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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
tbs RAINS DESCENDED.
Nevertheless the President Went
Horseback Riding.

Rapidan, Va, Dec. 21.-In a driving
rain the president, Mrs. Roosevelt and
four of her children, accompanied by
their host, Joseph Wilmer, went horse
back riding this afternoon. The party
left the Wilmer mansion shortly after
o'clock this afternoon and did not
return until after o'clock 1t has
Tained here hard and necessarily since
an early hour last evening. This morn
ing the president and his family and
Mr.. Wilmer drove TO the picturesque
little Episcopal church in Rapidan to
attend divine services.
The trip was made in big carriage
capable of seating comfortably ten
persons. 1t was drawn by four horses,
Mr. Wilmer himself driving Not more
than a score of worshipers braved the
storm to attend the service. No ref
erence was made by the rector, DIR.
Cross. to the president. At the con-
clUsiOn Of the services Mr.. and Mrs.
Roosevelt were greeted cordially by
the pastor and the few members of the
parish, the introductions being made
by Mr. Wilmer. Owing to the severe
rainstorm the wild turkey hunt for to-
morrow morning has been abandoned.
The president and his family viii re-
turn to Washington tomorrow morning.
The special train viii leave Rapidan
at 9 O'Clock and is due to arrive in
Washington at 11:25.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
SERIOUS CHINA NEWS
lung Flu Slang Modifying Troops
For the determination of
the Foreigners.

Shanghai, Dec. 22.-The North China
Daily News has received the serious
news from Shensi that Tung Flu Slang.
the exiled Chinese commander. whose
execution was demanded by the powers
but who is supposed 90 be protected
by the dowager empress. is modifying
IN Kansu 10000 well equipped troops.
among whom are included the pro-
vinciaI garrison OF 1000 men, who
We're disbanded by imperial command.
The purpose Of Tung Flu Slang is the
determination of foreigners in the PROV
inces OF Shenisi and Kansu. and the
seizure of Sian Flu. Friendly officials
are advising foreigners and mission
aries to depart in order TO avoid the
impending trouble.
Tung Flu Slang is buying great guam
titles of grain and fodder. He is in
constant communication with Prince
Tuan, and the dowager empress and
Yung Lu are believed to be secretly
encouraging him and supplying him
with money.
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ATTEMPTED TO HIDE
LARGE SUM OF MONEY

Madrid, Dec. 21.-When Nine. Hum
bert and other members of the Hum
bert family, who became notorious in
connection with the large frauds in
Paris, were arrested here yesterday,
one of the family handed a package
containing $4,000 to some people who
lived in the same house with them.
This package has been sent to the
French consulate.
The HumDerts are being well treated
in prison. They are permitted to have
their meals sent in from a neighboring
restaurant They all occupy separate
cells, are carefully watched and are not
allowed to receive visitors.
The prisoners passed a rather restless
night, but this morning they seemed
rather more resigned.
A maid servant who was employed
by the Humberts in Madrid says that
they allowed nobody to enter their
house and started in apprehension at
every ring of the bell. They assisted
in the house work themselves and the
men of the party never went out except
at night.
According to published interviews,
Frederick Humbert declares that the
revelations of himself and his confed-
crates will rival the Panama scandals
and show they were victims of robbers
who exploited them. He says that all
classes in Paris, from ministers down.
will be involved. Humbert claims to
have in Paris documents which com
promise prominent persOnages. When
the police attempted to enter the house
Nine Humbert burned many important
papers, including in her hurry bank
notes to the amount of 81 200
An applicant has appeared at the
French embassy claiming the reward
of $4,000 which was offered for the de-
nouncement of the Humberts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
SPOKANE FIGURING
ON NEW RAIL WAY LINE

Spokane. Wash, Dec 22.@The
Spokesman-Review will say today:
From sources which admit of no
question, the Spokesman Review
learns that Senator George Turner and
D. c. Corbin have made arrangements
for the construction of a road from
mere to the Canadian boundary line in
northern Idaho, where it win join the
crows Nest Pass system of the Can
adam Pacific railway
Interests friendly TO the Canadian
Pacific will furnish all funds with
which to build the 200 miles of road.
1t is said by promoters the chief aim
in the construction of the new line is
TO furnish terminal rates for Spokane.
ID. G: Corbin will probably be the
president and Senator Turner will be
chief counsel.
The name of the new company to be
incorporated by Senator Turner and
Mr. Corbin Will probably be the Spo-
kane & koOtenai road, although that
may be changed. According to the
plans, it viii run from Spokane over to
Lake Pend D'OrOville, touching al
Sand Point, and will then extend
north through the Idaho Pan Handle,
probably along the Kootenai river to
the Canadian line, where it viii join
a branch of the Canadian Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
FISHERMEN SAW
MASS OF FLAMES
Oil Steamer Burned Twenty Miles
Out of Boston Harbor.
FATE OF THE CREW UNKNOWN
STIFF BREEZE DROVE THE LIFE
SAVERS BACK.

