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Show I 1 fftSS THE SALT LAKE' TIMES. ' 'GSEFl "N. city can tbom such evidence of popularity. VOLUME 6 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY, MAY 31. 189 .... C NUMBER 286. INDIANAPOLIS DELUGED. Rivers and Creeks on a Rampage in Cen-tral Indiana. Indianapolis, May 31. This' city and central Indiana have had few such rains as fell last night and early this morning. In effect it was a flood burst. The streets were filled. The water flowed over the curbs into the yards. Rogues run which runs through the city became a raging torrent. Many people had to flee for their lives. The elec-tric cars plowed their way through the streets like steamboats. White river and Fall creek were on a rampage. General northern suburbs are reported under water. BIG MINING PROJECT. Duluth Gets a Send-O- ff From Ferdinand Schlesinger. Duluth, Minn., May 31. Ferdinand Schlesinger, who, two or three years ago, was the biggest mining and railway worker of the Mcnonominee iron range of northern Michigan, and who was at the head of the German syndicate called the "Schlesinger syndicate", is now turning his attention to the new Mesaba iron range north of this city. Mr. Schlesinger is now for a negotiating lease of the big Cincinnati mine, lying forty-eigh- t miles back of Du-luth, where considerably over 5,000,000 tons of soft Bessemer hematite has already been measured up "In sight." Ho is to pay a mining royalty of something like sixty cents a ton, and is to mine a minimum quantity of 500,000 tons of ore a year. This mine is the largest and best yet opened on the Mesaba range. Mr. Schlesinger and his friends are after more mines on the same range. They now own and operate the famous Chapin mine on the Menominee range. ft CRftSlN CORN, Wild Speculators on the Chicago 'Change Grow Wilder at the Prospect of a Panic. Corn Drops to Fifty but fiecovers Some-what Later and Quotes at Fifty-eigh- t. COSTER & MARTIN FAIL Their Liabilities Not Definitely Known But They are Said to be Very Heavy. NONE OTHER INVOLVED, Armour's Fine Italian Hand is Suspected to b Manipulating the Wire that Broafht About the Trouble. Chicago, May 31. The corner in May-cor-culminated and collapsed today. At the opening a clique of brokers gave it out that their principals had decided to fix the price at $1 per bushel and will settle with the shorts at that figure. Many of these seeing no way out of the dilemma paid the price demanded and there was heavy trading at that figure. The clique of bankers gave up the name of Coster and Martin as the principals and the flood offering from 400,000 bushels receipts rushed in and from rcin-spectio- n the grain in store, together with sharp calls for margins, soon put the firm in trouble, and when one bank refused to certify the firms checks the offering increased and amid a scene of the wildest confusion in the pit the sellers shouted their offers on the descending scale till the price touched 50 cents, when it was announced that Cons-te- r it .Morton had failed. Covering by shorts at the bottom caused a reaction to 55 cents. There were rumors regarding the solvency of other firms, but no other names were posted. All sorts of wild estimates as to Conster & Morton's liabilities are afloat. It is now definitely known, how-ever, that in addition to the capital required to carry through the deal up to to-day, they needed a million this morning to take care of the day's receipts and other offerings. There was a rumor that the firm in its efforts to corner the market, ran up against some such fiuancial whale as Armour with the result already noted. NEW YORK MONEY AND STOCKS. New York, May 31. Noon. Stocks were generally quiet and weak after 11 o'clock. Sugar declined 1 per cent on active trading. At noon the market was quiet and heavy at irregular changes from the opening. Fours, coupons, . . 1.16 Oregon Navigation 80 Pacific As 1.06 North An erican. .. 13 Atchison Pacific Mail 36 entr.il Pacific 802 Rock Island 74ii Burlington MV4 St Paul & Omaha. 50 1). & R. G. pfd.... Texas Pacific Northern Pacific. 19 ln ion Pacific 40 Preferred 52Tb Welti Fargo Exp. . 45 Northwestern 1.19'i Western Union.... 94Vj New York Cent... .1.13', CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago, May 31. Close Wheat, steady; cash, $2 ; July, 83. Corn cash, 50; July, Oats Firm: cash, 41 H; Julv, 3H. Pork Kasy; cash, July, $1.T0. l.ard -- Easv; cash, Sii.3t Julv $3.47Vi Short liihs Easy ; cash, ; July, StS.SOi Barley, uU Little Effest in New York. New York, May 31. The collapse in corn at Chicago had iittlqeffeet on the New York market beyond scaring a few schorts. The short interest here is very small. CHOLERA DECIMATES THEM. Natives Dying by tile Thousands and Europeans Fleeing. Calcutta, May 31. The cholera at Ser-iniga- r, a vale of Cashmere, caused 1600 deaths the past week. IThe panic among the . natives was augmented by a fire which de-- i stroyed 2000 houses and rendered 8000 people, homeless. Crops are almost a failure, audi food sells at famine prices. Europeans have' all tied. Deaths since May 7 have been 2450. SLAVIN KNOCKED OUT. Peter Jackson Makes Meat of His White IUval. London, May 30. "Parson" Davies is the happiest man in England this morning, with the exception of Peter Jackson, who smiles and shows his teeth in a quiet way whenever anyone mentions last night's contest, and as the tight is the principal topic of conversa-tion, Peter's time is mostly devoted to smil-ing. On the other hand Frank Slavin, the van-quished, is, to use an American expression, "all broke up," aud with his friends is de-voting his time to getting the bumps off his face in a Turkish bath-hous- e over iu High Holburn. Charlie Mitchell is disgusted. "I towld Mm, don'tcher know, a month agow, wat a bloody long barm the nigger 'ad, and not to let 'im jab 'iin, but the bloomin' man kept rushiu Mm and rushin' 'im, and now see as 'ow Vs got hit Blast me heyes hif hi don't think hi could do hem both," and Charlie went "hoff to get somethink to heat." Jackson is the biggest man iu London to-day and wouldn't trade places with the Prince of Wales. The negro won the fight by superior science and from the fact that his reach and condi-tion were superior to Slavin's. He also had over half a stone the ad-vantage in weight, Slavin weighing in at thirteen stone ono pound, while Jackson was eight pound heavier. "Parson" Davies. Joe Choynski aud Jem Young were behind Jackson, while Jack Slavin, Tom Williams and Tom Burroughs attended the white man. Martiu Angel, one of the prominent members of the club and a well informed man as regards sporting mat-ters, was referee. The arrangements were of the best charac-ter, the ring being a first-clas- s affair in con-struction and while not according to the general rule of the club, was conceded to be admirably adapted for a