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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-07
PIONEER W CbfN DEAD
Esther Wainwright Bennion Goes to
Her Rest in Her 85th Year

Another pioneer woman succumbed
20 the inevitable last night sh. was
Mrs, Esther Wainwright Bennion who
passed away at the residence OF her
son, Ira Bennion at Taylorsvllle.
The deceased had led a life OF won
derful activity ana as late as yester
day was able TO move about the house
going from room 10 room without as
sistance But as midnight approached
1t was evident that the end was near
lat hand and at n o'clock she died.
surrounded by members OF ncr family.
Her funeral VIII take place from The
Taylorsrille ward house on Thursday
al 10 o'clock and friends are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs Bennion was the wife Of the late
John Bennlon. She leaves eight chill
dren, three sons and Eve daughters.
Among her sons Is Samuel r. Beunlon.
president OF the Uin,ah Stake o. Zion.
She was a native Of Liverpool, England,
and was born IN 1917, and was there
fore in the eighty-flfth year Of her age.
In 1870 she embraced the Gospel and il
is said Of her that she never once wav-
cred IN her faith The same year sac
became identified with Mormonlsm she
became the wife OF John BennIon and
went with him TO Nauvoo with Che FIRST
Mormon emlgrants that lett England
for this country; and with MIN she
came to Utah In lSil. Mr.. and Mrs,
Bennion were among the earliest set
tiers OF Taylorsyille. also among the
most widely known and highly respect
ed. The deceased leaves a large num-
Der OF grand and great grandchildren.
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The idea Of a commercial club con-
tinues to meet with favor, and the
manager of appointment business house
said this morning In connection with
the proposed movement I'VE do not
want chamber of commerce, but We
do want commercial club The club
organization includes the most desirable
features OF the chamber of COMMERCE
with clubs social attractions Such
an organization ought to, and would be
largely a MONDAY affair, where busi-
ness men could take their customers
patrons or business acquaintance TO
lunch and discuss with them such mat
tiers Of mutual commercial interest.
Why, In one hour at lunch an immense
amount of business can be transacted.
Then, in the evenings the various
committees might meet in the club
rooms to discuss questions referred TO
them for examination A chamber OF
commerce Is barren Of those social sur
roundings that man takes pleoenre
in. II is sort Of wide open instltu-
ton where ali can 20 WHO have an
axe to grind, and sooner or later menu
bers begin TO avoid attendance wher-
ever they can, and shortly the attend
ance falls away so materially that COM
mittee work, or any Kind Of work for
that matter IL more and more neglect
ed until geenral naresis is the result.
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.2eHLEY'S INTERVIEW
WITH PRESIDENT.
o,,,ested Appeal for Reversal Of secy
=" '.,c,s Action and Disapproval OF Ma
,,,itv Judgment, Which Was Granted.

out some new facts which have an I'M
portant bearing upon the controversy
Messra. RaynOr and league, counsel
FOR Rear Admiral Schley, came over
from Baltimore today and were closeted
Tor several hours with their client, Ad-
mlral Sohley would not discuss the
matter beyond stating that he had
asked his counsel to come here that he
might acqualnt them with the result
of his talk with President Roosevelt
and agree upon the best method Of
bringing the facts before the President,
While it is not definitely known how
much time was afforded IN which 10
prepare the appeal, II Is understood to
De the wish of President Roosevelt That
the matter be presented as early as
possible,
The following statement was given
cut by Admiral Schley's counsel at the
conclusion Of the conference;
Admiral Schley has concluded, after
mature and careful dellberatlon, to APP
peai from the majority decision Of the
court OF inquiry to the President Of the
United States as commander-in-chiei
of the army and navy. The action haY-
ing been determined upon, nothing
more can be dlyulged at this time tho
regulations Of the navy being such that
the nature Of the proposed appeal can
not be revealed except by the President
after the formal documents have been
filed with him" s..
Mr., Raynor stated that It will take
some time to prepare the appeal and
that II viii not be filed with the Presi-
dent until after the return Of Admiral
Schley from his visit to Savannah
about the 20th inst,
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BOER CASUALTIES.
For Week Were 80 Killed, o Wonnd-
ed, 201 Captnred, 72 Surrendered

