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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
NEWS FROM SKAGUAY.
Persons Bound For Dawson Warned
to Turn Back.

to Turn Back.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 9.-The steamer
Rosalie arrived today from Skaguay
and Dyea, Alaska with So passengers.
The Resale brings the news that
James B. McCauley, of Victoria, is on
his way out from Dawson City with a
dog train and is expected to arrive at
Skaguay in a week or ten days.
At a meeting held at Skaguay Dec.
1, steps were taken to form a municipal
government. Seven candidates were
nominated for councilmen.
-Four tramways are being constructed
at Dyea. Seven miles of the wagon
road between Skaguay and lake Ben
nett have been completed. AT least
1000 men are scattered between White
Horse Rapids and Skaguay.
The Canadian police have warned all
persons bound for Dawson to turn back
unless they have 900 pounds of provi-
Sions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
CHILLY" HAZEL sKIPs.
Payson Man Leaves Numerous Credi-
tors In the Lurch.

Payson, Dec 9-"Billy'' Hazel, one of
the town boys, started for Mexico yes
terday, owing a goodly number of his
friends small amounts of cash, both
here and at Eureka, from So to $50. Re
ports say the sum Will aggregate nearly
$780, OF course, everybody knew Billy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
MEMS SUITS.

These quarter off prices will create
a sensation among good dressers.
These suits are in the double and
single breast styles. The cloths are
worsteds, cheviots, worsteds and
cassin1eres. They come in the late
styles = stripes AID checks, also in
blue, brown and gray mixtures.
In these suits we managed to squeeze
the biggest moneys worth of clothing
we have ever offered:
s 500 mems suits, $50 off IS 600
$1,000 mems suits, 80 % off :. s. 7.5o
$1,000 mems suits, $3.50 off. s. 800
$500 mems suits, $50 off. .S11.25
$500 mems suits, $3.50 of. $3.50
$4,000 mems suits, $3.50 off. $500
$500 mems suits, $3.50 off. $18.75
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
Masonic Election at Park City.

Park City, Dec. 9.-Uintah lodge No.
Z, T. & A. NJ, elected officers last night:
T. A. Mccarthy, w NJ; S. L. Radon,
S. W; Henry Hughes, ]. W.; Charles
Heath, secretary: J. D. Murdoch, treas
urer; w. S. Wright, trustee. Installa-
fiOn Dec Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
Montpelier Items.

Montpelier, Ida, Dec. S.-Snow has
come and everybody is rejoicing. The
weather all the fall has been so change
able that at times the farmers would
hardly know when leaving home what
to hitch onto-a wagon or a sled; but
now it is a settled fact that they can
use vehicles with runners for perhaps
the next five months, upon which they
can haul larger loads. 1t will be the
means of making the roads between
Star valley and here safer to travel,
which will liven things up for a while
because of the large quantity of oats
to come from there.
One of the district schools has been
compelled to close for a time on ac-
count of an epidemic among the chill
dren-a breaking out of the skin.
James Redman was today bereaved
of his wife, a very estimable lady. The
cause of her death was, we understand
cancer, from which she has been a suf-
ferer for a long time.
Navajo Indians Treated Harshly.
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was a good fellow and would always
pay his debts; hence the great surprise
when he skipped the town and pur-
chased a ticket for FL Paso, Texas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Awful Fate of a Geyser-Marion
Miner at Mercur.
OSCAR ANDERSON KILLED
COMPANY BLAMED By THE
coRNoNER's JURY.

Head and Body Terribly Crushed
American Fork Team Runs
Away With a Box of Dynamite
One Man Injured Candidates
For Coalville Postofice - Mt.
Pleasant Notes.
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QUEER PETITION.
Report That Logan's Postmaster Will
Be Asked to Resign.

Logan, Dec. SIT is reported that a
petition is being circulated in Logan
asking Orson Smith, the new appointee
for the Logan postoffice, to resign in
favor of Robert Murdoch, disappoint-
ed applicant.
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NEWS OF THE WEST
Californian On the Trail of His
Brothers Murderer.
WILL KILL HIM ON SIGHT
REPORTED OUTRAGE ON THE
NAVAJO INDIANS.

