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Show THE SALT IWE TIMES. VOLUME 6 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAHTlQ lyBRUAKY 1892jJU NUMBER 210 THE WEATHER. The local signal service bureau reports as follows for 8 a. in. Salt Lake, temper, ature 42, eloudleM ; Bingham 35, cloud-less; Ogden 3S,eloudle8s;Logan30,eloudless; Park CKy 20, cloudless; Provo 24, cloudy. Forecast for Utah Kaiu Cooler in nor-thern portion. fMM mi How SL ced Little Jinirnie Slaine and Him Off And Married '1 j All for Herself. .id A BhrewcH-ja- an of Twenty-on- e Fastens florae), (to the Illustrious Name j.', 6f ' ripJing of Seventeen. ' Al. WQ FROM JAMES G. v The Seef4 Gomes to the Defense of Mrs. But Doesn't Attempt tefPalrtte His Son's Fault. I lr ly couucil in August, I Warned the dstails of Hie dismal failure of their New York life, and proposed thut they should take our Augusta home, I furnishing the fuel, s and furnishing a horse and carriaMg in addition assuring iheui $2500 a year until my son was able to earn an income of thnt amount. His wife replied that she would not stay iu Augusta on any consideration, tie was" very much disconcerted by her de-cision, and for the Brat time informed his mother aud lnyseK of his discontent and unhappiness. We then learned that tie had been gradually estranged from her, and this refusal was merely one of a long scries of disagreements, which finally led to their separation. the immediate cause of her departure from Augusta was the fact that my son, at my request, was with mo several days on a campaign trip. He did not go home as soon as he expected to, and, when he returned, found thai she had left for New York eight hours before. Mrs. Blaine strongly disap-proved of her departure, earnestly urging her to remain. She did not then dream that his wife, or ali-gned our sjn wt uhl not follow that the latter left with any less friendly feeling toward herself than any other mem-ber of the family. Foreseeing difllcultics ill the path of the young couple, she told her daughter before she left that she would at any moment receive her grand-child for anylengia of time, for life if neccs-sary- , and give him the best of care and at-tention. The offer was neither accepted or declined. More leaving she left a note for her bus band, the temper and tone of winch is surh cicntly Indicated by a single extract: "You know when you left what the oonieijuence of your trip to Bar Harbor would be. hal business had you at Bar Harbor? Wl "id not you telegraph me and not let me lie awake till nearly 4 o'clock. You shall live to regret all this You have broken the greater pait of your promises thus far, and. until you learn'to be truthful, you ueed not conic near me. lam not 'here to have my affairs discussed among the neighbors. If you desire to have communication, you can address New York Hotel." On reading the note mv son declared: will not follow her. and I told her that would not when she made the threat. Forty four days after this willful departure she returned to my house, accompanied by her mother, my grandson and his nurse. At the moment of their arrival there were In the house only Mrs. Blaine, who was ill, and the servants. Mrs. Blaine arose, dressed and went down stairs, bavinj previously In-structed her maid to do everything required HE R0 tfS THE PRIEST Who Marrtd t! Couple The Meeting of the Motlir-ln-.jLaw- a His Boy Was a Jielplos lo. lint in the Hands of a lepKio4 Wife A strictly torso uf si Statement. - WabhumtU', F eh. 29. Mr. Blaine fur nisliea thji Assoc. ated Press the follow-ing undtithe caption, "A Personal State-ment:" I I Since tlB sepa ration of my son and his wife, threeknd a llalf years ago, my family have silently t"niul every misrepresentation, slanderous attack, fcnd newspaper interview it has plcaseW the njow divorced wife to in-spire. The person I aimed at has been Mrs Wine. have been at fault in kllowV .SLjflp1 "'ifrtir of public discussion of pJw jpwflcis, together with a regard for the "?uPJ of my grandson, to permit so much ca l1"' to go unanswered. The last outrage the kind, embodied in the decision of the ,M 1 1 of Deadwood,atsumean official cbaract(lj wl'ich makes it impossible to longer