London, Jan. Lord Kitchener .tel1-
graphing from Johannesburg, Monday,
Jan. q reports the occurrence of a
number Of skirmishes in various parts
OF the war field, The most serious
were ut Amersfoort, Jan. and Jan, 4,
when Major w. H. Plumer and Col
j. ). Pens were in contact with Com
mandant Christian Botha's and Com
mandant Opperman's commands. They
drove the Beers from their positions
after considerable lighting, during
which the Somerset light Infantry suf-
fered severely Major Valentine and
is men We're killed and FIVE officers
and Is men were wounded, The Beers
left nine men dead on the field.
COZ Colenbrander surprised Field
Cornet LouW's lager at Waterfall, Jan,
8, killing FIVE men and capturing 80
Lord Kitchener mentions other minor
surprises and captures.
Gen, French reports that the Beers
In Cape Colony are so reduced In num-
bers as to require only an elaborate
police system to keep them in check
The weeks totals Of Boer casualties
are SO men killed, wounded, 2Gl made
prisoners, and ~ surrendered.
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there might be some interests In the
United states which believed they
would be harmed by the rivalry Of This
canal and there We're gentlemen Of hon-
est purpose who thought that the time
was not ripe for the building Of a cam
al or that AN enterprise Of such magnl.
tudc should not be undertaken. They
were perhaps terrified by the spectre
of scandal, but" he continued. ~
insist that the American people have
made their decree that the canal shah
be built and that now Is the time TO
build II (Applause)
Mr.. Hepburn about the recent report
ed offer Of the Panama company tu sell
cut for $i0.00OOQ0 and Mr. Hepburn
said the committee reported on an off
fer Of 00O0O0OO but he could not tell
what would have been its report on
the last reported offer At an events
the Nicaraguan route was 400 miles
nearer the United states than Panama
Mr. Hepburn declared there was no
certainty that the Panama company
had submitted q new proposition that
II 1t had II was trying to save q por-
ton OF It's investments, that the pur-
pose was delay and that be did not he
lieye the United States should become
involved IN the dIscredited enterprise
at Panama, II the proposition had been
made MI Hepburn declared that the
Panama company had forfeited its
right and that we should deal with
Columbia,
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PROCEEDINGS
IN THE HOUSE

Washington, Jan There was a
fairly large attendance In the galleries
Of the House today In anticipation Of
the opening OF the debate on the Near
aguan canal bill which had been made
a special order today. BY the terms OF
the order, the bill will continue before
the House until disposed Of
without preliminary business, the
House went into committee OF the
whole (Mr, Grosvenor of Ohio In the
chair for the consideration OF the
canal bill, and Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa.
the chairman OF the committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce, which
reported the bill, took the floor to open
the debate. He said the subject OF a
waterway across the isthmus connect
ing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans had
been In the minds OF the people of the
word for more than 400 years.
nj the United States thirty-seven
states had instructed their congress-
ional delegations 20 support a bin for
an international oceanic waterway; all
political parties had aligned themselves
In favor Of IL; the subject had been
discussed in Congress, scientific soce.
ties, the newspa pers and on the hust
ings until there was now a volume OF
literature on TIC subject such as was
never before devoted TO a single pro-
ject
Mr. Hepburn said the report Of the
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DRIVING CLUB BEING PROJECTED.
Proposition Receives Further Consideration at Meeting Of D.
A. & NJ Society Directors and Local Horsemen This
Aernoon-Anotber Meeting Called.

President Ilmpey, John G. Cutler. j.
G. Mcdonald and Secretary Sears the
committee Of the d. A, a. M. socletyap-
pointed to confer with the representa-
tive horsemen Of the city, met with the
letter this afternoon and talked
over the situation The outcome was
that the horsemen viii report 10 a mass
meeting OF those Interested which VIII
be called for p, m Saturday night m
the salt Lake saddlery premises on
Second South
The meeting win be called with the
view Of laying before the horsemen Of
Salt Lake and Utah generally the prop
Osltlon Of forming driving club along
the lines OF those in the larger cities Of
the United States, and then proposal
viii be submitted that the driving club
construct mile track upon the new
Fair grounds at Agricultural Park,
erect stables, grand stands ana other
adjuncts to q first class driving park
and In consideration Of the money and
time that Is expended upon the I'M
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CooPER's BILL.
Provides Complete Form OF Civil
Government for the Philippines.


