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Show The Times' I nlOTlC 3 A TT VWl IT A TTTTTT' F11T"M WW7r The Times Circalation is larger tlian any I 11 1 SiX 11 j ' - V - I 1 11 I fJ SHk Is a Modem Newspaper, and I fi ' A bJT " I S A IT I I J i 1W f """ Evening Newspaper between : A U fJ-- 0-1 rfl 11 printed for modern people- - It -- 11 & kL-- .L-- jJ Denver and San Francisco. --M LL--K . reaches them. " VOLUME 6 SALT LAKE. CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1892. NUMBER 34 L KXIGHTS TEMPLAR EX ROUTE. The Advance Guard in Chicago Today and Visit the World's Fair Ground. Chicago, Aug. 2. A special, limited, ves-tibul-train bore the advance guard of the great army of Knights' Templar into this city this morning, and from now until the end of the week a steady stream of Knights will pass through this city en route to the triennial conclave at Denver. This morn-ing's arrivals were the members of St. John's Commandery of Philadelphia, one of the gilt-edge- d commanderies of the order. There were about 150 of the party, and most of them are spending the day at the World's fair grounds.. The railroads have arranged to make Chicago the pivotal point of the journey, both going out and return-ing, and all the bodies from the east will be given an opportunity to visit the World's fair grounds and other places of interest. The great feature of the undertaking, on the part of the railroads, will lie in the fact that there will be no mixed trains. Each delegation of knights will travel in its own special, and will return by it after the conclave is at an end. The Chicago, Burlington fc Quincy railroad has just completed schedules for a train seivice that promises to eclipse any-thing of the kind ever attempted by a west-ern road. Every detail of the complex sys-tem which it has undertaken is completed. Thirty special trains loaded with knights and their families from Chicago, New York, Brooklyn, Washington, Philadelphia and many other eastern cities will leave the un-ion depot, in addition to the regular Denver trains, between noon of August 6 and noon of the following day. The entire traffic of the Omaha and "Kansas City divisions will be subordinated to the special flyers, and during August t and 7, when the exodus for Denver is being made, all east bound fast merchan-dise, together with grain and live-stoc- k traf-fic, will be side-tracke- d at division points. The trains will be run in platoons, with suf-ficient time allowance between each group to provide for any unbooked for emergencies. Special relay engines will be waiting at div-ision points to ltud their assistance if re-quired. The entire journey of 1036 miles will be made in from twenty-nin- e to thirty hours, accordicg to the divisions over which the specials run. The Burlington has every movement of its spec ials arranged, even to the most minute details, and the accommo-dation of the heavy special traffic will be utiiized as a feeler for the opeiations that are to be undertaken during the progress of the World's fair. - - NELSON ROASTED. E. B. Critchlow Malres a Stinging Ar-raignment in the Somewhat Noted "Tribune" Libel Suit. THE EVIDENCE CONCLUDED The Prosecution Puts Up a Strong Case and Has the Defense on the Run. Number of Witnesses Examined Show-Tha- t Marshal Parsons Put No Money in His Pocket. MC ERLAIN'S ROOMMATE. A "Tribune" Reporter Whose Judgment Bagged at the Knees Status of the Case at 4 O'clock, But little progress was made in the hear-ing in the Tribune criminal libel case after The Times went to press last evening. Tbe only important fact brought out in the ex-amination of Marshal Parsons by Judge Powers was that Van Winkle, who had Mc-Erla-in custody, was not a deputy marshal and was not drawing pay from the govern-ment. f C. B. Glenn, the clerk at the police court, was called to show that Eisie St. Omer had pleaded guilty to the charge of prostitution. After a long argument the court declined to permit evidence on this subject to go in, aad an adjournment was taken until this morning. CRITCHLOW DOES SOME ROASTING. Shortly after 10 o'clock, Mr. Critchlow arose and with great warmth said: Your honor, I want to call attention to what is termed an open letter to County Attorney Murphy, which appears in this morning's Tribune, and which is as low and vile and degraded a thing as I have ever seen. It Fritz Riepen, Judge Kesler and some others. A recess was then taken until 2 p. m. Upon re assembling in the afternoon Mr. Trauber was and testified that he wrote the Tribune article headed "The New Parsons Scandal." He was asked if, at the time he wrote the article, he believed the statements made therein to be true. Mr. Critchlow objected to this on the ground that it was immaterial. Belief in tae truth of the article was no defense what-ever. The question was allowed, however, and the witness stated that he believed it to be true He received the information on which it was obtained from one Leon Lacon. Mr. Brown elicited the information that the witness didn't write the head. He sup- - Eosed that Colonel Nelson wrote the head, came to him and gave him the in-formation. "Who is Lacon?" asked Mr. Brown. "I believe he is a deputy sheriff," replied the witness. "Don't you know that he has another busi-ness?" "I don't." ''Don't you know that he makes a busi-ness of going around hunting up matters and retailing such stuff as this?" "I don't know anything about it." "Haven't you denied having written this article?" "No, sir." "Didn't you have a talk with Goodsell and others in the hallway day before yesterday?" "Didn't you deny having written it then?" "No." "Did you write the heading of this article which appeared on the 30th ?" "No, sir." LEON LACON testified that he gave the Tribune reporter the information as testified to. "You are a deputy sheriff ?" asked Mr. Brown. ."Yes," answered the witness. "How did you get the appointment?" "I was recommended by my friends." "Judge Powers recommended you, didn't he?" "Not he alone." "Were you not appointed especially to look after Judge Powers' business?" "Not particularly." "You have attended to it?" "Yes." "And you are doing so yet?" "Yes, but not his alone, I have done busi-ness for Mr. Critchlow, too." JUDGE GEE testified that in the trial of the case of Palmer vs. St. Omer, Van Wickle testified that his general business was that of a ......... .1 i . . . : . i . .... i . xi calling attention to the marshals doing. An-oth- er man had the effrontery to go on the stand and under oath stated that he had no malice towards the marshal. Evidence of the malice which had actuated tnis man all through these publications was found in the very first head line. It seemed that this man was once under charges while in this very office, and he went out. And the malice which was born then has been festering in his heart ever since until now, when he used his power, as editor of a newspaper, to strike a man who could not strike back, by publishing in his paper, day after day, false and slanderous charges. It was the theory of the law that the libeller must pay in dollars