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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
SHORT SESSION OF SENATE
Most Of the Time Was Spent Behind
Closed Doors.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The senate was
in session today one hour and five min
utes. most of which time was spent be-
hind closed doors. After the reception
OF number Of bills and petitions. and
the adoption of a concurrent resolution
calling on the president for the papers
in the Plus fund case. recently arbi-
trated before The Hague tribunal. Mr.
Beverage had read the resolution
adopted by the delegates to the Okla
hOma non-Dartisan convention favor
ing the admission of Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory as one
state and opposing the house omnibus
BILL The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session, and at 1850 adjourned
until Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05

Edmund Bersch. who was convicted Of
perjury and senteBced to five years in
the penitentiary.
During the afternoon session of court
William Tamblyn, a former delegate.
who was a witness for the state, con-
firmed the story that has long been
current to the effect that at the
birthday party" held at the home of
Julius Lehman during November. 1899,
the sum of SAT 500 was distributed
among the nineteen members of the
house of delegates combine for their
votes on the lighting bill Tamblyn
said he received 81, SOC. as did each OF
the other members present at the
party.
It is expected the case viii go to
the jury tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
SILVERSMlTHS HAVE
GIVEN UP THE FIGHT

New York, Dec. 4.-By the uncondi-
tonaI surrender OF the men. the strike
of silversmiths and hnishers for a nine
hour work day, came to an end today
throughout Greater New York City
About 500 men. applied TO be taken back
to work at the factories of Graf, Wash
bourne & Dunn. Thomas G. Bronson
and the German Manufacturing COM
pany- The firms named selected the
men they required. and the others, Z
IS said, viii De taken back as they are
needed.
The men returned 10 work on the
ten-hour basis existing before the
strike. It is understood that the loo
silversmiths. p0iishers and others on
strike at Tiffany & Co.'S factory in
Forest Hill. n. J., win return to work
on Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
WESTERN FEDERATION OF MINERS
HAS IMPORTANT PLANS BLOCKED OUT

Denver. Dec. AFTER a nine days
session the executive committee of the
Western Federation of Miners has
adjourned to meet again just prior to
the federation convention in Denver in
May, 1903.
1t was announced at the last meet
ing of the committee that 1900 coal
miners at NanaiTno had voted to af-
filiate with the western federation: al
so, that 800 workmen in the smelter
at Selby. Cal. have withdrawn from
the Blast Furnace Workers union to
join the federation.
one of the last acts Of the commit
tee was TO authorize President Meyer
to appoint a committee of three to ne
gOtiate with cities located near the
geographical center of the federatiOns
jurisdiction with a view of ascertain
ing what these cities will offer in the
way OF a bonus for the location of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
THOUSANDS OF MEN
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT

Shamokin, Pa, Dec. 4.-The ninth dis
trict executive board of the United
Mine Workers met here today, when it
was officially announced that the dis
trict would not receive any more aid
from the bituminous men for the min
ers yet idle owing to the recent strike
Secretary Hartley reported there were
between 5000 and 5000 men and boys
out of work in Schuylkill, Northumber-
land. Columbia and Dauphin counties.
comprising the district. Each local is
at present looking after idle members.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05

Washington, Dec. 4.-The Japanese
minister called at the state department
in haste today to communicate to Sec
rotary Hay a cablegram he had re-
ceived from the minister for foreign
affairs at Toxic. dated today, stating
that while Mr.. Buck, the United States
minister to Japan, was on a hunting
trip this morning he was taken sud
denly i'll and expired.
The service of the deceased minister
covered a critical and important chap
ter of Japanese history.
The state department Will take the
necessary steps TO see that Mr. Buck s
remains are brought to this country
for interment if his family so desires.
Hunting Wilson, the secretary of lega-
ton. was designated as charge.
At the close of the official day a ca
blegram was received at the state de-
partment from Mr.. Ferguson, second
secretary of the American legation at
duty to announce the death of Minis
ter Buck, who died today, but making
no explanation of the conditions.
1t is expected that the remains of the
dead minister. who was a veteran of
the civil war; will be brought to Wash
ington for interment at Arlington,
where the minister selected a burial
site for himself when he was in the
United States about two years ago.
Mrs. Buck is understood to be in To-
kio. and the state department will ad-
dress a proper message of coincidence
to her
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 4.-Hon. Alfred z.
Buck was about so years old and was
a leader in Republican politics in Geor-
gia. In 1896 he was appointed by Pres
ident Mckinley as minister to Japan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05