New Route For Supplies to Fort
Washakie-Laramie Girl Adjudg-
ed Insane-Montana Banker Ar
rested-Fox Hounds Used For
discriminating Wolves - Negro
lawyers Novel Point at Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
YOUTHS LONG PANTS SUITS

~ AhS EVAh kAth - SO1 -
Sizes IA to 10, in all wool cheviots
and worsteds and cassimeres, in all
the colorings that are to be found
in up-to-date creations, perfectly
tailored, running from 80 to SO
breast, measure large enough for
small men. The prices in these
suits. regular, run from $500 to
$1s.oo-during this big sale, they
all so at $3.50 off, except black clay
worsbeds-
s 600 suit, $3.50 off, ......s $50
S $50 suit, $3.50 off ......s $50
s 500 suit, $3.50 off ........s 600
$1,000 suit, $3.50 off 49,. $3.50
$1,000 suit, $3.50 off 1913 900
$500 suit, $3.50 of. .S11.25
$500 suit, $3.50 off $3.50
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
BOYS REFERS,

Blue chinchillas, good and stylish
grades, well made and trimmed, in
keeping with the "siegel'' Clothing,
made for men. Refers in Astra-
khan, green, red and other bright
colors for the little men. We take
great pride in our REFER stock, and
make the broad assertion that ours
is the finest in the town. We start
the price on these at
$500 REFERS, $3.50 off. .sa.a5
$500 REFERS, $50 off. .... 500
$3.50 REFERS $3.50 off. -. 3.a7
$500 REFERS $50 off .... SIS
5000 REFERS $3.50 off ........ 4.5o
$3.50 REFERS, $3.50 off. $500
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-08-26