Gloucester, Mass, Dec. 21.-It is be-
lieved that a large vessel. either a
tank steamer with oil or a sailing craft
loaded with highly infiammable mat
ter. was burned tonight in Massachu-
sets bay about twenty miles out of
Boston harhor. a life saving crew
from West Gloucester made a strong
effort TO reach her but a stiff breeze
drove them back when they were still
ten miles away from the burning ship
About 1880 o'clock tonight two BOs-
ton fishermen came into port and re
ported that they passed within two
miles OF the burning vessel but did not
attempt to ascertain her identity. The
crew of one of them which passed TO
the leeWard reported smelling burning
oil and stated that the vessel had a
very large cargo They were unable
to say, however, whether she was a
steamer or sailing vessel, but they
thought the former These fishermen
passed the burning vessel about $780,
but at 1880 o'clock she could still be
seen from ashore, burning. fiercely.
The vessel was first noticed about 4
O'Clock this afternoon by Keeper Bailey
o. Eastern Point light, at the entrance
OK this harbor. At that time the yes
sci apparently was enveloped in thick
smoke and Bailey had been watching
her Tor only few minutes when there
came sudden explosion followed by
flames.
Bailey notified the Delivers neck
life saving crew, who at once started
for the ship. But the weather was
tempestuous and after getting some
ten miles off shore and considerable
distance from the burning vessel they
became exhausted and turned back
just before they did so, they saw a
small schooner. evidently a fisherman
run up close to the vessel, and after
lingering few minutes sail away
RMS led them to believe that she had
been able to rescue some of the crew.
1t was hoped that this fisherman
might make for this port and clear up
the mystery, but she did not
Keeper Bailey reported at 1 o'clock
this tMonday) morning that the vessel
was still burning. Al the time she had
apparently drifted a short distance to
the east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
MARCONI HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM
OF SENDING MESSAGES OVER OCEANS

Halifax, n. s, Dec. 21.-After eight
experiments, conducted with the great
est secrecy, MarcOni announces that he
has solved the problem of wireless
transoceanlc communication and has
successfully transmitted wireless mes
sages from the shores of Canada to the
coast Of England. The formal an
nouncement of this achievement was
made by the inventor himself today
when he stated that wireless MESA res
had been successfully transmitted and
forwarded from the governor general
of Canada. to King Edward of
Great Britain, and to the king OF
Italy
DR.. George r. Parkin, principal of
Upper Canada college. trustee of
Rhodes scholarships. was present when
one of the successful tests was made
Prior 10 December 1901. the greatest
distance covered by wireless teIegraphy
scarcely exceeded 100 miles. Early in
that year Marconi visited Newfound-
land and. from Signal hill, commenced
experiments with Cornwall. and on
Dec. II and Is of that year faint sig
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
JUDGE CLANCY
Of HorneIlsViIIe, N. Y, Hands
Down An Important
Decision

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most prominent members Of the bar in
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George H. Tiff of 873 River street,
troy, n. Y, suffered from liver trouble
and his blood was all out of order, and
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this to say:
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1t matters not how sick you are, how
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All druggists sell DR.. David Eenne-
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22

rails of the letter IS" repeated several
times, were caught by ear only with
the aid of telephones.
Later on Mareoni, on board the
steamship Philadelphia. bound for
America. succeeded in blishing
communication with Cornwall, a dis
lance of 2.10G miles. Transoceanic
messages also were received on board
the Italian warship Carlo Alberto while
the vessel lay at anchor in Sydney
harbor on Oct. 81. and since then Mar
conf has been perfecting the apparatus
at Table Head. He met with tnnumer-
able difficulties there but at last has
succeeded in sending a transoeeanic
wireless message from Canada to Corn
wall, a distance of 1900 miles. The
Carlo Alberto some days ago was
ordered TO proceed to Venezuela, but
as her immediate departure would seri-
Ously delay Marconis operations, the
order was modified and she was held
at Sydney until transatlantic commune
cation was successfully accomplished.
She has sailed for Venezuela to take
part in the blockade operations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
BICYCLE COMBINE.
New Company to Acquire the Prop
critics of the Old.