a federation headquarters building.
salt Lake City, ogden and Denver are
the cities regarded as logical sites.
It was agreed that the members of
the board should make it a point to
look up all available mining proper
ties Of value in the federatiOns log
zeal territory which can be purchased
or secured by lease or bond and each
viii outline a plan for putting the col
lective mining proposition on a work
ing basis.
A resolution was adopted pIedging
the members of the committee to the
political policy of the federation and
TO an agreement to refuse 'all prof
fers of political emolument at the
hands of any of the old political par
ties"
President Charles Meyer will soon
leave for a tour of New Mexico, Ari-
IONA, California, Nevada and Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
WHITNEY WILL SWING
FOR HIS AWFUL CRIME

Lexington, KY, Dec. AFTER being
out an hour, the jury in the case of
Earl Whitney of Nashville, Tenn,
brought in a verdict of guilty and fixed
his punishment at death Only two
ballots were taken, the first being
eleven for hanging and one for life
imprisonment
Claude O'Brien of Memphis, another
youthful burglar, who with Whitney on
Oct. IL entered the home of Merchant
A. B. Chinn, and who, Whitney has
protested. fred the fatal shot, will be
placed on trial tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05

Washington. Dec. 4.-Seuator Hoar
today presented to the senate an
amendment TO the immigration bill pro-
viding that the wives AMI children OF
aliens who have declared their inten-
lions of becoming citizens shall be ad-
mitted without tax or fee. In case of
contagious disease among them they
are to be held, and in case the disorder
should prove permanent they should
be deoorted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
NEW VAUDEVILLE HOUSE.

A vaudeville house in Salt Lake is
promised by J. w. Randolph and A 3.
BaScOe, who are connected with lie Petite
circuit. These managers have leased one
of the large ground floor rooms in the
Holmes building. Second South and State
street, and will convert it into their
house of amusement The promoters
agree TO furnish a high-class vaudeville
entertainment nightly at popular prices.
They have high hopes that Salt Lake
viii support such an institution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
DIRECT EVIDENCE
AGAINST Mr.. DENNY

st. Louis. Dec. 4.-The trial of Dele
gate Charles Denny on the charge of
perjury. before the grand jury. in the
Suburban Street Railway franchise
deal investigation. was called in Judge
Ryan's court today. The testimony
against Denny will. it is anticipated.
be practically the same as that against
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
MATsoN DISCHARGED.

The case of j. r. Matson charged with
attempted assault on a. girl, came UP for
hearing in Judge DiehPs court yesterday
morning, but on motion of Assistant
County Attorney Loufbourow the case
was dismissed. the reason given being
that the complaining witnesses were un-
willing to appear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
COUNTY TREAsURER's REPORT.

County Treasurer DaIe's report for the
month of November was filed with the
board of county commissioners yester-
day. The receipts Tor the month were
S93- 2S2. g., which. with the balance on
hand Nov l, of SIS. 695. 10. makes a total
of sl0S, 81 81. The total disbursements
for the month amounted TO S60673.7 Il. leav-
ing a balance on hand Dec. 1 of S4S, 904 %.
The balance is distributed among the
various funds as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
SNOW IN OREGON

Baker City Ore, Dec. "A snOwstorm
has been raging in this section for thirty
six hours. and the ground is covered 70
depth OF one foot All traffic is de-
layed- This is the heaviest snowfall re-
corded for this season in years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
HIS MOUTH BUTToNED.
lspeeial to The Herald. }

washington, Dec 1T is stated Z
; at the interior department that :
; Special Land Agent Colonel Mosby. :
, now investigating the fencing con-
; citiOns in the west. has received :
; positive Instructions to refrain
; from talking for publication re-
; garding his duties. Colonel Mosby
; has been interviewed at great
; length in Nebraska by Colorado
; papers about alleged infractions of
; the fence law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
Charles h. Dow.