rfnaiu silent. To do so would be to for their comfort. This was the only time she ever met Mrs. Nevins. Neither lady ad-vanced to greet her. No hand was extended to her, but, from Mrs. Nevins, seconded by bur daughter, came charges against her sou and herself so insulting and violent that a servant was called in for the frankly ex-pressed purpose of acting as a restraint upon the elder visitor. Ou this brief stay of two weeks with us aud on this last visit of two hours, rests all the substantiations of the statements of the Judge al Deadwood. Before . leaving for the west bad advised with Mrs. Blame iu the event of the return of her daughter-in-law- , anil she acted upon my ad-vice. Not a word since the separation bus been written by her, nor has she seen BOM son's wife, except on the streets in Jm York, when not a word was exchanged be-tween them. My son was entirely free. attempted, desired or need-a- d No restraint was to ensure the separation. On the day of hla wife'e departure he wai as strongly de-termined as on the day of her divorce not to resume relations with her. Far be B itoi me to hold my son blameless, though, ail thlnffi considered, I hold him more sinned accept at fc perpetuate a grelat wrong to my wife, audu greater wrong to my grandson, than eve I" " publication of the truth can inflict. A letter 1 addressod to Rev. Thomas l Ducey, at the time of the mar-riage, givtjs important facts bearing upon that event Augusta Me Sept. lis, im. Flev. Thomas I. l)ueeif:LJmM Wednesday morning my youngest son, Jaines BG. llluiiie, jr., stioLkcuuie by the that ou the preceding Monday yoa had united Him In marriagsin your own rectory with Miss Nbc1 ins, that my son and Miss Nevius w ere unaccoBnu'unied by ineud or relative, two ;f your househBol'l h rvants being the sole witnesses. "My son anBuouncenient was the tlrst knowledge that anynie&ilwrot the family had of even uu foS! iss Nevins, whose character is not at all in qae(Kw; and of whom, except for this rash marrfaayMl have never heard a breath of censure. M- - Is hut 17. He has been living h. re miller tl "Hv care of a tutor, who was fining him fc ege. In order to continue his studies he 4'ieWW "' r"mai'i here during the summer, wh rest of the family were at Bar Harbor. Mo tugnst 16th, Miss Nevins, her sister and irJSiui A Augusta. Eighteen days afterwarF Mho never heard of her until she T his home, without pcriuiaskw tn .AviPi"'-'- ' of famllyi lsen.kipaaaj k,i .,,.,1aml"", t0 ew York- rhe ;if v;,i JJ' 1, JA-- thsraselves to you for Inurri" Jtr' Tm ilnrepreseateil his afe to yr A JB'g t0 vour own statements, B Kgg at from you tne fact of hie " mM th" fact that his family knew noth- - nitemlcd marriage. You agreed not to family. You took bim to the arch WM dispensation, so thnt "" "H- t'athohc, might marry my son, a l'i ,a knew I was within u moment s rea Bernph. vet never gave the slichtsst inti ).) me, the mot interested and respon sible Hof what was going ou In defense of this a you alleged the confidence reposed in you, a He'st. by mv son. t he confldence of a coufei is always respited; but, by yenr uee ofaaw H iences repostd in you outside of the Of 'V" D t,l"k(' ,10t ' " Ctt,no" lie cc lKin von perforce become an accump- - V act of anv crime or imprudence whic MfV hasten. You further alleged that if viBnut performed the eeremony, soma one 1. Hit' your communion would have done against thau sinuiug. But bis motftw, at ao time, in thought, word or deed, attempt tad wife. On the cou-trar- ed to separate man she did not fall by liberality, conatd-eratio-and extenuation, to iostes, 111 eM:iy practical way their happiness, if happiness to them had been possible. (Signed) J ames G. Blaine. New Yohk, Feb. 29.