fright here is Where the shock
bdme," I said, after reading the last
phrase. "0f course l took no moro
notes after that. Have you any moreP"
mo. The flame came, and 1 got no
further" Sonntag answered This
certainly is curious. There seems to be
n complete circuit formed somehow, or,
more properly, two circuits; when ono
is closed the other Is opened by that
closing. and vice versa"
While making the foregoing remark
the old fellow was leaning over the
table, intently scanning the two papers.
"You say fame shot out into the
room?" asked.
Eyes"
"From where?"
Between the window and chimney, II
seemed to be-" he replied, without lift
ing his head.
I stepped over TO the place indicated.
There was large nail sticking in the
wall, which had been covered with
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whitewash. A flannel coat which I had
hung on the nail the night before was
now lying ON the floor, a charred ruin.
The nail itself was blackened, and
was quite hot, as contact with my
fingers told me.
Great heayens!" exclaimed, start
ing back, "this is the strangest phenom-
enon. What wonder the house is not
ablaze!"
Invent on expressing amazement, I'M
til l discovered that Sonntag did not
seem to hear me, so intent was he over
the words the voice had uttered.
"Pshaw! what's the use bothering
over that, Mr.. Sonntag?" said. "There
isn't much sense to be made out of it,
anyhow"
eyes, there is, too. 1t is conversa-
ton, and not mere tumble of words"
the old lawyer said, with an air of tri-
umph. Gust hear what I make out Of
it now"
Divided up, the following was sonn-
tags version:
First Party-"Never win you have my
consent under existing circumstances.
You have broken faith with me in every
way. Why was the property removed
from the original placer"
Second Party-"To bring you to
time"
First Party-"What did you do with
it?"
Second Party-"Safely hid, where you
can never find it unless you talk wis
dom. l shall go for it, this very night
and take it away, and not one dollar
will you ever"
"There, that's pretty sensible talk,
I take it," said my lawyer, when he had
finished.
ooh, well, perhaps it is sensible
enough, but what good will it do you,
now that you have made conversation
out Of it?" I remarked, in some inn
patience, for Sonntag's satisfaction
seemed to be out of all proportion to the
Importance of o few chance remarks
caught in some mysterious fashion
4LOHl tSlCpuOuS WIFE,
The old lawyer smiled in a kind of
plying way, and regarded me with a
whimsical expression.
"Who knows?" 1 went on, gayly;
perhaps my arrival in Jacksonville may
be the cause of complete revolution in
matters regarding the telephone.
must send for an electrical expert and
have him investigate the m ystery. AL!
ready there are visions of an immense
fortune floating through my head"
Suppose we go to the old school
house from which the stones used in the
two doorways were evidently taken,"
Sonntag suggested, breaking in upon
my imaginings.
what possible difference can it make
il the stones were taken from there21
Eremarlied. "That will not tell us WHY
the Job was DONE" '' ~
"Well, it would be pleasant for you to
meet an old friend. Horace Jackson's
hunting lodge is quite near the school
house. Perhaps we may find him at
his place." my lawyer said, insinuat-
ingly.
i" Eyes, know. The fellow Hunter, the
agent at Sidington, told me Jackson
comes up here occasionally to hunt and
fish. But as for Jackson being friend
of mine, heaven save me from such
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exceIient cOuK.-
The old woman's face relaxed some
what under my praise.
"Vell, bud you toni come rite away
when i'd Is retty," she continued, fund
fought maybe you not like de cook
in"
II beg your pardon, Mrs. Snyder. I
did oversleep. I'll be more punctual
in future"
$50 you schleep Offer yourself? What
for" she inquired.
"0h, / was up rather late the even
ing before" remarked, indifferently,
for / knew questions relating to the
strange things which had come under
her observation were trembling on her
lips.
"You remember our discovery Of the
walled-up cellar?" / continued, Mr..
sonntAg's suggestion regarding the
wisdom Of secrecy coming to mind.
She nodded, and her old eyes bright
ened expectantly.
ut is advisable to keep the matter
secret" / continued. "You have not
mentioned it to anyone, have your"
Zach, no."
"Then please do not, for the present"
She promised compliance with my re-
quest.
AS the cellar was the next mystery
determined to turn my attention to,
went home irmediately after finishing
my breakfast, harnessed the horse in
the buggy, and drove off toward Sarah's
house.
If had the necessary tools it would
not be a difficult matter to cut the floor
Of my bedroom.
Sarah greeted me effusively. The
good soul seemed to have constant
fear that each time she saw me would
he the last.
"Can you let me have saw, chisel
and hammer?" asked.
Zach, yes. Bud What for, Nel?"
II am going to find out what is in that
cellar" answered.
"How you ged IMP"
"By cutting through the floor"
"Dat will be hard work, Mel De tim
Der under dc floor is awful thick"
II know that. But have plenty Of
time, and 50 will be able eventually to
get through"
The tools were produced, and I start
ed homeward, Sarah sending after me
an earnest appeal for carefulness and
the avoidance of danger.
I intended to commence the task OF
getting into the sealed apartment inn
mediately upon my arrival home. The
thought that danger of some kind
might lurk in the cellar would not deter
me. And the pistol-shot l had heard the
last night seemed to indicate that there
might be a degree of peril in the work.
l did not like the idea of tho dank,
musty odors ascending into my sleep
ing apartment, but l could easily re-
move to one of the spacious chambers
upstairs, and thus escape them.
On arriving at the house, I took the
tools into my room. 1 looked over the
floor, and, after quite time debating
where the hole should be made, deter
mined to begin over in one corner. Be-
fore 1 had time to commence opera
tions, loud knock sounded on the
front door.
Hastily showing the tools under the
bed, I went out through the hall and
opened the door. My visitor was Ma,
Sonntag.
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CHAPTER X.

ushered the old lawyer into the
room. After few commonplace rev
marks he said: THAT walling-up OF
those cellar doorways has made quite
an impression on me. Suppose we
have a look at them"
was very willing. Together we de-
scended the stairs to the storeroom.
Mr.. Sonntag examined the place
where the door had been, infinitely,
as though he expected to find in the
stones of the wall some intimation of
what was on the inside. He even went
so far as to scratch off patches of the
whitewash.
ut is rather dark here" he finally
said, glancing around.
Perhaps the door can be opened" I
suggested.
~ have the key with me, but maybe
il would be best not to use it. Give me
a few matches"
handed him all had with me, and
he, by the light afforded, examined
closely the places where he had
scratched off the whitewash.
While watching him, the thought
again occurred to me that 1 had seen or
met him previous to my arrival at Nell
sonville.
"Do you know it seems as though I
had seen you before ?" 1 said.
"Yes, so you remarked during your
visit to my Office yesterday" Sonntag
replied, as he stepped back to where 1
was standing.
"There is no doubt of that being o
solid wall" he went on; 80 if the
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room behind it is being used for some
purpose, entrance is not gained from
here. See what pains have been taken
to hide the work. The whole wall has
been newly whitewashed. If that had
not been done. the new mason-work
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Death of Tdrs. R. z. Campbell.