first-clas- s contest. Instead of being twenty-fou- r feet it was only wenty. The club room was crowded to suffoca-tion when the men entered. Indeed, it had been for an hour before. So great was the rush that the sale of tickets had to be stopped and nearly two hundred constables were required to preserve order and keep the raging mob outside, who were clamoring for admission. The proceedings opened with a speech from Lord Linsdaie, who said it was the de-sire, yea, the command of the club officials that extreme quiet be preserved. The" con-testants were both comparative strangers in London, but one of them was a total strunger. The English love for fair play should prompt all to give him the same chance they would expect for a countryman in another part of the world. The preliminaries were soon arranged and at 7:15 the men shooks hands. "Time" said the referee a moment later, and the tight began. First round After some little preliminary sparring Jackson saw an opening and led off with his long right on Slavin's body. The white man led in return but fell short and Jackson jabbed his left in Slavin's face. This seemed to anger the latter and he en-deavored to land his left but without avail. He then clinched and in the breakaway gave Jackson an upper cut on the chin. The negro only smiled and Slavin again essayed a land with his left, the result being another clinch. No damage was done when the men broke. Slavin then tried to rush in and land bis right, but Jackson jumped away. The men were sparring for an opening when the call of time sent them to their corners. Second round If looks could have won the fight, Jackson would have lost, With a fierce scowl Slavin sprung from his corner and rushed upon Jackson as though he in-tended to crush Him at a blow. Ha. was coming like a (whirlwind iato Jackson's corner when "Pfrson" DavteB in a low voice paid 'jan.'i Jkson's left went, in on SIa-vin'- s nose id consequence. Twice more did Slavin try the same tactics with the same result. Then Jackson assumed the aggres-sive and as quick as lightning landed left and right, left and right on Slavin's body. When the round closed Slavin looked weary. Third round Jackson jabbed Slavin in the left eye with his right and the optic began closing. He followed it later with a left on tho mouth. Slavin again closed in and tried to get action on his right, but the black man's long arm was always a barrier. Some sparring for wind ensued and then Slavin rushed. This was the pretty part of the tight. Slavin landed several times with ap-parently good effect, but Jackson was still in the mill and his long arms did him good service. He struck Slavin at least a dozen times and planted a corking left on his dam-aged eye just as time was called. Fourth round Slavin came up much fresher than anticipated. His brother Jack had during the minutes rest given him a pointer or two and the former evidently in-tended rushing Jackson into his corner and there putting him to sleep. But that wicked left was always in the way, and the manner in which the colored man used it was de-moralizing Slavin's backers. Four times did Slavin come in only to be sent back much the worse for wear. Fifth round "If you can rush him for two rounds more, you've got him," said Jack Slavin as his principal sat in the chair. And then Slavin tried again. But it was no use. Although he fought hard, he was beaten at every point. In exchange for a straight arm blow in the face, Jackson gave two body blows with left and right which made Slavin grunt. Both were looking for a knockout blow, and in the search the fighting became furious. Sixth round It looked as though Slavin was going to get the best of this round, for he crowded Jackson into his corner and landed a couple of body blows that were terrific. Jackson rushed Slaviu iu return, and gave him left and right on the head. Both were sparring for wind when time was called. Seventh round Jackson's repeated as-saults on Slavin's mouth and eye began to tell. The blood from his damaged kisser was choking him, but he fought gamely on. Jackson had ail the best of it. It was left, right, left, right on Slavin's face and body without any return, and it was plain to see the white man would lose. Eighth round Jackson's face fairly shone when he came up. He was perspiring, but was much fresher than Slavin. This round was a repetition of the seventh, Slavin being fearfully punished. Ninth round Slavin made his last effort but that black left arm took all his gimp away. He was being hammered all over the ring when time was called. Tenth and wind up Slavin staggered to the center as game a man as ever fought. A swinging right-hande- r sent him to the ropes and Jackson following hammered him into a state of y before he ceased. Slavin was dazed and Peter quit punishing him. "Parson" Davies caught the negro's eye. "Put him out," he said and a straight right arm blow laid Frank Slavin on the floor in 1 minute 40 seconds from the call of time in the last round. Jackson was declared the winner amid great cheering. Slavin was frightfully punished, while Jackson walked away without any assist-ance. Thus ends Frank Slavin's career as a fighter in the first class. He will never fight Sullivan. Harrison Home. Washington, May 31 The president and party returned to this city from Rochester Ithis morning. BUSINESS AFFAIRS. The Doxie Proposition is Off and a Better One is Under Consid-eration. A PIPE AND GAS LINE COMPANY Incorporated "With a Capital of a Million Dollars Interesting World's Fair Notes Business Briefs. A meeting of the American Natural Gas company is being held at W. C. Hall's law office this afternoon for the purpose of amending their articles of incorporation and getting things in shape for a new deal which is almost certain to be consummated, and which will result in good to the city. Further than the mere fact that this is in no way connected with the Doxie proposition nothing will be made public at this time. A GREAT SEW ENTERPRISE. The Indiana Gas and Pipe Line Company Incorporated Today. Articles of incorporation of the Indiana Natural Gas and Pipe Line company were filed with the county clerk today. The corporation will exist for fifty years unless sooner dissolved. The object of the company will be the drilling and boring for petroleum aud natural gas, and to lay and maintain lines of pipe for the conveyance and transportation of oil and natural gas, also for mining and prospecting in Utah ter-ritory. The head office and place of busi-ness of the company will be at Salt Lake City. The capital stock of the corporation is placed at $1,000,000, divided into shares of $10 each. The amouut of stock subscribed for with the names of holders is as follows: Gcnrc W. Landon 1500 shares J. E. (iibson snaret J. K. Kedmond 1500 shares Andrew J. Robinson 1500 shares J. B. Wiison 100 shares Samuel McDowell 