- -A HerM reporter went to Rev. Ducey's house last night to in-terview him about the reference to him by Mr. Blaine in his statement "I hayo no statement to make," said Father Mr. Blaine says I transgressed my priestly duties in marrying his son. I merely rerei him to Arebbishog Corrigan, who approved all I did in the matter. It would have been impossible for me to marry young Blaine without the sanction of the bj0p. I know all about the letter Mr me,-an- a poor letter it .9 It will 0 .Up to set Mr. Blaine. rigM before the Cothol.c world." More than this the priest would not say. . " T common defense of and is unwc- - IHof a priest and a man. A weelTva. iMi mv liov whs under my protection, the most tintB)les, least responsible member of my family; erraaBc, but controllable through hit strong affections, aSHLaa objectof constant watchfulness 1 his parents ivAid brother and sisters; a source of constant mix ty, but not despair, because he Is of good abilitie K us readily influenced to right ns wrong, and bee Mise the patience of love can never know wearines- - Today, through your agency, this hoy in year &m in ejjierisnoe, in judgmeni, In practical capacb6, leaves my home and care, bur-dened with tha .,tnll responsibility of a man; with the welfare of a I woman within his keeping lam powerless. I c; mv. not question the legality of the marriage. I sh: ill, at a distance, and at a disad-vantage try to I guide my son. But, as a father, loving under thj divine institution of the family, as a citizen, lovl Ing under the divine ord. r of so-ciety, I protest, t against your act. I call God to witness, betwes n you and me, of whatever evils resultiiiK from the deplorable marriage my "on may be the uuti lor or victim, tho guilt be ou your head. 1 (Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE. When I wr U the foregoing letter I be-lieved that Mb is Nevins had no other respon-sibility in the (marriage than in consenting to my son's appeal. 8ince then 1 am to say t hat the marriage was arranged by her far mo fe than by my son. She did everything to promote it, suggested every arrangement, crtanticipated aud provided for every emergeH fcey ; in fact, but for her per-sonal, active. ,ntirimr agency the marriage would never- "We taken place. In this she showed a know ledge and a forethought not to be expected in a woman of 21 years. Within ten di ty after her arrival in Au- - irusta, within a week after meeting my son, she was thus at ljuring him for several suc-cessive, days: "Write nothl'e,ng until I see you. Let me know at once a bout the law (of marriage). I cannot wait to icar; it makes me ill;" "Can you come to uu a moment? Am alone. Do not send up yi mr card;" "Do not ask any questions that may lead people to suspect anything. We t m-th- mouths of every man. woman am I child in Augusta. Every look, every tins h of your face Is talked of. Look into the lav ys only tomorrow and per- - haps one questi, On at the bank, where be obtained the mon iey for his marriage, on my account, by induiYl i'inu the cashier to advance him funds on bis fl''memorandum a thing he never learned ill-- u" before he met Miss Nevins; "All els' V " can wait. Do he careful. You dr. not kuo S"y how vile the world Is. Do look up the laws'' Did you look up the laws of Massachusetti sand New Yorkf I am sure not. Answer t nl isbt. I have at last thought of the only man y" earth whom we can trust for a witness." Another time, --Writing of this "man who could be trusted,' 1 O she wrote: "1 have known him since a child, Ja'"1 be would do anything for me. If you si. U so, I will give bim a gentle hint that 1 will need bis services for an etnergencv, hiiflVl uot lr wl'at.' When they"roa( thed New York, after rtce- - Ing from August! i. she cautioned my son not to forget the 2i : fold piece in the little box for Ducey, and to V'loOK in the pocket of his gray clothes lor a ring." She directed the proceedings to the 4 least minutiae. It was thus tha )t a boy was, tempted tvota bis (school books and tutor. and blindly led to the altar by a young woman of 21, wil fh entire secrecy, contrived by herself and wi th all the instrumentalities of her device co mplete and exact. My eld-est sou. Walker, , went to New York to sec if the marriage waiI not invalid, or could not be annulled. Hi 7 was met wit h the assertion that it was too hi I tc for any proceedings to set aside the Rial I i age. ixf'jl I next propose f to show the falsoty of the assertion that mi j Wife broke up the mar-riage relations of I sou and hla Wit Be-fore we sailed i WeSI Europe in June, 1887. Mrs. Blaine met. daughter-ill-la- but three times. Fof Wr n months later, When we returned, we iim Nil ' ,hHt inir 