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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
Leaders of Both Political Parties
In Congress Want it Called
Just After Inauguration.
TARIFF BILL WILL BE. READY.
Measure VIII lie flushed from the
Very S,art-No Time to be Lost
BY Committee Hearings.

j e /.
Washington. Dec, 26-lf leaders in
Congress of both political parties are
able, to bring sufficient influence to bear
upon President-elect Taft, the special
session to revise the tariff will be
called almost Immediately after irslu-
guration.
The purpose will be to cht the
special session as short as possible and
secure an adjournment before the ex-
}trenlely hot weather sets in. Several
members of Congress who have dis
,cussed the subject with Mr.. Taft be-
lievc that his views in regard to an,
early and short session coincide with
tho plan suggested.
ii 1t Is expected that the house ways
and means committee will have a biz
ready to report to the special session
on the day it assemblies and that no
time will be lost by committee hear
%ings. AS soon as the bill has been.
drafted, 1t can be taken up by the
senate committee on finance and that
committee can be ready to report, If it
works assiduously, as soon as the bill
has been passed by tho house and
,nessaged to the senate. If this course
is followed, and 1t now seems probable
5thatit will be, it is believed the special
tariff revision can be concluded inside
OF four days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
SELOUS POINTS OUT DANGER
PRESIDENT MUST FACE

i London. Dec 2S.-Selous, the lion
killer. explains that while he has COLI
lected camp and other equipment for
Rooseveit's hunting expedition. and will
so with him to Mornbassa, they will
not shoot together in East Africa and
Uganda.
Mr.. Selous points out some OF the
dangers the president Will face in hunt
Ing Says he:
You go out on horseback early IN
the morning on a high plateau in the
hope of catching a lion which has de-
layed too long feeding and cannot get
back to cover When you are over
taking the beast he generally comes to
halt, growing.
"At the first moment you slip Off your
horse and shoot him.
Sometimes the lion will charge at
you. If he does you gallop out OF the
way and wait for another opportunity.
IL he charges while you are of your
horse and you fail to hit him II may %
awkward
when you wound an elephant it Oft
en- will make savage rush at you.
While you are shooting one of a herd
too, you may not notice another among
the trees. which may make a sudden
dash"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
.GOLDFIELD WANTS
NEXT MINING CONGRESS

Denver. Colo, Dec. 2s.Joseph II.
Hutchinson of Goldheld, Nev, is in
Denver to secure il possible, the next
national mining congress for his city.
IIe brings assurances that Goldtield
will give the big men OF the mining
world warm welcome and also
guarantees in the way CT expenses and
entertainment that he Is confident Will
land the meeting for the great Nevada
camp.
The next meeting place, it is under
stood, will be decided in the next two
weeks by the directors of the mining
congress, several of whom are at pres
ent in Denver. {S5
Mr.. Hutchinson reports that he has
the assurance that the members OF the
y lean Institute OFF, lining, EN-
ginesrs VIII hold their annual field
meeting at Go1dfeld and would
prefer date to convene at
the same time az the mining congress.
This assurance was given Mr.. Hutch
inson by secy. b. w. Raymond Of the
institute of New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
H. w. POOR ASSIGNS.
Did Business at ss Wall Street as II.
w. Poor s. Company.

New York. Dec. 26.-Henry W. Poor.
trading as H w. Poor & Company
at SO Wall street, made an assign
ment today for the benefit of bis
creditors.
MT. Poor is a, member OF the banking
house of II. w. Poor & Company of
this city and Boston.
A notice posted on the door. Of the
banking Offices of II. w. Poor &
Company says that Henry w. Poor.
trallsacdng business as Henry w.
Poor &, Company in New York City,
has made an assignment for the bene-
fit OF creditors to Robert Winthrop &
Company"
Henry w. Poor for many years has
been a prominent figure in financial
and social circles In this city and Bos-
ton. He lives in the magnificent resi-
dence at Madison avenue and Gam
mercy Park North, which was erected
by the late Cyrus w. Field, One OF the
finest private collection of books in
the world which Mr. Poor had gather
ed in his home was place on sale a
few months ago and a large number
of the choicest works have been dis.
posed of. Mr.. Poor has had extensive
interests outside OF his banking and
brokerage business. He is president
of the company which publishes Poor's
Manual, adirector of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railroad and president
OF the Postal Telegraph company of
Texas. HIS Is native of Bangor. Me-.
81 years old and WIS a member OF the
class of '65 at Harvard. He was mem
Der OF many ciubs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
GOMEZ TAKING MEASURES TO
SUPPRESS CAsTR0's FRIENDS.

