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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Cars Pushed Into a Crowd.

Peoria. Ills, June ia train of cars
was pushed into. large crowd of peo-
pie who were standing on the trestles
of the Peoria Terminal railroad watch
ing men drag the river for the body of
Willie Mittendorff, aged 6 years. who
was drowned last evening. Nancy
Berry. aged II years. was run over and
horribly mutilated. She will die. Mrs.
Lizzie Kurtz. wife of a painter and her
babe were among those pushed down
by the cars. With great presence of
mind she Law face downward on the
trestle and held her babe between the
ties while the entire train passed over
position in safety just in time. for she
was about to drop her babe to the
water below.
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Sent to the Senate

Washington. June 19.-The president
today sent the following nominations
TO the senate:
State-Charles L. Cole of Pennsyl-
vania to be consul-general at Dresden.
SaXony.
George f. Lincoln. Connecticut, con-
sui at Antwerp, Belgium.
Walter Scumann. New York, consul
at Mayence. Germany.
Charles z. Turner. Connecticut, con-
sul-general at Ottawa. Canada.
Doctor De Castro, New York, consul
general at Rome. Italy.
Hilary S. Brunei, Pennsylvania, con-
sui at ST Etinne, France.
Justice-Addison Davis James to be
marshal district of Kentucky.
Interior-Thomas A. ROseberry, reg
lister of the land office. Susanville. Cal.
Alfred H. Taylor. receiver of public
moneys, Susanville, Cal.
Philip Gallinge- of Washington, COM
missioner in and for the district of
Alaska
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Hanna ON Ton

Cleveland, O., June 1O.-Though the
returns at the primaries showed that
the Hanna men would control the Re-
publican county convention. the
Foraker forces, represented by Mayor
McKisson, boosted before the conven-
ton met today that they would be in
charge.
The fight was precipitated by the
nominations OF L. l.. Taft, a McKisson
man, and Judge Francis j. Wing. a
Hanna man. for permanent chairman
The ballot resulted in the overwhelm-
ing victory of Wing and the conven-
ton thereafter was clearly in control
of Hanna 4 resolution was adopted
endorsing Hanna for reelection TO the
United States senate when the con-
vention settled down to elect &c dele
gates to the state convention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
THE EAST
LOOKING
WESTWARD
Capitalists Anxious TO Secure
Investments in Utah.
MUCH MONEY IS
NOW AT HAND
Opinions of Capitalists Who Have
Been Here.

Financial, Agricultural and Indus
trial Situation in Utah Has Been
Carefully Studied and the Verdict
Is in Utah's Favor-Virgin
Ground For the Idle Capital of the
East-An Eye-opener For Boston
ians Who Have Regarded the
West as a Section of the United
States Which Could Not Be Too
Thoroughly Despised.
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Freak of a Lunatic.

Denver. June IA. A Burrows, of
Los Angeles, Cal, who has been here
for his health for some time. appeared
at police headquarters today and said
he was wanted in Los Angeles for
deserving his family. Chief O'Brien,
believing the man insane, had him eX-
amined by a physician who sustained
the opinion. J. C. Skinner, of Los
Angeles. the unfortunate mans partner,
who has been here with him stated
that Mr.. Burrows family is in good
circumstances, and that his mental
condition has not been right for some
time. He is brother of United States
Senator Burrows, of Michigan. and DR..
5. S. Burrows, prominent physician
of Geneva. %. The latter has been
notified of his brothers condition and
is expected here in few days
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THESE ARE THE FACTS.
Mix-Up in the Case of Governor At
kinson 1t Al

Clarksburg. w. Va. June 1e.-The re-
port that Mrs. Myra H. Camden, the
affianced of Governor Atkinson. was
indicted for forgery, is founded upon
the following facts:
Judge J. d. Camden married Mrs.
Camden. who was the widow of DR.. Ed
ward Davis. when he Judge Camden)
was a very old man and in feeble
health. Mrs. Camden was authorized
bv him to look after mis- business af-
fairs. UDon his death a will was
found which gave almost his entire
estate 20 his widow
AT the last term of the circuit court
in Gilmercourt an indictment was re-
turned against Mrs. Camden for for
gery It is claimed that after her hus-
bands death she sold some land. sign
ing the judges anne to the deeds and
dating them before his death. 1t is
claimed by Mrs. Camden's friends Chat
This was done in good faith. 1t is
said the charges are made to embarrass
her at this time on account Of her con-
templated marriage to Governor At
Ixi0SNr
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State School Funds.

