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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-17
KILLED THE missing LINK"
PECULIAR POSITION A SHOW
MAN FINDS. HIMSELF IN.
His Prosecution For Murder Depends
Upon Whether His Victim Was
Brute or Human.

Chicago. July 16.-A special to the
Tribune from Bonsteil. S. D., says:
Upon the question whether his victim
was brute or human, depends Archie p.
Brewers guilt or innocence OF the crime
of murder.
Brewer was one of the owners of a
small tent show. Among the attractions
was a creature of seemingly a higher
form of animal life than a monkey and
lower than man. Brewer and Thorn
dyke called the animal the missing
link" and laid great stress on the al
legged fact that no one was able to
say whether it belonged to the human
or brute creation.
Brewer now ayers that the freak was
a monkey. In scuffle with it the show
man became angry and Selling a heavy
club, dealt his antagonist a hard blow
over the ear from the effects of which
it died in a few hours
The local authorities Immediately
placed Brewer under arrest on a charge
of murder. At the preliminary hearing
his lawyers set up the defense that
their client did not take the life of a
human being, but the magistrate bound
him over to the grand Jury
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HOBOES ROUNDED UP,
Eight Tough Travellers Taken In By
the Police.

The patrol wagon made large haul
of hoboeS at the Oregon Short Line
yards yesterday afternoon. No less
than eight were brought up in one
wagon load. There We're tall tramps
and short trampS among them, men
who are professionals and others who
are simply unfortunate.
The residents of North Fourth West
street, about the yards, had become
alarmed af these fellows. So numerous
had they become and so persistent was
their begging that they asked for po-
licemen to clean out the nest. Officers
Sperry and Davis went down in the
patrol wagon and gathered them in.
They were found in the open freight
cars lying about the tracks, there en-
joying cool, calm siestas away from
the heat of stone pavements and
dusty roads. One of them, who gave
his name as William Collins. a laborer,
was found in an old shed with almost
a complete cooking outfit. Two loaves
of bread were in pasteboard box.
coffee pot and boiling pot and other
paraphernalia were in his little room.
Collins said that he had been in the
same place for week, that he was
sick and unable to work.
But the remainder insisted that they
had just come in. Every man in the
the ground during the morning and
was just going out of town. One of
them had $13 in his possession, showing
that he was not among tramps through
hard luck.
There were in the lot a tanner, cook,
machinist. two laborers. a timer and a
barber. that is. they maintained they
were these when they worked. Judge
Timmony will beside today at his matt
nee that it is too long a time since
some of them worked.
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Select Knights of Utah.

Salt Lake Legion No. l, Select
knights of Utah, at their last session,
decided to join the Jurisdiction of Kan
sas, and Will reorganize on next Tues
day evening, July Is. All comrades of
the Legion are earnestly requested to
be present; also new members intend
ing to join. Mrs. Vareene Ball. the D.
G.. commander from Kansas, is in the
city, and will be here for some time to
assist in adding new members and to
recognizing the Legion here. after
which she intends to go to Ogden and
reorganize the Legion there. The Sc
lect knights is fraternal and bene<
fetal society, one of the best in thu
world. and should be we'll patronized.
George E. Teasdale, recording treass
ure--
Meets at A. o. U. W. hall, 161 Main
street
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I. o. o. T.