Mrs. R. E. Campbell, mother
| of Mrs. J. T. Shelby, died at $50
| Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of Captain and Mrs. Shell
by on West Main street. Her
death resulted from a second
stroke of paralysis, the first of
which attacked her about six
years ago, and from the effect
of which she had never entirely
recovered.
Mrs. Campbell was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Davy Ayers, at the
time of his death, some ten years
ago, one of the leading business
men of Galveston. She was born
Oct. 2Sth, 1926, in the city of
New York. The family moved
to old Washington in 1882. In
1912 she married Mr.. R. E. Camp
bell of Austin county, who died
some eighteen years ago.
Twelve children blessed the
union, all of whom are living,
namely, Mrs. Carry Cadet, Nc
Gregor; Mrs. Sarah ]. Carter,
Big Cane, La; Mrs. Annie Lyon,
Houston; David Campbell,
Cameron; Tedy Campbell, Okla
homa City; Mrs. ]. T. Shelby, of
this city; Frank Campbell,
Damon's Mound; Mrs. Rachel
Marley, Abilene; Mrs. Bessie
Marley, Cotulla; Mrs. Hulda
Collins, Galveston; Robert
Campbell, Houston; Mac Camp
bell, Arson, Jones county.
Mrs. Campbell was life long
and consistent member of the
Methodist church, and a lady
greatly esteemed by large cir
Gle of friends throughout this
section who will learn of her
heath with many regrets.
The funeral will occur from the
residence of Captain Shelby at
5:15 o. m. today.
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John Fred Tarrant.

The sad death of DR.. John
Fred Tarrant, son of Rev. E. W.
Tarrant, superintendent of the
city schools, occurred in the
early hours of Wednesday morn
ing. His death resulted from con-
sumption contracted about a
year ago, just after his return
fJom the Nashville college of
dentistry. For several months he
fingered in the deepening twi-
light a near neighbor to mex
orable and untimely death. From
the inception of the insidious
malady until its fell hand had
Slapped the foundation of his
bright and promising young
manhood he was upborn with
christian fortitude and resigna-
ton. Minging in his heart were
the memories of youthful days
crowded with bright ambitions
and clustering hopes. The
laughing nymphs of the day
clasped hands with the yelled and
silent sisters of the night around
his bedside. Hand in hand with
the sweet assurance of eternal
youth beyond the sable pail of
death he reached his journeys
end while the Horizon of life was
golden and the morning sunlight
fresh and fair. He was conscious
to the last, and from the western
wave kissed shore of Deaths pale
realm he sent back messages of
content and hope.
The funeral occurred at s.
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
from the family residence on
Pecan street. The last sad SER
vices were conducted by Rev. E.
P. Newsom, pastor of the Metho-
dist church, of which the depart
ed had been a consistent and
active member. From the resi-
dence the long line of carriages
took its way to the city cemetery
where all that was mortal of one
of the city's noblest young men
was consigned to its last resting
place. The new made grave was
overtopped with many flowers,
watered by tears of regret for the
departed dead and sympathy for
the bereaved living.
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SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Iii. J. R. Ralston Breaks His Leg While
Chasing a Festive Coon.

