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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
ROYAL DRAGONS
HAVE MANY TOES
Consul HO Vows Had Only Four
and Were Not Misleading.
-$
REPLIES TO CHARGES MADE
DECLARES THEY ARE FoRGER-
les AND MALICIOUS.
REPLIES TO CHARGES MADE

q AN FRANCISCO, March 2l.-Re-
y ferring to the charges said TO have
been preferred against him by the
Chinese Six companies. Consul General
HO Vow. i'll an interview. said
The Six companies have notified
Minister WI that the document sent in
their name to Pekin was a forgery, ]
am ex ohicio a member of the council
Of the Six companies and would have
known of any such steps having been
taken. The books of the Six companies
show all their transactions. and, of
course, there is no record Of any such
charges having been filed.
Il supposed that some Of my political
enemies are resp lsible for such a
cOwaTd!y attack. They say that have
not been active enough in opposing the
exclusion bill. II was only few
weeks ago that we were charged with
being too active by parties in WASH
ingtOn. The Chinese government Will
be notified that the document sent 10
them in the name Of the Six companies
was a forgery and that will end the
matter"
The consul general stated that the
dragon his jockey flies has only four
toes and therefore is not the imperial
dragon, which has five, Furthermore.
he added. his colors are red and blue.
not yellow, that color being prohibited
10 all but those Of imperial blood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
STUDENTS IN A
THREE-H0UR ROW
--&
Dentists and Medical Students
Settle Their Differences.
LEAVE PATIENTS AND FIGHT
&
OMAHA COLLEGE THE SCENE OF
PROLONGED BATTLE.
LEAVE PATIENTS AND FIGHT

n MAHA, Neb.. March I.-About 500
students Of the Omaha Medical
and Dental college engaged in d
pitched battle in one Of the lecture
rooms Of the college. The fight lasted
fer ehree hours without a moments
.ntelmission, and ceased only when the
combatants were completely exhausted.
For years there has been a feud be
tween she medical students ard the
dental students While the freshmen
of both classes We're left to themselves
in "a lecture room awaiting the arrival
Of an Instructor. they began calling
names, and blows quickly followed. In
6 few minutes students in other classes
began TO join tn the fray, and the fight
quickly spread over the whole build
lng Students even left the patients
IN the infiTmaly to participate.
Furniture WAS broken up to provide
clubs and table legs and chair backs
were hurled across The room regardless
or consequences. When the smoke OF
battle cleared away there was hardly
whole deSH or piece of furniture in
the room. Many heads were broken
ana Frank Miller, a medical tudent,
had 10 have several stitches taken on
the top OF his head, where he had been
struck by the top Of a desk. The floor
was spattered with blood Members
Of the faculty we've poWerless to inter
fer although they made repeated ef
forts 20 induce the fighters TO desist.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
METRoDISTS ARE IN SESSION
A Number of Important Measures
Are Scheduled.


Baltimore, March 21.-The first ses-
sion Of a joint commission representing
the Methodist Episcopal church and the
Episcopal church, south, began today
at the Women's college in this city.
The conference was held in private. A
member of the commission of the
northern branch Of the church said to-
day that the result Of the conference
viii undoubtedly be far-Teaching and Il
viii be impossible to predict the scope
Of the general result. Following are
some Of the items that have been
brought up for consideration:
Unidcation Of mission work in all
foreign fields.
Strengthening the various posts Of
the Two churches by thorough equip
mont
The establishment Of a more economic
basis OF operation.
che establishment Of 3 Joint female
seminary in the foreign field
an appropriation TO establish joint
book concern and publishing house IN
China
The establishment Of secular and
religious papers in the foreign field.
A large number Of other important
questions win be discussed at the ses-
sions some Of which viii refer TO the
" Ork in the home fields.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
CONDEMNS AMERICAN
POLICY IN THE ISLANDS

