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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
COLORADO.

The notorious Vaneck gang, which
has been committing depredations at
Cripple Greek for some years, has been
completely broken up at last, four of
its members being sent to the peniten-
tiary for long terms. The last outrage
OF the gang, and the one which brought
down legal vengeance upon them. was
a gunpOwder plot and a highway rob-
berry. The leader of the gang. Lew
Naneck, got the longest term. ten
years. His brother Frank, was sent up
for eight years. Roger Wilkes, convict
ed OF a holdup, got seven years. and
John Jones, who pleaded guilty of
highway robbery. got six years. The
gang viii be taken TO Canon City at
once. and the prison officials will be
warned to keep this crowd and the Bob
Taylor crowd. now serving time there.
separate, as the Vaneck gang fur.
nished the convicting testimony for the
Taylor gang. The members of the two
gangs have sworn TO kill each other.
DR.. Hugo A. Mayer, one. of the most
prominent physicians in Deneyr. was
thrown from his buggy Tuesday by a
collision with spring wagon. receiv-
ing injuries from Which he died this
afternoon.
z. r. Smith of Littleton. who was
elected justice of the peace last spring.
has written to the county clerk as fol-
lows: Please inform the county com
missioners that I desire to remain hon
est and viii not accept the Office
4 sensational horsewhipping occurred
al the Cough hotel. Colorado Springs.
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Thomas Cough
jr wife of the proprietor of the no
tel. went out into the laundry few
minutes before o'clock, where two of
the servants. Lizzie McKelvev and
Hattie Stevens. were working. and
Stepping up to the McKelvey girl with
a whip in her hand she told her that
she understood that Miss McKelvav
had been talking about her. and with
that she raised the whip and struck
the girl several times across the face
Miss Mct&elvey screamed and Mrs
Cough disappeared for n time. but vas
arrested by the police
Shipments of range cattle from Wvo-
ming TO the Chicago. Omaha and Den
yer markets viii commence this wear
about the middle of August. and prom :
lses TO he exceedingly heavy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
CALIFORNIA.

Three thousand acres of the Berke-
day, and it was only by desperate eff
forts that the farmers saved their
buildings.
1t is the general opinion that the
acreage Of oranges now In bearing in
southern California is sufficient, when
ever all conditions are favorable, TO
produce a crop of 1900 carloads of
oranges. which is between 1000 and
5000 carloads more than have been
supplied by that state during the
season nov closed Ill appearances
now Indicate that next season will wit
ness the expected full crop, although
FOR some ID g past there has been
some dropping.
John Ellis committed suicide at Red
ding last Monday by shooting himself
through the head. Dependency, caused
by sickness, was the cause of the sui
eide
The shipments of fruit east already
exceed these of the last season to the
same date. although shipments began
much later While man- good sales
have been made, the me- results have
not been satisfactory thus far in the
majority of cases.
Peter Lavlar was drowned While
bathing in the Sacramento river at
Sacramento last Sunday.
1t is estimated that the delay in
freight moving caused by the Christian
Endeaver excursions cost the fruit
growers of California 100000
Fred Young. city treasurer OF Eureka.
committed suicide last Tuesday by cut
ting his throat with razor. y shortage
in his accounts was the cause.
Colonel Peter A. Finigan. the reouted
millionaire who served six weeks in the
Marin county Jail for refusing to pay
his wife alimony. is rot to enjoy free
dom If Mrs Emily B. Finigan has any
thing to say about II. She has filed an
affidavit accusing her husband of fraud
and -ar;ous other crimes. among them
perjury IN connection with his petition
for Insolvency wnlen he MED ana uoon
which he obtained his freedom under the
principle that a pauper could not be i'm
prisoned for debt.
Professor Richard Earlston. an
aeronaut who has been giving exhibitions
at Los Angeles. has disappeared and is
charged with the abduction of l4-year-
old girl.
James McCue. the San Rafael horse
man. shot and seriously wounded Jere
Adams in a quarrel over Z game of
cards.
Several sugar beet colonies are TO be
established by Major Winchell of the
Salvation army on land donated by
Claus Soreckels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
An aAnti-Religious,, Ticket.