and cents for the wrong-done- , but all knew how futile this was. Day after day libels might be printed and a man's reputation hewn down, a repu-tation manufactured for him in a commun-ity. This had been seen so often that the time had c otne when it was said that a strong paper could ruin almost any man in a com-munity. It was to meet this that the crim-inal libel law was enacted If a newspaper, day after day should endeavor to put forth some new story, charging him with every-thing that was vile, his own right arm would right the wrong. Others might stand it, but he was free to confess that he would not. Such libels as this should be consigned to a felon's cell." And we ask that this man here, who out of the blackness of his heart was putting these things forth all these years, to be placed with the seal of the law's condemnation on his head. Malice? When I have wronged my fellow man, I beg his pardon. But here for a month have these libels been published, without a word of explanation. But when we come to the blackened and lying heart which conceived these things, I saw that the criminal law was not rigorous enough to punish this man. It is urged that when & man holds an official position, these newspapers mav traduce him and be above the law. Fortunately that is not the case. A man may be an official, or a candi-date for office, and still retain his rights as a man. It has been urged that we have been trying to distort the meaning of this article. They say they didn't intend to charge him with corruption, and yet that is exactly what was said. . But enough has cropped out to warrant me in adverting to that other phase of this libelous and malicious article, referring to McErlain's being allowed to stay at St. Omer's. It is shown that the prose-cuting witness requested the marshal to al-low the prisoner certain liberties. McElrain was to pay for 'this. Under these circum-stances the prisoner is turned over to Wil-liam Goodsell, an officer who even this de-fendant has hardly dared to attack. After that this man Van Wickle took charge of the prisoner and allowed McElrain to stop at St. Omer 8. But a week before the publication of this libel Marshal Parsons learned of it, and ordered Van Wickle and McElrain to remove from St. Olmor's. This whole thing springs from a lying and malicious heart. "It is a thing which would drive most men, not waiting for the law with its leaden heel to move, to avenge the wrong with their own arm. We have ap-pealed to the law. JUDGE POWERS opened by stating humorously that Mr. Critchlow appeared to be real augry, and he appeared to think that he had said some very savage things. Mr. Critchlow admitted that for himself, he would protect his char-acter against such assanlts by force of arms. At the same time he brought out the christian character of his client by showing that he simply appealed to the leaden feet of the law. Judge Powers next undertook to show that no corruption vas alleged in the article referred to. It couldn't be distorted so as to make a charge of corruption or malfeasance in office. The prosecution had narrowed the case down so that there was no libel left to it. They had ejected themselves out of court. .. t -- : . What scandalized the community was not that a prisoner was paying for his keep, but that the marshal allowed a prisoner to re-side in a house of prostitution. Judge- Powers is still speaking as The Times goes to press. is full of false statements, and re-fers to a friendship between Mr. Mur-phy and myself which has existed from boyhood college days. It comes, too, from a man who has no conception of friendship, except that which cannot be bought and paid for in money. Jn'lqe Powrs If the gentleman has eased his mind, I am ready to proceed. The Court I have not read the article, as I don't care to read anything about this case while the hearing is in progress. Jnrl'je Pmrs have no reply to make. GEORGE E. M'ERLAIN was then called by the defense, and he stated that he was arrested a few months ago on the charge of embezzlement, and gave bonds, Lut was afterwards returned to the custody of the marshal. After that he roomed at various places and was in custody of William Goodsell, who placed him in charge of Van Winkle. He roomed for a time at the lodging house kept by Miss Anderson, sometimes known as Elsie St. Omer, having previously had A room at her house. He himself paid the officer for, tak-ing charge of him.'' The money was paid to Goodscli and not to Parsons. Judge Powers asked if the witness had not been out riding with Elsie St. Omer. - The witnees-Toplied that he didn't of so doing, but Mr,. Brown ob-jected to the question as it did not bear on the question of corruption, which was the sole issue here. Judge Powers insisted that it was proper to show the conduct of the complaining witness, to show what lead to the publica-tion of the libel. Mr. Brown pointed out that the prosecu-tion had particularized just what the libel in this case was. It was no justification of that to prove the truth of something else. So in this case, the libel was the charge of corruption in receividg money and so on, and that could not be justified by proving something else. Judge Powers had dis- - Kuaiuabtuc jjeuiLCULituy, uiluouum at luc time he was engaged in guarding , Mr. McErlain. DAN SWAX, chief deputy, testified that the fees received by the marshal or his deputies had to be cer-tified to the United States government. "Is there any account in the books of fees received from George McElrain?" asked Judge Powers. "No, sir," answered the witness. "The guards at the penitentiary are paid by the government'?" "Yes." "When a man. acts as substitute for a guard, the substitute gets the pay does he notV" "The money goes to the guard, who has the paying of his substitute." "Such an item as taking charge of a pris-oner, is that an earning?" asked Mr. Brown. "It docs not appear in our accounts atall." "Don't you report all of the fees to the government?" asked Judge Powers. "Not in civil business, unless it exceeds a certain amount. This is a matter, however, that has not been definitely passed upon." ELSIE ST. OMER or Anderson, testified that McErlain roomed at her house some three weeks in June. He was in charge of Mr. Van Wickle, and he and the guard occupied the same room. A question as to whether she furnished McErlain with any money or not was ruled out on the ground that it had no bearing on the case, and COLONEL NELSON was then called. He testified: I am the managing editor of the Tribune, and have supervision of all that appears in the paper except the editorial. Mr. Trauber is the court reporter and he handed in the article in question. I believed that his re-port was correct; I received it the same as the rest of his report. "vVhat was the object in the publication Claimed ror his clients any cnarge ot corrup-tion on the part of the marshal. But there was something else than that in this article, and that could not be forgotten or over-looked. And that was just where the libel, the venom and the sting was. If they at-tempted to prove