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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16

by reason Of the attorney general hold
ing that contests which involve the
award of prizes obtained upon the rela-
tive accuracy of guesses or estimates as
to the number OF votes in a political cleo
ton or the number Of beans that a Ger
tain jar contains etc. are not i'm viola
ton of the present lottery laws. 1t is
sought by the amendment also to pro-
tect the public against fraud as well as
TO suppress gambling which accompanies
betting on horses. Betting ON horse races
has been held not to be within the pur-
view Of the lottery laws. Consequently
1T is held that the only way by which
these turf investment SCHEMES can be
suppressed under existing laws is upon
the ground Of fraud. i'm which case it rs
extremely difficult TO obtain sufficient
evidence 20 warrant an action. Such evil
dence cannot be obtained IN any event
until after the scheme has been IN opera
ton some time and after the company
has I'm its possession thousands of dol
lars OF the peoples money.
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ONE OF WOODS Contracts
Cuba Has a Grievance Against the
Presidents Favorite.

Havana. Dec. BIN the house Of rep
rpscntatfveS today debate was continued
on the bin for the aunulmeut of the con-
tracts made by General Wood in 1872 with
the church authorities, under which $St-
900 is TO be paid annually for live years
as the rental Of several buildings Cccu-
pied by the government at Havana and
elsewhere.
Senior CastaIanO. liberal nationalist. de-
clared that the annulment of the con-
tracts would not be an infringement OF
the Platt amendment under which tuDd
ratified and validated the acts of the mil
itary government. and said it was simply
a question between the Cuban govern
ment and the church. He added tnat III
any INQUIRY from the Washington gov
eminent followed the passage OF the bill
FL would only tend to help the investisa-
ton Of the alleged improper acts OF Gen
eral Wood.
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Discovery Made by Harvard Professor Heretofore Nothing
Has Been Known as to the Cause of the
Dreaded Disease

ROSTON. Dec. 15.-At a meeting of the
Is Boston Society of Medical Sciences
held tonight at the Harvard medical
school, Dr. r. B. Mallory associate pro-
lessor Of pathology, read a paper Oh. scar
Jet fever He stated that in the skin OF
iour cases of the disease which died In
the cruptive stage he found q series Of
bodies which closely resembled the va
zOo1
In the course OF his paper. DR. Mallory
SAID: While many OF the common inc
tectious diseases are due to bacteria. the
lowest form Of vegetable life q certaIn
number are due TO PROTOCOL. the lowest
form Of animal life. OF the latter dis
eases the best known and the most stu
died are the malarial fevers. of which
three distinct varieties are recognized. IN
these malarial diseases the prOtOzoa or
hemosphoridias live and develop i'm che
blood. Here they pass through. however,
only on a sexual development. If these
micro organisms in the human blood are
sucked Ip by a certain group of mosquI-
toes, then they pass through I'm the stoIn-
ach in the MOSQUITO their sexual develop
meut and are ready after a certain length
Of time to infect other people when trans
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
ENGINEER KILLED.
Limited Wrecked Near
Malvern. Iowa.

Malvern Ia. Dec. l5.-The engine
and the forward trucks Of the baggage
car on Burlington limited NO. j, west
bound from Chicago 10 Denver, left
the track a mile east of Malvern at 3
o'clock this morning. Engineer Knox
of CrestOn. one of the oldest men in
the service. was killed Instantly being
piniOned beneath his engine, which
rolled over on its side. Fireman Law
renee Hayes escaped with bruises. The
passengers were severely shaken up.
men and women being thrown into the
aisles and a semi-panic ensuing, but
none was seriously injured It is not
known what caused the accident.
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OF SOCIETY OF JESUS
SUED BY EDITOR OF ROMAN HERALD

called the '"True Catholic American" is
sued IN both English and Italian Be-
ginning in February. 1899. several thous-
and copies Of this paper were sent TO the
United States.
Spadoni asserts that owing TO this writ
ing and the influence OF his paper. Ameri-
cdnism IN the church had disappeared to
considerable extent. and he called for
receiving which ne had recourse to the
law courts The case win be argued
Dec. is.
Father Martin authorizes the Associated
Press 10 saw that Fdifor Snadoni,s al1o-
cation IS false and the case IS one OF
blackmaik He said he would not appear
IN court, but would leave the matter al
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
SENATOR MORGAN is
ALSO INQUlSlTlVE