Moab Correspondence Price Advocate:
The election for. school trustees on
Monday resulted in a victory for the
non-partisan. non-religious candidate.
John J. Laveridge. by a vote OF SO 70
80 MyrOn Lance was the opposing
candidate The victory is designated as
the Addie Maxwell election. as she was
heart and soul into the fight, and TO a
finish. In fact. il was conducted by
about 90 of the progressive women OF
the valley. who went into the fight re-
CARELESS of religious views. with the
one purpose of freeing our public
schools from this religious surveillance
Mrs. Maxwell had the finest teams and
carriages in the valley, and changed
her foaming steeds every two hours.
All honor TO the coming woman =
Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
R1cHF1ELD WILL CONTEST.
Two Wills Bequeathed an Estate to
Different Persons.

Richfield, July 17@Yesterday was
taken up in Judge McCarty's court
with viii contest and the beginning
of the Snyder-Jennings suit
The will contest is entitled Mary c
SOrensOn VS.. Minnie SorenSQD, and
arises over two wills. Both OF the con-
tentants live in Redmond, and each
claim an estate said 10 have been left
to each. The court did not render a
decision, which will perhaps be deltv-
cred TODAY.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
Attorney c. W. Collins began the read
ing of the complaint in the suit OF G.
E. Snyder VS.. ]. B. Jennings. This case
arises over a dissolution Of partner
ship. The contestants were formerly
partners in the law firm OF jennings s.
Snyder. After the dissolution had been
made. Mr.. Snyder alleges that ne found
that his former partner had made sew
eral fraudulent entries in the books.
having kept part of the money for his
personal use. $3.50
All the rest of the day was spent in
hearing the testimony of the plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
NEVADA.

An attempt was made Saturday TO
wreck q westbound passenger train
near Cressid, New, by piling ties on
the track The engine struck the ties,
but no one was hurt.
Interest in the new Howard light at
Empire continues, but the managers
refuse to give the public any Informal
ton regarding it until all the expert
ments are completed, so that for a few
weeks yet everything is the merest sur
mise
The Wadsworth Dispatch says the
past week has been very busy one for
everybody in Wadsworth. Every rail-
road man has been rushed, the crews
running hard, the shops working extra
time and every business man has had
his hands full, giving employment to
about every man, woman and child
that wanted it.
Reno Journal: The mercury ranged
around the 100 mark nearly all day
Yesterday. and in some places regis
tered as high as los degrees. The hot
wave is extraordinary for this part of
the country.
Carson's thermometer registered 80
degrees Sunday and held to 81 during
the night. a temperature never known
of before in the night time in that
city
Phoebe Record: John b. AtchlSon,
one of the pioneers of Panaca passed
ouietly away on Saturday. He had
reached the advanced age of "A, and
sIccuTnbed TO the weight of his years
He was one of Panaca's earliest set
tiers and did much in his younger days
to build IN the town.
wells Herald: Jim Jones. second chief
of the ShOshone tribe of Indians. died last
Sunday afternoon near Nell Smiths ranch
on Bishop creek. Jim was one OF the most
inte,liseEit members OF his tribe and was
a general favorite with all who knew him.
lIariesty for over 20 years and was Such
a faithful and devoted servant that the
colonel gave him Christian burial and at
tended his funeral,
Reno Journal: State Treasurer Wester-
field has been disoursing money some
what literally from the state treasury this
week. Tuesday he paid out S25,2sI and yes
teryiay nearly as much more for tae puD-
lic schools. He issued one warrant for
81 ora q for the state university. He re-
ceived from Washington and deposited in
the wa shoe County bank a check for S23.-
10o for fhe University College Of Agricul-
t1,nal and Mechanical Arts. Next year
this amount from the general govern
ment will be increased 10 $4,000 and the
succeeding year to $4,000. which amount
he university Will receive annually there
after from the government
A general court marital IS appointed TO (
me,af in Virginia City on July "a for the
rial of such persons as may be properly
brought before it, The particular person
10 he tried is said TO be a captain OF one
IF the Virginia City military companies.
Wells Herald. Tom Keogh shipped 500
head OF cattle from Wells last Sunday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
ARIZONA.