80n' IJU,r absence, had no ' ""ily spent his entire al-lowance, but w as ply in debt. --Uafauii- A SIEGE OF WORDS THREATENED IN THE PROPOSED SPEECHES OF VEST AND CALL. Sliver Made the lpi)llrt Order for March 28, 83 ami 8 Tliu Ket-- Quorum Was Valid siirrmau Will Not Kesign. Washington, Feb. 29. The proceedlnga in congress during the present week promise to be of more than usual interest. It Is ex. pected that silver and the tariff will figure in one or both houses. The senate will resume consideration of the Idaho election case. Mr. Call has given notice that he will iubsrrupt the regular order Tuesday to deliver remarks upon hla resolution providing for an inquiry into the alleged interference of railroad companies in the Florida senatorial elections. It is uu. derstood that the exponents of the prolec lection and taritf reform theories intend to address the senate during the week on reel. procity. The illness of Mr. Springer may possiMy result in a postponement of the taritf dis-cussion hooked to begin Tuesday In Uia house, with the wool hill as the specific measure under consideration. An informal agreement has been reached by the major-ity of the committee on rules to report a resolution asking that the bland silver bill tie made a special order for the latter part of March. SILVER AND LFAD QUOTATIONS. Silver, New York 01 8 Load, New York 4.13 Salt Lake Clearing Boom. Today's clearings, $888,283; same day last year, 330,187. Gold for Europe. New Yobk, Feb. 39. Gold coin to the amount of 11,030,000 has-j- been ordered at the for shipment to Europe tomorrow. The total ordered since Febru-ary 10 is $8,780,000. NEW YORK MONEY AND STOCKS. New York, Feb. 29. Stocks active and strong, at the highest prices. Money, easy, lVigS. Ja coupon Ki'4 Oregon Navigation. 86 Iticiilc 6'b 10i North American. . IH Atchison 31 Pacific Mail,.. .. 3?4 Central Pacific 80s Rock island 8 Burlington 10M, St. Paul & Omaha. i D. R. O tag Texas Pacini: li)2 Northern Paciltc... Union Pacific 47$ Preferred BHj Fargo Express.. .. 4a Northwestern 17';, Western Union.... Hi New York Central, lti'.il CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicaoo, Feb. 89. Close Wheat, weak; cash, 87a : May, 89y. Corn Easy; cash 41: Mav, Oats- - Cash, i ; May W. Pork Steady; cash ill. 174; Mav $ll.42vj. Lard Steady: cash $11.45; May $i.55. 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Representative Springer is ill with a se-vere attack of the grippe. Lord Rosenberry's horse Foxhall arrived at New York yesterday on the steamer "N m- - adic." A New York masher gets six months for accosting a young lady 011 tliu street at night. A Washington special says that Seuator Sherman will probably retire from the sen. ate soon and be succeeded by Secretary Fos-te- Word from Athens announce that Dr. Waldstein has discovered at Anariroi the foundations of the temple of Hora, destroyed by lire 429 B. C. The new French cabinet.'meets with a cold reception from the press. The conservative and radical journals agree In saying that it is composed of the same elements as the preceding cabinet, and must, therefore, have a, policy similar thereto, aud cannot last long. Silver a Special Order. Washington, Feb. 29. The house rules committee reported a resolution making the silver bill the special order for March 28, 23 and 24, and Catching has given notice that he will call up the resolution next Monday. The Anarchist Must Stay In the Pen. Washington, Feb. 29. Iu the cases of the anarchists, Fielden and Schwab, serving Ufa terms in the Joliet, Ills., penitentiary for participating in the Ilaymarket riots, the Vnited Stales supreme court atliirmed the decision of the 'supreme court of Illinois that their sentence was not in violation ot the constitution. Sherman Denies It. Washington, Fub. 29. Senator Sherman this morning denies the report that he is to rcsigu from the senate. RECORD OF DEATH. Mr.ior-Gener- i. W. Cullora New Yokii, Feb. 29. Major-Genera- l George W. Cullom died hove yesterday after a BfTeffflnass of pneumonia. For the last th.ee mouths the aed general has been iu poor health. He was SH years old. WANT IN AUSTRIA. Much Suffering Among the Workers of Vienna A famine in Northern Austria