Washington. Jan, Representative
Cooper Of Wisconsin, chairman Of the
House committee on insular affairs, to-
day introduced a bill giving complete
form OF civil government for the Phil
ipplnes to begin January + 1904, with
a governor appointed BY the President,
legislature OF two houses and with
two Philippine commissioners TO repre-
sent the Filipino people at Washington.
In other respects the Cooper bill fol-
lows that OF Senator Lodge, heretofore
summarized, but In the important fea-
lures OF establishing a civil government
after January /, 1904. Mr., Cooper's mea-
sure enlarges on the bill drawn at the
war department and introduced by Mr..
Lodge.
In framing a form Of civil government
for the Philippines Mr.. Cooper follows
recommendations of the Philippine
commission. Section continues the au~
thority of the commission until January
/. 1904, at which time the new civil
government Is TO come into existence,
The upper branch OF the Legislature Is
called the council and Is to consist OF
FIVE native Filipinos, appointed by the
President. The lower house is called
the house of delegates and consists OF
thirty memberselected every two years
by the vote of the Philippine people.
The qualifications of voters are that
they shall be over q years old, shall
be able 10 read and write Spanish or
English, shall possess taxable property
and shall have resided for one year in
tbC islands.
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COLORADO GANK CLOSES.
Caused by Failure OF Colorado Sugar
Beet Co. To Meet Its Obligations.

Grand Junction, Colo, Jan. 6--rhe
Colorado state bank was today placed
In the hands OF w 7. Dowrey, as as
signee. Cashier j r.. Mcfarland is
sued statement to the effect that the
closing Of the bank was due 10 the in
ability of the Colorado beet sugar fac
tory to meet certain notes due to tAe
bank Of Hanover, N. Y, aud that IN
order to bring about the most satlsfaC-
tory settlement for all concerned IL
was decided TO close for a period Of
two or three weeks
Mcfarland Is also manager OF the
beet sugar company Some time ago
TIE bank secured the loan of $4,000
from the Hanover National bank Of
New York for the Colorado Sugar COM
pany of this city.
The New York bank recently forced
tho collection OF the loan, thus COM
pe'ling the local bank to suspend A
meeting Of the directors OF the sugar
company viii be held this week in
Denver TO take steps for the protection
of creditors. II IL claimed the bank has
deposits Of SlSO0OO, and within three
or four weeks will resume business.
The Colorado State bank closed lis
doors In 1895, but was recognized with
IN 0 short time afterward 4, NJ. Jones
Is lresidtrt
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...,oo. Jan. 1.-THE object OF
E''nI'' sonicys visit to the wn .to
Aan'', .,s,srday vas to request 'n'
lI'', .,.s s'1 y entertain and consider an
Pl''u'a' ,be reversal Of the action OIL
s ". r an and the disobpoyal o. the
~, ry' Judgment of the court Of In
ra~"i reo interview was satisfactory
guy PRESIDENT granting the admirar'
w uosers. Raynor and league
r'' SJay assist Admiral seh'e| ~
w ,sWy,rs,atlon Of the appeal
u eiap'crdow with the President was
llr n,' m advance and at It's conclu-
sfaNs1sp rirol gchley left the White
.0 aI IN a satisfied state of nina re
,.gn,n given a full opportunity 70
no "' ny case from his standpoint
pt"m srnpalnt the President win
tM asialls With which the latteer
aa1 not have any knowledge WINE
WIN ,,..l,sl schley would not make any
A. .."ocrt regarding the matters DIS
sav ,.3 holdlng that any interview be-
. ..' naval officer and his c0mnlahu'
WYNN .s.f sbohd be regarded az conn.
s,Sdal h Is understood ihat he brought
.'' ~ Presidents attention many OF
S,lsssd Injusilccs and discrepancies
INV majority report Of the court OF
h,gly ,-.....,,,,. MIN Aha
pe,Jsnl was the result OF his deter
ms,ilon to exhaust every means IN ms
Sees, Ia oyertufn The Judgment which
4, BEEN rendered against him, MS
s.r appeal win be different from that
sbnltIed to the department. bringing
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-07
VINE ROAD TO THUNDER MOUNTAIN