Philip LASTLY. who was hanged at
Tucson last Friday. TESTED with the
hangman when on the gallows, and
cursed the judge and jury.
Captain c. c. Crowley business. man.
ager of the Phoenix Gazette. died last
week.
Prescott Courier: The advertised
steer tying contest for a $500 wager
between John Stillwell and Thomas
Thompson came off Yesterday al the
race track before a grand stand well
filled with spectators. The men were
to tie five steers each. the best total
time to win. Stillwell led off and tied
his first steer in 1;17s.. the best time
made on one steer. His next time was
l5:4S, the steer jumped the fence. Tied
remaining three in following time: 4:5S
las, 2:14- Total time. 25:45% Thomas
Thompson tied his stears in the follow
ing time: 1:47. 1:57;2. i:42. 2:05 Total.
four steers. 7:41i5. The judges decided
Thompson the winner, as there was no
need of his roping the fifth steer.
N. E. Mcintyre of San Louis can
yon, near Arivaca, on the 4th had his
hand entirely blown off He was shoot
ing q giant firecracker and held it in
mis- hand too long. 1t went off and the
consequence was he is now minus one
hand.
George Cuff formerly probate judge
and county superintendent of Graham
county has been sentenced to Is months
in tine penitentiary for fraudulently rails
ing the amount of e school warrant.
the skeleton of a man was found on
the desert about 20 miles east OF WiclSen-
berg the other day by two prospectors.
The man had evidenaly been dead for a
long time. as the bones were entirely de-
nuded of flesh and scattered around,
caused, no doubt, by the coyotes and
other carniverous animals. Near by was
found small miners pick. a canteen.
and several other articles that go to make
up the kit of a prospector.
General Manager ". G.. Nsvin Of the
Santa Fe Pac.ic railroad. when asked by
Les Angeles reporter in regard TO the
talked of extension of the Santa Re line
to connect with the Valley read in Cali
fornta. said: The santa Fe VIII under
take no new extens, ons in the near flu
ture. not. in fact. until all the lines now
operated by the Santa Fe are IN first
class condition. He denied the rumor,
or rather having any knowiedee Of its
truth. TO the effect that the Santa r. sJr-
veyors are again at work in TETON Pass.
and ne added that preliminary work done
in the pass and its approaches by the
road some years ago rendered another
preliminary survey necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
DIXIE WEATHER AND CROPS
Abundance of Hay, Grain and Fruit
Jubilee Visitors.

81 George, July 1.-THE weather IS
hot dry and dusty; the Thermometer
has heen ranging considerably over lOO
for some time past; and ii is long since
We had any rain. In spite OF the heaVy
snow and rainfall of this spring. the
water is failing rapidly throughout the
co,1n+v Vet a vast amount OF hay
will e put I'D.
Tt> grain crop is exceptionally GOOD
and the prospects for fruit are very
fattering. The grape crop is especially
promising. ,,rr-s
WASHINGTON county will have a large
rearesentation at the jubilee. A great
r,,r,doe- left today, taking with them
snecimeus cf fruit, together with artl-
.cles OF their home manufacture. Win
which they Will decorate the Dixie
float Among those leaving was the
genial editor of the Union.s
Senator Snow and County Attorney
Morris while attending the Jubilee,
will inspect the school buildings with
2 .le,s 20 formulating plans for large
school building, which the people or
81. George have voted a tax for erect
ing in TWO years time
President d. Fl. Cannon takes his
little boy with him. whom he intends
10 have operated on for a bladder
trouble.
The Indians of this section are in an
ecstacy of joy. for the Indian agent
with an unstinted hand is dealing out
blankets, -four. meat. merchandise of.
different kinds. including full length
ladies' hose for the sduaws.
One noble savage was seen prowling
around wearing a woebegore express
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
A FREIGHTERs' UNION.
Demand Big Increase In Rates From
Price to Duchesne.