the truth of this libel, they must prove the truth of the charge of cor-ruption. Nothing else would do. This stuff about the place and the ride was wide of the mark and had nothing to do with the charge. Continuing. McErlain said he never paid any money to any person except William Goodseil, a deputy marshal. At first he agreed to pay the deputy 10 a day, and later on that was reduced to $7: He was in the immediate custody of Goodsell from June liJtli to June 22d. He had been in charge of Theopholis Parsous while living in the Young block, but paid William Good-sel- l. It wa by direction of the marshal that, he left Miss St. Oiner's lodging house. When he appeared for examination he was represented by Judge Powers. Neither of the Goodells ever lived with him at St. Omer's. His clothing and the papers and documents relating to the charge against him were at St. Omer's house. judge GOODWIN was next called. He testified that he was the editor-in-chie- f of the Tribune, and Colonel Nelson had no authority to strike any of his writings out. There was no consultation between them with reference to the article in question. E". G. Ivins of The Times, testified to hav-ing called at Elsie St. Omer's some weeks ago, in his capacity ns reporter, to take the statement of Rose Miller. Questions put by Judge Powers as to the reputation of the house were ruled out. MR. VAN WICKLE testified that he was engaged by Deputy Marshal Wm. Goodsell to take charge of McErlain, and he received f7 a day as pay. He looked to Goodsell for his pay. The marshal had nothing to do with it. He acted as bailiff at Provo in 1800. After re-turning to Salt Lake he had taken the place of a guard at the penitentiarv for a short of thesefacts? ' "No special object, more than to publish the matter." "You had no malice towards the marshal in thts matter?" "No." "Have you no malice towards the mar-shal?" asked Mr. Brown. "Not in regard to any publication in the Tribune." "Well, suppose you answer the question. Have you no malice towards him?" "Not as regards any publication in the Tribune." "But you have malice towards him?" "Well, I don't like the man." "That goes back a good many years?" "Yes." "You have been marshal yourself?" "Yes." "And your feeling toward the marshal is because of his action in reference to your removal ?" "I was not removed." "What was it then?" "Well. I went to Washington aud found charges had been made against me by Par-sons. Mr. Chase assured me that there was nothing in them, but they desired to do something for Shaughnessy and wanted the place. I then said that if they would give me a clean bill I would resign and that was all there was to it." "Then you disclaim having any malice towards the marshal?" "Yes." "Haven't you instructed your reporters with reference to getting articles with refer-ence to Parsons?" "No, sir." "Didn't you have a conversation with Mar-shal Janney with reference to getting some information about gambling in a house on Plum alley in which Parsons was part owner." "I don't recollect having had such a con-versation." "You have written those headings right along, from time to time?" "Yes." "Did vou ever make any inouirv to verifv time when he took charge of Mr. McErlain, the latter had already paid for a room there and the witness went there with him and slept with him. During all the time he had had McErlain in charge he never received any pay from the government. ecgene trouber, a Tribune reporter, stated that he was in-formed by Justice Gee that Van Wickle. tes-tified in his court that he was a guard at tbe penitentiary. It was on this information that he based the articie which appeared , in the Tribune. DFPl'TT MARSHALL WILL GOODSELL testified that Deputy Marshal Ware paid 60 per cent on money received by them in civil or criminal business. He never turned over to Marshal Parsons any of the money re-ceived by him for taking care of McErlain. That person hadn't yet paid him in full. He kept McErlain from June 14 to June 22, when he turned him over to Van Wickle, be-cause his wife was sick. Then the witness cut his foot while in bathing, and he gave McErlain over to Van Wickles coustody en-tirely. CONSTABLE CAMPBELL testified that he was present in Justice Gee's court at the trial of the case of Pal-mer vs. St. Omer, and heard Van Wickle testify that he was employed as a guard at the penitentiary. The witness had been at St. Omer's on official business, to make collections, but testimony with regard to tliis was ruled out. Judge Powers stated that under the ruling of the court that evidence as to the reputa-tion of the house was immaterial, he would excuse William Showell, Harry Duke, Mr. Hansen, W. J. Sullivan, Captain Donovan, the correctness of the reports?" "CeTtainly." "From whom?" "From the reporters who wrote them." "You never made any inquiries at the marshal's office?" "No." "Why not?" "Because the reporters don't seem to have very good luck in getting information from the marshal." "Has he ever refused them information?" "Well, they don't seem able to get it." DEPCTY MARSHAL CHARLES GOODSELL testified that dnring the time he had charge of McErlain he was to receive $5 a day. "We rest," said Judge Powers. The prosecution then called Charles Good-se- ll in rebuttal, and in regard to the con versation had by him with Reporter Trouber of the Tribune, he testified that Trouber stated he did not write the article in ques-tion. This closed the testimony on both sides, and Mr. Critchlow proceeded with the OPENING ARGCMEXT FOB THE PROSECUTION. He commenced by discussing the law of criminal libel. Nothing could be more com-pletely established than that the publication was a criminal libel. It was ad-mitted that this defendant published and circulated the libel. In it the marshal was charged with bringing a guard from the penitentiary and employing him on private business for his own gain. Side issues had been dragged into the case, but the real . libel loomed up through it ill. The only defense was that this man, Wil-liam Nelson, out of the goodness of his heart, had from time to time done his duty to the public by from time to time gently STRIKERS ARE WEAKENING. - Mass-Meeti- ng Galled to Bolster Up the Weak-Knee- d. TRADE TRIBUNAL APPOtNT-ED- . Strikers Send a Petition to the Courts Ask-ing for the Appointment of a Volun-tary Trade Tribunal. Pittsburg, Aug. 2. There is great activ-ity among t he leaders today to prevent a weakening of the strikers of the mechanical department from returning to work, and a meeting has been called for this afternoon. The Amalgamated association still contends that if the Homestead men stand firm the company can never find men who can opor. ate the machinery. Manager Potter say he has received 233 men from Baltimore, Phila-delphia and Cincinnati this morning, many of whom are experience! and skilled work-men. In addition he says 6even of the old men have applied and heen taken back. A committee of strikers this morning at-tempted to persuade railroad engineers at Munhall to refuse to haul freight into the yard but failed. An engineer stated