A. J. McNab, formerly business part
ner with Senator Shoup and one Of the
best known men In the state Of Idaho,
Is guest at the Cullen hotel. He says
there is a movement on foot with good
prospects Of being carried through in
the proposed building Of wagon road
from Three Forks to Thunder Noun
tain which would cost, Mr., McNab
thinks, about $4,000 This would
make an excellent road from Red Rock
on the Short Line and better en-
trance, It Is claimed, to the Thun-
der Mountain country than via Mac
kay. because It is a water way all the
way from Red Rock, There Is good
road now running from Red Rock to
Salmon, 6S miles; and from Salmon to
Three Forks, 50 miles From there to
Thunder Mountain Is eighty one miles,
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via Middle Fork, Roam Creek and Mar
Bile Creek.
Mr., McNab says that as far as is
known now the gold belt in Thunder
Mountain district is eight miles long
and two miles wide. 1t Is a clear gold
easy milling proposition. though to q
small extent there is placer workings,
lie says a good deal of this has already
been taken up, and that people who get
In there FIRST will occupy rooms on
the ground floor But at the same
time, he does not advise any ones go
ing into that region now because there
Is no settlement In there, and no pro-
visions. There Is wild game but this
Is uncertain In the spring there viii
be q regular cayalcade into the dis
trict and Mr. McNab is ready TO be-
lieye that the gold belt will then be
found TO be much more extensive than
the present known dimensions He
says Idaho Is bound TO show up In
great shape during the current year.
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builiing. The robber went up TO Estep
ard addressed him by name. Thinking
It was friend Estep was taken un-
aware, and when q revolver was thrust
into his face, was not In shape for de-
Tense. Under threats of death he was
forced TO go to the composing room
wATCHMAN TAKEN.
Night Fireman l.. w. Clark was taxi
en- unawares In the steam plant Of the
Exchange building. He reisted and was
badly beaten with a sand-bag before
subdued He was also taken TO the
composing room and left bound and
gagged with his two companions.
About midnight one OF the robbers
was Jeff to guard the three captlves,
while the other five went TO the bank
which Is located on the first floor Of the
Exhange building, near the center. with
nltroglycerine the robbers blew open the
steel doors Of the vault. These doors
are OF a double thickness Of steel and
were shattered and the banks books
and papers blown into shreds.
ENTERING THE VAULT.
Entering the vault, the big steel safe,
with quadrupe plate doors, was next
encountered. The plates were drilled
and a charge OF nitroglycerine inserted
The explosion destroyed more books ana
Papers and scattered about 5000 In gold
and silver upon the floor, This money
was not taken by the robbers. They
took al the other currency and coin
amounting to about $1,000, as nearly as
the bank officials can estimate. The
five men left the men and signaled to
the one who was guarding the captive
watchmen and fireman. This man join
ed his companions
RELEASES HIS COMPANIONS.
Five minutes after the robber guard
left the composing room Estep, who
had not been bound securely, worked
loose and released Clark and Philpot
This was about o'clock. Estep then
ran TO the telephone and called ny
Charles T. Jones, general manager Of
the stocl,yards, and Informed him OF
the robbery. President c, Gordon
Klox. al the bank. was also called and
he SION arrived at the stockyards. Mr.
Knox said that II the robbers had made
their haul the night before they would
have secured about $4,000 more than
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proyements they viii ask for a lease
from the D.A. & M, Society Of the prop
erty involved for a stated period OF
years.
Just how long the lease Will be given
for Is at the present time pr0blematlcdl
but the horsemen are said to have the
term of fifteen years in view
Al the meeting between the two COM
mlttees this afternoon the representa-
tlyes of the Agricultural society are
Said to have been unanimously in favor
Of the proposition,
The new driving club expects to num-
Der In its ranks all the leading horse
men of this city ana state and will be
en- Influence In the advertising and up
bulldlng Of Utah, II will give meets at
stated intervals aside from the Fair
week and will also endeavor to get out
some Of the best horses in the county
from time 10 time
The committee Of horsemen who
waited upon the representative Of the
DIAN NJ society was composed OF Hal
Brown, Dr. Wright chief Devine, w,
n. Stone and Dr shores. J. G, Leary
was also In attendance In an unofficial
capacity aud gave his opinion regard
iug the project.
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Walker commission gave careful con-
sideration to every feature Of the work.
The bill submitted BY his committee
proposed to concentrate an authority
In the hands of the President Il
opened no opportunity Tor defunct
statesmen or for pensionIng OF persons
who had been passed IN the race Of
life II gave the United States the
authority TO protect. defend ana oper-
ate the canal In view OF all the re-
ports submitted Mr.. Hepburn said
there could now be no question In the
mind of any well Informed man Of the
feasibility and probability Of an in
ter-oceanlc canal
Referring to the efforts OF the Pana-
ma Canal company 20 build g canal by
private enterprise, he summed up their
efforts as follows
THE company raised $3.50. 900 600 by
the sale Of SiS5 .0OO 900 Of bonds and az
ter eight years the managers Of the
company found themselves with the
work less than one-fourth completed.
penniiess and bankrupt IN money and
character"
The disaster Of this company, he said
proved conclusively that the work
should be undertaken by governmental
agency
There was not an atom Of work In
general engineering, said he. yet to be
done, In favor Of the feasibility and
practicabilIty. no enterprise that had
ever received the attention OF man had
been 80 concluslvely proved II the
pending bill became a law the work
could begin at once and should be COM
pleted IN eight years
Mr. Hepburn said that as a CONNER
clal venture the commissions figures
OF 100000 tons could be safely taken.
At the latter figure the total revenue
al the Suez rate would be- $4,000. 600
enough 20 meet the cost OF mainten-
anoe, $4,000, 00O), and leave byei fi0,-
100000 to meet interest charges II there
were such
In concluding. Mr.. Hepburn said
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prevented. Bell had them tied and
concealed In a wagon and the crowds
werb partially deceived as to the pre-
senca Of the prisoners until they were
lodged In jail,
Deputy John Sherman reports that
3 Charles Woodward, another of the es-
capped men, was seen Saturday near
the Arbell ranch, % miles west of Err
way. Woodward was on foot and go
ing west, Deputy James Kennedy and
his men got fresh horses at the ranch
and started four hours behind the
fugitive.
Charles Woodward IL the older broth
er and is supposed to be the one that
shot Kicker. He told his wife before
he broke Jail that he was going $ld
would never be taken alive,
Clarence Woodward says he had
nothing to do with the killing,
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RECRUIT TRAIN wREoKED.
or Three Hundred Mei Aboard, Only
Three Were Injured.