Price to DucheSne.
Price, Utah. July ia major
ity of the freighters who haul
freight between Price and Fort
Duchesne. Ouray and Uintah Indian
agencies and the gilsonite mines in
that vicinity met in Price last night
and arranged what they call
''freighters' union" The object of this
organization is the advancement in
wages and they will endeavor to get
all the freighters 10 join the union and
then demand higher wages from the
local contractors for the hauling of
government freight. They VIII de-
mand 81 per 100 pounds for all freight
hauled to Fort Duchesne and points
this side. and S1.25 per 100 pounds TO
each Indian agency: and also demand
81 per 100 pounds for all back freight
or gilsonite from the mines TO Price.
If these plans are carried out it will
mean a great deal to Carbon and En-
cry county freighters. and also great
increase in the operating expenses of
the three different giisonite mines. be-
ing an advance of 90 cents on the 100
pounds for trans portation from the
mines TO Price and an advance of 81
cents on freight from Price 10 Fort
Duchesne. 1t is presumed that the
gilsonite companies can stand the ad-
ditional expense. but IL is not likely
that they will: and Uncle Sam no
doubt can afford TO pay the additional
So cents per 100. The freiShters TO
doubt had in mind McKinley's prom
ised wave of prosperity" and be
coming weary of its hardness. decided
10 create a wave" of their own right
here at home. am Informed if the
freighters do not care 20 work at pres
ent wages other freighters will be
brought in from other parts of the
state that will do the work for thesS
figures. A good outfit consisting OF
four horses and two wagons can haul
10000 pounds Of freight 20 the post
and $4,000 pounds of gilsOnite back.
This would necessitate a trip Of 10
days out and back. and al the present
rates paid he would earn in the 10
DAYS 500 and at the rate demanded
he would earn S120.
Dan c. Robbins of Salt Lake City,
accompanied by Fra1eis Ritter of the
Utah immigration bureau Ogden, came
to Price last night and srent the day
looking over Price and vicinity with
view of locating some hOmeseekers in
Price valley and extending the present
unfinished canals and the building Of
other canals Mr.. Ritter is one of the
best immigration agents in the state
and Is we'll Informed as TO the build
ing of reservoir sites and large irriga-
ton bitches and is Interested in re
building of the Mt. Nebo canal and
the settling of the land covered by
that canal as well as other large
canal enterprises in this state and
Colonel James r Randlett. retired
army officer and late Indian agent at
..e.~S an CLllah Ircsan agencies,
came in from the post today fnd viii
leave tonight for Boston, where he
will reside in the future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
Park citv Personals.

Park City, July 17.-Mr J. T. Ander-
son. superintendent of the Horseshoe
Mining & Milling company. Logsn,
came up today to see the Park City
sfockholders. The property is closed
down for Jubilee week -.
W. E. Mease. G. Y. Goshen. Lillian
Malaby and Kate Lister OF Wnite
Rocks were in the Park today en- route
70 Salt Lake TO attend the Jubilee.
II. o. Smith took the overland nm
tied this morning for WATERFOWL. y. !.
William Thees LETT this morning TOT
Laramie. Wyo.
Bob Simpson is in Coalville today
Oscar Weeter was passenger TINS
morning for Blackfoot. Ida.
Sven Marson departed this morning
for Scranton. Pa
Rev. Brown of Salt Lake arrived TINS
morning and will fill the Congrega-
tional pulpit Sunday
lanes Goddard in Salt Lake vester-
day. returning home this evening
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
DAVIS COUNTY FLOATS.
Exhibit Includes the Largest Cheese
Ever Made In Utah.

Pennington. July 1.-THE committee
that has charge of the Jubilee float
representing primitive Davis county.
has found il necessary, for various rea-
sons. TO discard their original plan. and
adopt a new one. The design now is TO
represent literally what Davis county
was 80 years ago-a barren, arid waste.
with nothing but sagebrush. sunfiow-
ers, jackrabbits and Indians in sight.
A part Of the scene will be portrayed
on canvas, so arranged that ii will
blend with the other portions of the
float and form a picture of the pristine
condition of this section. 1t is intended
that this float will emphasize the ad-
vanceynert made in half a century.
Hon. Hyrum Stewart and H ]. Shelf
field are actively engaged in the con-
struction of this float at Kaysville-
The Layton Milling and Elevator
company will have float in the pa
rade representing the milling industry
OF the county.
Bountiful people will make mag
nificent exhibition of garden products
and fruits.
The sheep industry will be fittingly
represented. A float is being construct
ed in Salt Lake City. which will carry
Is thoroughbred Cotswold lambs. fur
nished by w. l.. Galbraith. c. E. Lay
ton and PhineaseBodily of Kaysville.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
MONTANA.