SILlSS OF the OlQ.
New York. Dec. 2L-The reorganiza-
ton committee of the American BIZ
cycle company has adopted a reorgan-
izatiOn plan filed with the Central
Trust company OF New York. which
provides for the organization of a new
company 10 acquire the properties Of
the old company by purchase. The
new company will issue 80, 800, 600 of s
per cent cumulative first preferred
stock, to be issued only for cash, to be
preferential both as to dividends and
assets, but TO be redeemable all or any
part at no; $l0.00O,0 600 non-cumulative
s per cent preferred stock, preferential
as to both dividends and assets, and
S10,000,G00 common stock. Holders of
the present per cent debentures win
be entitled 10 par in second preferred
stock Preferred stock is entitled to
$50 in new common stock for each
share, and 10 50 arst preferred stock
in return for a required assessment Of
50 a share. The common stock is also
assessed 50 a share and may receive SO
in new first preferred stock and $25 in
new common stock The stock of the
new company viii be held under vot-
ing trust for 1--WE years. A syndicate
has under consideration the payment
required.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
PRISONERS PLANNED
TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Cincinnati, o, Dec 21.-The officers
have detected a plot between the two
aged Germans-John Table and Ru-
dolph Schaum, 10 commit suicide. Both
were held awaiting trial on the charge
OF shooting - kill their wives. They
occupied adjoining cells and became
very intimate during the time allowed
them for keeping apart from the other
prisoners.
Table secured a rope from the dining
room and gave half of it TO Schaurn,
but the latter was discovered before
h carried out his purpose. Table has
disappeared and Schaum viii be ex-
amined for lunacy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
GENERAL SWAYNE'S FUNERAL.
Remains Will Be Inferred at Airing
ton Today.

New York. Dec 21.-FuneraI services
over the remains of General Wager
Swayne were held today in St Bartholo-
news church. the Rev. DR.. H. H. Greer,
rector of the church, reading the burial
service.
The pallbearers were DR.. Andrew II.
Smith. Colonel r. w. Tyler. ]. II. Brown
ing, Justice Edward Patterson. General
.: o. Howard, General Henry L. Burnett
Chauncey NJ DepeW, General GrenvilIe
NJ. Dodge, General Ripley, Judge John r
Dillon, General Daniel Z. Sickles. Dr.
kipp, Secretary of War Root and Colgate
HOyt.
Delegates from the Loyal Legion of
Honor. the Ohio society, the Bar associa
ton. the Republican CLUB. the Delta
Kappa Epsilon society, the various &.
A h posts and religious and missionary
societies with which the general was con-
nected were present.
At the conclusion of the service the
body was taken to the Pennsylvania depot
in Jersey City and placed in a special
car attached to the Washington express
Services will be held in Washington to-
morrow morning at st. Johns Episcopal
church. and the body VIII be inferred in
Arlington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
UNION OF CLERKS.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. efforts
are being made BY the general Office
clerks Of the Santa Pc system to form
a union. There are about $50 freight
clerks, handlers and checkers in the
employ of the Santa Fe road here
The clerks have prepared a schedule
which is NOW in the hands of General
superintendent Sheppard. In addition
10 asking for a 10 per cent increase in
wages. the freight and passenger traf-
fic clerks request an eight-hour work
day and overtime for anything in ex-
cess of eight hours
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
PASSENGERS BADLY SCARED
Accident on Board the Deutschland
Engineer Scalded.

plymouth, England, Dec. 21.-The
Hamburg American line steamer
Deutschland arrived at a quarter past
, O'Clock this afternoon. When she
was nearing the Scilly islands a cylin-
der burst ard the .starboard engine was
badly damaged. 1t VIII require four
months to effect repairs. One engineer
was sadly scaided. The steamer left
here at 3 O'clock for Cherbourg and
Hamburg.
The accident happened at half-past I
o'clock this morning. For a time the
vessel was IN complete darkness and
filled with escaping steam. The pas
sensers were greatly alarmed. Excel
lent discipline. however, was main
tanned and everybody was assured that
there was no danger and the excite
ment subsidized.
With the exception Of the engineer
who was caught in the escaping steam,
the peutschland's officers say that no
other member of the engine room staff
was seriously injured.
The repairs VIII cost several thousand
pounds. The steamer came into port
using her port engines alone at a speed
of sixteen knots
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
GEN. N0RD ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF HAYT

Port au Prince, Hayti, Dec. 21.-There
was a disorderly scene at today's sit
ting of the congress, as a result of viO-
lent speeches by Senator Cauyin and
Deputy Jeannot, who protested against
the proclamation by the army of Gen.
eral Nord as president of the republic.
One hundred and fifteen votes were
cast; of these General NOrd received 100
and was elected, while Is of the ballots
were black
The people of the country desire
peace, and they received the announce
ment of the result of the voting with
satisfaction. Port au Prince is quiet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
LONDON BANKING FIRM
FAILS FOR HEAVY SUM

London, Dec. 2I-The private bank
ing firm of j. & J. w PeaSe of OAR
ington has executed a deed of as
signment for the benefit of its credi-
tors. The firm liabilities are placed at
about 81, 800 900. 1t is understood that
the people affected by the assignment
are mainly members of the Pease fam
lily and their intimate friends. The
partners I'M the firm are two members
of the house of commons, representing
Durham and Essex. and A. z. Pease of
Yorkshire. Several friends of the
family have offered the firm financial
assistance to arrange a plan of set
tiement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
ExTRADITI0N PAPERS
FOR HUMBERT FAMILY