t able Klash. s. Vienna, Feb. 29. The authorities of this city at. last have been compelled to recog-nize the urgency of the situation among the poor and now permit the socialists commit-tee to circulate appeals hitherto prohibited, for donations. It is estimated that 5000 shoemakers, 3000 carpenters, 1500 metal worsen, 7000 Btone workers and 2300 un-skilled laborers are out of work and much misery exists aa.'aresult. As the alleged result of the McKihley law 12,000 pearl workers were thrown out of employment and are classed as unskilled workmen. London, Feb. 29. A famine prevails in northern Hungary and 20,000 inhabitants of the county of Arva are iu ft state of dis-tress equaling that prevalent in Russia. Tne government will not relieve the sufferers because thoy are of the Slav race. A Well ln.wn Teleg-ra- i her. New York, Feb. 29. Thomas Golan, one of t lie best known telegraphers of the country, died today of paralysis. THE STRONG HAND OK THE LAW. Needs to Make lteelf Felt in the Indian-apolis Strert Car Strike. Indianapolis, Feb. 29. There is much mieasinuss here because of the street car strike. Five hundred special police havo' been sworn in and the car company will at-tempt to move cars under their protection. The streets are crowded today. A little after 10 o'clock this morning 2000 peoplot mobbed two special policemen aud badly' hurt them. A Gigantic Strike Threatened. London, Feb. 29. It is now estimated that 460,000 miners will cease work in a fortnight in their efforts to prevent a reduc-tion iu wages. Should the present inten-tion- s of the miners be carried out and a strike inaugurated the branch industries will be adversely affected and it is estimated a million men will feel the effects of the struggle. The price of coal is rapidly rising iu London. The figures today show an ad-vance of a shilling a ton above Saturday's rates. The increase will fall heavily on the poorer classes. THE WHISKY TRUST. The Warrant, on the indictments Pound in Boston lJein Served in Chicago Today. CHICAGO, Feb. 29. It is definitely known that the federal grand jury at Boston on February 11 indicted all the officials aud directors of the Cattle Feeding aud Distilling company (the whisky trust) for violation of the Sherman auti-trus- t law. Today United States Marshal Hitchcock's deputies aro en-gaged in serving the warrants for the arrest of the indicted men. The following were indicted: Joseph B. Grecnhut of Peoria, president; Herbert L. Terrell of Now York vice president; William N. Hobart of cinnati, treasurer; Warren H. Corning and Julius E. French of Cleveland, Lewis H. Greene of Cincinnati, Nelson Morris, George J. Gibsou, and Peter J. Hennessey of Chi-cago, directors. Hennessey is also secre-tary. He was arrested this morning. Word has been received from Peoria say-iui- r that Greeuhut bus been arrested and has giVen bail In $10,000 to appear in court in Boston next Monday. Hcnnesydid likewise. SPRECKELS FIGHTS THE TRUST. t Claua Absolutely Refused to Sell Out at any Prleo. Chicago, Feb. 26. M. H. Weed of San. Francisco, representing Claua Spreckels, la,) in the city, aud, in au interview, says there-i-no foundattou for the reports that, Sprack' els is aboui to give in to the National Sugar company. He says that a move Is about to be made by Spreckels that will be a severe blow to the sugar trust. The trust recently made au offer to buy Spreckels out, but the latter refused to sell out at any price. Dynamiters at Work. Paw.vEu, excitement was occasioned here today by an explosion at the residence of Princess of Sagan. It is thought it was dynamite placed in the door-way by anarchistic sympathizers. The win-dows of the princess' house and those were shattered, but otherwise no damage was done. OUTRAGED ON A SICKBED. A Twelve-Year-Ol- d Girl Assaulted by Two Young Brute lijrnoWng Talked of. Tekke Haute, Ind., Feb. 29. Friday Rosa Slaughter, aged 12, while on a sick bed, was criminally assaulted by Ed Chessen-befr- y aud Frank Otey, both aged 19. Yes-t-day she died from the effects of the as. sault. The populaee are greatly excited and it is expected, will take her assailants from jail and lynch them. A Trude Treaty with I'rancc, Pauis, Feb. 