A union installation of Naomi No. 1,
Miriam No. >. Ester No. S, Daughters
of Rebekah. was held on Saturday
night, July s. when the officers of their
respective lodges were installed by the
grand lodge officers: Fannie Pendle-
ton, grand master; Hattie NJ. Owen,
grand marshal; Annie Plant. grand
warden; Ruth Watrous, grand secre-
tary; Lizzie Ripple, grand treasurer;
Elizabeth Morris. grand guard.
The grand lodge officers discharged
their duties in a creditable manner to
themselves and to the order. The
grand master wished success to the
new officers and their lodges. After
installation the grand lodge officers and
all present were invited to a banquet
prepared by the newly installed off,
GERS, which was enjoyed by all.
On Tuesday evening last the officers
of Oquirrh encampment No. l. I. o. o.
F., excepting the senior warden, TWO
watches, outside sentinel and one guard
of the tent were installed, as follows:
c. A. Walker. chief patriarch; F. ].
PascOe, high priest; c. o. Farnsworth,
scribe; J. ]. Thomas. treasurer; E. P.
first watch: L. L. Baus:igarten, second
watch; l.. G. Nelson, guide; F. D. r
Gray, inside sentinel and Theodore w.
Whitley, first guard of the tent
The new officers are energetic Odd
Fellows, who will, as soon as the hot
weather is over, bring in new members
and give increased interest to the en-
campment branch.
Wednesday next will witness a. great
rush of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to
Saltair. The committee in charge ex-
pect to make this excursion the most
successful reunion ever had in Utah.
More than 500 in cash will be given
away in prizes, with all sorts of attracts
i've sports and amusements for visitors.
1t is to be hoped that every Odd Fell
low and Rebekah in Utah will be
there and bring their friends with
them
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
Knights of Pythias.

Monitor lodge No. IL is gradually
pushing TO the front. They have had
a hard time of it on account Of much
sickness and many deaths, but by good.
economical management by a few Of
the old faithful ones they are again
nearly out of debt.
Brother Ure, who has retained his
membership in this lodge on account Of
their depressed financial condition, was
up from Eureka during the past week
spending a few days with his old
friends. He reports the new lodge at
Robinson as very husky infant, like
ly to grow rapidly. The new company
uniform rank has twenty-eight on its
rolls and 1t is believed that by the time
it is mustered in there will be about
thirty-five.
Both Calanthe No. and Zion No. II
were busy in the pages rank during the
week.
Some tardy officers were installed also
this week and they are now fairly get
ting down TO work
Past Grand Chancellor Ed Pike was
in the city last Friday on legal bust
ness.
General Organizer Walter G. Ronald
has gain stimulated endowment rank
matters and quite little insurance is
being written.
The tiger is being fed raw meat to
put him in trim for cooler weather and
the D. o. K. X. will soon have another
killing. Look out for Waddy. You
know Waddy.
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BIG DAY AT CASTILLO.
Eight Hundred People Visited the
Resort Yesterday.

Steifers excursion over the Rio
Grande Western railway to Castillo
Springs yesterday was a decided sue
cess. The resort is quite popular this
year under the management of Mr..
Kaiser and Nose Christensen The cool
canyon breezeS, bathing and fishing.
with the other attractions has made it
a favored spot for people from Tintic.
Sanpete, Provo and all Utah Valley
points.
The Rio Grande Western carried at
least 800 people to beautiful Castella.
Two trains from Salt Lake were filled
with passengers while a big portion of
the crowd went to the mountain resort
from Eureka, Provo and Springville.
A baseball game between the ORA
goons and Woodmen of the World, two
Salt Lake clubs, resulted in favor of
the Dragons, the score being 10 to II.
The game took place on the new
grounds and was the source of consid-
cradle amusement to the excursion
lists.
The line I'D was as follows:
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TRIED TO KILL HIS FAMILY.
Desperate Deed of a Marion, Ind,
Wealthy Manufacturer.

Marion, Ind, July 16.-James B. Cros-
by, a wealthy manufacturer of Marion.
attempted to shoot his wife and family
today. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby separated
last January. Previous to the separa-
ton Crosby had transferred to his wife
stock in the Crosby Paper mills and
the Marion Strawboard mills, which are
both owned by him, that he might bet
ter fight the American Strawboard
trust. After defeating the trust he de-
manded the return of his stock, but
his wife refused to surrender II.
He visited his .wifes home today
while she and her six children were eat
ing dinner and again demanded the
stock. She refused and he pointed a
raNolver at her and pulled the trigger.
The cartridge failed to explode and he
tried the second. Mrs. Crosby ran from
the house. Her son attempted to strike
his father with chair and the father
attempted to shoot him but the revolt
yer again failed to go off. The son Sc
cured two revolvers and pursued his
father down the street but was caught
and held by a neighbor.
Crosby was arrested and given a. pre-
liminary hearing and placed under
heavy peace bonds. A board to ex-
anime into his sanity will be appointed
tomorrow.
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BRYAN WILL SPEAK.
Will Attend Altgeld's Silver Meeting
In Chicago.