London. March I.-The Saturday Re-
view publishes a long communication
from Alfred Stead, son of William T.
Stead, the editor. piciuring the alleged
chaotsc condition Of Hawaii as a result
Of annexation 10 the United States. Mr..
stead says that the Envarying lament is
heard from every class. whether planter,
merchant or member Of the government,
10 the effect that Hawaii has reaped no
good Of the annexation. The foremost
advocates Of annexation In 1895 are now
thu most bitter and Outspoken in beWail-
ing its accomplishment.
Mr.. Stead says that the application Of
the American coastWise navigation laws
has deprived the islands of the use OF
8ll,Sf3 tons of shipping annually, thus
crtpriisS trade and raising reight rates,
The wealthy Inhabitants OF the islands.
continues Mr. Stead. when they are in a
hlrry 20 reach the Pacific coast. are fire.
q y sntly forced to take passage on a for
eign vessel and pay a fire or 500 In ad-
dit.on 10 their fare.
The frequent calls Of transports are
greatly disliked. since they almost al
WAYS bring smellpoX or some ether con-
SAYS the writer. and the exclusion of the
Chinese is running the labor market
The tariff concessions TO CUBA threaten
20 XIII the sugar industry. America has
twice prevented Hawaii from obtaining a
cable. Hawaii is thus cut off from news
paper publicity, which is essential 10 Sc
curing speedy reforms Commenting ed
itorialiy on this communication from Mr.
Stead. the Saturday Review says
Whatever evils the Hawaiians are
suffering as a result of American prOtec-
ton they have richly meTited as a pun
ishment for their monstrOus treatment of
Queen Liluuokalani "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
USE ACORNS FOR FOOD
People Of Northern Arkansas Are
in Danger of Starving
to Death

Kansas City. March 4.-In an effort to
relieve the condition of settlers in ae
drouth-stricken section of northern Ar
kansas. steps were taken today at the
livestock exchange to raise contributions
to purchase provisions for the suffering
people. A general appeal is to be made
TO the people of Kansas City A deplOr-
able story of want and restitution was
brought from Arkansas by I. D. Loss
of Hardy, Sharp county, one of the five
counties in which the suffering is most
intense. He says.
Since last April there has not been 4
good rain in our section. What little
vegetation the sun did not dry un was
nipped by the fall frosts.
Il tried to raise peas, corn and turniDs
but these were failure. The people had
absolutely no source of income. They
have had no food or water for their stock
and finally, when reduced 10 the ex-
tremity where they had no food for them
selves, were forced TO sell their cattle.
horses and mules. Their present condi-
ton can hardly be described. Many
families have subsisted for days on acorns
alone. The drouth condition extends
northward across the Missouri line from
Arkansas -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
GERMANYS EXCLUSION
OF AMERICAN MEATS

Berlin, March 2l.-The criticism made
in the United States of the exclusion uy
Germany of meats preserved with bOraX
is answered here with the statements that
the prohibition applies ito domestic and
foreign meats equally. and that Ameri-
can exporters have nothing to complain
of that does not apply 20 German pre-
served meat dealers. Fat the agents here
of American meat exporters say that this
is no answer a all because bOraCic meat
preserving is an unknown art in Germany
and is never likely to be much used. as IL
is unnecessary to preserve meat that is
consumed where it is produced. Beside
they declare that the regulations are
aimed at America alone and can serve no
other object than to prevent American eX-
porters from competing with domestic
meat producers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
QUITS HIS MISSION
Young Nan Who Learns of Dan
ger of Fever Goes
Back

New York. March 1.-TWO mission
aries have arrived here as passengers
on the liner TeutOnic. one is on his
way 20 China to brave again the periis
Of mission work, after having been
rescued from the Boxers. The other Is
a young clergyman who sought mis-
SIGN work IN Africa, but turned back
al Liverpool when he heard there was
danger Of catching fever in Africa.
This is the Rev. X. ID. Shoemaker
of Plaindeld. n. j. The Presbyterian
board of missions had delegated him
to africa. On his return he said.
My father died two years ago and
left my mother in my care. I am her
eldest son. and she has begged me
to give up my aspirations for mis-
sionary career. Being doubtful as to
jus: what / ought TO do. Immediately
upon arrival in England I sought
advice from the Rev. John Watson Gan
MacLaren)- He unhesitatingly told me
10 go back to my mother Another
thing which influenced me was a
meeting 1 had in Liverpool with a
young physician who had just re-
turned from Africa, wasted to a skele-
ton by African fever"
The other missionary-he who is re-
turning to China-is the Rev. John
Weiget, a nephew of Bishop AMER of
RatisbOn, Bavaria. He said that at
the time of the Boxer outbreak he was
conducting a mission of the Jesuit IA
theirs in the province Of Shan Tung.
The Boxers destroyed the mission and
he was about TO be executed. when he
was saved by the interct ssion of a
mandarin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
ORPHAN BABE
is AN HEIRESS
Child Found With Dead Parents
Adopted by a Rich Man.
WRECK BRINGS A FORTUNE
FRANK CoNGER LEAVES A BIG
SUM TO THE GIRL