ST. Louis. Mo-. June 19-John and
William Kaufman. brothers. at one
time well-to-do merchants of Clayton
vile, lroquois county. have been ar
rested here at the request of James T.
Ireland sheriff Of Iroquois county. One
warrant charges John Kaufman with
having embezzled $1,000 from the school
funds set apart from the taxes for
Fountain Creek township. Another
warrant charges William Kaufman
with conspiring with his brother to
embezZle 81, 600 more.
John Kaufman was school board
treasurer of Fountain Creek township.
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BAD IN THE SOUTH.
Severe Storm in Nearly All of the
Gulf States.

Nashville Tenn, June ia severe
storm prevails tonight in nearly all Of
the gulf states and southern Tennessee.
About l a. m. all telegra phic communi-
cation with Memphis and New Orleans
was stopped by the collapse of the
wires in the whole Lower Mississippi
valley. The great extent of the terri
tory covered by the storm is indicated
by the fact that the southern coast
routes from Atlanta to New Orleans
are also down. At Montgomery. Ala.
the electric disturbance was terrific
The lightning struck the Western
Union wires near the city and the
leaping sparks in the office of that
company at Montgomery caused fire
which destroyed the building valued at
about $4,000. There are no reports of
heavy wind accompanying the storm.
In fact nothing is known of what oc-
CURED south of here beyond the dis
aiding of the Geographic systems and
the fire at Montgomery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Bic Blaze at New Orleans

New Orleans. June 20.-At a. m.
fire broke out IL the building adjoining
the Pickwick hotel on Carondeiet street
and soon communicated to the hotel
building At this hour. 2:25 a. m. the
hotel is burning fiercely and will be
heavily damaged if not entirely de-
stroyad.
The building was sold a few weeks
ago for s156.000 and is to be converted
into a dry goods store, but is still fur
nished as a hotel.
There were only half a dozen guests
in the hotel. The building was to have
been transferred to the recent pur-
chasers on Monday next.
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IDAHO q. A. r.
Annual Encampment, Election and
Installation of Officers.

Installation of Officers
Denver. June ia special to the
Republican from Boise. Ida. says:
The annual encampment of the depart
ment of Idaho, =. A. r., opened here
Yesterday. and today the election and
installment of officers occurred. The
new officers are: Department COM
mander. Lindol Smith of MOSCOW;
senior vice-commander \. F. Kim
ball of Weiser; junior vice-ccmmander,
Alexander Hoffminger of Boise; meii-
cal director. s. NJ. c. Reynolds of Sa-
lubria: chaplain. f. Melton of Salu
bria; Edward Gilcoy. of Shoshone, del
egate to national encampment.
Moscow was selected as the place
for the next encampment, which will
be held on the third Wednesday in
May. 1898. The Woman's Relief Corps
elected Mrs. n. G.. Spofford OF. Boise as
department president, Mrs. Nancy
Murphy of Genessee. senior vice
president: Mrs. Sarah Watkins of
Murray, Junior president: Mrs. l..
Cualien OF Moscow, treasurer: Mrs.
Sarina Daily of Emmett, chaplain.
During the session of the encamp-
ment today it was resolved to send
medal to Miss Bessie Norsfoll of New
port, KY, and 10 have her picture en-
larged and hung in the hall of the
Boise post. This is in recognition of
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What Is Tt?

Waycross, Ca, June 19.-Dr. ]. A.
Spence, at Waresboro, Ga, has in his
office a skeleton of a man found on
Wednesday in Mosquito bay, +hree
miles from Waresboro. The skull con-
tains four bullet holes in the back be
hind the right ear. The skeleton may
be that of c. A Cuppel. who mys-
teriously disappeared from his home in
Waycross a few months ago. or that
of a drummer FOR western house.
who mysteriously disappeared last
August after having collected a large
sum of money at Blakely.
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Bad at Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala. June 1.-the Sc
verest storm known in this section Wis
tied Montgomery about O'Clock this
afternoon. The wind registered "a
miles an hour for a few minutes and
almost three-quarters Of an inch of
rain fell in 20 minutes. The temper
allure dropped 20 degrees in as many
minutes. Crops in the surrounding
country were damaged and numerous
roofs We're blown off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
SUNDAYS spEClA FEATURES.

PAGE TEN.
Abduction Clubs.
Sam Houston in Washington.
PAGE ELEVEN.
Music and Drama
PAGE TWELVE.
Youths Department.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
In the Social Realm.
National Guard News.
PAGE FOURTEEN.
Making Great Guns.
The Irish Lord.
PAGE FIFTEEN
The Realm of Fashion.
PAGE SIXTEEN.
Earth Falling to Pieces.
Russia's Vile Sects.
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Two Killed bv Lightning.