Chicago, July 16.-John P. Altgeld
has received a message from William
]. Bryan. in which Mr.. Bryan says he
Will speak at the Chicago platform
mass meeting which will be held at
the Auditorium on July 20. the date of
the meeting in Chicago of the Demo-
cratic national committee.
According to the Tribune, the sup
porters of Mayor Harrison had strong
ly hoped Mr.. Bryan would refuse Mr..
Altgeld's invitation, and even wrote to
Mr.. Bryan. setting forth reasons, from
the point of the Harrison side, why Mr..
Bryan should not speak at the meeting.
Mayor Harrison has been invited to
deliver an address of welcome. He is
invited as the mayor of Chicago, and
not as a Democrat
Mr.. Harrison is mayor of our city,"
said Mr.. Altgeld, land it is only proper
that we should invite him to welcome
the visiting Democrat"
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Kills Her Mother and Wounds Her
Husband.
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
THE RESULT OF LONG STANDING
FAMILY TROUBLES.
Wealthy Manufacturer of Indiana
Attempts to Murder His Wife
Who Refused to Return Valuable
Property to Him After He Had
Decided It to Her.

Libertyville, Ills, July 16.-Following
family quarrel this afternoon, Mrs.
George Treiter shot and killed her
mother. Mrs. Christian Foss, wounded
her husband and killed herself. The
shooting occurred at the home of the
Treiters, mile and half northwest
of Linggrove, a village near this place.
The quarrel was precipitated by long
standing family troubles. Hot words
were exchanged during the morning
between Mrs. Foss and her daughter,
and Treiter also became involved in
the discussion.
The trouble was apparently over
when after dinner it broke out afresh.
Mrs. Treiter stepped into the bedroom,
and appearing Immediately with a re-
volver, opened fire upon her mother.
The first shot was fatal and the hus-
band, springing forward to disarm his
wife, received three wounds that sent
him from the house in retreat. After
leaving the house he heard two more
shots, the ones that killed his wife.
Mrs. Treiter leaves two children,
seven and six years old. She was thirty
three and her mother eighty years of
age.
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awake yet, and did not want to dis
turb you"
Have you had any later news. cor
poral?"
mo, sir, none; but I haven't been
back to the Office since. SIR Gee! but
that room was becoming warm
Are you certain as to the truth Of
this awful report2"
TT is probably as authentic as a
great many stories that are started
during times like these-that is all
know of it, SIR Lord, forgive me.)
Seems almost too horrible to be
true, and yet one cannot tell about
those Sioux. They're bad lot-a dew
ilish bad lot''-this to my captain-and
then to me: you go back TO your Of
flee, corporal, and remain very close
until you have a denial or confirma-
ton of this story, and bring any news
you may receive to me inStanter-that
all. corporal"
The corporal" needed no second dis
missal, and, saluting, l quickly got out
of an atmosphere that was far from
chilly TO me.
Now, by my cussed propensity for
joking / had involved myself in this
mess and there was but one way out
of il, and that was to braZen 1t out for
awhile longer and then post a denial
of the rumor. but the denial must come
over the wire. So when / reached my
office called up Spafford and told old
man Livingston what I had done, and
in about an hour and half he sent
me bulletin saying that the pre-
vious report had happily proven I'M
founded, and the Sixth and Ninth cav
airy were all right. This message 1
took the colonel, and as he read ii he
heaved a big sigh of relief. but he dis
missed me with a very peculiar look
in his eye.
There were no more fake reports"
from that office.
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AMERICANS LACK OF CULTURE
CHARGES MADE BY
HAVANA NEWSPAPER.
Declares We Are Not the Equal In
This Respect of Spain's Cuban
offsprings.

