent
house was thrown out of his bed
An hour before the explosion the
police frustrated an attempt to blow
up the residence of Councillor Fay,
president OF the Geneva administra-
ton. The crime is supposed to have
been committed in revenge for proposed
anti-anarchist legislation and the re-
fusal of the federal government to
grant amnesty to the anarchists who
We're imprisoned in connection with the
recent street railroad strike.
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LIVES IMPERlLED
TN BURNING FLAT

Cincinnati. o.. Dec. 2S.-F'ire in a three
story fat IN a block on Erie avenue,
Mount Auburn, at O'Clock this morning
imperiled the lives of three families in
the building and sent eight persons TO
the hospital, one or two Of whom may
not recover. The fire started in the eel
lar among some rubbish under the gas
meter. causing a gas explosion, which
tore uD a portion of the first floor. The
fire then caught the stairway, and the
frightened inmates running down the
stairway were painfully burned Mrs.
Thomas and her son and daughter, in
the third floor were rescued by fire lad
ders. Theodore Awkward, wife and three
children on the second floor were all
seriously burned. Willard. aged 9. inhaled
flames and is il a serious condition. Gar
land Thomas. aged II. is likewise in a
critical condition. Edward Worder and
family, on the first floor. escaped by
jumping out of the window Al(the IN
jured were taken TO ChriSr hospital The
Damage by fire was small.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
ALL EUROPE RINGING
WITH ROYAL SCANDAL
Crown Princess of Saxony at Geneva With French
Tutor of Her Children
nfdey Charged on Both Sdes-Crown Prince Whipped by
Archduke Ferdinand.

Saxon court which takes itself most
seriously.
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand intenGs
to take the name of Leopold Woelfing.
Beside formally renOuncing his rank
and dignities as a member of the i'm
perial house. the archduke has returned
ali his decorations, including that of
the Golden Fleece and has resigned
his commission in the Austrian army
1t is expected that he viii marry his
Niennese companion: his relatives pre-
vented him from taking this step NOR
ganatically several months ago. The
archduke was at one time secretly be-
trOthed to Donna Elvira the second
daughter of Don Carlos, who eloped
with Count Filippo FOlch in 1896. He
is regarded as weak mentally. He pro-
fesses extreme radical and anarchistic
views
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
GEORGE w. THATCHER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Oropsy Carries Off Pioneer and State Builder in
FuIIneSS of Years.
Passing of Much Beloved Man Vino Died as He Lived Without an
Enemy in the World

building Of the road down Parley's can
yon. Parley's park and Silver creek to
Wanship.
In 1868 he and John w Young took
large contracts for work on the Union
Pacific which was then being built In
1870 Mr. Thatcher went to Salt Lake.
becoming one OF the incorporators of
the Deseret National bank
The year following he formed a part
nership with John " Young and a Mr..
richardson of New York for the pur-
pose of building the Utah & Northern
railway The next year he was called
on mission TO Europe. After filing
it. he Joined H p KimbalI and J. w.
Young in forming the company that
built the Utah Western railway to
TOOele.
In 1874 he was elected a member OF
1 the Salt Lake city council Two years
. later he was chosen superintendent and
manager of the Utah Northern railway,
with his headquarters at Logan
No man has been more closely identi-
fed with the commercial and industrial
progress of this section than he He
organized the Tha tcher Milling & e.
evat0r company, the Logan Light 6.
Heating company and the Thatcher
Bros Bank company, Of which in
stitutiOn he was president at the time
of his death.
He was one Of the committee sent to
California to investigate the sugar beet
( industry, and upon the strength OF
whose report tie Lehi factory was
built
Mr.. Thatcher held many important
positions in a public way. He served
as mayor of Logan. member of the
Brigham Young college board. member
of the territorial board of education
and the Utah commission.
In politics he was Il staunch Demo-
crat. and two years ago was a fOrmi-
dable candidate for his partys nOmi-
nation for governor. He was dele
gate to the Kansas City convention in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
WARM RECEPTION
TO ADMIRAL DEWEY

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 2S.-Ad-
miraI Dewey arrived on board the
Mayfiower at $3.50 this morning. Thou
sands of people thronged the wharf.
The city and public and private build
ing were decorated with flags and the
forts fired a salute. The admiral was
escorted by artillery, infantry and
mounted police to the palace. where a
reception was held. The palace was
thronged with officers. who viii attend
the big private reception tonight given
by Governor Hunt in honor Of the
debut of his oldest daughter, Eliza
beth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
GIRLS JUMPED AND
WERE FATALLY HURT

St. Joseph, Mo, Dec 22-Fire broke
out at Gas O'Clock this morning in Chase
& Sons candy manufacturing plant and
destroyed It. Sophia MINUS aged I5 and
Matte Leslie, aged %. girl employees.
jumped from third story window and
were fatally hurt. Miss MINUS right leg
was broken and her head badly cut. Miss
Leslie's skull was fractured. There were
fifty girls employed in the factory and
many others jumped from second and
third story windows, SEINE sustaining
slight injuries Laura Crawford. MAY
Dakiin and Rosie Craus were Injured
about the head by jumping, but not IA
tally The origin of the fire IS IN
known. The factory had been running
night and day TO fill holiday orders. and
the night and day forces were changing
at the time the fire broke out The loss
on the candy factory is 100000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
Observation-Disclosures OGDENWOMAN SHARE
Lena NJ. Lille Arrested at David
City, Neb., For Shooting
Her Husband in Bed.