NJ EW YORK, March 21.-Frank Con-
IN ger OF Brooklyn, who died sud
denly a few days ago in a Detroit
hotel bequeathed to his adopted laugh
ter, cressa Stewart Conger, whom he
took from the arms Of her dead mother
a dozen years ago in a railroad wreck
at Hamburg. n. Y, an estate Of S.
100000.
The girl is now Il years old. and for
twelve years has been thought by
many to be the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Conger. The win has been filed
with the surrogate of Ithaca. n. Y.
Mr.. Conger left no natural heirs, and
the document states that the girl,
whose income will be $500 a year,
was the daughter of the Rev. E E
Stewart and wife of Rochester. n. Y.
both OF whom were killed on March 6,
1880, in the wreck on the Lake Shore
road at Hamburg. Ny.
Ten persons were killed and a score
injured that night During a blizzard
q passenger traIH broke in two on a
heavy grade, and the runaway por-
ton, consisting of a drawing coach and
four heavy sleePers, overlook the day
coach and smashed it into kindling
wood.
George Z. Allen, at that time general
northern passenger agent for the Erie;
Harry T. Jaeger of the same road, and
Frank Conger hurried from the draw
ing room coach TO aid the victims.
over the wreOloagep they clambered
until they We're halted by the cries Of
an infant. II Vas some time before
the child could be located. but finally
Mr. Conger found her On a pile of
wreckage, half covered by drifting
snow, lay a woman, and in her arms
lay a beautiful babe. The baby was
taken back into the warm drawing
room car none too soon, for she was
nearly unconscious. Mrs. Conger. an
invalid, was in the car, and TO her
care the baby was given
Mr.. COnger saw in the child's dress
a Masonic. pin. As he-was prominent
member in the Masonic order, he made
immediate arrangements for the care
Of the bodies of the father and mother
of the child took up a subscription
among the MasOns on the train, and
when Buffalo was. reached supplement-
ed it by another appeal 20 the mem
bers of the order IN that city. He
kept the child at the hotel in Bunalo,
where he and Mrs. COnger remained
until the coroner's inquest had been
held. Releases we're obtained from
the grandparents of the babe. and
Cressa was legally made the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Conger. Mr.. Conger
beoueathed a life interest in his estate
To the widow and an annuity Of S7,5VO
to the widow of a friend, for whom ne
had provided since her husband
death
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
ABOUT HONEY AND THE
BUSY BEES THAT MAKE 1T

Washington. March 2L-The census
bureau today issued a complete report
on bees and money. showing that for the
country as a whole on June ]. 1900, there
were 707. 26l farms in the nation where
bees are kept. These farms reported
4l09.626 swarns or colonies. valued at
sl01se5l3. averaging a httie more than
six sW2rms 20 each farm reporting. The
twelfth census is the first TO report the
number and value Of bees or the number
Of farms reporting them
During the year 1893 there were produced
81 1850 pounds of honey and l,165,35
pounds Of wax. Of an aggregate value Of
S. 664 e04 or S9.52 for farms reporting. OF
this value IS per cent Is from the north
central. y per cent from the north At
lantic. and Is per cent from the south At
lantic, q per cent from the south cen
trail Is per cent from the western states,
and 0l per cent from Hawaii
OF the states reporting honey Texas
reports the largest quantity. f.lS0 Zdi
pounds California renOrts the second
largest quantity 3.6S772S pounds. New
York the third largest. 3,2a2, 49, The
counties showing the heaviest production
are Fresno. san Diego and Tulare, Of
California, aud Tompkins, Cayuga and
Seneca 1f New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
COMING HERE TO FLY
Santos .DUmont Starts For Amer.
lea and Brings a Big
Motor.