New York, Dec. 4.-Charles H Dow,
founder of the Wall street news gath
ering firm of Dow, Jones & CO., died
at his home in Brooklyn today. He
was born in Connecticut in 1851.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
Professor Kumlein.

Milton, Wis, Dec. 4.-Ludwig Kun
lein. professor of natural history and
physiology in Milton college. died today
from cancer of the throat. He was a
man of note as d naturalist and was
accepted as an authority in many lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
Charles B. Harton.

San Bernardino. Cal, Dec. 4.-Charles
B. Harton, a wen known newspaper
man. is dead here of consumption In
structions regarding the disposal Of the
remains are being awaited from his
family in Indiana
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
PRESENTED WITH JEWEL.

Chris DiehI, the veteran Mason, was
presented with a magnificent jewel We'd
neSday evening. representing the degree
knight Command of Court of Honor
Scottish Rite Masonry The presentation
was made by ]. j. Greenwald. on behalf
of /. A. MeheSe. The jewel was the
workmanship of Lyon & Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
FEARS OF A FLOOD.

Alexandria, La. Dec. 4-The cold
wave reached here today, accompanied
by sleet, rain and snow. The tempera-
ture went down to 80. Red river is
rising rapidly, and fears of a food are
entertained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
TIE FAMILY SUMMONED.

Cumberland, Nd. Dec. Airs. Hen
~ G. Davis, wife of ofrmer Senator
Davis of West Virginia. is very i'll at
her home in Elkins, w. Va The fam
lily has been summoned to her bed
side.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
NINE BELOW ZERO.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. To-day was
the coolest of the seasons degrees be
low zero.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
Son of Kit Carson.

Santa Monica, Cal, Dec. Aged
Sam Carson has been found dead in
his hut, far up in Santa Monica can
yon. He had been bitten by spider
Carson was about SO years old, and
claimed to be a son of the renowned
scout, Kit Carson. For many years
the old man lived at the head of Rus
tic canyon, with only his horses and
dogs for companions.
Before taking up his abode in the
mountains, the stories are that Car
son had a most picturesque career as
a pioneer gold hunter, Indian fighter
and adVenturer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
SUDDEN END OF
MINISTER BUCK
Diplomat Fell Dead at the I'm
periaI Duck Hunt in Japan.
BODY WILL BE BROUGHT HOME
DEATH OF SAM CARSON, SON OF
THE NOTED SCOUT.

\ YOKOHAMA, Dec. 4-United =
= States Minister Buck died =
this morning while at the p
4 imperial duck shoot. The cause of =
= his death is supposed to have been y
= apoplexy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05

y {I7ASHNGToN, Dec. AT y
w 1850 o'clock tonight the 4
condition of ex-Speaker y
= Thomas b. Reed. who has been i'll =
= here since Tuesday evening, was =
= reported to be critical. A few min =
= utes before that time DR.. Gardner. 4
= one of the attending physicians, =
= handed the following bulletin to =
= the press: =
AT 10 .. m. Mr.. Reeds condition IS
as follows: Temperature, 100 %: pulse.
IS; respiration. "a. Mr. Reed suffered
from degree of uraemic coma during
The afternoon, but his mind is again
clear this evening His appendicitis
symptoms are rapidly subsiding, and
appendicitis is not an important factor
In his present condition.
(EiUpaJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-05
Nv. c. GOODNOW, NJ. D.:
r. A. GARDNER, Nj. D.;
IT. L. MCDONALD, NJ. D."

DR.. Gardner made two visits to his
patient during the evening leaving the
first time at $780, Later he and Drs.
.Goodnow and Mcdonald came and re-
manned at the hotel for nearly two
, 1902-02-06

British service papers have noted
that the Prince of Wales is the first
heir apparent to the British crown to
hold an actual commission in the
navy, the senior service on their side
Of the water. Hitherto the heir appar-
ent has been put into the army, and
any naval rank he may have held has
been purely honorary. The same rule
was followed in the case Of the sons Of
the present king; Prince Edward was
made a soldier. and died while major
in a hussar regiment: Prince George
was made a sailor. and has command
ed his own ship on a regular cruise.
Now. by the death of his elder brother,
he becomes Prince Of Wales, the first
of the line to be a sailor. Hitherto he
has been promoted rapidly. but with a
decent period Of service in each rank,
until he now holds the commission Of
a captain. Hereafter his promotion
will be honorary. as 1t will no longer
be advisable for the heir to the crown
to 90 to sea in command Of a fleet or
to take the risks Of a naval oficer.-
New York Sun.
, 1902-02-06
KEEP IT AT HOME.