that railroad men were in sympathy with the strikers but could not jeopardize their posi-tions by such actions. The Sheridan troop and part of battery B were ordered home this morning. Three regiments still remain. TRADE TRIBUNAL. ASKED FOB. Sixty-Seve- n Former Employes Ask for Ar. bitration. Pittsburg, Aug. 3. W. J. Brennan, rep-resenting the Amalgamated association, made, application before Judge Ewing to-day for the appointment of a voluntary trade tribunal to settle the Homestead trouble. The petition was signed by Eixty-seve- n former employes of the Carnegie company. Judge Ewing made the order for a provisional license for a tribunal as provided for in the act where request is made by employes only. If the Carnegie company does not sign the petition in sixty days it will be dismissed. Attorney Cox stated this afternoon that it had been decided to bring suits against Frick, Lovejoy and Potter at once for con- - Bjjuucjf. i uc cnarges are xuuuueu upuu lue introduction of the Pinkertons. ANARCHISTS WANT LIBERTY. The Court Fixes Their Bail at $5000 Each. Pittsburg, Aug. 2. Anarchists Bauer and K nold made application for release on bail this morning. Judge Ewing fixed their bail at $5000 each and Attorney Friedman expects to secure bondsmen today. It is rumored that information will be made against H. C. Fries some time today on the charge of conspiracy and that he will be ar-rested before night. The information wilL be made by the Amalgamated association. Trouble in Sight. Nashville, Tenn.. Aug. 2. There is a probability of more trouble at the Coal; Creek mines. The miners are growing rest-- " less under the continual presence of troops. Numerous outrages have been committed of-lat-on soldiers sent out singly and it has. been found necessary to increase the force of guards by thirty. ' J ... ... SUPPRESSIXG CHOLERA XEWS. Strict Censorship Exercised by Russian Authorities to Hold Back ws. , St. Petersburg, . Aug. 2. Letters re-ceived here from Ashkend, a town of Asiatic Russia in Syrdara, report that the news in regard to serious riots in that place on July 6, in connection with the cholera epidemic, has been suppressed by the gov-ernment. The strictest censorship is being exercised. From these letters it is learned that the natives believing that the doctors were poisoning patients who were suffering from cholera, became greatly excited and determined to put an end to the murderous practices which they imagined were being employed In the cases of unfortunates stricken with the terrible disease. The wildest rumors were current of cruelties in-flicted by the medical men in causing the immediate death of patients, and these stories had the effect of rousing the fury of the people to the highest pitch. Five thousand Sarts suddenly invaded Russian quarters, wrecked the residence of the deputy governor, who fled on the ap-proach of the howling mob. His flight was discovered, however, and he was pursued and overtaken in the street by the infuriated crowd who mercilessly vented their fury on the helpless official. He was maltreated in a terrible manner. His plea for mercy was in vain and, after being trampled upon, was assaulted with a shower of stones until life had been beaten out. The authorities having become aware of the state of affairs in the town, took imme-diate steps to suppress orders and protect other officials. A body of troops hurried to the scene ar-riving at the place where the defiant Sarts were assembled. The trooris opened fire killing several of them. The Sarts, armed with pistols and daggers, held their ground and made a desperate resistance to the sol-diers. The two forces closed in on each other and a furious hand to hand fight re-sulted, the maddened Sarts, when their pistols had been emptied, slashing furiously about with their daggers and doing much execution with these weapons. Drilled and better armed soldiers were unable to over-come their opponents, and additional troops had to be seut to their assistance. They were reinforced by a body of Cossacks and finally the r ot was quelled and the mob dispersed. The Sarts,. not disheartened, collected around the mosques, and taking those edi-fices defied the authorities to do battle with them. A large number of soldiers were dis-patched to the scene and attempted to dis-lodge them from their strongholds. The Starts made a sturdy resistance to every effort of the soldiers to drive them from the buildings, and fired from the loopholes with taetlling effect upon the invaders. The troops last concentrated their forces, making a grand assault triumphantly carried the mosques, and a scene of carnage ensued. The righting inside of the structures was of a desperate aud sanguinary character. Al-though the Sarts found they could not cope with their military opponents, no quarter was asked for nor was any given, aud they fell by scores before the weapons of the soldiers. The character of the struggle mav be im-agined when it is known that sixty Sarts were killed and hundreds of them wounded. The soldiers, too, suffered heavily, the Rus-sian loss be ng fifteen killed and many wounded. Many arrests have been made of persons concerned in the disorders. It is feared that there may be more trouble, and precautions are being taken accord-ingly. St. Petersburg, Aug. 2. Cholera has made its appearance in the prison at Tom-sk- a, the capital of the government of that najne, in West Siberia. Already ten cases vftndjergb.-deHth- s hare. been reported by prison authorities. . THE ESSENIC KNIGHTS. Weatherby and Gray'8 Insuranoe Scheme Being Ventilated, THE HEARING NOW IN PROGRESS. John J. Thomas, E. L. Carpenter and D. Van Iluskirk Testify in Regard to the Order and the Insurance Feature. The noted K. A. E. O. matter in which the United States act in the capacity of plaintiff ex rel J. J. Thomas and Earl D. Gray and Ur. C. J. Weatherby are defendants, was called at 2:15 this afternoon in the office of Commissioner Pratt, John . M. Zane, Esq., representing the government and C. W. Morse and Judge McDowell the defense. J. J. Thomas was the first witness. Mr. Thomas gave his occupation as private secretary to tne governor. He was asked to identify a package which ho said con-tained a policy and some receipts from the K. A. E. O. which he received through the mails and handed to the postoffice inspector. The witness said he had known Dr. Weath-erby since he received the documents. He became a member of the order by initiation in a room over Earl D. Gray's drug store by Dr. Weatherby in the pres-ence of several witnesses. He was afterward installed grand senior seneschal. Witness had obtained some documents from the office of the supreme grand senate which were in-troduced in evidence despite the objection of the defense, said documents being the constitution and s. The supreme grand senate was an incorporated body. Here the original articles were produced and identified by the witness, together with other documents. Witness also identified a copy of an agreement or assignment to Dr. Weatherby. Witness didn't know whether his copy was made from a