100 shares Working capita 70.3C0 shares The company has purchased $297,000 worth of land in Salt Lake county for work-ing purposes. The names of the officers are: George W. Landon, president; J. E. Gibson, vice president; A. J. Robinson, treasurer; J. E. Redmond, secretary, who, with J. B. Wilson and S. McDowell, will form the board of directors. World's Fair Notes. Another loan signature was received this morning by the acting secretary. The commission has received the rules and regulations of the fisheries department from Mr. Bryan. A letter from Secretary McDaniel states that he and Commissioner Empy wouldarrive in Chicago on the 30th. The secretary of the California world's fair commission has sent the local commis-sion a copy of their World's fair magazine. Mr. E. Schivell, manager of the fine art department, writes to the local commission here that he intends making a handsome 12x20 water color painting of l'tah' s world's fair building and grounds, which will be sent to the local commission for approval before it is lithographed. To Establish Glass Works. A meeting is being held at the chamber this afternoon by a joint committee of the chamber of commerce and the West Side association to consider the offer of a Pitts-burg firm to establish a big glass works here. The' scheme is gne which involves the inter-est of the whole towr, at;d it t to be hoped that the deal will be consummated. Business Briefs. Joseph W. Taylor's new block on West Temple street is progressing rapidly. Today's bank clearings were $106,450, as compared with $274,:jS7 for the same day last year. The new block on State street above the Brooks arcade, is being rapidly pushed to completion. Specimens of Utah sand brick are dis-played in a Second South street show win-dow and attract much attention. The water in city creek is rising so rapidly as to give serious grounds for fear the new culvert will be entirely washed away. The pavement is being laid from the Knutsford hotel on Third .South street east in front of the Simundi building to Frauk-ly- n avenue. MRS. CLINTON WINS. The Bisr Suit Atrainst the Union Ta-cil- ic Decided in Her Favor by Judire Sutherland. CANNON'S BONDSMEN MUST PAY. John H. Eccles' Charges Against a Rail-way Company Goldth wait vs. Lynch & Glassmann Interesting Notes. In the Important suit of Mrs. Clinton vs. Mink und Harris, trustees for the Union Pa-cific, involviug title to over forty acres of land near Garfield Reach, Judge Sutherland, as referee, this morning announced his de-cision in favor of the plaintiff. The case will undoubtedly go up to the Supremo court. He Didn't Get It. In the case of Denton McNally vs. Barnay Morgan, in which the plaintiff sues to re-cover $200 for professional services, was to have been tried before Commissioner Nor-re- ll this morning, and at the appointed hour, the defendant filed a motion for a ehunge of venire on the ground that the court was biased and prejudiced against him. The commissioner studied the motion for a moment, and then glancing atthe de-fendant, said that he was an utter stranger to him, and hence he was at a loss to uuder-stan- d now Morgan could get the idea that he was prejudiced against him. "Stand up and be sworn Mr. Morgan,'' 6aid the court, and Morgan obeyed. "Now," said his honor, "I want to know on what you base this affidavit, that I am biased and prejudiced against you. Did you ever see me before?" "I don't know." "Then why did you file such an affidavit?" "Well," said the defendant, "to tell the truth I don't like your looks." The attorneys and spectators joined in a hearty laugh at the court's expense, aud the motion was overruled. The case is being tried this afternoon. An Injunction Wanted. John H. Eccles this afternoon brought suit against the Union Pacific Coal com-panj- ', James Russell, Richard Howells, James Busch, Joseph Patterson, William MeClain and Robert Bishop. In his cum-plai-he alleges that in September of Jat year, the defendants, for the purpose of disturbing him in the possession of land owned by him, riotously tore down a portion of his dwelling house, filled up his well, smashed his dishes and raised hades gener-ally, and have ever since threatened fo de-stroy any improvements that be might-make-that on April 8Sd last,, while he was engaged in planting shade trees, the defendants again entered upon the land and tore up twenty trees; that on another occasion they entered upon tho laud and cut forty-seve- tons of hay, carried it off and converted it to their own use. The plaintiff asks for damages in the sum of 9H8, and for an injunction restraining the defendants from entering upou the premises. Judge Sutherland is Eccles' attorney. A Cause Celebre. This morning the mandate of the supreme court of the United States, dismissing the appeal of the defendants in the case of the United States vs. H. S. Eldridge, et al., was received by Clerk Bache. This is an action which grew out of the arst of George ( . Cannon a few year aro, the defendants Cannon escaped, but was iTl recaptured, and the bondsmen were sued and judgment was obtained against theiu. The appeal was from that j udgmeut. Judgment, for the Plaintiff. In the case of Goldthwait vs. Lynch et al. which was tried some time ago, Judge An-derson announced his opinion this morning. The action was brought to enforce the spe-cific performance of a contract, and while the court did not grant this, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff for 2t'.4G.25, against the defendants Jno. T, Lynch and Wm. Glassman. To Recover Real Estate. Beulah A. Bettie has brought suit in the Third district court against John J. Bynon, administrator of the estate of E. M. Bynon, deceased, for the recovery of certain real es-tate in lot 7, block 17, plat "A," Salt Lake City survey, and for $4000 damages for the unlawful detention of the premises. United States Land Oftlre. There were no cases at the land office toda3 Several new township plats have been at the land office today, and as a consequence business was even brisker than usual there. Court Notes. Attorney D. D. Houtz is up from Provo. Fuller & Young have, brought suit against Peter St. Clair to recover 228. John C. Shipp was today duly appointed the deputy cierk of the territoiial supremo court. The case of Wallace vs. Watts, involving ?33, is on trial before Justice Krocger this afternoon. Francis Hail has been appointed receiver in the case of N. A. S. L. it B. Co. vs. Carl E. Nielson et al. In the Third district court today August Hauptfleisch, a native of Germany, was ad-mitted to citizenship. The transcript on appeal in the case of Sterling vs. Parsons bus been tiled with the clerk of the supreme court. The hearing on the motion to dissolve an attachment in the case of Wolf vs. Brown has been continued until Saturday. In the case of Gamclia I. Grant vs. Wm. Patterson et al., judgment