The people of Wyoming are very I'M
are concerned.
Some of them are too stringent,
some are too loose. and others are al
together worthless.
An example among those too strin.
gent is found in that act of the legis-
lature now in force whereby no insur-
ance company can be organized in
Wyoming unless with a 100000 paid
up capital stock. Now in the opinion
of some of our state officials who are
in a position to know some of the
would be utilized for the benefit of the
state by Way of organizing one or more
large home insurance companies were
it not that such an enormous amount
OF capital stock is required under the
law as it now stands. The amount is
not perhaps unusual for such COM
panies in the Older states. but it is al
together too large for Wyoming. Mr..
henderson, our state examiner, is IN
clined to the opinion hat if not more
than 800. 900 in capital stock was re-
quired by III law there would be some
home insurance companies organized,
and if the insurance business of Wyo-
ming were to be done by home COM
panies it would retain at home a large
mount of money which goes abroad
annually in the way of premiums.
About $457 900 in premiums were
paid out by our people for insurance
last year and while many losses were
paid and some of the money came
back. yet fully 5000, 900 of it will "
see Wyoming again. 1t will be the
same this year and next year and so
on Observation-Disclosures.
, 1902-02-06
The Use Of pS.

When a stamp Is placed ON a letter
1t represents n Of sixty made for each
man. and child in the United
States. Enough stxfnps will be issued
this year to supply each individual in
the United States with at least sixty
stamps each. Distributed among the
population Of the entire globe, they
supply each person with postage for
lot less than three letters. Placed
side by side in a continuous line the
total issue would girdle the entire
earth three times. forming a variegat-
ed ribbon around 1t nearly three inches
in width. If spread out in the same
manner across the United States, the
stamps would form a paper sidewalk
from New York to San Francisco over
three feet wide. Pasted into a stamp
collectors book of the conventional
size. the issue for the year would half
I'LL 1.000, 900 volumes. which placed one
upon another would form a solid COL
umn over twenty-five miles high. II
1t is true, as Edward Everett Hale
says. that the United States postal sys-
tenn is the greatest of popular educa-
tors, these figures will serve t show
the extent of Uncle Sans present ssrv-
Ice as a school teacher.
, 1902-02-06

The Pennsylvania railroad company
has decided to construct a tunnel seven
miles long to avoid the great Horse
shoe curve, which is one of the most
notable features on the line. 1t will
be the largest enterprise of the kind
In railroad construction so far attempt
ed on this continent. The Hoosac, the
longest at present in operation. is less
than four miles in length. The Cas-
cade tunnel Of the Great Northern rail-
way Is two and one-half miles long
and the tunnel projected through the
Sierra to reduce 1900 feet of grade on
the Central Pacific railroad will be
only one and one-half miles in length.
The proposed Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel will shorten the line only three
miles and reduce the time in transit
three minutes. but the lessening Of
wear and tear on the rolling stock.
which must be ,G:- heavy on the pres
ent curves and grades OF the Horse-
shoe. will doubtless compensate the
company for the investment.
, 1902-02-06

