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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-27

held in the cathedral The body Will
then be taken back to CroOteschuur and
eventually viii be Inferred at Matoppo
Hills.
Since Mr. Rhodes look to his bed
three weeks ago his friends had been
most anxious that he should recover
sufficiently 10 be taken back to Eng
land. The cottage where he died was
@ simple seaside cabin, small and close
10 the railroad tt was ill-fitted to be a
sick chamber, although the utmost was
done to improve the ventilation and
make il more comfortable. DR.. Steven
son slept by his patient every night,
that he might be in readiness to ad-
minister oxygen, which practically kept
hIr. Rhodes alive
Last Sunday he lost all interest in
everything and since then ne had dozed
the hours away. His rally from the
crisis of Tuesday left but the faintest
hopes for his ultima &c recovery. These
were entirely abandoned with the re-
neWed attack at noon TODAY
The news Of his death spread through
Cape Town between and o'clock this
evening and caused profound grief All
places of amusement were Immediately
closed An open air concert was stopped
and -hc audience uncovered while the
band played the Dead March" The
people then silently dispersed.
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Modern Midas Chilly Mentions Big Sums as Incl,
dents of Business Transactions.
Photographers Rgd Excluded By the Request of the FDsDcs
Who EIudss Them When Leaving.

the purchasers Of that block of Norths
ern Pacific stock were Great Northern
people Morgan said he did not re-
member all the details of the transac-
ton
of course, it is a great transaction,
ana 1t is only natural that you might
not be able to remember said Lamb.
IT did not look very large to me,
said the witness. The amount OF cash
involved was not more than about So
co., 000"
If the Northern Pacific wanted any
thing today it would be financed by
your house. would it not?" asked Lamb
Yes, undoubtedly"
Has your firm loaned the Northern
Pacific money!"
Yes"
'On what account have these loans
been made2"
That I won't answer. We were
commissioned 10 raise the money. We
got IL wherever we could. From whom
it was gotten I win not say"
They Needed the Burlington.
Mr.. Morgan said the Northern Pa
cific had not been controlled by any
other railroad since 1896. Since that
time its value had steadily increased. f.,
tent, was a competitor Of the Northern
Pacific. J. 2. Morgan & Co. received
no commission for financing the re-.
tirement Of Northern Pacific preferred.
Concerning the Burlington purchase,
the witness said he had made up his
mind that the Northern Pacific ought.
to have an eastern terminal in Chicago.
/ He talked the matter over with all the
/ persons interested and they agreed. He
said there were three lines availa BILE.
/ the Wisconsin Central. the Burlington
and the st. Paul. The first he said. he
would not have.
It wanted the St. Paul" said Mr..
/ Morgan. and Hill wanted the Burling-
/ ton and finally the Burlington was Sc
/ Iected. Tt was the chief desire Of Mr..
| Hill that the Great Northern should
/ have a terminal in Chicago. 7 desired
/ the same for the Northern Pacific
/ There was nothing secret at ali about
/ the operations Mr.. Hill made the me-
/ gOtiaJiOns. The price OF $500 a share
/ for the Burlington stock was demand
| ed by the Burlington directors. apd 7
/ told Mr.. Xiii by ali means TO take it.
/ Mr.. Morgan was asked what the ba-
/ sis Of valuation Of the stock was, and
! replied that the stock was woreh thst
amount for The purpose for which if
I was wanted
/ Did you know that there was a COM
! petition between the Northern Pacific
! and the Great Northern for the bust
| ness Of the Burlington
Says All Roads Compete.
/ Y never knew two roads that did not.
{ compete.
AT the present time the Burlington
/ is operated jointly with the Northern
/ Pacific and the Great Northern FOads?"
! asked Mr.. Lamb.
I Nothing Of the kind. The Burling-
/ ton is operated as Independently Of all
] other roads as any railroad in the
/ country"
/ In the event Of q dispute between
/ the Northern Pacific and Great North
! eTn over the Burlington. who would
win?'
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RESCUE PARTIES ON TIE WAY
Five Men With Horses and SnOwshOes Start For the isolated
Cabin Where Aged Joseph Fielding May Be Starving
Henry Lund Wires to SpareaNo Expense.