Quincy, H., June 1.-TWO farmers
were killed by lightning near Taylor
station, Mo, today. They were James
II. Smith and Samuel II. Hickman.
Hickman was in the barn. Smith went
To call him 10 breakfast. A bolt of
lightning struck and killed Smith at
the stable door. The same flash fired
the barn and it was burned. Hickman
was roasted to a crisp and two mules
and three horses were destroyed. While
the barn was burning Mrs. Smith and
children rushed out and pulled the body
of Smith from the flames
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Will Go Around the World.

Port Huron, Mich. June 1.-the
yacht Ramona, 20 feet on the water
line, and drawing five feet of water.
will clear from this port some day
next week for a voyage around the
world, so says the owner Captain
Charles Holmes. The captain claims
TO have taken a filibustering schooner
to Cuba recently. He wants a news
PAPER man to accompany him on his
s-fsa
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10000 Huckleberrz Pickers.

Liberty. Mo-. June 19.-Fully 10000
blackberry pickers have already ar
rived here for the season. which will
open Monday and last for month. The
crop is estimated at $4,000 crates. the
largest ever known. Never has there
been such a crush Of humanity here.
Gambling devices of all descriptions are
running without interruption.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Greeley's Finger Amputated.

Washington, June 19.-General A. W.
Greeley. chief signal officer of the army
for the past FIVE years, has been suf-
fering with necrosis of the middle fin
ger of the right hand. resulting from
freezing while on duty in the Arctic.
Two operations We're performed in
hopes of saving the finger, but yes
terday it was amputated General
Greeley is doing well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Scenes Never Before Wit
messed in the Great
City of London.
EVEN NOW 1T IS
BADLY CROWDED
Worlds Desire to Honor Victoria
Everywhere Evident.

Gathering of Strangers,
Representing Nearly Every Race
Under the Sun and Nearly Every
Country Found Upon the Map
Nothing in the Minds of All Men
and Women But the Idea to Do
Honor TO the Woman at the Head
of Great Britannia Other HUI
man Being Ever Done So Great an
Honor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Too Much Pressnra

Chicago. June 19.-Mayor Harrison
will not preside at the queens jubilee
celebration at the Auditorium next
Tuesday. Although it has been an
nounced that he viii. Mayor Harrison
has written the committee in charge
that pressure of official duties will
prevent his attendance"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
JAMS Not Alarmed.

Washington. June 19.-No word has
come from the government of Japan
since the official announcement was
sent to Toxic that a treaty anneXing
Hawaii TO the United States had been
concluded. What the next step will be
is not known. but the Japanese feel
confident that there will be no inter
ruption in the cordial relations long
existing between the United States and
japan and that any differences over
the treaty can be adjusted through the
channels of dinlomacY.
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New York. June 1.-THE celebration
of Queen Victoria $ jubilee in and about
New York was begun yesterday morn
ing by the United British societies at
Ambrose park. South Brooklyn, and for
four days many societies, organizations
and associations will hold exercises fit
ting the grand anniversary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
REVEREND WEST CAUGHT.
After Checkered Career, He's in the
Tolls.

Valparaiso. Ind, June 19.-Word was
received here today of the arrest o.
Rev. William T. West, at Seguine,
Tex.
Ten years ago West was pastor of
the Methodist church at Chesterton,
this county. He deserted his family.
running away with Miss Susie Beck. a
young lady member of his church. Trey
fed TO st. Louis, where West murdered
the girl by administering poison.
After her burial he returned to
Chesterton, feignins insanity. When
an investigation was started he fed the
country. He was traced to Canada.
then TO England, ard back to Salt Lake
City. and 70 Mexico. His arrest was
caused by his having trouble with his
wife's sister who was living with them.
and who revenged herself by informing
the officers of his crime
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Killed in His Field

Springfield, ILL.,, June 19.-During a
thunderstorm today Christian Gonault.
alias Chris Minenkin. was killed by
lightning while blowing in a field near
Farmersville. 1t was discovered on
searching his person that he had about
$4,000 in cash. He had been living a
miser's life. He leaves a daughter,
supposed to be in Kansas or in Ne
braska, who will fall heir to the money
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
MAINE POPULlSTS
Abandon a Fusion For a Middle-of-
the-Road Cause.

Leadstone. Me-. June 1s.-At meet
ing of the Maine state Populist com
mittee at Auburn today all present
were opposed to fusion and in favor
of a middle of the road course Del
egates were appointed to the middle
of the road Populist conference at
Nashville. July 4.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that The late alliance with the silver
Democracy has proven a failure and
should no longer be continued. and
condemning in unqualified terms the
brutal treatment" accorded by the
Democratic party to the Populists, es-
peciaIy to that great national leader.
Hon. Thomas Z. Watson"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Copper From the Pewabic.