Yes" said the manager Of the de-
funct Uncle Toms Cabin company,
1T was our dog that broke up the
show" The dog, Ell? What wal the
matter with him." Too fastidious.
You never saw such a hound in your
life. You know the play. Of course.
We tie a piece OF meat in the folds Of
ELIAS frock, and that's what draws
the dogs after her when she run
across the blocks of Ice. Well, what
do you think this dog demanded"
Cant imagine 'Porterhouse beef
steak. sir. and with the tenderloin left
in! Yes. sir. How's that? And you
couldn't fool him. He wouldn't chase
Eliza a foot unless the meat was a
choice cut. No, sir. And. by gum.
sir, our company had to live on liver
and bacon. so that blamed dog could
have his steak. Yes. sir" The de-
mand was too much for you. was it?"
NO, it wasn't. That Is, 1t wasn't I'M
til he began to insist upon mushrooms
with his steak. Then we Just threw
up our hands and quit."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
, 1902-02-06

cal nuisance abatiug society. and there
is much reason for faith in its feast
In fat. both on railways cud
in stationary power plants it has of
late been repeatedly demonstrated
that the evil in question can be over
come by careful stocking, and without
the us" of special appliances to pro
combustion.
Nevertheless. conservatism is in
grained in the human mind. The ma
jority of the consumers of soft coal are
i~nCrcdulOus. And it will take time and
trouble to convince them, Hence the
American Machinist remarks that If
the ST. Louis plan can be carried out
strickly, "a service will be rendered to
the country greater than such exhibit
tons are usually credited with" And
the lesson is particularly needed in the
west. which is unable to obtain anthra-
cite except at prohibitive prices.
But there Is another way to free a
large community from smoke. All the
power required for factories and the
operation of street railways might be
developed at a central station outside
the city limits and be transmitted to
consumers in the form of electricity.
One of the great movements of the age
is toward the employment of electric
motors to drive machinery of all kinds.
in order TO get rid of belts and shaft
ings. and thus to save both space and
power. Another advantage OF the sys.
TEN is that the power may be convient'
ly brought from distant places. where
circumstances favor it's cheap devel'
opment. like Niagara or the slopes OF
the Sierra. Some of the electricity
which San Francisco now uses is gen
Grated in the Yuba valley. more than
200 miles away. But all the streams
In this country together are not sui
ficient to generate a tenth of the pow,
err actually needed. Hence fuel is an
absolute necessity. 1t is not essential
though. that it should be burned at the
precise spot where its output of en-.
ergy is utilized.
When small consumers of power oh
tain it. like gas. water or current fol
lighting and driving electric fans. from
a big producer. it should be much less
expensive than when developed on the
premises. Power costs less when gen
] nrnfnJ an q lnrua SrnJn thor nn q cr,nI
, 1902-02-06
OUR COTTON CROP.
IMMENSE AMOUNT PRODUCED BY
THE UNITED STATES.
state Of Texas Alone Grows More Than
Any Foreign Countrywide staple Is
Now Being drown In Seventeen
States.

This country is the greatest cotton
grower in the world. Texas alone pro-
dnces more than any foreign country.
The cotton crop is worth almost as
much as the wheat crop, and two
thirds of it is exported. The third hat
remains at home has become a bone of
contention between the New ENGLAND
and the southern mills, and recent de-
velopments indicate that the southern
srs may get the best Of it. They have
a quarter OF the spindles in operation
in the country. having doubled the
number in the fve a from 1890 to
1895. and doubled it again since the
latter ate. The southern mills use
two-ffths Of the cotton that stays at
home, and at times have been able to
pay the grower one-half cent more a
pound than he could obtain at New
York or Liverpool. The south suffered
from the W., but long ago her people
began to draw new strength from their
adversely. The capacity for manage
ment and the quality Of labor have both
improved. so that she is ready to take
hold OF manufacturing Industries and
make them pay. Her new energies are
going largely into cotton manufactur-
ing, and hat will mean a firmer basis
| for raw cotton production than it has
ever had before.
Cotton is grown in seventeen states
and territories and ranks first in six
Of these. 1t has gone west Of the Mis-
sissippi river and become the chief crop
of Texas. 1t is pushing back wheat.
With commercial fertilizers the planter
has been able to hasten it's maturity.
and cheat the frost. so that the cotton
zone has been extended fifty miles
northward. Its appearance as a crop
In Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
bodies i'll for wheat in those regions.
At present the value of the seed in
a 10. OOO. 900 bale crop is about $50, 0OO.-
900 to the planters. 1t ought not to
cause any surprise to see in the near
future advertisements of rolled cotton
seed for breakfast.-Frank M. Todd in
Ainslee's.