: New Tork. Dec. pa special cable
despatch to the Tribune from Port
of Spain, Trinidad, says that passeng-
5ers arriving there from ports In Ven
ezuela report that Acting President
Gomez has taken drastic steps to sup
press friends and supporters of Castro
In order to check any possible rebel
lion on behalf of the overthrown ex-
ecutive. Gomez. the despatch says. Is
having every prominent sympathizer OF
Castro placed under arrest The jails
are thus being filled to. overf1owlng
with political prisoners. 2
The followers Of Castro. it is said,
will be deported as further precaution
against a revolutionary outbreak. It
is believed here that the energetic
measures of the Gomez government
will prevent any possibility of an up
rising. All Of the soldiers in the Ven
ezuelan army who sympathize with
Castro have been discharged and the
ranks have been filed with supporters
of Gomez.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
FIRST ELECTION
COURT |NAMER|CA
Opens in New Haven to Enquire
Into Campaign and Expenses
Of Gov.-Elect LiIley.
OF EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST.
schoolmnster Brings Action Under
Corrupt Practiscs Act--Lillcy's
Plurality Onc-Third of Taft's.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 26.--An cleo
ton court to inquire into the campaign
and election expenses of Congressman
and Gov elect George Il. Lilley Of
Waterbury, was opened here today up
on the application of George L. Fox,
g. schooln1aster of this city. under pro-
visions OF corrupt practises act passed
Judges are Silas A. Robinson and W..
l.. Bennett of the superior court. The
sitting OF this court Is of exceptional
interest not alone to politicians. but to
the legal fraternity as 1t is said that
this is the first election court to DO
set up in this country.
ley was opposed by "a fraction
of his own party and the
shown by the fact that while Judge
Taft carried the state by over A, 600
plurality, Mr.. I5illey had slightly less
than $1,000. The present inquiry,
should 1t reach the stage of taking
Of evidence, Is expected to go back Into
the canvass for the nomination in the
spring and summer. hi
Mr.. Fox has subpoenaed many wit.
nesses although Col. l.. NJ. Ullman, who
served as financial agent for MI. Lilley
in New Haven, left for the country be-
fore the court papers were served upon
him. Other supposed agents Of Mr..
3IAlley are expected to be in court. The
campaign expenses Of Mr. Lilley We're
returned in the certificate to the secre-
tary OF state at $4,000, those Of Judge
Robertson, the Democratic nominee for
governor at $4,000, while the anti-Lil-
ley Republicans spent over $4,000.
Mr.. Fox's power OF subpoena under
the corrupt practtses act Is believed to
be unlimited
At the outset Col. Burpee of Water
bury and States Atty. Stiles Judson
of Stratford raised the question Of
the collstitutionality of the corrupt
practlses act on the ground that 1t
contravenes several sections of the
state constitution. and especially in
the paragrap hs which provide for an
inquiry of. the kind now opened.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
A CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Henry b. TannehilI Dimes With Four
Fantom Guests.

uiikSlkA
New York, Dec. 8.-1t was indeed a
strange Christmas dinner that Henry
q. Tannehill ate at local hotel yes
te:day. He sat at table at which there
were four other chairs. but all OF them
vacant. In front of each, however. there
WAS placed a complete Christmas re-
past, which was later taken away I'M
touched. Tannehiil dined with fantom
guests, the spirits of his sister and her
three children. all dead. OF adventurous
spirit. Tannebill. once resident OF this
city, has wandered far and wide and
returning here on Monday last from Alas
ka, he learned OF the death OF his sis
ter and her children. His explanation OF
the wierd dinner is perhaps the besr.
He said:
: son the day left my sisters home,
i told her that l would be back next
Christmas or the one after and the
treat for them would be the finest that
money could buy. got out and hustled
and saved considerable money In the,
ISiondike and when Il arrived here the
other night ran over to the east side
and began to look up the folks. It
didn't takein long to find out what I
least expected. Ally sister went out to
a store one day and left the children
alone when she came back they Were
dead--bu.red. y little later she herself
died OF pneupl oniak and Worry
Alone In the world TannehilI is unde-
cided as to his future and says he Viii
probably resume his wanderings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
FIDELITY FURNITURE co.
Action Against it Filed in q. S. Circuit
Court at Pttsburg BY Canadian.