clothing and barely enough food for a
meal. After covering himself in the cloth
ing which was dry he was able the fol-
lowing morning to make his way to Hunt
ingtOn. though still i'll from exposure
The party leaving this morning has
horses and provisions and viii abandon
the animals when they can go no further
up the canyon and afteTWard snOWshOe it
10 the cabin Reynolds warned the old
man TO remain at the cabin for ten days
as he would be back by that time.
When Reynolds left there was FIVE feet
of snow at the mines. but since then the
heaviest snowfall of the season has fallen
and it is certain if the old man has left
the cabin he has persisted.
If he is AT the cabin he is in sore need
of food. Telephone messages have been
sent to Fairview to have a snowshoe
party so in from that side Of the range.
Mr.. Lund has wired Huntington people
70 send a party in from there and to res
cue the man no matter what the cost
Fielding is resident of Salt Lake City
and did not come out with Reynolds be-
cause of his age and feebleness. lie
men in the rescuing party are all eX-
perienced mOuntaineers, but it Is not
certain they can get to the cabin IN time
to save the old mans life
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TO STOP A HANGING
Attorney, Armed With Official
Notice, Is Hurrying to
Casper.
lspsciaI to The HeraldA

Cheyenne, March 26.-SOme fears
have been expressed here that Wood
ward viii be hanged Good Friday not
withstanding the fact tEat the court
has given him a stay Of execution. All
the telegraph wires are down and the
storm has blockaded the railroad to
Casper. hence it may be impossible TO
serve official notice on Sheriff Tubbs.
One of the attorneys left here with
the official notification, going 10
Grand Island. Neb., hoping TO reach
Casper via the railway from that point.
It has been learned since he left. how
ever. that that road is blOckaded as
bad as the others and. it is believed. he
viii not be able to reach Casper before
Friday.
Notwithstanding this. attorneys say
that Sheriff Tubbs knows an appeal
has been taken and he viii not hang
woodward so long as there is any pos
sibility of a stay of execution having
been issued. It is firmly believed, how
ever, by a number Of Cheyenne people
who have recently been at Casper that
woodward will be lynched Friday *
Sheriff Tubbs does not hang him.
woodward is the self-confessed muir
derer4 OF Sheriff Kicker.
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BY HIS JEALOUS WIFE
Montana Saloon Keeper is At
tackled and May Lose His
Eyesight.
lsnecial to The Herald.l

Dillon. Mont, March 26.-Half-crazed
by jealousy, Mrs. Robert Shultz, WIFE
Of a saI0onkeeper at Dewey, threw two
ounces of vitriol in her husbands face.
Her revenge may make him blind Tor
life. Il is said she intended the vitrtol
for the woman she believes 20 be the
recipient Of her husbands attentions,
but not being able to find her, threw
it on Shultz instead.
Shultz was behind the bar serving
glass OF beer to customer when his
wife. who is young and handsome, en-
tered Her face was flushed and her
hair disheveled Without uttering a
word she walked up to the bar, and as
her husband looked at her inquiTingly,
she threw the vitriol in his face.
The couple were married only last
fan. and until Mrs. ShUltz became
Jealous Of another woman they We're
thought to be happy. Mrs. Shultz was
arrested today Relatives of the hus-
band have induced him to prosecute
the case, although he is said to be
Ioath to do so. A divorce suit will
probably follow. Physicians believe
Shultz's eyesight is destroyed.
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fsnecial 10 The HeraId0

nRICE, Utah, March 26.-This morning
a rescuing party Of i've men expert
= enced in snowshoeing and composed
of Robert Leonard. Jesse Colstrum, Frank
sherman. A. G. Gardner and Levi How
ard left Huntington with provisions for
the relief Of Joseph Fielding, who is
showed in at a cabin forty-five miles up
in the hills at the head of Huntington
canyon. where he was left six days since
by Robert Reynolds with but two days
rstions. The story of the aged mans
plight was told in yesterdays Herald
REYNOLDS and Fielding were in there
holding some coal lands for Henry {;
I.und and others of Salt Lake City and
when a heavy fall of snow came Reynolds
came to Huntington for supplies. leaving
the older man at the cabin until he could
get back with a party. which he figured
would consume ten days. On the, way
out and three days after he had LETT
Fielding. Reynolds came near dying from
exposure and made his way to cabin,
where he says ne expected 10 80 IN ana
die under shelter
Fortunately he found a bed and bed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-27
EMPEROR WILLIAM OFFERS
PRIZE F0RALC0H0L MOTORS