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. pa Journal spe-
eial from David City, Neb., says:
Lena NJ. Lille was arrested this even
ing or complaint Of County Attorney
Walling. charged with numbering her
husband The arrest has caused a SEN
sation. Harvey Lille was shot dead while
lying in his bed in October supposedly
by burglars although the suspicion that
the house had heen robbed was later dis
proved Since then the county attorney
and detectives have been working on the
case. The family was prominent Mr.
Lille being local manager for one of the
leading grain and elevator companies OF
the state.
Mrs. Lille was arraigned tonight,
pleaded not guilty and was admitted to
bail in the sum of 5000, furnished by her
father.
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WILL RETURN TO JAIL
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec 23-Judge
Thomas hewitt Of St Clair county. Mis-
souri, who has been in Jail in Marysyille
for failing 10 obey 2 mandate of the
United States supreme court. was re-
leased today by Judge Phillips so he
could spend Christmas with his family
After the holidays he wiz retu1 TO
Marysville and to jail Judge NEWT IS
the presiding judge Of the county court
of St. Clair. he has been in jail ever
since he was elected For many years
the judges of that court have refused to
vote money to pay railroad bonds for
which judgment WIS obtained in the
federal court and Judge Phillips has
kept them in jail.
A week ago Judge hewitt wrote to
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ONE WITNESS TOLD
HIS STORY QUICKLY

New York Dec. 23.-The inquiry in
stituted by District Attorney Jerome
and which was interrupted by the re-
frsal of Jesse LewisOhn to answer GER
tain questions, was resumed today be-
fore Justice Wyatt. One witness was
examined who did not plead constitu-
tional rights. He testified that he had
gambled in the house on East Forty
fourth street, which is under investi-
cation. during the past five years The
examination consumed less than fifteen
minutes. The name of the witness
could not be learned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
ARGUMENT BEGUNIN
THE BlGGAR TRIAL

Freehold, n. J.. Dec. 2S.-The taking
Of testimony in the Biggar trial was
concluded today and the lawyers for
both sides began summing up. Miss
Biggar again went on the stand today.
She contradicted the testimony given
by Josie Lane and her former maid.
Mollie Deskin, to the effect that Miss
Biggar had maintained improper reIa-
tons with other men during Bennett's
lie Dr. Hendricks denied the state
ment made by Josie Lane as to his re-
lations with Miss Biggar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
MINERAL PRODUCTION
CT IDAHO FOR 1902

Anaconda. Mort, Dec. "a special to
the Standard from Boise, Ida, says:
State Mining Inspector Martin Jacobs
estimates the mineral production in Ida
no Tor 1902 at S10.924. 81 So; gold. s. 467, :
1921; silver, S. 42I, $50. 81; lead, s., 035 600.
The copper mines of the Seven Devils
districts were shut down all year on ac-
count OF litigation as to ownership, and
the other copper property at Mackay
which has a $l.5o0.o08 smeiter, viii not
begin operating until next spring or sum-
mer. OF the total mineral output the
lead-silver mines of the Occur d'Alenes
contributed S6.247. 327.77.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
CROWN PRINCE wALLoPED.
Archduke Ferdinand Avenged His
Sisters Wrongs.

Berlin, Dec 23.-The Tablatt's Ores
den correspondent says: THE diff
Guilty between the princely couple dates
from prior to King Albert's death.
They had several painful scenes dur
ing the kings illness.
1T is reported here that the crown
princes recent accident. ostensibly TIE
breaking Of one of his legs while hunt
ing in the Bavarian mountains near
Saizburg, was an invention, the fact
being that he had a fight with his
brother-in-law, Archduke Leopold Fer
dinand and the crown prince was so
badly handled that he had TO take to
his bed
The Saxon ministers say the affair
is definitely closed, so far as the Ores
den court is concerned.
The letters of the crown princess
have been seized. She is expected to
give birth to a child i'm May"
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The Tutor with Her.