Pittsburg. Dec. 26.-The affair of the
Fidelity Funding company and p. j.
kieran, former president of the COM
pany, were brought UP here again to-
day when four suits We're filed in the
United States circuit court by Edward
Boiseau of the province OF Ontario.
Canada. Four churches are involved
and.the total amount of money Is $751;,
co., One suit Is against the Holy Fam
lily Orphan asylum of Ellsworth. near
here, and the other three against the
Right Rev. J. f Regis Caneyin. bish-
of oG the Roman Catholic diocese of
Pittsburg. as trustee for the Hny
Name of Mary church, Donora, Pa; st.
Josephats church. Pittsburg, and ST
y-itus church of Newcastle. Pa.
Tile notes are given to Fidelity Fund
ing company and endorsed by p. j.
K!erar They were discounted with
the American Securities company. lim-5
tied OF Toronto. from whom they were
purchased by Boisseau.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26

GROWING OF SUGAR BEETs.
One OF Most Prominent Business Men
OF Pacific Coast. Being Engaged
in Many Enterprises.

san Francisco, Dec. 26,--Claus
Sprecleels, widely known as the "Sug-
ar King" of the Pacific coast. died at
1880. o'clock at his home in this city
in his eightieth year The immediate
cause Of death was an attack of pnel-
lnonia which developed alarming
symptoms, within the past two days
Ills condition last night warned his
physicians that the end was near and
relatives remained at his bedside until
the hour of his death. Rudolph Spreck-
els, who returned from Honolulu yes
terday on the steamer Nippon Maru
was of the number. John .. Spreckes,
proprietor Of the San Francisco Call
and head of the Oceanic steamship
company, was also in attendance at
his fathers bedside, as were Mrs.
Harry Holbrook and Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton. the daughter of Mr.. John D.
Spreckels.
Despite his advanced age, MI,
Spreckels had devoted large share OF
attention to the various enterprises in
which he was Interested, and 1t Is less
than a. month since he appeared before
the ways and means committee OF
4 the house in Washington as an author
ity on the subject OF sugar duties. Two
years ago he was attacked by a Sc
we're Illness, but his vigorous const1tn-
ton enabled him to Withstand his sick
ness and he was, after a. time, restored
to his usual health. #
Apart from the Importance which at
taches to CLAUS Spreckles as the pio-
,neer sugar refiner of the coast and All
investor or millions in California and
the Hanlaiian Islands, the Spreckles
family has for many years been one OF
the most prominent in the state John
+ D. Spreckles. his elder son, has been
for years a directing influence In orien-
tai trade, apart from his other inter-
ests, and Rudolph, president OF the
First National bank of this city, has
been q supporter of the graft prosecu-
ton in San Francisco to the extent Of
thousands Of dollars in addition to
his active participation.
Claus Spreckles was born In Dam
stadt, Germany, In 1898 and came to the
United States in 1846. After being ern-
ployed for some time in Charleston. S.
c.. and New York, he came to San,
francisco. reaching this city in 1856.
lie estab lishsd %; store here and later
conducted Il brewery. IN 1888 he built
the Bay Sugar refinery and began the
Importation of raw material from Fla
vail. Prospecting in this business, ne
established other refirerfes and pro
moted the beet sugar Industry, by es-
tablishing refineries and engaging in.
the growing of beets on large scale,
He also built a refinery at Philadel-
plia, invested largely in the Ocean
Steamship company and many other
enterprises. including the building OF
the San Joaquin Valley railroad. Many
II of his interests in Hawaii are reported
to have been disposed of BY his son, Ru-
adolph, during the latter's recent trip
to the islands. They included the bank
ing house OF Claus spreckles g. Co,
and considerable valuable real estate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
.HARRlMAN's COUNTRY
PLACE PLAY GROUND

Middletown. n. T., Dec. 2s.-The new
country place which z. H. Hartman is
having erected on his %, 00o-acre estate
in Orange county will have an i'm
nlense playground for sport and enter
taininent. It viii cover two and q. half
acres and to level ground 1t was nec-
essary to blast away the solid rock.
When completed the space will be COW
cred with cement floor and surround
ed by a low wall. Tennis courts,
squash courts. large ranges. etc. are to
be installed and In the winter the area
will be converted into q skating rink.
Ice carniyals will be made a feature OF
Mr.. Harr1nan.s winter house parties.
IT is said. The mansion itself, which
is now being constructed, will cost
nearly 81, 0G0, goo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
THIS CAKE, MADE FOR
ABRUzzl TAKES THE CAKE.