copy or not and Mr. Zane asked defendants to produce original to which Mr. Morse replied that they were not present. At this point Judge MeDowall objected to the prosecution asking for the original, say-ing that the court had no right to ask de-fendants toproducc their private documents. No ruling was taken and then defendant identified a receipt for 10 which he said was issued by D. Van Buskirk. He had never paid any money. The prosecution here aked the witness to identify a copy of the Knights' Review, which he did. The question as to whether he had furnished the postoffice inspector with a copy was objected to and withdrawn. Ou n Mr. Thomas said he became a member of the supreme senate two months after his initiation. This concluded Thomas' examination and E. L. Carpenter was sworn. He knew both defendants. As to whether he had an agreement conveying a certain interest to Dr. Weatherby, he replied that he had at onetime. He identified the copy of the as-signment, which he said he returned to Dr. Weatherby. At this point Mr. Morse objected to the proceedings on the ground that the prose-cntio- n must introduce evidenco to 6how that the mails have been used and that any evi-dence introduced must be of a nature to show that such action has been indulged in. His objection was supDorted by Judge ll, who said the" evidence so far ad-duced was immaterial nd was simply rot. The court decided that the prosecution could submit its evidence in the same line it had begun. Mr. Carpenter Ihen continued Jfcat be rW cerrwdrbailv "Certain notes to the amount of $750 in exchange for his assignment. Little D. Van Buskirk was then sworn. Said he met Weatherby in the fore part of January, 1S91, and became a member through bis influence. He had been ap-proached by Dr. Weatherby and was Installed as a member of the Supreme Grand senate. Mr. Gray, Dr. Weatherby, Mr. A. J. Tarney and the witness were the grand four. Witness was also supreme grand sec-retary. Held this place four months. Van Buskirk then related the formation of the insurance feature. He had objected on the grounds that they were not in a condition to fulfil promises made. He did not think that the plan was fea-sible and he had opposed it. In fact, from his evidenco Van seemed to be a sort of saint swallowed up in a vortex of sin. The policies were ordered printed bv Dr. Weath-- erby. in fact, Weatherby was the fiend in-carnate if Van Buskirk was telling the truth. Witness related how the supreme grand senate had purchased furtyture on time and that Weatherby had suggested the turning over the goods to Eafl D. Gray for protec5-tio- n. A transfer was made despite the wit- - ness' protest. Dr. Weatherby had deceived him by saying this scheme had not been presented in any otherpiacc, whereas it had. Ou n Mr. Morse, defend-ant's attorney, brought out that Van Buskirk was initiated in the bait building about ten days before the organization of the supreme grand senate. He was one of the board adopting the by-law- s and constitution but protested all the time. Nevertheless he signed the certificates. lie objected to very large gobs of the con-stitution and to thj insurance feature. The latter he had objected to because a small proportion onlv were members of the insur-ance feature Tbe policy agrees to pay $2000 except to insurance men who know more of snch matters. Morse then went after Van Buskirk who testified that the amount of the policy as he understood it, was $2000. He couldn't state accurately, however. He ob-jected to the feature on the ground that the members of the Supreme Grand senate were not men of such means as would give the society good standing. Further, he didn't think the scheme legal. The witness said he had signed insurance policies believing there wouid never be any funds. He had prophecied a court investi-gdaidtino'nt at' the time. A subordinate lodge recognize the indibidual interests of a grand lodge. When he had resigned he bad transferred his interest. All the money he had ever paid in was about 30 cents. He declined to pay an assessment iind went out. He did not consider this his sole reason for withdrawing. He signed the constitution and insurance certificates voluntarily. No one forced him to. "Y'ou don't mean to say that yon would sign these documents voluntarily if you be-lieved they were wrong would you?" asked Mr. Morse. "Well, I don't know as I shall answer that auestion" was the renlv. "I don't mean to cay that I was forced. I was merely persuaded." Witness then said he had assisted in or-ganizing a senate at Ogden, although he made a poor "fist" of it. The witness was then turned over to Judge McDowell. In reply to the question whether Mr. Gray had not advanced the money to pay the bills the witness said his recollection was to the contrary. As The Times goes to press John M. Zane has Van Buskirk on ct examina-tion. - - IBSTMRT KILLED. Jeff Clarke Put3 His Head in :an Elevator Shaft "With an Unhappy Basult. HIS HEAD SPLIT IN TWO. Uo One to Blame But the Man Wbo i3 How in tha Morgua Where An Inquest Will ba Held Tomorrow A Big Crowd that Call Out the Police. THE WAY IT OCCURRED. The Elevator Boy Calls to Him But Ha Hears Hot and Crosses the Creek to the Other Shore. "An elevator am a bad th, ing to monkey with, yo hear me, chile?" That's what Jeff Clark, a colored porter, remarked to a companion in the new Mc. Cornick building this morning. And at 4 o'clock Jeff proved the truth of his assertion by putting his head through tLo shaft of the left hand lift in the same build-ing, for which act of carelessness he loet has life and the top half of his wooly pate. The doors ou the shaft of the building are not yet closed, and Jeff put his head, through to look around. The boy on tha-opposit-machine saw his danger and. shouted a warning, but too late. C There was a sickening crash, and tb.e erstwhile happy Jeff was meat. There was a tremendous crowd on tha scene in a few moments and the police had to be called upon to keep back the throng. The coroner finally arrived and took the body away. The inquest will be held tomorrow. As the matter appears now no one mm to blame, the result being simply one of carlessness on the part of the man who la dead. He is well known in Salt Lake and ha been a porter in various places in town for years. He is unmarried. IX SPEAKIXG DISTAXCE. The Planet Mars the Closest to the Earth Since 1877. Lick Observatory, Cal., Aug. 2. Addi-tional particulars regarding the pending op-position of Mars were furnished by astrono-mers yesterday. Mars will be in opposition with the sun August 3rd. Its distance from the earth is approximate 35,000,000 miles, and it will then be nearer than at any time since 1S77, when Hall discovered two satel-lites, and closer to us than it will be again until 1909. Observations have been made during two hours of each night when the planet is on the meridian, and these will be continued for at least one month more. Two satellites of Mars, the two smallest objects known to the whole solar sys-tem, are just visible to observers with twelve-inc- h telescopes, and therefore