was rendered for the plaintiff this morning for $2150. In the case of George Gregory vs. Arthur Meads, twenty days has been allowed in which to file statements on motion for a new trial. In the case of the People vs. Jacob John-son, the witnesses for the defense have been ordered to be subpoenaed at the expense of the people. Judge Zane today ordered further evidence to be taken in the case of Joseph Simon vs. the Burlington it Alissouri, in which a mo-tion to squash service has been made. In the case of Joseph Ruffati vs. The So-cie- ti Anonyme des mines de Lexington, in which the. plaintiff sues to recover a large sum for ores extracted by bim under a con-tract, a motion to file an amended complaint was allowed by Judge Zane this morning. MTI-SNA- P DEMO'S. They Extol and Instruct for Cleve-land in the Syracuse Convention. FOR FREE TRADE AND GOLD. But They Promise to be Good Little Democrats and Vote for Any Man the Chicago Convention May Name. pTr.Af-i-sr- , N. Y., May 3L The democrats opposed to Hill and his mid-wint- snap convention met in state convention here this afternoon. They were called to order by of the Treasury Charles C. Fairchilds, chairman of the state committee. Fain hikis made a brief speech, in which he Bpoke of the strength of the movement against Hill and its growth since the convention was called, and said we have only to go on in the spirit of justice Irmly and calmly to accomplish what he be-lieved would do more for the democratic party in the state of New Vork than all the other political movements in the last gener-ation. John 1). Kernan of Oneida county was then made temporary chairman. MAPI: PERMANENT CUAIRMAN. John D. Kernan was chosen permanent chairman. Oh taking the chair he spoke at considerable length, beginning with this declaration: "This convention is a halt on its march to the national democratic conven-tion at Chicago of an army of O,000 New York democrats and of as many more en-listed sympathizers. They go to wage war against their disfranchisement in that convention by leaders who have made an unwise and crafty use of the party machinery for personal ends, and who have over-ridde- n the time-honore- customs and usages f the democratic party. We claim under these usages our right to insist at Chicago that the call for and the manipula-tion of the February convention was an abuse of trust and a violation of democratic right in this state; that its proceedings then misrepresented a large element of dis-franchised democrats and now misrepresent the overwhelming sentiment which has sin e grown to vast proportions throughout the s;atc. If our strength did not lie in the will of the people the sun would shine at mid-night before ihe loyal democratic rank and rile of this state would don the garb of con-testants and give this cause its unpreced-ented growth and its clearly marked inten-sity of purpose. The people, neither discip-lined, led, nor organized, are in this move-ment. That is its strength." The speaker then denounced the mid-winter eouventiou in extent; praised Cleve-land and tariff reform; declared in favor of fair play for silver, but not for the policy attempting to protect against "gold bugs" by the creation of "silver bugs," and assert-ed the democratic dissensions iu New York would end at Chicago. When Kernan reached the mention of the name of Cleveland, the convention rose as one man and gave vent to its feeliugs in an extraordinary burst of enthusiasm. The speaker's reference to silver met quick re-cognition. After the appointment of com-mittees the convention took a recess. The committee selected as delegates at large A. E. Urr. Brooklyn; F. R. Condert, New York; C. F. Bishop, Buffalo; D. C. Robinson, The following is a summary of campaign of 1340. Over fifteen hundred people came in from New York and Brook; lyn on special trains. The Buffalo men are nearly a thousand strong with the Seventy-fourt- h regiment band at their head. Roch-ester sends six hundred, and the Tilden club of Jamestown is here 150 strong. Ihe convention was called to order this morning in the Alhambra rink, the Weiting opera house, which had originally been engaged, having been deemed to small for the gath-ering. This proved to Ire the case, for the crowd tilled every nook and corner of the Alhambra. Hon. Charles S. Farchilct of New l'ork called the gathering to order, and after a brief address Fiankliu B. Lock of Buffalo was made chairmen The usual committees were then appointed, Norton Ch:i being made chairman of the platform committee, and E. Eliery Anderson of New York chairman of the committee on resolutions. It is expected that the demo-cratic platform adopted at Albany will be very materially changed. ILLINOIS PKOIIIBITIONISTS. 111., May 31. The prohibi-tion state convention was called to order in the state house today by Hon John W. Hunt. The cold water people do not expect to cut much of a figure in the campaign but intend to nominate a ticket simply as a means of presenting to the people of the state a declaration of their principles and their belief regarding such questions of political and economieimportance as should be considered in the interest of every home in the commonwealth, and as opposed to the licensed dram-shop- and to all other abuses of power and privilege with which the misrule of the old political parties, iu their opinion, has afflicted the people of the state. For the first time in many years no women sit as delegates in the convention, the Australian ballot law requiring that the delegates shall be voters, and thus barring the women who have been accustomed to take part iu the deliberations of the party. "WISCONSIN DOl'BTFUL. Alliance Men Will Work for Their Uncle .Jerry Rusk. Washington, May 31. Advices received from the officials of the farmer's alliance here confirm the reports from Wisconsin that the people's party in that state, rein-forced by the alliance and the labor ele-ments, have decided to make a hot fight in the approaching presidential campaign, and the advices are further to the effect that Wisconsin may fairly be regarded as a doubt-ful state. Thousands of farmers in the northern part of the state are said to have become tired of both the old parties, and to be ready to go into the new movement, and to support the ticket to be nominated at Omaha next month. It is said here that the alliance people in many states are decidedly friendly toward Secretary Rusk, and that should the Wisconsin farmer by any chance be given a place on the ticket to be nomin-ated at Miuneopolis, it would not be sur-prising if he were indorsed by the Omaha convention. COLD WATER APOSTLES. Those of Illinois and Wisconsin Organize and Prepare for Action. SpRiNGFtEi.n, 111., May 31. The prohibi-tion convention met this morning. Rev. W. H. Haight, Rockford, temporary chairman. The committee announced the reports irom district