Chicago, Dec. ga gigantic cake,
70 feet high and weighing almost 1000
pounds, originally intended to be a
wedding gift and Christmas present
combined for Miss Catherine Elkins
and the Duke OF -AbruZZi, is to be
given the most beautiful Italian girl
welded in Chicago between today and
JAN l.. The cake was made by Sig
Mogni, chef. who spent his boyhood
days on the Abruzzi estates, and four
months was consumed in its Inanufact-
ure 1t consists of almost every in
gredient used in fancy pastry and at
the top is the model Of a steed, done
with an ordinary kitchen knife, it's
foundation being merely sugar and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
LIVED WITH BROKEN
NECK FOR 1874 DAYS.

New York, Dec. ss.-To have lived
1874 days with broken neck was the
record of Walter Canning, a. well-de-
ve.oped 15-year-old boy who died in
Brooklyn yesterday. Diving in the wa
tiers Of Sheepshead Bay on AUG. IL.
Canning struck bottom and the top OF
his spine was driven into the base Of
his skull. After remaining unconscious
for three days, an operation was per-
formed in which the spinal cord was
laid bare. The youth recovered con-
seriousness and the use of the right side
OF the body. He was removed to his
home apparently on the road to recov-
ery. but again lost consciousness and
was taken back to the hospital. where
he died 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
CARNEGIE GIVES TO AID
IN MORAL. CLEANUP.

Pittsburg, Dec 26.-It is said that
Andrew Carnegie has put UP about
100000 in order to clean Pittsburg up
morally, following the municipal brlb-
cry scandal. The story told In the
fashiona bleDuquesne club and the Pitts
burg club is that the same men who
told Pittsburg conditions to President
Roosevelt also went to Andrew Carne-
gle and laid an array of facts before
him. The result, according to rumor,
was that he authorized expenditure
of $150, 900 in detective work, etc. He is
said to take the same stand that Mr..
Spreckles does in cleaning UP San
Francisco.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Chicago, Dec. 2e--At the hour which
ner with his wife, Sidney Lynden Rob-
5erts visited Ella Noreen, and after
shooting her twice, turned his revolver
upon himself and inflicted what prob
ably will prove a mortal wound. The
girl POSSIBLY will recover.
The shooting was the elimination Of
an acquaintance which began last June.
Although living with his wife. Roberts
insisted that Miss Noreen had agreed to
marry him and her refusal to do so
was assigned by him for the shooting.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
$4,000 Realty Sale

The largest realty sale or the
year was closed this noon, when
the Globe building, 257-26l Main
street. changed hands. The
property includes 81 feet front
(inclnding 5-foot right of way)
by $50 feet deep. the ground floor
and basement being used FOR
business purposes, and the two
upper. stories as a lodging house,
The Tuttle Bros. sold the prop
Serty for the j. r. Walker estate
to Jacob L. Strohauer Of Omaha.
: Neb.. for s12o,00o. the purchase
J being for Investment only, 50
that for the present there will be
no changes made there. Mr..
Strohauer has for the last two
years been visiting this part OF
the country, where he is inter-
ested in irrigation and has in
TINT time learned to hold posi-
bilities3 for Utah in high esteem.
Mr.. Freeman Morningstar, for
the Tuttles, really closed the deal !
Thursday, but the details were {,
1 not completed until this noon.
9.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
1xGREpIENrs OF INCENSE.