Inc wholesale butchers of Butte have
formed trust to maintain prices. and
the only firm not in the combine has
brought suit against it for $40. 600 dam
ages, claiming that the trust has pre-
vented retailers from buying meat from
the plaintiff
The McDermott hotel at Butte has
been sold TO Miles Finlen for S93, 600.
Clarence Glandrean was struck by
lightning and Instantly killed near
Great Falls last Tuesday. The light
ming evidently struck him on the head
and passed down the spinal column.
then down both legs. His hair was all
burned off and his legs torn open. The
saddle was ripped to bits and the horse
all torn open on the side.
The annual report of the register of
the Helena land office. completed to-
day shows that there are 1928. 900 acres
in the district and that only Alps. 900
acres have been disposed of. There are
included in reservations 242S $50 acres
and in the remainder the surprising to-
tai of p. 6S2. $50 acres is still to be dis
posed of. On the latter acreage $780,
acres unsurveyed. There are All. 900
acres of government land undisposed
OF in Silver Bow county alone.
Harry Lands, engineer, and August
Urbacn, fireman, had a narrow escape
near Kalispell a few days ago. They
were running the engine used to assist
trains up the grade from Essex to the
summit. They had helped freight up
and were returning. intending TO come
as far down as Paola. Near Paola the
track gave way beneath the engine and
it went off and down the hill 80 feet or
more. The men were both thrown out
as the engine went over Lands was
not hurt except that he was pretty
badly bruised and shaken up. Urbaol
had his head cut quite badly and one
rib was broken.
Frank r. Conn, of Missoula. in a fiji of
dependency threatened to commit sui
eide, but shortly afterwards died of
heart failure.
Orrin G. ROBBIE aged e5 years. commonly
called 'Old Yank." was found dead in his
cabin, y miles from Cascade, yesterday
He had been shot through the
heau ~ unknown parties.
The Madison county assessment for
1897, is $4,000 more than it was last year
while Custer county's assessment shows
a decrease of S2S6. 757 from that of 1896.
w. E Travis, to whom was awarded
the contract for supplying 1000. 900 pounds
Of beef to the Blackfeet Indians has
sub-let the contract to Major George
Steele the former agent at Blackfoot
who. it is said. will furnish the cattle
from his own range. The price allowed
the sub-contractor is given at 1856 per
hundred-on the hoof.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
SENSATION AT HUNTINGTON.
Mysterious Gang OF Armed Men Ride
Through the Town

Huntington. Utah, July 14.-Quite a
Saturday by the appearance on our
streets of half a dozen tough looking
men. all we'll armed and mounted. ac-
companied by what appeared to be a
very nanish looking woman. who was
also we'll armed (and legged. as she
rode astride). The gang was driving
before them about eight or ten heavily
cacked animals, and heading towards
SanDete.
The ice cream party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Leonard in honor of q few.
friends. was a most enjoyable affair.
Mrs. ]. W. Nixon gave the entertain
ment of the season at the family resi-
6ence on First West street. last night,
where about so invited guests were roy
ally Toasted ice cream. etc. The even
ing was spent in songs. toasts. recita-
lions and social chat, until II o'clock,
when the good night was said
At our school meeting. Mr.. j. P.
johnson was elected school trustee for
the three years term.
The people of this burg are still push
ing work on the Huntington canyon
road. and a very good showing is being
made
Quite a number of our citizens will
attend the Jubilee at Salt Lake. and
go early enough TO attend the Y. NJ. NJ.
I. conference. Among the latter will
be Stake Superintendent ]. f. Johnson
and D. c. Woodward.
The county commissioners have ut
terly ignored section of the fish and
game law. which requires them to ap-
point a. county fish and game warden
at their first sitting. Il is reported that
the commissioners latter reducing
certain claim of one of the supervisory
were glad TO compromise with him by
asking the governor to appoint him
special agent 10 disburse the appropria-
ton for the Huntington canyon roads
and bridges. 1t is whispered by the birds
that the same road supervisor has said
that he could not work more than
five or six men at a time. which would
insure him a nice long job.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
PARK CITY WAGES.
Miners Union Holds a Session
President Boyee Expected.

Park City. July 17.-Nothing new has
developed in the matter Of the redue7
ton in wages in the Ontario and DAILY
mines. The miners union was in seq
sion this evening. but nothing was an
nounced. Edward Boyce. the president
of the Western Federation of Miners.
is expected in this city tomorrow or
Monday. although the president knew
rothin- Of it.
Word was received yesterday to the
effect that Hon. W. J. Bryan Will ad-
dress the people Of Park City on Mon
day. This was plsasanu news, as
former visit BY him is remembered. and
if he comes. here he will be accorded
hearty welcome. sSi5
The 500 yard dash between w. }:
Pafys. horse and ssohn Evans SPIDER
at the race track Yesterday afternoon.
was won by the former by 30 feet. I4s-
bet was for 5000, ard several outside
wagers were made ON the result. is