Berlin, Dec pa dispatch from
Dresden to the Lokal Anzeiger con-
firms previous advices from Geneva
TO the effect that the crown princess of
SaXOny is in Geneva with Professor
Giron- He is described as "A years old
and "a striking personality, with large
bright eyes" The court Of the fugi-
tive prince has been dissolved.
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Buena Vista, Colo, Dec. 23.-The I
, boiler of Rio Grande locomotive I
; No III, pulling a freight train, ex- 4
; Is0ded this morning six miles east I
; OF Buena Vista, killing Engineer I
? George Miller. fatally inJuring I
, Brakeman V a. Potter and badly I
; burning Fireman w. S. Newly. I
, The explosion was caused by the :
; water becoming too low in the I
, boiler. No. III has long been Z
; known as a s.hoodoo" engine, hav- :
ing injured many men.
! l. = - . - = - L a 4 / L / L .
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TENNESSEE GIRL
SHOOTS HER LOVER

Jackson. Tenn. Dec 2S.-Today at Too
ma station. village near here Miss Liz
zle Hllihouse, prominent young woman
shot ana fatally wounded q young man
named Msrsh. She called Marsh from the
breakfast table. seized him by the arm
with her disengaged hand and fired six
shots from a revolver into his body
Marsh. Il is claimed. was to have been
married at an early date.
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SURVIVORS ARE BETTER.

Boston. Dec. 23.-Most of the survivors
OF the crews of the schooners Frank A
in collision. were today reported to be
improving rapidly. Daniel Carson OF the
Palmer was able to leave the relief hos
pital today, and the others, save Cap
tains Potter and Semerville, Will leave
during the next few days.
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AIDING THE ENEMY.

Caracas, Dee. 2s--The port of
CARO-, which is surrounded on the
, land side by the revolutionists, is
= not blockaded. In Caracas this
fact is taken to mean that Eng
lish and German governments are
working in harmony with the
? revoluti0nists. and not bIeckading
? Coro in order to allow the free
: entrance OF Dutch schooners from
? Curacao bringing arms and am
nunitiOn.
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Expected I'd Return.

Munich. Bavaria, Dec. est is an
noUnced that Archduke Leopold Fer
dinand left here TO find his sister. The
view held at the Bavarian court is that
the princess may yet return to Ores
den. The court at Munich excuses her
conduct, alleging that the princess was
terrorized by Professor Giron and
yielded to his threats.
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1900, and had been honored in other
ways by the state Democracy
He was a man of generous, candid
and fearless disposition, loyal to his
convictions and was admired and re-
spected by a legion of friends.
His wife, Luna Young Thatcher, and
eleven children survive him.
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Constantinople, Dec. 2S.-The I
= Greek steamer Parthenon. having I
= on board ii crew of twenty-five I
> men and six passengers. is report I
, ed to have been lost.
= The Parthenon was last report :
= ed at Novorossisk, Nov. IS, from I
= TRnganron. :
= &%@44%4%%%%%+$+4%-
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Princess at Geneva.

Geneva, Dec. 23.-The crown princess
of SaxOny is here under the name Of
Fraulein Won Oben. Her brother
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand and Pro-
lessor GirOn are at the same hotel
The archduke has assumed the name
of De Buriano. The party are living
quietly and propose to spend Christmas
here
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creek. Mr.. Thatcher was one Of the
band of scouts which was sent out to
re-establish them.
Coming back TO Utah, he abandoned
his strenuous life for that of manager
of Brigham Young's mercantile and
milling interests at Big Cottonwood
While there he superintendent the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24

Judge Phillips and begged the privilege
of going home for Christmas. He prom
ised Judge Phillips that he would not
hold court in St Clair county, but would
return after the holidays.
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ADMIRAL sCHLEY Ill.

? Washington. Dec. 23.-Rear Ad-,
miral Winfield Scott Schley is i'll, :
? suffering from an acute attack of :
lumbago- His condition. however. :
, is not az all serious. though the
: attack will confine him to his bed :
, for a few days.
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THE nETALs.

Silver, 1914 cents per ounce.
copper, II cents per pound; New Xorl
ISL 45 pey 100 pounds
Lead, $3.50 per 100 pounds; New York
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FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE.
Unsettled weather and probably
snow.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-05-22
Battle Ground Made Sacred.

Old soldiers on Memeria. day live
again in the memories of the past
The fierce battles and weary marches
are looked back to with pride. Of
the sanguinary day at Gettysburg an
eastern writer says:
Reader, when you visit the field of
the first days fight, and you walk
past the spot where reynolds fell,
and enter the woods where every
gnarled tree is torn by shot and shell,
you will see a line of monuments
crossing your pain. Pause when you
reach them, stand for time by the
stone tnat marks the center of the
fwenty-fourth Michigan. Regiment
and recall the day of the battle. You
will then be standing near the center
of the Iron Brigade. On the right OF
that organization was the brigade OF
Roy Stone, and on the left that OF
Col. Chapman Biddle. Walk the line
of these brigades from right to left
ah, yes, you may walk the line of the
whole First Corps-and you cannot
step without treading upon ground
every inch OF which was saturated
and made sacred by the blood of
heroes"