Washington, Dec. a6.-Elm bark, oli-
sbanum, putchchuck, sandalwood dust,
CARGO. laka aniseed, musk, orange peel,
sarb. myrrh, cassla and camphor are
the array Of ingredients which enter In
to the composition of Chinese incense.
Consul ]. C. McNally, writing from
Making, says that the incense is Of un-,
tiyersal use and is manufactured In al
most every city and village throughout
the Chinese empire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
HAM LEWIS GOING TO
JAPAN ON SECRET MISSION

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Thc Inter-ocean
today in a news article, says:
Col. James Hamilton Lewis, Well
known attorney. who left Chicago for.
New Orleans two weeks ago, and who
is now In San Francisco, will go to
Japan and China on secret mission
for the state department, 1t is said.
before returning to this city
The nature of Col. Lewis mission
lis not known even to his private sec
Rotary, according to q. statement made
by the latter. but it Is known that he
is CARRYING letters from President
Roosevelt and the secretary of state. sS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
.BONAP ART|STS
AND.BOURBONS
.IfThey Were Not as Dead as Door
Nails Attack on FaiIIieres
Might Have Significance.
SUCH is GENERAL OPINION.
Still Some Republican Papers Think
Government Should Put an End to
Militant Royalist Campaign.

Paris Dec. 26.-The entire press OF
Paris. with the exception OF such re-
dictionary newspapers at La Libre Par
ole and faction Francaise. consider
the attack made yesterday in the
streets OF Paris on President Faller-
les by an unemployed waiter named
Maths, a fantastic act without political
Importance.
IF the cause Of the Bourbons aud
the Bonapartists We're not as dead as
a. door nail, such nitiful exhibitions OF
i1npotent fury would completely dis
credit Them" voices the general OPP
inion.
Nevertheless some of the Republi
can organs express the opinion that the
government should do sonnet thing TO
put an end to the campaign being con-
Quoted perststently by a small group OF
militant royalists aided by clerical or
}ganlzations, with the object OF keeping
p-hlic opinion iniamed
The recent disorders at the academy
of medicine. while originating from
genuine dissatisfaction with the new
system OF examinations, are attributed
largely to this same royalist and cler-.
aical agitation, which sometime ago
brought about the retirement OF Prof.
Thalamas whose offense consisted IN
writing a history of Joan of Arc. to
prove that the stories of her divine
were mere legends devoid
OF any historic foundation. The men
tai caliber OF Maths is illustrated by.
the fact that he was swindled q few
weeks ago by a rnatrtomonial adver-
4tisement. He gave up his entire saw
ings, $1,000, under the impression that
he was to marry q woman of great
wealth.
The Maths incident was discussed at
.today's meeting OF the cabinet, and 1t
was decided "by energetic action To
prevent the recurrence OF similar OUT
RACES
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
DEWEY CELEBRATING
HIS list BIRTHDAY

WasI1ingt Dec 26.-Admiral
George Dewey, hero of Manila bay and
ranking officer in the navy is celebrat-
ing his seventy-first birthday. today.
more than 10 years after the exploit
which made him world famous.
Still vigorous of mind, the aged ad-
nliral is not enjoying the best of health.
having been suffering for the past six
weeks with a bad attack OF sciatica.
He therefore, spent the day at his
home. many OF his intimate friends
calling to pay their respects and TO
tender their congra tllatlons
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
LECTURER AT YALE.

san Jose, Cal. Dec. 26-Director w.
W. Campbell of Lick observatory has
been Informed officially of his appoint
merit as Silliman lecturer in Yale uni
versity for the academic year of 1909-10.
The lectures, which are from 8 to 12 in
number, are delivered on successive
days and deal with investigational re-
suits obtained by the lecturer. Director
Campbell is the first astronomer and
the first American to receive the mp
pointment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
JOHNSON THINKS LITTLE
OF BURNS ABILITY

sydney, N. S. W.. Dec os.--In an inter
view today after the fight for the.
heavyweight championship OF the world
here in which Jack johnson, the negro
4pugilist of Galveston, Ten, won over
Tommy Burns, the French-Canaclan,
Johnson spoke as follows: s94
(, II never DOUBTED the Issue from the
beginning knew was too good for
Burns + have forgotten more aboutl
lighting than Burns ever knew. I was
sure Il would win from the start. The,
referee was fair. and i have no COM
plants TO make.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-26
WILLIAMS IN TROUBLE.

Farley L. Williams, il. son OF the
Farley l. Williams, counsel for the
o. S. T.. got Into some trouble with
a hack driver early yesterday morn.
ing and was arrested on the charge OF
using abusive language. He was book
ed as John Doe and left $50 for his
failed to appear and the bail was
therefore declared forfeited Williams
and the hack driver had row over
q bill. =.