caucuses received. The convention took a recess until afternoon. The commit-tee by permanent organization selected Hon. Robert H. Patton of this city for permanent chairman. WISCONSIN PROHIBITIONISTS. Madison, Wis., May 31. The prohibition state convention met this afternoon. Hon. S. D. Hastings was temporary chairman. The convention will demand T. C. Richmond of this city to be a candidate for governor, though he expressed himself as loath to run. . . THE PLATFORM presented to the "anti-sna- p convention:" The platform declares the most urgent necessity of the Union is a radical reform in the administration of the Federal govern- - ment; deaounccstUo, party for. its abuse of power durihg the past four years; having control of the execu-tive and both branches of congress. It pursued a course of extravagance, tyranny and fraud. Finding the treasury with a large and increasing surplus it disregarded its duty to relieve the people from, oppres-sive tariff taxation through the billion dol-lar congress, which enacted appropria-tions amounting to $500,000,000 y, the most of them permanent so that they cannot be reduced by the demo-cratic house witbi u the concurrence of the republican senate : it turned a magnificent surplus into a dangerous deficiency; it went to the lengths of a class rl legislation before undeard of by enacting the AlcKinley bill, deprived the state of New York of just representation in rongress and the electoral college by a fraudulent census: was guilty of the fraud-ulent administration of the pension office; and reached the climax of partisan op-pression in the endeavor to enact the in-famous force bill. The platform then con-tracts this with the wise, pru-dent democratic administration of Grover Cleveland, who, in a message of December, 1S7, pointed out the true mission of the democratic party and through tempo-rary defeat brought into a magnificent vic-tory in 1MHJ and 189 L and declares that New York shall not be a blank space on the dem-ocratic map. The platform then denounces the AleKinley act at length in its effect on commercial developments, etc. THE 9ILVEK PLANK is as follows: "We approve the use of both gold and silver as money, but demand that . all dollar, whether gold or silver, chail be equ..'. .n value to each other, in fact as well u- - ar.ition of law; we are opposed to oiuage of silver by the United Mates nione at tine existing ratio of six to o because we do not believe the free eoin-a- g at this ratio will produce eqiutUty of real value bet'-ee- u gold a::-- i "liver dollar. The platform then takes ihV democratic factional fight in New . Vnd without mentioning any names, del o:ir:JLfs th- methods employed in calling d wier convention by HilTs friends. It declanssmhe democratic party retains an in ik. n :ifideuce in the ability and lofty integrity of grji:r Cleveland; declares him th choice of the overwbelm-in- g majority (It democrats in New Yorli; that fhe country may rely with confidence inmis ability to carry the state triumphantly Vi November; that by nominating him to lel the party in the ap-- ( i! iiing prcsidentiaiVontest the national convention will carry o&t the almost unan-imous wish of the partv And nest consult the welfare of the couutry ; liujeclares the con-vention has no desire to fofe its preference on the national conventiok; recognizes other states and democrats yave the same right to their views; that the wishes of the part should pr vail aud it pies its pledge to eupport the candidate nominated at Chicago. Instructs the delegation to act as a unit. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Ttvely Times in Syracuse - Prohibitionists at prinj;iielcl. 111. SniACfsE, N. Y., .May 31. The interest manifested iu the anti-Hil- l convention today is not of the most enthusiastic kind. Dele-gates, as well as democrats having no offi-cial connection m ith the affair, but coming here simply as lookers-on- , have been com-ing into the city siucc noon of yesterday, and the hotels are entertaining a large crowd. The object of the gathering is two-fold; first, to protest against the convention held at Albany in February, and which gave instructions to its delegate to support the cauJiriaci' of Hill at Chicago, and also to elect a distinct delegation. There is a differ-ence of opinion on the latter point among some of those responsible for today's gather-ing, but the majority are decidedly in favor of sending a delegation to the national con-vention, and they will have their way, especially as the call for the primaries dis-tinctly stated that one of the objects of to-day's convention was the choosing of seven-ty- two delegates aud seventy-tw- o alter-nates to represent the democratic party of the state at the national convention. Old politicians say that tho attendance hero is larger than at any other political assemblage held in this blate since the Harrison-Va- n Bureu THE SPORTING WORLD, i Major Levey Will Soon Give Another! Coursing Tournamentt J THE CREAT FIGHT IN LONDON. Slavin was the Favorite with the Salt Lake J Sports The University Boys Win Newspaper Enterprise Splinters, Major Levy will at once arrange to give another coursing tournament here, and ex- - pects to make it even more successful and interesting than the one held yesterday. The novel sport seems to have made a hit with the public. More Enterprise Among the Daybreaks. The enterprise of the aggregation of old women who collect statistics for the ancient histories on West Temple street was illus-trated again on Sunday morning, when one of the Silurians, under the head of sporting news, rehashed a lot of items which ap-peared in The Times all the war from three weeks to two days ago. The idea of table-in- g this stale compilation news caused a hearty laugh at the expense of the statistic gatherers. Here is a partial list of the re-hash, and we invite the daybreak scribes to come out of the trance state long enough to find out whether or not we have misrepre-sented them: Billy Plimmer knocked out by ''Spider" Kelly. See Times of May loth and 18th. Joe Darbev. the English jumper. See Time? of May 21st. Jim Carney injured by a fall from a horse. See Times of May 20th. Nunck Wallace ill in London. See Times of May 10th. John Frazier defeated by "Kid" Thomp--son- . See Times of May 14th. Jack Davis and Harry McCoy matched to fight at Burlington. See Times of May 24th and May 9th. Change in the dates of the. fights at New Orleans. See Times of May 4. Tom Williams wants to fight Ryan. See Times of May 13th. Bill Hacker defeated by Tom Williams. See Times of May 18th. Marvin expects to lower the yearling rec-ord with DellaBel. See Times of May 14th. The Overland Jockey club of Denver offers $45,000 in purses for the Angita. meeting. See tHj;Tt!;F:? of Iky 7. Allerton and Delmarch to trot at Des Moines for $10,000. See The Times of May 21. The last two items