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Morgan
today Introduced a resolution directing
the attorney general TO inform the sem
ate whether he has made or Is making
on behalf Of the United States q pur-
chase OF the property Of the new Panama
Canal company, OF its franchises and con-
cessiOns, If so, what authority on the
isthmus is recognized in the transaction.
and whether any agreement has been en-
tered into between France and the au-
thorities on the isthmus In respect to
such purchase.
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HANNA MAY ACCEPT.
Nomination For President Is His if
He Wants It

Birmingham Ala. Dec. 15.-SenatOr
Hanna's friends are building some hope
of his permitting himself TO be offered
for presidential h0nors on the last SEN
tcnCa Of the following letter which one
Of them received from him today;
IT have read with interest your kind
letter of the l4th inst. and assure you or
expressed in the same. and for your re-
gard and confidence in me. Such suE-
gestiOns as you make with reference 70
next year. are. of course, highly cOmpll-
mentary. but my position on this subject
is we'll defined and well known. ] have
no personal ambition to serve. and can
not be considered I'm any sense a Candl-
date for the presidential nomination MY
only desire is 20 serve my party to the
extent Of my ability.
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LAST DAY OF DEBATE
ON THE CUBAN TREATY
Perkins of California Goes Back on His Beet
Sugar Constituents and Will Vote Aye.
RcCumbe Of North Dakota and Patterson of Colorado viii Remain
Stsadfast

RAfASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Wher the
NV Cuban reciprocity bin was taken
up i'm the senate today Mr. Per-
kins OF California spoke. He declared
That the people Of the United States
had increased their sugar consumption
six pounds a year per capita during the
past eight years lie maintained that
the domestic sugar industry would not
suffer by reason of the operation of the
treaty as should we buy the whole Gu
pan crop. be would only supply one
tblrd Of the amount needed.
cuba, he said. mad abandoned the
cultivation Of citrus fruits on account
OF the vast success Of this crop in Cali
tornia and Florida.
Explained His Vote.
Mr.. Simmons ~. c. explained that
no had voted for the treaty and would
vote for the bin. The bill contained
some provisions ne would like 60 have
amended, bat he realized. he said. the
time for such changes was when the
treaty was under consideration.
MIR. McCumber ~. ID ridiculed the
statements Of friends of the measure
mat its passage was the payment of
debt and said sucn expressions We're
mistaken ideas of philanthropy. On
the contrary. said Mr.. McCumber. Cuba
Tor years had tugged at the tethe~
which bound her TO Spanish aggression
ana when we cut those bonds il was
not understood that we should bear the
cNPenses of making CUbans prosperous
and happy.
Lodge Was Wrong.
Mr.. Patterson CColol took NO a col
lnquy which occurred yesterday be-
tween Senator'S Teller (ColoD and
INcge lMass). concerning the laws OF
Cuba governing immigration of Chinese
INTO the island. Mr.. Lodge had attempt
ed 10 show that the Chinese exclusion
Lct Of this country was I'm force in
CUBA. Mr.. Patterson antagonized the
statement and read reports and orders
issued by the war department and later
enacted into law in cuba and other
uata to support the position which had
been taken by his colleague
Mr. Patterson predicted "a vast in
fuX Of Chinese into Cuba and declare I
the Republican congress to be the
lnouthpiece for the influences which
threaten to destroy the beet sugar in
uustry He found the respiration of this
course In the sugar trust which be ac-
cuFeQ of invading the sugar beet fields
for the control of the sugar supply Mr..
patterson was proceeding to say that
ne would be willing "a have the tariH
on sugar reduced ff there could be q
corresponding reduction in other arti-
Giles of import. when Mr.. Aldrich inter
rupted him to ask 81 he was willing to
make advalorcm rates on sugar as on
Dther articles
Aldrich Dodged.
Mr. Patterson replied that he was
willing To take the present tariff as a
basic. and ne asked Mr.. Aldrich if ne
considered the tariff equitable. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
BONOHOLOERS OBJECT.
Special Meeting Of Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company Postponed.