Paris, Dec. pa special messenger
has left here for Madrid with all the
documents connected with the extra
dition of the Humberts. The prisoners
are expected to arrive here on We'd
nesday
Parayre, a former steward of the
Humberts, who was arrested at Rouen
yesterday, was brought here today. 1t
is said that voluminous correspondence
between this man and the Humberts
has been seized at his home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
LUCKY The PUPILS
WERE ON VACATION

New Milford, Conn.,, Dec. 21.-Ingle-
side school, a large and fashionable
seminary for young ladies, was dam
aged $4,000 by fire today
The servants were the only persons
in the building when the fire broke out.
the young ladies of the seminary being
away on their Christmas vacations, as
were the instructors. More than 100
students were registered at the school,
and the damage to the articles in their
rooms, all of which were extensively
decorated, cannot be estimated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
RAGING WATERS ARE
BEGINNING TO RECEDE

Evansville, Ind, Dec. 21.-The Ohio
river, which has been overlooking the
lowlands above and below the city for
the past week, came to a standstill to-
day BY Monday noon it is expected
the water will begin to recede. The
damage to farmers has been severe
and tie and lumbermen along Grey and
Wabash rivers also report heavy
losses. A great deal of corn in shock
and in the field was lost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
NOTED THE0L0elAN DEAD.
Last Summons Answered by Rev.
DR.. Alphonse L. Magnien.

Baltimore, Dec. 21.-Rev. DR.. Al
phonse L. Magnien, president emeritus
of St. Mary's seminary, died at that
institution today Of kidney and heart
disease. He had suffered for several
months and was anointed last June
but recovered sufficiently to leave the
hospital.
DR.. Magnien was born in the diocese
of Mende, in France, sixty-five years
ago. He was graduated in Orleans,
and after ordination taught classics
in the preparatory seminary of Cass
La Chappelle. In 1869 he came to Bal
timore and taught philosophy, sacred
scripture, dogmatic theology and
church history until July 4. 1878, when
he was made president of the institu-
ton. succeeding Very Rev. John Paul
Dubreut, the fifth president of the SEM
mary, who died in that year. A
brother and sister of the dead priest
reside in France.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
CAPTAIN MCCARTNEY DEAD.
Veteran Sailor Succumbed to an At
tack of Pneumonia.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Captain Daniel
z. Mccartney, a retired naval officer,
died at his residence in this city today
from the effects of an attack of pneu-
monia. He was appointed to the navy
from Baltimore in 1861 and served
throughout the civil war, rising from
the rank of assistant engineer to chief
engineer His chief service during the
civil war was with the North Atlantic
squadron He was retired in 1892. but
in 1888, when the. Spanish war began.
he volunteered his services and was
assigned to special duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
MEssAGF FROM CABLFsHIP.

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The follow
ing message was received at noon to-
day from the cable ship Silvertown,
now laying the Pacific cable between
this city and Honolulu:
Latitude 2S.4 north, longitude 1892
west Total cable paid out, 1889 knots.
Weather fine''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
To Cost Millions.

Cleveland, Dec. 21.-Work will be
commenced in the spring to rid the
city of Cleveland of all grade cross
ings. The estimated cost of the work
will be $4,000, 000,- and it viii require
ten years TO do the work. There are
seven railroads concerned in the ex-
pensive improYement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
Twn Bartenders Arrested


Assembly club and of the Board of
Trade saloon were arrested this even
ing from the number who kept open
and they deposited the usual amount
for their appearance this morning be-
fore the police judge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
COLONEL MORRISON DIES.
Wife Is on Her Way to Attend the
Funeral.

Mrs. Morrison. wife of Lieutenant
Colonel Morrison, is on her way east
70 attend the funeral of her husband.
who died suddenly on Saturday. Mrs.
Morrison had made preparations to go
to the coast and was ready TO take the
train when kilograms were received
announcing the demise.
Colonel Morrison, who was judge ad-
vocate of the war department. had suf-
fered from appendicitis and unbeknown
TO his relatives had an operation per-
formed. The operation proved unsue-
cessful, and the announcement was a
severe shock to his wife and friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22
DIED OF BLOOD POISONING.

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Dec 21.-Mrs. Ida
Davies Greene, widow of Lieutenant
Francis Greene, L. S. N, who committed
suicide at Rio Janeiro three years ago,
died here today of blood poisoning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-22

Grand Maccabee ball at Christen-
sens new hall on Christmas eve.
Tickets, 81
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strengthen Muscles. remove pain any
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