of the article in the seluriau are unique. One states that a cable not a common, every day letter, but a nAfc from London announces that "Tom Williams of Australia has been matched to fight Bill Hatcher for 200 and a purse." The very next item gravely announced that Williams "has made a irreat impression by knocking out Bill Hatcher, a very good fighter, in one minute, without giving him a chance to fight at all." It is now in order for the daybreak sheet in question to inform an admiring world that its "sporting column of Sunday was very favorably commented upon." The Great Fight. Peter Jackson has many personal friends in Salt Lake, but so far as the betting went Slavin was the favorite here as elsewhere. Colonel Kelle-- , however, was on the rigbt side, and yesterday was trying to place a bet of f500. There is no denying the fact that the result brings Corbett up considerably, because he proved himself the equal of Jackson in all things, and Slavin would therefore stand no more show with him than with the colored man. All of the bets made here were at odds on Slavin and con-siderable money changed hands, the sports being the losers in almost every instance. The University Boys Win. The cadets from the Ogden Military acad-emy met with a Waterloo, the L'tah univer-sity boys dointr them up iu everything ex-cept the team's frame. The Junction City cadets thought tbey had a walk-ove- r in the competitive drill, but the Salt Lakers easily outpointed them here, and this broke the spirits of the visitors. Sporting Splinters. Ryar and Early gave a rattling set-t- o in Butte on Friday night. Jim Corbett knocked out Bill Dougherty at El Paso ou Saturday night in two min-utes. E. B. Wicks' name appears among the list prominent spectators at the Denver Derby last week. Peter Boyle, Victor Levon, Denny Kelle-her- , Billy Brennan and Fred AVoods are all in Chicago. Arthur Upham, the noted middleweight, has signified his willingness to go to Butte and meet Abe Nixon. Ischigorin, the famous Russian chess ex-pert, has challenged W. Steinitz of New York to play another match by cable for $1000 a side. Sol Smith of Los Angeles has gone up several notches since he defeated Dal Haw-kins in thirteen rounds before the California club a few nights ago. Butte has a prosperous athletic club, and has arranged a wrestling match be-tween Jack King and Joe Higgina lor a purse of $500, the event to come off on June 5. Both men have a fine record. The fighters do not take kindly to the stakeless ring. They say the rope sags down and allows a man to be held on it, giving one an accidental advantage, while a scientific sparrrr is always able to keep clear clear of the stakes. Although the fight between Johnnie Van Hest and George Siddons, which occurred at New Orleans on Saturday night, was called a draw after fifty-si- x rounds had been fought, A'an Hest had the advantage all the way through and would doubtless have won in a short time longer. George Kessler, the Butte heavyweight, who is now in Portland, is having more of-fers than any man in the country, but lie is backward about accepting. The lafost comes from Joe Klafki, who has wired Ktiss-le- r that he will match Abe Kixon, the Oma-ha middleweight, against him for any! amount. Corbett is not blowing quite as much at present as he was a short time ago. In auj interview on Saturday he said: "I do not say that I can whip him. I simply promise that when I enter the ring at New Orleans on the seventh of next September I will do the best I cam to protect the money of inj friends and my own reputation. Mr. Sulli- - van is taking good care of himself and will be in fine trim. If he defeats nre it will be no disgrace to me and the United States can claim still the championship of the world." TERRIFIC M1NIMG FXinSiON, Two Men Taken Out Dead and Others Still Buried. Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 31. A terrific ex-plosion occurred this morning at the West End coal company mine at Mocanaqua, twenty miles distant, in a drift where eleven men were working, most of whom were seriously burned. Fore Boss John Pithroe and John Welter, miner, were taken out dead. . . F CRIMINAL MATTERS. A Bold Forger Bun Down by the Police. POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. 'Judge Kessler Fines an Attorney for Con-tempt A Deserter Arrested For False Imprisonment. Capt. Donovan today arrested a man named A. C. Madden on the charge of for-gery. The. offense consisted in passing a check purporting to have been made by Barrett Bros., payable to the order of B. M. San-som- e for S15 upon storekeeper Romney at Second and D streets. The check was a good imitation in every respect. The writ-ing on the face was a very clever counterfeit of the signature of the firm while the en-dorsement ''B.-M- . Sansome" was altogether different and the paper well calculated to deceive any one not familiar with the hand-writing of "the firm. Madden is an old hand at the business and two years ago forged about seventeen or eighteen cheeks here. He got away all right, but this time he will probably go over the Rapid Transit to the pen. A FINE THAT WAS REMITTED. Justice Kesler Takes Umbrae at a Re-mark by Attorney Newton. "I shall fine you $25 for contempt." This was the remark made by Justice Kesler to Attorney Newton in police court this morning. Here arc the facts: Newton is attorney for the man Brown, charged with an attempt to commit adultery. This morning he asked for the discharge of his client on the ground that he was held il-legally, and that an attempt to commit adultery was not an offense vr sc. Lawyer and justice hada wordy wrangle, amid which the voice of the former was heard to this ef-fect: "I will give any man a new hat if he will show me that an attempt to commit this crime is an offense." The court replied that that was not a place to discuss the hat queiu, and Newton tiT?iatcW.i-l- - conrt I ara bulldozed by the. court. ' "What's that'?" sharply queried his honor, each particular hair standing up. "I have said it," was the reply of Mr. Newton. "Well, say it again," replied the court. Newton reiterated his remark, and the sen-tence quoted at the opening of this recital of facts was turned loose. Subsequently the fine was remitted,, the court concluding that both had been hasty. Wniite-winge- d peace is hovering in the court room as The Times goes to press. Police Court. It seemed that every able-bodie- d male in Salt Lake wa3 present in the police court this morning, and that each wanted some one arrested. Clerk Glenn was so muddied that he could not keep track of affairs, as a result of being pestered with importunate would-b- e prosecuting witnesses. One Dutchman wanted a man arrested for sass-in- g his wife, while another insisted upon get-ting out a subpn?na dwes tecum, for a negro who had broken open his cousin's lien her house. In