Berlin, March 26-In todav's issue Of
the Reichsanger. the minister Of agricul-
ture publishes an offer for first. second
and third prizes. of 10000 marks. 500
marks and 900 marks. respectively. for
the best alcohol motors for military US
ages These motors must be made I'm
Germany. They are to weigh less than
eight tons and must be capable of drawing
sixteen tons on good roads The motor
OF itself must be able 10 cross meadows.
plOwed lands and water eighteen inches
deep. The tires may be twenty inches
wide According to the terms Of the Of
fer. these machines must be ready to be
tested in February. 1903.
The above offer is "A result of the ini-
tiative of Emperor William. who has long
been interested in alcohol motors and en-
Eines. He IS convinced Of the possible
final use of such motors for the transport
tatiOn Of military supplies and the moving
OF artillery.
German farmers are interested in the
idea because alcohol IS made from Dota-
toes.
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WEALTHY MAN is OUT OF
THE PENITENTIARY

Spokane. Wash. March 2s-Theodore
Gushing, who built the Cushing bank
block in this city. has been paroled out
Of the penitcutiary. Cushing. who was
wealthy in the early nineties. lost the
greater part Of his wealth in the panic
and went to live on his place on the Lit
tie Spokane. In an alteration with an
emplOye named King he shot and killed
him The trial was a sensational one
and Cushing was defended by a number Of
leading attorneys. He was convicted and
sentenced TO seven years in the Deniten-
tary. With the usual allowances. his
sentence would have expired next June.
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GOLD CAMPS GREATNESS is FADING
-snecial to ID Herald.l

l O The Herad0
than that of John
tho Indepen
investors paid millions Of dollars
is worked
John Hays of STATIONS hide
de sent caDegtam 70 LONDON
saving therewa cry i sight
said
in sight the big bonanza but
worth Of has been shipped from
learned that there enough ore blocked out to
aproduct months
come showing the bottom levels is not good Even
the Independence
and other sad blow Cripple Creeks
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wants aara admit .- . ., r.. INC .ol.a'
rs 5o5.. -. .,i al inc last
sr5mr ny -. s oe taken 10 Croft
near rsr ,.'g --- ,gS.-si.se Of the deceased.
morrow IT, '' q. on IN, Stelai tram To-
sa.a Fan a. 5,.. u .Ai H-ooaoly ne lh
u be admitted to view the .amains.
l-S nol yet been determined where
-. +5i be buried. It was the wish of
81 n. ''42-es 10 be inferred at Matoppo
NM -.'.S. laol.s,a- Certain of his friends
t--.-s o' ,,,- 20 Aaioppo Hills to de-
T,. GUY s.. .a.s wish.
r--.s '-s %. the dead man are
,,gs .-.s death mask of taeu win
r--l 49, mn.
mona NM i,..'' . .,-.'-ss' known as the dia-
EaeH,b 5..--,---, ,--. sgIASat son OF an
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is IN JAIL
Bail is Offered in Any Amount
But the Authorities
Refuse 1t.

Havana, March 26.-Estes G. Rath-
bone, the former director of posts, who
was arrested last night after having
been sentenced the day previous by the
Audencia court to ten years imprison-
ment and to pay a fine of S55,324, as a
result of his connection with the Gu
ban postal frauds. remained in the
Vivac prison all night. Today be was
taken to jail. accompanied by a num-
Der of friends. RathbOne's bondsman.
Senior Lopez. Spanish merchant. went
to court this morning and announced
that he was willing 10 furnish bonds
in any amount, but bail was absolute
ly refused
Reeves was also placed in jail and
refused bail.
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RTJILDER OF AN EMPIRE,
CECIL RHODES, is DEAD
Io,o Illness eliminates in Fatal Attack of Heart
TroubIs---End Was Peaceful.
.r,nsrs Son. Whose Name known Throughout Civilization
and From CAPE Town to Zambss---CommeHts on Career