are conspicuous objects in a thirty-si- x inch telescope. The south polar cap of Mars was unusually bright a month ago but is rapidly diminishing in size and brightness. This variability of. polar caps ; leads astronomers : to fcejMyre-4My-- a composed vtf Jce and snow. At the present time there are numer-ous dark marks within the polar caps as if there were large areas from which the snow had disappeared. These markings have not been seen before at any observatory. Up to the present time Schiaparellis canal has not been seen double. The discoveries in regard to canals made at Hamilton are in-teresting and scientifically valuable. They contradict the supposed doubling or "gem-ination" of "canals" of the planet Mars and clearer the definition of the extraordinary satellites of that body. THE HOUSE ADJOURXS. Democrats Trying- to Get Together on tha World's Fair Appropriation. Washington, Aug. 2. After an hour or more of filibustering the house today ad-journed after revoking all leaves of absenoe to members. A majority of democrats in the house are making strong efforts to bring about a compromise on the World's fair matter and this morning- - a conference, of forty or more members was held in tha ways-an- means commute'? rooms. "Boa sides in the democratic ' party wera represented aud : a committee to talk over the matter within the party was finally appointed by Dockery as follows: Against World's fair Bankhead, Cummings. McCreary, Culberson and Mc-Milli-in favor Durbrew, Wrilfiams of Illinois, Follows, Reilly and Shlvely. Republicans to Organize Marching Clubs. New York, Aug. 2. Official notification has been issued from the headquarters of the Republicon National league calling upon every republican club in the United States to meet at 7:30 o'clock on the evening oC August 11th and organize a marching cam paign club before adjourning. WOULD IXCOXVEXIEXCE THEM. Probable Action of the U. 8. in Regard to a Prohibitory Toll on Sault Ste Marie. Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 2. Van Home, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway company, on being asked if the prohibitory toll at Sault Ste Marie as threatened by American authorities would have any ser-ious effect upon the business of his road, said it would not; that it would cause inconvenience rather . than damage to the company's interests. "It is more convenient," continued Mr. Van Horne, "to handle our Ontario freight by the lake dur-ing the summer, and there is, moreover, some economy in it. but we can handle the traffic by our all-ra- routes and find other profitable employment for our boats." Mr. Van Home denied the reportthat an English syndicate was negotiating for the purchase of the Cauadian Pacific "Railroad company's telegraph system. .a THE SUGAR TRUST DEAL. Answer of the E. C. Knight Co. Says Searles was a Party to It. Philadelphia, Aug. 2. The position taken by the Philadelphia sugar refinery and several individuals in the recent sugar trust deal was more fully defined yesterday by numerous answers filed in the United States court to the government's suit. The answer of tbe E. C. Knight company admits that Searles did enter into a contract to take 6tock in that company, but denies that they were ever enticed into any com-bination to do the acts set forth in the bill. They joined in a contract because he con-tinually offered a fair price for their work. That contract was not within the provisions of the anti-tru- st law and not within the jurisdiction of the United States court. The coutract was never consummated because the purchase took from their stockholders their shares of stock aud did not buy the plant. MAT DIVIDE JUDAISM. Hebrew's Greatly Agitated Over the Ac-tion of the Recent Conference. New York, Aug. 2. The radical depart- ure in regard to the Abrahamic rite made by the recent central conference of Hebrew rabbis' in this city has crested a remarkable sensation throughout the Hebrew world. The resolution of the conference de-claring the accceptance of tbe rite by proselytes to the Hebrew religion to be optional has aroused wide-spread discussion and a movemnt is already on foot to express the sentiments of the conservative elements of religion in op-position to the "reform" adopted by the central conference. There are those who predict that the outcome of action on both sides will be to divide Judaism into two sects, the orthodox body having already taken measures to call a convention of rabbis to excommunicate those who are responsible for the change. An Old Swindle Revived. Salt Lakers will remember Charles Dia-mond, who a few years ago organized the Salt Lake Mutual Accident association, and elected himself president, secretary, treas-urer, and several other things. The associa-tion went to smash, and it is said that sev-eral people were caught in the scheme. Diamond has since then been serving a term in the Washington penitentiary for obtain-ing money under false pretenses, and his term of imprisonment will expire In a few days when he will be arrested for his alleged swindling operations here. , Gladstone Preparing for Battle. London, Aug. 2. Gladstone, in a circular to his parliamentary supporters, urges them to attend the election for speaker of the house of commons Thursday, and especially urges them all to be present Monday next when the address is moved in reply to the speech from the throne. "TAPPED'' THE WIRES. Returns Held in Check While Pool Rooms Were Robbed. New York, Aug. 2. One of the boldest wire-tappin- g schemes attempted in several years was successfully put through !y a gang of sharp young men on Saturday in this city. One of the princinal race depart- ment circuits of the Western Union company was tapped, the returns were delayed until all bets were made by those in the scheme and then the results were sent by the operators who were at the "tap." Two pool rooms lost so heavily that they appealed to the telegraph company for relief. Just how much the gaug made is not known, but one of the persons on the inside says the amount is not less than $2500 and may be $5000. MH DOX'T KXOW WHAT THET WAXT. Saw Mill Hands Walk Out Without As-signing Any Reaon. Stevens Point, Wis., Aug. 2, The men employed in the sawmills in this city are on a strike. When Bosworth & Reilly's mill started yesterday morning the men refused to go to work and .marched to the other mills, calling out every employee. Just what is wanted is not definitely known, some claim-ing they want an advance in wages, while others say they will be willing to work for their former wages, providing the time be changed from eleven to ten hours for a day's work. Merrill, Wis., Aug. 2. Nine hundred sawmill men who struck last Friday night returned to work today aud will settle their troubles by arbitration. . Tried to Hold Up a Cable. Kansas Citt, Aug. 2. A masked bigh-wayma- a at midnight attempted to hold np a cable train on Summit street and rob the con-ductor. Police Sergeant Parker happened to be one of the passengers and a fusilade ensued. The officer was wounded in the groin dangerously, but the