the midst of all this Attorney Newton appeared and asked for a blank sub-pren- a. Glenn handed him a warrant. New-ton gazed at the document and remarked: "I do not desire my witnesses arrested. I merely want them summoned to appear." Glenn apologized. John Griffin, a soldier charged with hold-ing up a callow youth named Charles Reipel, from whom, it is alleged, he took ten dollars in coin of the realm was called up and pleaded not guilty. His case was continued. I. Wattcrs, the energetic loaner of money at 10 per cent per month who refused Capt. Donovan a sight at his books, had his case put over until tomorrow. Then Gates, the man who attempted sui-cide, was put on trial for disturbing the peace. A man named Held and an enthusi-astic German who has evidently played in a Berlin variety show, together with one Frank Clift, constituted a trio of witnesses for the city. If all they said was true Gates ought of rights be given six month in a railing I sill - According to their stories he kicked oyer the tea kettle, fired a bucket of coal al Mrs. Gates aud called everyone in the ighborhood all the vile names he could th pk of. The court took 1 their evidence cum grano mbi. and fined Gitfcs 815 which he paid. B. F. Kinscy mid P. Mayette, two husky young men cb ged with imitating Jackson and Slavin, wfe fined $5 each. John Muriy for committing a nuisance was muleten a similar amount. John MltHory, Henry Davis and T. B. Roland, f f stealing rides, were fined; the first two fc5 each, the second $1. John Moran, arJsted with them was discharged. Williar JBleger. disturbing the peace, 5. John I Je, indecent exposure, $4. A Deserter Arrested. PatrltK Murphy, who deserted from Com-pany D, Twenty-firs- t Infantry, at Fort Bridg two years ago, was arrested by Dep-uty A. Jrshal Will Goodsell on Commercial strejT and turned over to the military authorities at Fort Douglas. Alurphy had ju arrived in town. For Malicinus Mischief, fceputy Marshal Charles Goodsell is ont tls afternoon to arrest some females on the Jiarge of malicious mischief. The affair Jtrows out of a neighbor's quarrel. For False Imprisonment. Deputy Alarshal Dyer went out this after-noon to arrest a country constable, who is charged with having falsely imprisoned a man a short time ago. A CONSPIRACY To Establish a Republic in Hawaii and Depose the Queen. Hon'om la, May 31. Aluch excitement was eau.-e- d here on the 21st inst by-- the ar-rest of twenty jiersons for conspiracy to de-pose Queen Liliuokalani and establish a re-public. The leaders in the. movement are under-stood to be Volney V. X. Ashford and Rob-ert Wilcox, well known agitators. THE UNKNOWN DEAD. Johnstown Dedicates a Monument to the Victims of the Flood. Johnstown, Pa.. May 31. The monu-ment erected in Grand View cemetary to the "unknown dead" was formally dedicated this afternoon with appropriate ceremonies, and in the presence of an immense throng. This is the third anniversary of the terrible calamity. FASTINC AND PRAYING. Colored People Striving to Prevent South-ern Lynchingit. Chicago, Alay 31. In many prts of the United States today the colored element, re-sponding to a call recently issued from St. Louis, are observing the day as one of fasting and prayer, with the view of staying the alleged tide of murder and lynching of colored people in the south. In this city there were services from 6 to 8 o'clock in Quinn chapel, which was crowded to the sidewalk. Additional services were also held at the same place this afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. In the afternoon several members of the Women's Christian Temper-ance Union participated. Tonight mass-meeting- s will be held at which resolutions denouncing the treatment of the south will be submitted. At this morning's services special prayers were offered for the protec-tion of the colored race, and some of the speakers urged in their addresses that it was necessary to influence public sentiment against negro lynchings in the south, and that if protection against mob violence was not afforded the time might come when the race would be driven to the necessity of doing something more than pray. . m - iN THE PROBATE COURT. A Big Grist of Orders Made by Judge Bartch Cases Continued. In the matter of the estate of Robert B. Sueddin, the petition for sale of real estate and personal property came on. The peti-tion for private sale was granted on Eliza-beth Ellis and R. Sneddin filing additional bond in tho sum of $10,000. Proof of pub-lication was approved. In the matter of the estate of Leah Tonks Lloyd, the petition for letters of adminis-trat.o- n came on. Proof of posting was ap-proved. Thomas Lloyd was sworn and ex-amined. An order wu made appointing Thomas L'oyd administrator on filing a bond in the sum of 500, and taking the oath prescribed by law. The matter of the estate of Frank Crocker was continued tint 1 June 15. The matter of the estate of H. AL Halvor-se- n was continued until June 15. In the matter of the estate of Charles C. Alites the same order was made. In the matter of the estate of Mary Ann Childs the final account came on. Proof of posting was approved, and George J. Taylor was sworn and examined. The account was allowed. In the matter of the estate of John Erick-son- , return of sale of real estate came on. Proof of posting was approved. Lars J. Neilson was swern aud examined and the the sale confirmed. The claim of Erika Larsen for $394 came on without notice. Sarah Rasmussen rind Erika Larsen were sworn and examined. The claim was allowed to the amount of $200. On motion of attorney the administrator was ordered to apnU- - the money on hand to the liquidation of a certain mortgage against the estate. In the matter of the estate, of James Wal-le-the administrator's bond in the snm of $100 was approved. In the matter of the estate of "William S. Harmon, an order of publication of notice to creditors was made. In the matter of the estate of Jeremiah D. Alurphy, the final account came on regularly for hearing. Proof of posting notices waR approved. John C. Murphy was sworn and examined and the account allowed. An or-der was made fixing June 15 to hear the pe-tition for distribution. In the. matter of the estate of Thomas Richardson, the final account and petition for distribution was dismissed for wanf of proper publication. An order was made fix-ing June 25 as the time to bear said account and petition for distribution. In the matter of the estate of Timothy Olorenshaw, the hearing of account and a petition for distril ufion was set for June 15. . . . THE MONETARY CONFERENCE. It is Now Assured and the President will Report It. Washington, Alay 31. Eight European governments accepted the invitation to par-tieipa-te in the monetary conferee. There is no longer any doubt of such meeting. The president will probably transmit the corres-pondence to congress in a