/ SHaSlnS a teStlFe Coon.
Mr.. J. r. Ralston, who resides
in the eastern suburbs of the
city, is laid up with a broken leg
and it will be many weary days
before he will be able to walk.
The accident occurred about
midnight Friday night.
Mr.. Ralston and several COM
.panions organized a coon hunt
early in the evening and pro-
ceeded to New Years creek bot
tom. After beating the brush
for a time the dogs succeeded in
freeing very fine member of the
raccoon family. A coon in a
tree is not worth two in a bush.
Only two ways have ever been
devised for capturing freed
coon. One is to cut down the
tree and the other is to climb it.
Mr.. Ralston adopted the latter
course and proceeded to "coon"
the tree. To aid in dislodging
the quarry the other mem
bers of the party built a
huge bonfire near the tree. In
coming down Mr.. Ralston found
that the fire was too close for
comfort, and believing that he
was only few feet above terra
firma, he relinquished his hold
and dropped to the ground. He
had miscalculated the distance
by several feet, and in falling
his weight was thrown on his left
foot, crushing the small bones
between the knee and the ankle.
He suffered greatly from the in
jury before arrangements could
be made for getting him home
and obtaining medical assistance.
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FAMILY FEUD.
The Cat and Dog Life Led by Green
vine Family.

vine Family.
Hubbard Mclean, his wife
Julia, three children, an equa.
number of dogs and some other
/ live stock, reside at Greenvine
Hubbard is too lazy to work, and
his wife, with the feminine pro-
Ipensity for obstinacy, refuses to
support him. In raising the
fleecy cotton and the golden corn
they are not a glittering success;
but when it comes to raising a
row they are a whole team and
a dog under the wagon. Their
domestic relations are about as
felicitous as the cordiality that
exists between mad Tom cat
and Juvenile canine. Things
have been rocking along, steadily
going from bad to worse, until
they eliminated Saturday morn
ing in open hostilities. Hubbard
set the ball in motion by wearing
out a bed slat on his wife because
she refused to coincide with his
views on the duties of wife
towards her husband. The lady
retaliated by grabbing up con-
venient Ratchet and caving in
her husbands pate. At this
juncture the children and the
dogs took a few chips in the
game and things were tolerably
lively in the household for several
minutes. During a temporary
lull in the domestic cyclone Hub
bard made his escape, and
bruised and bleeding, made his
way to justice court where he
filed an affidavit charging his
wife with an aggravated assault.
While the papers were being
drawn up the wife appeared on
the scene and filed counter
charge. The children were also
indicted as particep criminis, and
the entire family are now in
court.
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EPWORTR LEAGUE.
Election of oficers-Preparations for

Election of Offcers-Preparations fol-
Entertaining the State Rally.
The Epworth League held an
interesting session Thursday
night. 1t being the first meeting
in July, the annual election of
officers was held with the follow
ing results:
President, J. D. Campbell.
First Vice President, j. o. Van
Ness.
Second Vice President, Mrs. J.
S. Giddings.
Third Vice President, Mrs. R.
J. Swearingen.
Treasurer, c. B. Fielder.
Secretary, Lester Wroe.
Preliminary preparations for
entertaining the State rally which
will be held at this place August
18th were made by the appoint
ment of the following committees:
Canvassing Committee: DR..
T. F. Cox, chairman, Miss Elma
Morriss and Mrs. R. J. Swearin-
gen.
Reception Committee: W. NJ.
Morriss, F. E. Fielder and c. B.
Fielder.
Through the summer business
of the League will be
held once month. The regular
devotional meetings will be held
every Sunday evening three
quarters of an hour before
time.
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DROPPED DEAD.
Silas Ayers Dies Suddenly on St. Charles
Street From Heart Failure.

Street From Heart Failure.
Just as the town clock struck
Saturday evening Silas Ayers,
colered, who was standing in
front of Sutor Bros saloon,
started across st. Charles street
to where his horse was hitched in
front of Lou Clark's hall. After
traversing one-half the width of
the street Ed Inge and several
other parties, with whom he had
been conversing, saw him throw
up both hands, clutch wildly at
the empty air and fall heavily to
the ground. They ran to his
assistance and carried him to the
sidewalk where he died fifteen
minutes later without uttering so
much as groan. He had been
complaining all day of pain in
his heart, but had not previously
suffered from heart trouble.
The dead man was "a farmer
and about 35 years'of age. The
body was removed to his fathers
residence in Camptown. In a
very few minutes after the acct
dent happened st. Charles street
was literally packed with colored
people who fIocked from every
direction to see the dead man,
and it required the police force to
open up the thoroughfare for
travel.