robber escaped. LATE LOCAL. A few nights ago two suits of clothes and a diamond ring were stolen from one of the roomers in the Clift house. Sergeant Es-lin- ger took the trail and found the missing; articles last night in a pawnbroker's on Main 6treet, where they had been pawned by tha thief. The latter has gone out of town. The Great Salt Lake and Hot Springs Rati way company engineer came in today front Deep Creek and submitted a report of hi, labors to the company. The report was in. every way agreeable, and work will be started on the road at this end at once. This company is nothing if not enterprising. ' There aie a number of building excav tions in different parts of the city on busu ness streets that are so poorly fenced that s very little push would send them and th pusher toppling over into the hole below If they are not seen to shortly, there wfll be-an action against the city for damages that-wil-wake some one up when it is too late. Salt Lake's humane society met in Captairt Greenman's office last evening, and it wa decided to give an entertainment at CalderV Park next week for the purpose of raisini funds. The necessity of this is apparent when it is known that the society has no aid,, from the city government, and even the. fine, for conviction brought about by the society go to the public purse. It is anticipated that the meeting of th Harrison Republican club tonight Wfll of more than ordinary interest. A commit-- , tee was appointed last week to prepare, an address to be issued to the republican voters i of the territory. There is much curiosity to know what sort of a political document such-famou- s liberals as'CoL Sells and Judga Dickson will bring forth. Mr. Simon Bamberger, of the Metropolitan Stone company, says that if tha Utah Cen-tral railway will haul the rock from the com-pany's quarries as fast as it is ready, thera-wil-be no lack of material for the city and county building so far as they are concerned. He says, further, that the company can fur-nish stone enough to build up another New York, and have plenty left for the new joint? building then. The fire department was called out shortly alter l o ciock this morning to a biazs in the Bon Ton restaurant, run by Keeley & Stru-bl- e. The boys made a quick run and had the blaze out in less than twenty minutes. The loss to Keeley & Struble is estimated at $1000, fully covered by $1500 In the Michi-gan Fire Insurance union, and the building, owned by Thomas Jennings, is also insured. The origin of the fire is not known. GEXERAL WEAVER. The People's Party Candidate Arrives and Makes a Short Speech. General Weaver, people's party candidate for president, passed through the city at 1:30 today.and was met by a number of Salt Lakers at the depot. The general expressed his re-grets at not being able to stop over tonight, but stated that it was impossible. He said that the political aspect in the coming cam-paign was entirely new, and claimed that a vote for Harrison was a vote for Cleve-land, as the fight for the presidency would be between himself and the other two candidates, and it would be a landslide for him. The general is accom-panied by his wife and Mrs. Lease, the Kansas woman lawyer who has created such a furore by her stump speeches for the people's party. The party are bound for Nevada, and ft is expected a stop will be made here on the return trip. The Letter That Never Came. Nashville. Tenn., Aug. 2. Jesse' Blood-wort- h, a youth of Edgefield Junction, entered the postoffice at that"place and on being told there was no mail for him, returned a few minutes later and assaulted the postmaster, A. Ramly, with a knife. The latter is not expected to live. Bloodworth is still at large. - - TURX RACK WARD O TIME. A Vessel Modeled After the Style of 400 Years Ago. as Used by Columbus. Huelva, Spain, Aug. 2. The Spanish vessels which gathered to take part in the celebration of the four hundredth anniver-sit- y of the sailing of Columbus, proceeded for Palos at 5 o'clock this morning, the latter being the port from which Columbus sailed on August 3, 1492. Warships of other for-eign nations followed the Spanish. At day- break tomorrow, should the wind be favora-ble, a vessel constructed exactly on the model of the Pinta and Nina will pass through the lines formed by various squad- rons outside the bar at the Palos. . The Elks Outing. Chicago, Aug. 2. The members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks arc today enjoying an outing at Burlington park, and the programme arranged for their entertainment is one of the most uniqiH ever prepared for outdoor presentation. The festivities wll be opened with a "Grand Oration by Hon. Bro. Geo. AV. Peck, Gov-ernor of the State of Wisconsin," as the event is announced in the programme. The. principal feature of the day, however, will be an open air presentation of Coalville's operatic version of "The Babes in the Wood, and the Good Little Fairy Birds." The lib-retto is largely original, and compiled es-pecially for tiie occasion. The cast will be made up of members of the various compa-nies now playing in the city, including the somewhat noted Mr6. Leslie Carter of the Miss Helyctt company. Hit With a Rock. Mike Toban is a laborer who works on a building on State street with Mike Fay. The men had some words this morning and Toban hit Fay with a rock, making a fright-ful wound over the eye. A warrant was is-sued for Toban. m Examined for Insanity. Winnifred Joyce was on trial before Judge Bartch this morning for an examination as to her stnity. It seems the girl had been in the service of Mrs. Ike Wolfe for the past seven months, and last Saturday Mrs. Wolfe discharged her, whereupon the girl became impertinent. Later she left the house and last Sunday was found walking around town, and was arrested. Mrs. Wolfe was sworn and examined, as was her husband. The girl's brother also testified against her, but the evidence was very, very slim, and she was remanded to the care of the sheriff un-til next Saturday in order to give the disease "time to develop." The giri's brother gave more evidence of being off his base than did the girl, who appeared to have as much com-mon sense as most people. . a . . Is Not Afraid of Investigation. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 2. Supreme Justice Freeman D. Somerby of the Order of Iron Hall, has returned to this city, but de-clines to speak of the charges against him-self. He insists, however, that his accounts are all right and that he is not afraid of an investigation. . RIO GRAXDE'S WITHDRAWAL. The Transcontinental Association to Look Into the Matter. St. Loci?, Aug. 2. Chairman Viningof the Transcontinental association has called a meeting of the association at Saratoga, N. Y., for the 29th of this month, the object being to take action on the withdrawal of the Rio Grande Western from the associa-tion, also to consider the recent slaughter of Pacific coast rates by the Clipper Water line. . Wage Earners Convention. Meriden, Con., Aug. 2. A convention composed of delegates from all the local as-semblies attached to National Trade Assem-bly 252 is being held in this city today. Elaborate preparations have been made by members of the local asemblics for the entertainment of the visitors. A large amount of business of importance to the order will be disposed of today and tomorrow, and it is thought that before the gathering disper-ses the delegates will take advantage of the opportunity to record their disapproval and condemnation of Col. Streator's inquisitor-ial methods at Homestead. Raron Hirsch Coming to America. New York, Aug. 2. Baron Hirsch is com-ing to America. He is now completely re-stored to health and according to a Paris letter in one of the local Hebrew newspapers the famous philanthrophist intends spend-iu- g several months here. Postal Service Examinations. Chicago, Aug. 2. Over 500 candidates for positions in the mail service crowded into the federal building today to take the exam-ination in classified service for the post-offic- e. The examination is for positions as clerks, carriers, stampers, and pilers. The examination is the most important one of the year, as the successful applicants will be assigned to positions at the branch office to be established on the World's fair grounds. - - Small Fire at Portland. Portland, Or., Aug. 2- - Fire last night partially burned Whittier, Fuller & Son's paint and oil 6tore, and Wadham's wholesale grocery store. Loss, $250,000; insurance about two-third- s. Emperor William's Yacht Wins. Cowes, Aug. 2. Emperor William 'arose early this morning for the purpose of sail-ing his yacht Meteor in the race today. At 10 o'clock the contest for the queen's cup began. The yachts made a flying 6tart and the Meteor was the first to erost the line. The wind was light and the race will prob-ably not be completed until late in the day. The Meteor was formerly the Thistle. . a. Tiismarrk's Speech Criticised. Berlin, Aug. 2. The political speech made by Prince Bismarck in Jena is being ex-citedly criticised in this city. The Tageblatte, commenting on the remarks of the says: It is in every way the most notable utterance he has given voic3 to einre he quitted office. Prince Bismarck must have meant the introduction of the parliammifary regime, although he did not nee these effective words. Aeainst the new Bis-marck liberals will have leis to say than against the former Bismarck. Michigan to ba Reapportioned. Lansing, Mich., Aug. 2. GoverdorWinans has issued a proclamation calling a special session of the legislature for Friday, August 5th, for the purpose of reapportioning the state. Fifteen Thousand Chautauquans. Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 2. Fifteen thous-and people are at the chuatauqua grounds this afternoon, listening to the address of Governor William McKinley of Ohio. Special trains this morning brought in throngs of people from Kansas, Iowa and Missouri to hear the great protectionist. After the parade and promptly at 3 o'clock McKisley began his address. B. C. of Gold Club Meeting Tonight. The Salt Lake of Gold club will hold their regular meeting tonight in the parlors of the Gardo house. The prin-cipal business of importance to come before the meeting will be the election of a dele-gate to represent the Salt Lake club at the national convention, which will be held at Chicago about September 13. The national club is now erecting a building in Chicago which will be the general headquarters of visiting members of the organization at all times, and especially during the Columbian exposition, before the opening of which it is expected to be completed. A lively time is anticipated at the meeting tonight and a full attendance is urged. Clarkson Will be Honored. New York, Aug. 2. President W. W. Tracey, of the Illinois league, says in his opinion J. S. Clarkson will be elected presi- dent of the National Republican league by acclamation at the annual convention in Buffalo, September 1. He has talked with Clarkson and has reason to believe he will accept New York Money and Stocks. New York, Aug. 2. Money on call easy, 1V(S2 per cent. Sterling exchange quiet, steady, 487J(a47S34'. Sixty day bills. 4S8t 4SS). Demand postal notes, 4884Sy Transactions in the stock market remained barren. The feature after 11 o'clock, dullness, was the principal characteristic of the market, prices remaining practically stagnant. Bar silver, 85'. Fours coupon 16 Oregon Nav 79 Pacific 6's 64 Oregon Short Line. Atchison Pacific Mail 8J j Central Pacific 294 Rock Island 8iai Burlington 2 St. Paul fc Omaha.. 5l Denver fc Rio Ora'd 50 Texas Pacific 9'-- Northern Pacific. . 21 Vnion Pacific. ..... 89 N. P. preferred.... 5sj,V Fargo Express,.... 43 Northwestern.... 17'i Western Union,,.. 9TV4 K. Y. Central 13 Mroey on call easy, l'Jlga Bar silt r, 85. Stock market after noon recovered partially, but business continued light, fluctuations narrow, nfe feature rate appearing: close dull, firm. CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicaso, Aug. 2. Close. Wheat, steady: cash,. Sept.,18M. Corn Firm: cash, 49i; Sept., 49'J. Oats Firm; cash, 31?81Vi ; September.' 81W3.2. Pork Steady; cash, $12.15; September, 12.25, Lard Steady; Sept., f7. 40. Ribs Steady; cash, S7.6Ti ; Sept., $7.65. Barley 62. Timothy Fkm, L33, "r Electrocuted Today. Dannemora, N. Y., Aug. 2. Joseph Wood was electrocuted today at 11:52. Death was reported painless and instantaneous. - Mississippi Carnival. Davenport, la., Aug. 2. The Upper Mis-sissippi carnival is being held here today and will be continued tomorrow. This is the fourth event of the kind, but the first to be extended over two days! ( . a . Gladstone is WelL London, Aug. 2. Gladstone Is so much improved today that he has arisen and is with his secretary in the study. LATE LOCAL. Col. T. P. Murray arrived in the city from Deep creek this afternoon. The Utah Commission this afternoon made the following changes of registration offi-cers appointed: E. H. Jones for Kelton frecinct, Box Elder county; C. Daniels for precinct, Box Elder county, vice G. D. Daniels declined; Evan Joule, Adams- - ville precinct. Beaver county, yice J. J. Jones, declined. Disgraced an Honored Name. 8an Francisco, Aug. 2. Charles Flndley, 19 years old, eon of the late State Treasurer Findley, was arrested today on two charges of obtaining goods under false pretenses. He secured diamonds valued at t00 from a well-know- n firm by representing himself as j the son of President Tobin of the Hibcrnia bank. I - . " Iron Hall Litigation Begun. Philadelphia, Aug. 2. The first legal process In the case of Iron Hall has been be-gun here by Edward Buchalz, trustee of the local branch, garnisheeing himself and other trustees of tbe local branch, on ac-count of foreign attachment, for a 1000 cer-tificate which had matured. 4 WAn: . Carpenters In Session at St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 2. The seventh an-nual convention of the Brotherhood of Car-penters and Joiners of America and Canada is in session. , y , : An Karl Dead. London, Aug. 2. Earl Bathurst is dead. He was born in 1S33, and succeeded hi uncle as sixth Earl Feb. 24. 1878, |