few days. THE TIMES WILL DO THE SAME, Prompt TelesrrHph Service From the Na-tional Convention. New York. Alay 31. The Western Union Telegraph has arranged for bulletins from the national conventions, in connection with t!ie associated press, to all parts of the coun- - t to give them to the public free of charge. IOWA'S GIFT For the Starving Russians at Its Desti-nation. Rig a, Alay 31. The men set to work dis-charging the cargo of the steamer Tynehead, carrying Iowa's contributions for starving Russians, as soon as the hatches opened and 60on Hour, provisions, etc., were loaded on ca's. Tiie cargo made 310 carloads. These are run as express trains, and as soon as loaded they arc started for the distressed provinces. Captain Carr, commander of the Tynehead, has been presented with a splen-did silver service. ., Tyiiched for $40. CoIjTTMBIA, S. C, Alay 31. Governor Till-man received a telegram from Gray Court stating that a neLTo, Dave Shaw, under ar-- ; rest for larceny of .40, had been taken from i the officers by a moo and lynched. j t m m Against the Reading Deal. Thextox. .V. J., Alay 31. The attorney-- ; General has tiled information in the court of chancery against the Reading combine, ask-- i ing for an injunction to restrain the carry- - j ing out of the deal. SCARED BUT NOT KILLED- - A Railroad Accident at Lake Erie Near Fisher Station. Indianapolis, May 31 It is reported that the Lake Erie passenger train went through a bridge near Fisher station and a number of people were killed. Later advices from the railroad accident at Fishers's station show nobody was killed, though the passengers were badly shaken ui) and the rolling stock considerably dam-aged. Ariel, the Famous Gelding, Dead. Terre Haute, Ind., May 31. Orrin Hekok's famous gelding, Ariel, died here yesterday of pneumonia. The animal was taken sick on the way east, and crew worse after arriving. Valuable. Puck. Irish Information AfcTurk (anxious to catch tli. 7 o'ciock boat) Good morning, Mrs. Murphy. Could yez tell me the iggs- - act time? Mrs. Murphy (promptly) I co ild that. It's tin minutes of sivin. j McTurk (uneasily) Is it that much? .Mrs. j I Alurphy Lr-r-- I should say twinty min-utes to sivin. McTurk (relieved) Oh! Airs. Murphy ion reflection) Och, phwat am I talking about? Tvrinty minutes pasht sivin, j I mane .M Turk in consternation j What? Mrs. Murphy ; reassuringly ) Well, it's aither twinty" minutes to sivin or twinty minutes pasht sivin, I don't know which i for me clock's not goin'. TOLSTOI ILL. The Author of "Kreuzer Sonata" on a Sick-bed. , St. Petersburg, May 31. Connt Leo Tolstoi, the well known writer and philan-thropist, is seriously ill. . THE LINCOLN TRACEDY. Public Sentiment at Montgomery's Home Is Now Overwhelmingly in Irvines Favor. The latest word from Lincoln is to the ef-fect that public sentiment there, as else-where in the state, is overwhelmingly in favor of W. H. Irvine, but the friends of Montgomery intend to have the case most vigorously prosecuted. The details for the defence have not yet been fully decided upon. A KANSAS CITY OPINION. Under the heading of "His fate not unde-served." "Banker Alontgomery, of Lincoln, long ostracised by the best people," the Kansas City Star of Friday last says: C. E. Montgomery, president of the Ger-man national bank, who was shot and killed yesterday morning just as he left the break-fast table of the Lincoln hotel, was a mil-lionaire with an evil reputation. Seventeen years ago ho was charged with having ruined a Swede girl of 17 years, who was sent by him to Kansas City, where a criminal opera-tion was performed. He was ostracised bv society, and little sympathy is shown for him, the general verdict being that he re-ceived his deserts. Scores of telegrams have been received by Irvine from Utah, expressing- - sympathy for him, and a delegation from Utah is expected to attend his examination. In Tongress Today. Washington, Alay 31. After routine bus-iness the honse went into committee of the whole on the postofflce appropriation bill. silver in the senatk. In the senate the calendar was laid aside at 2 o'clock and the bill to provide for the free coinage of gold and silver taken up. There were then about a dozen senators on each side of the chamber. Senator Sherman had been in his seat for the preceding half hour waiting for the bill to be taken up. Teller and Stewart were also present and in frequent consultation. Sherman prefaced his speech ou the sil-ver bill by saying that he did not regard it as n partisan measure, or a political measure, in which parties would likely divide, it was largely a focal measure. There was no question to be compared with it in the importance of its effects on business interests of the country, TELECRAPHIC SUMMARY. Mexico, AIo., has had a cyclone. Garza has undoubtedly escaped from cus-tody. Five persons were drowned in Kern river, Cala. Another attack on the wrestlers is contem-plated. Snow delayed the parade at Cheyenne yes-terday. Secretary Foster thinks President Harrison ought to win. Two tornadoes swept over Caldwell, Kan. One man was killed. France and Germany will send delegates to the Monetary conference. Sixteen hundred deaths have occurred from cholera in Calcutta within a week. The king and queen of Denmark, and prince and princess of Wales, ate lunch on board a yacht yesterday. And Then He Stayed Too T.ong. Worse than a Cook Tourist. Englishman I Yon think you Americans see everything j more quickly than any one c! e do up Eu-rope in three months why, I knew an Eng-lishman ho went to American for only one tck American Pshaw! I knew an Amcr-- i lean who came into this world for only one j day. Htwper't Ba&w. Trying to Amalgamate. Chicago, May ,31. A special meeting of the Trans-Alissou- ri Railroad association is being held in the Rookery building today for the purpose of bringing about a confer-ence with the AVestern Passenger association on the question of amalgamation. The pro-posed abolition of split tickets in western territory will also be considered and acted upon. These tickets have always been a fruitful source of manipulation of rates through the operations of scalpers, who can handle them with greater facility because any coupon can be used with or indepen-dently of the other portions of the ticket. Glass Factories Shut Down. Chicago, May 31. Window glass factor-ies throughout the country shut down today for a long period. Usually the factories do not close down before July, but the manu-facturers, at the recent national conference, decided to suspend operations a month earlier than usual in the interest of higher prices. Work cannot be resumed before September, and possibly not until October, and a famine of glass is not improbable if strikes do not interfere with building opera-tions. . Al. Kopp has opened a wholesale and re-- I tail confectionerv at 54 W. Second South. |