Denver. Dec. 15.-'rhe special meeting
OF the stockholders of the Colorado Fuei
a. Iron company called Nov III Co meet
in Denver TODAY M o. m- was adjourned
until jan H. President Frank j. HCaruc.
who held proxies representing more than
I'd per cent Of the capital stock refused
Go make statement. saying he would
not give ID out until later. He was
expecting statement from New York
for publication
benture bondholders regarding che pro-
posed financial plan Of generalization
was the cause Of the adjournment.
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Rome. Dec. 15.-Editor Spadoni Of the
Roman Herald, caused a summons to nc
issued today against Father Martin. gem
eral of the Society OF Jesus, for che pur-
pose Of obtaining compensation with
costs. alleged TO be due the editor FOR
work done by agreement with Father
Martin ia the propaganda against the
American portion Of the Catholic church
in the United States
The editor says that Father Martin
promised to obtain from Pope Leo an
eucyclical condemning this Americanism
I'm the church ana recalling Arehbshop
Ireland TO due obedience to the holy see
while at the same time SDadoni was 10
which he then published and which Was
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BOTH SIDES LOST.
Bloody Battles Between Persians and
TUrcOmans.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 15,-Sanguinary
conflicts between Persians and TurcO-
mans are reported TO have occurred on
the Russo Persian frontier The trOu-
BILE arose from the establishment of
PERSIAN custom houses. Fights be-
tween customs officers and TurcOmans
followed, and resulted I'm killings on
both sides, The governor Of Astrabad.
with a large body Of troops. interviewed
and refused an indemnity offered by the
Turcoman khans Tn the fight that en-
sued both sides sustained heavy losses
According to q telegram to the NovOe
Vremya the Persian troops were de-
feated and retired to Astrabad.
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TUGBOAT SWANPED,
SIX MEN DROWNED

Nafcbez Miss. Dec 15-The 1l0-tou
fugboar Matte III. owned by the Dixie
TRANSFORMATION company of New orleans.
engaged i'm towing cotton seed. was
svvamped during a storm today and SUNK
iD twenty feet OF water In the old ue4
of Lake COncOrdia- The dead
Chris Martin, white fireman New Dl-
leans
Joe Page negro cabin boy.
Three negro cooks and one ne8ro r0UsL-
about. names unknown
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
CASHIER PREFERRED
DEATH TO PRISON
Asa G. BIT nell, Trusted Employe of
New haven Bank, Ends His
Troubles.

New Haven Conn, Dec. 15.-Af- ?
= ter greeting bank examiner. who =
= had come Unannounced to examine =
, his accounts Asa O.. Bushnell >
= cashier of the Yale National bank =
, in this city, went into the base y
= ment Of the bank today and shot =
= himself, death ensuing soon after ?
> ward. y
= a statement given Ouc by Edwin =
> $. GreeIy, president of the bank. y
= this afternoon. said that the in >
, vestigation of the books indicated =
> that the cashier was indebted 20 =
> the bank for between $4,000 and =
. $4,000 =
= President Greedy said that Bush =
= nell had been with the bank twen- =
= ty-One years. and that he was the =
= last man who would have been =
= suspected Of speculation. Bush =
? nell was AZ years old. He was treas =
y urer Of Grace hospital. where he y
, died; of Trinity Methodist Episco- =
2 pal church. and of several local ,
, lodges Of secret fraternities. ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
FRENCH TROOPS MASS
ON SlAMESE BORDER

Paris. Dec. 15.-Dispatches from In
do-China report the maEsing of French
troops on the Siameee border I'm antici-
patton of war The officials Of Tndo-
China are quoted as saying that the
Occupation of a large slice OF Siam
has been decided upon. The authorities
I'm Paris do not believe that a rupture
with Siam VIII occur. and say the
nrrr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
EASTERN CAPITAL
BEHIND THE DEAL

Boise. Ida. Dec. ia deal has been
closed this evening by which the stock
OF the Boise Rapid Transit company
passes into the ownership OF CYRUS H.
Pierce Howard Butcher. ir.. and j. w
Anderson OF Philadelphia The system
is 20 De extended and improved and ID is
understood &c viii be used as q nucleus
for system of roads reaching other
towns iu this vicinity The stock has
been acquired at Q cost Of $4,000.
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] IhsHINGTON, Dec. 15.-ln The