he received his first setback Ia 1883
he was made a member Of the Cape
house of assembly ana at the age of Is
was treasurer general Of Cape Colony
In 1890 he was elected 10 the CAPE pre-
miership. AS premier he acquired a vast
expalse Of territory. which he named
BhOdesia. He spent his money reck-
lessly In furthering his ambitions.
Cecil Rhodes was never married and
was a pronounced woman hater. having
an adherence for society and formah-
ties He was silent and uncOmmunica-
tive. cold i'm his nature and lived a life
Of seldshness in himself for himself. It
was Of Rhodes Mark Twain vote in
Following the Equator saying: L
admire him, + frankly confess it, and
when his time comes / am going to buy
a piece of the rope for a keepsake.
Funeral VIII Be Public.
The government decided to give Cecil
Rhodes a public funeral His remains
viii be brought here from Grooteschuur
for the burial service. which viii be
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APE TOWN. March 26.-CeeI
pbodes ions illness terminated in
\ bis death at sos p. 10. today. His
90 vas peaceful his strength slipping
e-r while be slept A few minutes
tsa,s he died he awoke and was con
inns until 5.5- p. ID. when he NUT
,.-ss q few words and sank quickly
M immediate cause Of his death
~,e two successive attacks of heat
.,nrrs. Az his bedside were Or. Jane
- Dr. J. W. SMART the minister Of
-g1lI, works. Colonel Elmhurst Hdoes.
ssr.,for OF signaling Cf South African
ss5 forces. and Mr.. Walton, a member
- -ba assembly Of Port Elizabeth.
ur Rhodes last words were the
-,me Of his brother and the names
"a some of the others present which
~sr meaat TO be good-byes. The only
.rs-zon wha attended him during his
ifrsss and who was rot present az his
5s.fbbse. vas DR.. Stevenson. All the
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INSURGENT GENERAL
CAPTURED BY SMALL GUARD

Manila. March 26.-NOriel. the only in
surgent general with the exception of
Malver still in the field. mas been cap
tured by Lieutenant Frank r. BAN
ford. of the Twentv-eight infantry.
major. a captain, a Lieutenant and
five men who were acting as body
guard TO NOriel were captured with him.
They have all been held as prisoners Of
war. There is some reason to believe
that one member Of this body guard Is
General Malver in Disguise Lieutenant
Bamford is certain that il this general
is not one of the captured party he is
in the immediate neighborhoOd OF the
scene of NOriels capture.
Noriel has been one of the recognized
leaders OF the fnsuTreCtiOn since 1899 He
was captured on his way to the coast
while endeavoring to escape He admits
that the instruction. as such. is over and
says that the few remaining leaders are
fleeing, as they do not command enough
men to warrant suTrenders commensurate
with their rank.
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CHOLERA TN MANILA.

? Washington. March 26-The y
= navy department has given Rear =
= Admiral Frank Wildes. the rank y
= ing admiral in the service. author p
= ity 20 take such steps as may be =
= necessary to prevent the spread Of =
= the cholera epidemic which pre- =
= walls at Manila to the officers =
> and men OF the naval establish =
= ment at Cavite. AS far as can be =
, learned here, the epidemic is con- y
= fined to the natives and Chinese =
> in Manila, and does not prevail =
= among the whites. Out of the =
= fOrty-nine cases reported there =
= have been fOrty-nine deaths. y
=
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INQUIRIES MINING DEAL,
He Is Sanguine Concerning the Out
come-COming Home.