Allpena, Mich. June 19.-The steamer
Root arrived here today with a barrel
of copper from the wreck of the lost
Pewabic This is conclusive proof that
the long lost ship has been found. The
copper is in nuggets and weighs 1.50O
pounds. The diver says that the hull
is broken up and that for a radius of
so feet around the boat the copper and
iron of her cargo can be seen in large
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
RosELLE WIPED OUT.
Kansas Town No Longer on the
Map.

Larned, Kan, June ia tornado
swept through the northwest part OF
this county, and Roselle, a village is
miles west of here, was almost com
pletely wiped out of existence. two
grain elevators and every house being
swept away.
A mile north of Roselle the farm
house OF Ed Chesterton was unroofed
and one side blown in. Three miles
northeast barns and out-houses were
demolished. At Burdett not building
escaped uninjured. James Christian, a
farmer had his foot badly crushed, and
Ray Bindley was seriously injured by
boards flying from a demolished house.
At and near Jerome the storm did
considerable damage to buildings and
crops.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
New Etheric Engine.

Philadelphia, June 19.-The Evening
Telegraph says that a successful test
was yesterday made of Inventor Keel
ey's new etheric engine before a num-
Der of prominent electricians and rail-
way men. The engine weighs only 200
pounds and is said to have developed
10 hOrse-oOWer
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Broke His Own Record.

London. June 19.-F. f. Bacon, the
English champion long-distance run
ner, today ran against the one hour
record Of II miles. so Yards. which ne
succeeded in breaking, covering II
miles and 1924 yards. There was
steady downpour of rain throughout
the race.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
THOUSANDS OF
LIVES WERE LOST
Earthquake in the Province of
Assam the Cause.
TORNADO AGAIN
SWEEPS KANSAS
IT VIRTUALLY WIPES OUT THE
VILLAGE OF ROSELLE.

Library Building of the Iowa State
University Struck by Lightning
and Destroyed by Fire-Rotter-
dam Flooded - Twenty-Seven
Fishing Boats Lost-Two Illinois
Farmers Killed by Lightning-An
Accident at Peoria.
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Homing PIGEONS Semi Ont.

Springfield. Mo-. June 19-Twelve car
rier pigeons, sent here by George o.
Groll. of the National Carrier Pigeon
association from Detroit, Mich. were
liberated this morning. The pigeons
took a northeasterly course, and il is
expected they will reach Detroit some
time this evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
Rotterdam Flooded.

Rotterdam, June 1e.-The streets OF
this city have been flooded by a severe
storm of rain and wind that has done
much damage to all coast towns. Nc
lives are reported lost.
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KILLED BY A LUNATIC.
Employee of the Montana insane
Asylum the Victim.
Especial to The Herald)

Butte. Mont. June 1s.-James Walt,
ers, an employee at the state insane
asylum at Warm Springs. was murder
ed this afternoon by patient named
Rhodes. who had been considered
harmless. Rhodes accompanied Walters
to the montains after a load of wood
and a few hours later returned with
a bloody axe in his hand. When ques-
toned. he said he had killed Walters
rThe latter's body was found chopped
10 nieces. The two men were brothers.
in-law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
A Kansas Heat.

Lincoln Center. Kan, June 19.-The
weather throughout this part of the
state has been intensely hot since We'd
nesday. ranging from 103 to 105 degrees.
Three deaths from sunstroke have been
reported. besides half a dozen prostra-
tions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
SOLE HOPE OF THE
NATIVE HAWAIIANS
Are Begging and Praying For the
Annexation Treaty.
KINNEY OBJECTS TO
ILLS STATEMENT
EITHER ASIATIC OR ANGLO.
SAXON CONTROL.

If the Control Be Asiatic, Then Must
the Natives All Be Coolies, For
Certainly They Cannot Expect to
Be Better OFF Than The Rank and
File of the Dominant Racial
Looking This Way.
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simla. June 1s-It is announced today
that over 5000 lives have been lost by
the earthquake disturbances which
have recently visited the province of
Assam.
A message of coincidence has been re-
ceived from Queen Victoria.
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Elevator Blown Down.

Great Bend, Kan. June 19.-Last
nights storm in Central Kansas blew
down the grain elevator at Shaffer and
three or four small houses in Rush Cen
/ ter and damaged crops,
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Twenty-seven Fishing Boats Lost.

Antwerp, June 1s.-Seven fishing
boats of the Belgian coast have been
lost with all their crews and 20 fishing
boats have been lost off Scheveningen,
on the Dutch coast
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the Channel continues. A large steamer
is reported adrift and the cross chan
mel boats are greatly delayed.
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her services in holding the Idaho ban
ner for two and a half hours during
the national encampment in Louisville.
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STORM I'M the CHANNEL.

Dover, Eng, June ls.-The storm in
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-15
i1NTE EXPERIMENTS.
Hyperion.


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