IkIhsHINGTON, Dec. 15.-1n the Cen
wv eral Wood case today Major ].
F. Runcie was the first witness.
Statements made by Ray Stannard
Baker concerning the article rejecting
upon the administration Of Major Gen
eral Brooke. made it necessary for the
recall Of Major Runcie He was asked
number of questions concerning the
origin of the article in question and
slopd by his former testimony to the
effect that General Wood had knowl-
ecge of the story, and that il was pre-
pared practically at his suggestion and
dictation
The next witness was George r. Bur
ton, inspector general OF the army. He
occupied the position OF inspector gem
eral in Cuba under the administration
Of General Wood DIS governor general,
and it was he VINO discovered the postal
frauds.
He was called for the purpose Of tell
ing the date of that discovery, and also
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
eUARDsMEN DRAW ARMY PAY.
Time Has Passed When They Receive
S1.5O and Up Per Diem.

The members Of the national guard are
now drawing regular army pay. Tho time
of service during which the priyates draw
$3.50 per day. and the officers i'm proper
ton. has passed And under the statutes.
the men from now on serve the state at
S13 per month The officers viii receive
nav in accordance with their rank
Governor Heber NJ. Wells asked Judge
Advocate General Benuer X Smith for
a written opinion some days ago whether
TT would be legal 20 pay the men salaries
on the basis of Sl.50 per day for privates.
at the expiration of the twenty-day limit
fixed by the statutes. General Smir b
searched the statutes high and low in
quest and was forced to write an opinion
to the effect that after the men had been
I'm the field for twenty days. the pay
would be on the basis Of S13 per month.
AS soon as he received the opinion,
Governor Wells forwarded it to Brigadier
General John O. Cannon, at the scene or
the trouble.
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= Washington. Dec. 15.-The post 4
p Office committee OF the house has 4
, received from the postmaster SEM 4
b eral the BristoW report and the 4
= Conrad and Bonaparte report. 3
, which the committee today orr
, dered printed and made public.
RAA4+4A4 44@4N4t y
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SENIOR STATESMEN
HOLDING COUNCIL

> Toxic. Dec 16.-The senior =
= statesmen of Japan have just met =
2 for the purpose Of considering the =
p reply of the Russian government =
= to the japanese proposals concern =
= ing the differences in the far east. =
3 3 , = . = y > , p > y y y > = y > =
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HAS HAD EXPERIENCE.
Robert S. Tayler viii Heip Prose
cute Smoot Case.

lcpeclaI 70 TIC fttIaIu-J
Washington, Dec. 15.-Robert s. Tay-
Ter of Ohio has been employed by the
wOmen's associations opposing SmOOt
10 assist John G. Carlisle IN legal mat
ters connected with the' fight Tayler
was the leading spirit in opposition TO
Brigham H. Roberts. being at that time
representative ir congress from Nc
KInleys district Senator SmoOt has
engage counsel for his defense. but
declines at this time to make the name
Tui1lfc
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PATENTS ISSUED.
Two Salt Lake Inventors Get Neces-
sarY PAPERS.

Washington y. g.. Dec. l5.-Pos-ulastor
Oscar ~. Waddell has been appointed
postmaster 70 Randlett Uintah county.
Utah. vice c. T. SuiCKnalI, RESIGNED
Patents issued-fdaho Robert l.
butcher. Sites. engine valve mechanics.
Utah. Francis A. Pas-oe Salt Lake Citv
smoke ara funne condenser, George sham
beck. salt Lake City, polishing com.
pound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
cHARTER CoNVENTIoN-

Denver Dec. 15.-The city charter
convention organized today. Rev.
charles ri. Marshall Democrat. was
elected president sixty DAYS are al
lowed by Law for preparation Of
charter for submission to the voters.
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TTGHT sFNTENCE.