Paris. March 2l.-M. Santos-Dumont, the
aeronaut, in an interview here today, ap-
peared very enthusiastic concerning his
approaching trip TO the United States He
said. II have decided to 80 to st. Louis
and assist IN drawing UP the rules for
the aerial contests of 1903. 1 viii take
with me as far as New York the forty
five horse power motor. the frame work
ana the two prOpeliors Of my balloon
No. Z
My idea is to make sort of aerial
track, say fifteen miles in circumference.
around ST. Louis marked by captive bal
looms and visible for the whole distance
from one 10 several times around the
I track But / am strongly In favor OF es-
tablishing one big race, a sort OF aerial
grand pTiX. with a 100000 prize.
This would be a stimulus to compeu-
ton and should attract a number OF the
inventors of the various inventions Of
dirigible balloons 1 shall certainly par
ticipate in the contests, and I hope to
meet many rivals.
Il shall investigate the possibilities Of a
contest at New York in the autumn, and
if I fine the prize offered TO be Of q
suffice 1t amount 7 will return and try
to win it, al I did the Deutsch prize"
When asked how large this prize should
be, NJ. SantOs-Dumont. replied; I think
il ought to be about 100000 francs, because
my expenses win be heavy; it will cost
about 100000 francs 10 build a balloon
shed. I will return to New York unless
a prize be offered for competition"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
G0MPERS DEN0UNCES
THE CONSPIRACY" BILL

washington. March I.-S3muel Comp
ers president of the American Federation
81 Labor has sent 10 the senate a pro-
fast against the conspiracy or dntl-ln-
junction Bill as reported TO the senate on
the 18th inst BY the committee on Ju-
dietary Tie says that when the bill was
first reported. Feb 3, lit was received by
All parties i'm interest as a measure cal
quilted 10 right q wrong too long en-
6ured. This feeling, however. was rudely
changed. he says. By -he latest report
he quoted the opinion Of an attorney to
the effect that the bill as now reported
sis completely suhversive of an principles
of liberty and added. organized labor
seeks no immunity fr0sn the law appiiea-
be 20 an other citizens and people Of our
country. out must insist that those things
which are legal when performed by othes
citizens ought not Ia DC Illegal when per
formed bv members of organized LABOR,
and Il was 30 recover those rights 20 the
members 81 organized iacor that the or
iziaal bill was drafted
lie conciu6es by saying that the labor
interests would prefer the defeat of the
bin as amended 10 its passage He, how
ever. asks that the original bin be CsvoT-
ably acted upon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22

was not long locating the seat Of the fire.
No wonder il was difficult TO find. for II
WAS in the remote southeast room OF the
city treasures office. tt became neces-
sary 20 break ia window TO get a
stream from the chemical engine and IN
a few moments the fire was out
The blaze burned a patch In the floor
and some OF the door casing. lt had been
burning for probably four or five hours,
and even If Il had burned an night only
slightly more damage could have been
done. According TO experts. fire burn
ing a week in the big building could 90
but little damage. excepting, OF course,
that Ii did not get into the tower, where
there is a lot Of timber, and the belfry
were brought down.
The cause of the fire Was not difficult
to determine. The work of Calcimining
the city treasurer's office has been going
on and the s0iled woodwork was IN proc
ess of cleaning By means of rubbing with
rags saturated IN liuseed oil. These rags
had been thrown IN heap in the little
room. and, as such things are wont TO do
under such circumstances. they became
ablaze by means Of spontaneous combus-
ton.
The fire burned through the floor as
far az it could. The concrete base over
lying the steel beams arched over with
hollow thing, in lieu of timber joists,
made an impossible barrier 70 the fur
ther progress Il he flames in that direc-
ton. and .-sr9 ng no upright timbers
in the wa ia U ans or communication
were affor-.- FL Vuat way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
FIRE BURNS FOR HOURS IN CITY AND COUNTY
BUILDING, WITH ONLY NOMINAL LOSS


Salt Lake City's and salt Lake coun-
TVS million-douar building entered upon
a period of burning last night and prob
ably got as far toward destruction by fire
as it ever viii reach. The building was
afire. sure enough. and burned for sew
eTal hours, but the damage done win not
exceed so
Along about O'Clock. Waterman Nc
Aiiister. who is substituting for his ia
Their. the regular Waterman. who IS III
AZ home, discovered smoke coming from
the basement a thorough investigation
failed 10 disclose to him Just where the
fire was burning Finally he cespaired
of locating the cause of the increasing
smoke and as a last resort sent a tele-
phone message to Chief Engineer John
Lawrence at his home. The engineer at
first was inclined TO ridicule the idea
that there could be any fire in the city
and county builGing, but he responded TO
the summons q 81 reached the building
just before il O'Clock.
In the meantime, supreme Justice
Barteh became alarmed. de knows "A
lot about the character Of construction
Of the building and the ow-combuston
merits it possesses. having been on the
building committee while he was county
Judge He was in the building, burning
the midnight oil on a supreme court
opinion. and on his advice the watchman
telephoned to the fire station TO send
down the chemical engine and crew OF
firemen.
When Engine-z Lawrence arrived he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
MEXICAN LOTTERY THAT
NEVER PAID ANY PRIZES