Chicago, Jan, IA Rock Island spe-
clal bearing three hundred recruits
bound for the Philippines from Column
bus barracks, Onto was patally wreck
ed In Twenty second street early today.
Three men We're injured, as follows.
Henry Lewis crushed between cars,
internally injured; taken to hospital.
c. G, Murphy, thrown from train and
foot crushed, continued journey.
Lawrence Schacf'er thrown out Of
window and clothing torn from body;
escaped with slight bruises,
A tourist ear containing fifty soldiers,
lost It's rear truck and was dragged
half a block before the engine stop.
ped and the car was badly damaged
A sleeper occupied by eight officers and
the wife Of one Of them. was thrown
to an adjacent track but maintained
It's upright position After several
hours delay the train was re-made and
the journey continued The accident
is said 10 have been due TO he failure
Of "A switch 20 work properly.
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AUPDERERS OF SHERIFF KICKER.
Clarence Woodward and Frank S. FOOte Brought Into Casper
had had Nothing to Eat and We're Badly Frozen-Town Much
EIcied-Number OF Citizens Sworn In TO Protect JAIL

Jasper Wyo., Jan, LEVI Bell, a
member Of the posse In pursuit Of the
nufderers Of Sheriff Kicker who was
nII'd last week, brought in Clarence
woodward and Frank $. Foote late
Rs' night Bell and Enoch Jones were
El' at the Woodward ranch by the
PSe to watch. Early Monday the
no alleged murderers came to the
nh'h They had had nothing to cat
''a were badly frozen. The town Is
excited
W. b Tubs has been appointed
sa''lh and has sworn in a large num-
vi q citizens to protect the jail. The
1--WE attempted to secure the prison.
w VI he way to the Jail but We're
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Geo. n. Wiswell Dead.

Milwaukee, wis, Jan. 7,--George n.
Wlswell president OF the Milwaukee
Mutual Life Insurance company, died
today after a three weeks illness, aged
30 years Mr.. Wiswell was first strick-
on with pneumonia three weeks ago
and when that malady was overcome
an liberation of the cavities Of the
heart set In which resulted fatally.
Mr. Wiswell was well known through
out the country having served as SER
Eeant at arms at the national Republl-
can convention at Philadelphia two
years ago and as assistant sergeant at
arms at the Chicago, Minneapolis and
Sc. Louis conventions, He served as
United States marshal of the eastern
district Of Wisconsin under President
Harrison. Mr.. Wiswell was promln-
ent Mason knight Of Pythlas and odd
Fellow and la number Of variousother
fraternal societies