Metz Alsace-LoTrainc. Dec l5.-Lieu-
tenant SchiIhnp. charged with maItrest-
ing his subordinates. was sentenced lo-
day by the military court % IIteeA
months imprisonment ScnAlng @1~
charged with 6lS cases of malLrea tul el-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-16
BRYAN IN VIENNA

Vienna Dec. civilian J.. Bryan are
rived here TODAY from Venice. Tic made
no stay ia Vienna going on 20 Moscow
by way OF Warsaw.
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ferred to their blood by the bite of the
infected mosquito.
THE bodies found in scarlet fever re-
semble the different stages Of the sexual
development Of the malarial organism.
but do not live in the blood. Instead,
they live I'm the epithelial cells Of the
skin and tongue. between these cells and
in the superficial lymph vessels and
spaces OF the cOrium. Like the malarial
parasites, they multiply by forming seq
mentlng bodies or rosettes These ro-
settes are about one-third larger than
the malariat rosettes and the number ~
segments would seem to be about twice q 8
many. Whether sexual development oc p
ours as with the InaiariaI micro organism
could not be determined.
The Importance of finding these bodies
in scarlet fever, DR.. Mallory said. lies Ia
the fact that UP to the present time dh~
sOlutely nothing has been known in re
gard TO the cause of the disease.
SAILED FOR PANAMA.
New York, Dec. civilian 7. Bu-
chanan, the recently appointed minis
ter Go ne republic of Panama. sailed
today for Panama to take up his new
duties.
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SENATOR CLARK SITS UP.

: New York. Dec. 15.-The condl-
y ton Of Senator Clark steadily inn
= provee. 1t is expected that he viii
> be out by the end Of this week or
= the first Of next week. lie now
> sits up.
. = &&4A@A4&
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Silver. olla cents per ounce.
York. 3l2.25 tO $3.50 per hundred 1b4
Lead. $3.50 per hundred pounds
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LAsT EDITION

IVElTHER FOR saLT LaEe
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BETTER THAN PILLS.

The question has been asked-In
what way are Chan'berlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets superior to the
ordinary catbartic and liver pills?
O IF answer is-rhey are ees.er anil
more pleasant to take and their OBJECT
is 20 gentle aud so agreeable that
one hardly realizes that it Is pro-
duced bv a medicine. Then they
not only move the bowels
but improve the appetite and
aid the digestion. For sale ut
rs cents per bottle by DR. D
c Scott, Kingstree; Lake City Drug
Co., Lake City; DR. " s Lynch,
Scranton.
If troubled with "a weak digestion
tryChamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They will do you good.
For sale BY DR. D G Scott, Klngstree;
Lake City Drug Co., Lake City DR.
W S Lynch, Scranton.
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A Gard from Rev S j Mcconnell.
Editor County Record

Editor County Record
You will please Announce through
your paper that the reason my
friends have not heard from me for
some time is that l have been sick.
l have been suffering from malarial
fever, which at one time assumed SO
serious phase that l was fearful Of
having to give up my work. Am
thankful to say, however, that l am
now feelin gsomewhat better and am,
1 hope, on the way to permanent inn
provemeut.
Have just closed avery interesting
meeting at Iona church. The at
tendance was good and We had a
wonderful manifestation of the spirit
in our midst.
Yours truly,
SIM MCCONNELL.
Pastor of Loris Circuit.
Loris, Horny Co.,, S c.
Sept. 20, 1903.
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FIRE INSURANCE.

1 have secured the Agency for
several old line Fire Insurance Com
panies and am prepared to write in
surance on desirable risks in towns
or country. My companies are large
and liberal and absolutely safe. Am
also agent for the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Co. and can
bond you on short notice.
G. w. WOLFE,
Kingstree, S. c.
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PROPRIETORS.
)UR STOCK INCLUDES

The King Warehouse at Lake
City, S. c., has made the biggest
average for the largest number of lbs
for any one lot of tobacco of any
warehouse in the State Of South
Carolina. All tobaccos have ad-
vanced. Come on straight to the
King Warehouse with your tobacco.
Now is a good time to sell, and we
will work hard for you, sure.
Your Friends,
KING & GRAHAM.
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ALOVE LETTER

{ Would not interest you if you're
looking fora guaranteed Salve for
Sores. Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd,
of Ponder, Mo-, writes: II suffered
with an ugly sore for year, but a
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me-" It's. the best Salve on earth.
25c at W l. Wallace'S Drug Store.