Washington, March 21.-Senor Azpiroz.
the Mexican ambassador TO the United
States, today issued the following state
ment concerning the advertisement pub
lished for several years of an alleged lot
terry in the state of San Luis Potosi.
Mexico. tickets for which have been sold
and even. he says, imaginary lists Of
prizes published.
There Is not and never has been such
a lottery III the Mexican state of San
Luis POtOsi. The advertisers of this
alleged enterprise forged lottery tickets
and lists Of these prizes. have persistent
" practiced those frauds on the people
Of this country inclined TO indulge in
games of chance
The former legation anG now en-
bassy of Mexico in Washington on sew
eral occasions has denounced the fraud
TO the government of the United States.
asking for appropriate action to suppress
these punishable abuses. The pOstoffiCe
department has prescribed some measures
for the prevention of the fraud. but i'm
spite of them it Is still practiced'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
RAILWAY MEN COMPLAIN
OF DISCRIMINATION

Chicago, March 4-Attorneys for the
various railroads that 1t Is sought to en-
JOIN from cut-rating held a conference
THIS afternoon aud agreed to make no
light against the action of the govern
ment. II IS said This step was decided
to be advisable on the ground that the
contest would be a practical admission
that the transportation Interests desired
the injunctiOns dissolved I'm order that
secret manipulation might be carried on.
The only feeling among the railroad
lawyers Is over the alleged failure to
treat all lines alike Several of what are
called the most chronic rate-cutters have
not been proceeded against The feeling
on this point. however. is of not SUI
ncient intensity to prompt the big com
panies attacked to fight over the seeming
discrimination
The first evidence Of the effect of the
proceedings was the announcement bv
the roads operating east from Chicago OF
q reduction in the tariff rates on hacking
house products, to become effective Tues
day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
WANTS ENGLISH HOUSE
NO MATTER HOW COSTLY

London March 1.-THE Times TODAY
contains the following advertisement.
Wanted-To purchase. by a wealthy
American DESTROYS of settling in this
country. one Of the stately English
homes. Would give a fancy price for a
really suitable place. Must contain no
less than thirty bedrooms. stabling for
twenty horses. a finely timbered park
and land 20 any extent Good shooting
indispensable. Must not De more than
two hours from London. Address Nil
liOnaire. Care.
whose advertisement follows informed
reporter OF the Associated Press that the
would-be purchaser IS in England and IS
Thoroughly known TO them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
International Sugar Convention.

Washington, March 1.-THE state de-
paTtment has received from Minister
Townsend at Brussels a translatioIy Of
the full text of the sugar convention en-
tered into by the governments or Italy,
Austria-Hungary. Belgium. Spain.
France. Great Britain, the Netherlands
and Germany. The government of Great
Britain is given the right to adhere 10
the convention In the name of her col
onies. The date for the ratification Of
the convention is set at Teb. J. 1893. and
il is understood that the convention shall
be in force Sept. T. 1868. The convention
applies TO cane as wen as 10 beet sugar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
KAISER WANTS TO KNOW
SECRETS OF SUCCESS

Berlin, March 21-Emperor William is
eagerly engaged in studying the reasons
for the industrial Dredominance of the
United States The reports made TO the
foreign office BY L. NJ GOldberger. royal
councillor of commerce. and a member
Of the imperial German consulting board
for commercial measures. have been for
warded to the emperor, who impatiently
awaits fresh installmeuts. He annotates
this report marginaliy and sends sug-
gastiOns for new inquiries bearing es-
peCially upon German conditions. Herr
Goldberger's reports cannot be obtained
for publication at present. They probably
will be held in confidence until they have
been edited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-22
To Keep on the criminals.

London. March "a royal commits
sien composed Of Lord James OF Hereford,
Baron R0thschild, Hon. Alfred Lyttleton,
Sir Kenel II. Edward Digby. Henry Nor
man. N. P. and others. has been ap-
pointed TO investigate the evils Of alien
immigration, and to advise remedial or
precautionary measures.
The Standard. in an editorial on this
commission SAYS. It's object is not 20
abolish the right OF asylum. which has
been our boast, but to find some method
of excluding criminals without shutting
ont the hnnesr annirranfs,