Especial to The HeTald.l
New York. March Pa. W. NcCune
told Of his future plans and incident
ally discussed in a brief way his Pc
ruvian enterprises, at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel this evening, when The
Herald correspondent accosted him
Mr.. McCune said;
Il will leave for Salt Lake in about
two weeks. Upon my arrival in my
home city I VIII make preparations
to go to Peru at the earliest possible
time I had hoped TO leave for Salt
Lake sooner than now intend TO, but
James B. Haggin. the head of our
copper mining enterprise, left for Ken
lucky yesterday. which has upset my
plans as far as leaving this city is
concerned.
Mr.. Haggin and myself have dis
CUssed plans for perfecting our mining
enterprises and we are confident that
our venture viii be a success. Al
though we have not yet completed our
plans. we are not worrying. Both
MT Haggin and myself are sanguine
shat the deal viii eventually be sue
cessfui' -
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FORTUNE IN A NUeGETP

Guthrie. Okla. March 26--Great =
excitement has been. caused at
Lawton by the unearthing by min ?
ers in the Wichita mountains Of ?
an hty-five-pound nugget, So per =
cent pure gold. 1t was found in =
Devils canyon, the scene Of one Of =
the ancient mines Of the Span =
iards. where many crucibies have =
been unearthed recently ,
=
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INTERESTS WERE IN HIMSELF.
Cecil Rhodes Was so Preoccupied He
Did Not See Acuuaintances.


Did Not See Acquaintance.
London March 26-The death of
Cecil Rhodes came as no great sur
prise TO those few who saw anything
Of him during hi. last visit to London
during the win Ter. Whether fl was
due 10 his experiences during the long
siege Of Kimberley. or the accumu-
lated auNieties regarding the war in
South Africa. with an ACCOMMODATING
change Of public feeling in England
towards him. there IS no doubt he was
almost completely broken down within
the last two years.
Even his appearance changed. His
ONCE finely chise.ed face had become
bioated and his always huge frame
filled ont until be became so stout as
Oh make walking a matter of difficulty
He was frequently attacked with Sc
were heart troubles. during which he
exhausted the stOieism which marked
his extraordinary career. Nor did he
allow MS bodily ailments TO interfere
with business. Among his associates
in the city he never mentioned them.
nor did he permit them to be men
toned 70 him Up 20 the last Mr.
Rhcdes kept firm grip on all those
vast South african interests created
and controlled by him. Except that
he was more irritable and more die
tatoriat there was no outward change
in his method of handling men.
Towards the social side of life. how
ever, he soured visibly. Once MS DAYS
work at the Offices of the British
chamber was over he shut himself up
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80 About the -.

Washington. March 26.3The con-
ferees on the war revenue bill were un-
able TO reach an agreement today. the
main division occurring on the tax on
hucket-shops. which was taken of by
the house and restored by the senate.
The meeting viii be resumed tomorrow
afternoon
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UNION PACIFIC WRECK.
Eastbound Flyer in the Ditch-ob-
structions OF Track.

Rawlins. WyO.. March 26.-East-
bound Union Pacific flyer No. 2 went
into the ditch at Wilkins station last
night and a number Of persons in the
dining car were slightly injured. The
train struck some obstruction. the en-
CINE jumping being followed by the
mail baggage and composite cars.
which We're more or less damaged.
Traffic was delayed twelve hours.
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PORTLAND LAYS OFF MEN.
Lspecial . The HeraId.l

Especial to The Herald.) 4
Cripple Creek March 25.-Superin- (
tendent TreVarthen CorrObOrates the I
report that the Portland has laid off I
between 80 and 200 men This is I
taken 10 mean by mining men that in 4
accordance with the decision of 4
President Burns the mine will shut I
down April 1. so far as production is I
concerned. but that steady develop I
ment will be carried on until the new I
mill at Colorado City is completed. I
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BUY BEET SUGAR LAND.
HavemeyeT Interests Said to Have
Made a Big Purchase.

Glenwood Springs, Colo, March 26-
It has become public here that the
Havemeyer sugar interests have Sc
cured control of a stretch Of the best
beet land in the Grand river valley.
This tract is about twenty-five miles
long and runs from Rifle to Una. A
ditch is being constructed with a ca
pacity of fOrty-two cubic feet per sec
Ond, or enough TO irrigate 10000 acres.
AID it is said that the entire terri
tory under the ditch viii be placed IN
der beet culture in the near future. and
that a factory viii be located at Para
chute in the center of the strip OF
land.