29. Whitolaw Reid, American minister, and Jules Roche, minister of com-merce, today arrived at a detlnite agree, inent for the establishment of a commercial treaty between France and the United States Ro cbe will Tuesday next introduce a bill in the chamber of deputies to ratify the agree-mcu- t. AN Dl PROBABLE STORY. It is suited that .ludgo Greaham will be the Third I'arty Candidate for President. Chicaoo, Feb. 29. A Cincinnati special with 0. W. dispatch contains au interview Wright, member of the Natioual executive board, Knights of Labor, in which he is re-ported as saying that the presidential candi-date of the third party has been decided on. The dispatch further stales that Judge Gre-sha-is the man. Judge Gresham refuses either to deny or affirm the story. . OUR SILVER AT A DISCOUNT. ltritish Columbia Merchants Will Accept It Only at 5 1'er Cent Off, Victoria, B. C, Feb. 29. Notices have been postee in business houses, the post and teleeraph offices, that American silver coin will not be accepted except at 6 per cent discount. All Quiet at Kerlln. Br.m.iN, Fob. 28. noon Since Saturday night the city has been perfectly quiet and there has not been a single disturbance that called for armed police iiitereuce. It is be; lieved no further trouble is to bo appre-hended. Cut His Children's Throats.' London, F'eb. 29, A crazy shoemaker named Kevell, living at Hrondsworth, killed his four children yesterday by cutting their tiiroats. lie then fatally wounded himself. Champion Shater of the World. C it l st i a n a , Feb. 29. The Hnal races for the world's skating championship, between Smart and llagen, resulted In a victory for the latter. . A . Hallway Men Escape, Springfield, Feb. 29. Judge Allen in the United States district court today sus. taiued the demurrer In the indictment against. Milton Wright, general freight agent of the Wabash railway, ami J. M. B. Kehlor of St. Louis, doing business under tho namo of Kehlor Bros., for violation of the inter, state commerce rates on shipments of Hour from East St. Louis to Montreal, Canada. The court held that congress had no power to make any law regulating railroad rates between points in the United States and points in foreign countries. This decision ends the matter so far as Wright and Kehlor are concerned. MAD DOQS IN IOWA. A Number of Children Hitten and Great Havoc A DSong Cattle. Ei.ooka, Iowa, Feb. 29. Within the last few days several mad dogs have terrorized Tipton and tSllll townships. Quite a num-ber of dogs and cattle, have been bitten, and several children have been attacked. Orders have been sent out to kill all the dogs. One teacher carries a pitchfork aud marshals her pupils, in Hue and marches them home in companies. I p Goes Binding Tw ine. Minneapolis, Feb. 29. Advices received here state that the price of binding twine for tuc coming year will be advanced from three to four cents. Not So Sick After All. New York, Feb. 29. It Is stated that Gould left this afternoon for tho west. The Fire Record. Brooklyn, Feb. 29. Yesterday afternoon afire broke out at the clothing cstablbb. tnent of Smith, Gray & Co., Fulton street and Flatbush avenue. The entire building was destroyed. The large clock tower, fall-ing on the Kings County Elevated railway, destroyed fifty feet of track, causing a loss of JWI.OOO. The building was valued at r00,000. The stock of Smith, Gray & Co. was valued at over s 'Oil, INK) and is an entire loss. A portion of the building1, occupied as a storehouse, is also a complete loss, the, value of the storage destroyed being 200,-00- Two adjoining buildings were damaged lo the extent of 7f),(KX. Two firemen were severely injured. Nlff York, Feb. 29. Fire yesterday gut-ted the brick building at 425 Eleventh avenue, occupied by Batteraon, Lee A Eisle, marble, ouyx and rare stones. The total loss ts about $400,000, of which half is on the building. Cincinnati, Feb. 20. A fire last night, which destroyed several express and postal cars of the Cincinnati, Hamilton ct Dayton road, burned a large quantity of mail matter intended for Toledo, Detroit and intervening points. Hot Sphinoo, 8. D., Feb. 29. A fire ye. terduy destroyed fifteen business houses, tauaiiig a loss of 875,000. |