Havana, July 16-El Diaro la Marina
says: If the human ideal is of material
interest, then the United States possesses
the highest form of civilization, but
thank God, the Spaniards and Cubans
have been taught in nobler school. The
predominating influence in the United
States is capital. Monopoly, coupled with
the use of machinery, has only served in
the United States to curb personal INTEL
lectual endeavor. to disappoint such ambi-
lions, and to make culture and knowledge
hardly worth a candle.
1t is only necessary to glance through
the columns of the American newspapers
in order to find letters and interviews
from returned officers which have gradu-
ally changed the entire American senti-
ment toward Cuba. While the Americans
may be richer, stronger. more active and
more business-like than ourselves, they
cannot claim to he cultured; not even
to the degree of SPANS Cuban OFF,
springs.
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PREPARE FOR MUSTER OUT.
oregonians Will Receive Discharges
IN About Three Weeks.

San Francisco, July 16.-There were
many visitors to the Oregon regiment to-
day. a number had friends among the re-
turning volunteers but the majority went
to the preside TO view the camp and see
the men who had done such good service
in the Philippines. In discussing the mat
ter of the mastering out OF the regiment
Colonel Summers said:
I'VE Will begin the work of getting the
papers ready tomorrow. This will, 1 pre-
sumo. require about three weeks. AS l
anticipated the regiment will be paid en-
route to Oregon. This will give the
men some spending money when they
arrive home, or al least enough for them
10 take care of themselves for a while.
They will nearly all be met by their
families or friends, so that none of them
will be in actual want.
THE regiments will receive two months
pay. SO that they will be provided with
money to meet their actual wants. While
we are in camp here, 1 shall allow the
men every possible liberty. and all that
will be required of them will be to report
at night. The regiment has been drilling
just enough to keep in good condition,
and this with regular guard duty, will be
all that the men will be required to do
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-17
MADE POISON FOR CORNISH.
Another Witness Comes Out In the
Molineaux Murder Case.

New York, July ia special to the
World from New Haven says: Walter
s. Swayhe of this city, a chemist, has
made affidavit that in March and Oc-
tober, 1897 he compounded for a man
calling himself II. Cornish a compound
of antimony. prussaic acid, mercury
and copperas. The stuff was sent to
II. Cornish, Hartford Conn.,
Later in the fall of the same wear
the so-called Cornish sent letter from
New York, asking that Swayne make
another quantity of the same COM
pound, saying Mr.. Swayne might re-
ceive orders for a $40. 900 lot. Mr.. Swayne
made another small quantity of the
compound and sent it as before, to Cor
nish at Hartford.
Swayne says ne would know the man
who gave the order. Swayne was for
merly a druggist in Philadelphia.
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Cullen.-W. c. Crum. Helena; w E.
Powers. New York; Mrs. L. II. Wallace
and wife. Mrs. John j. Messick. St. Louis: :
Miss r. Regain, Mr.. and Mrs Fogelstrand
Springfield, O.; III. Hanson. G. r. Hughes
New Bedford, Mass; w. S. Johnson, Chi
c2go; J. W. Cook, ]. L. Battle, a. S.
Koshlund. C. NJ. Hampson. Denver; Z. NJ
Westsll and wife, London. o.
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missioners York. Hess and Sexton,
Chief of Police Devery, Deputy Chiefs
Mclaughlin OF Manhattan and Nc
Kellar of Brooklyn and President RoS-
sitter. General McLeer was also in at
tendance, but he said that as far as
he could see, there was no necessity
for the calling out Of the militia or in
reference in any way by the military.
To Care For Passengers.
President Rossiter said he was anx-
ious to bring the patrons of the several
lines back from the seaside resorts as
soon as possible, and had made ar
rangements to handle the Coney Island
patrons as far as practicable by trolly
service, but that he had advised his as
sistants to arrange for the transDorta-
ton Of the majority of the .Coney
Island crowd back to the city over the
elevated railroad lines.
The police commissioners informed
Mr.. Rossiter that his patrons and the
public in general, as well as the COM
pany'S property and all other proper
ties would be sufficiently protected by
the police force. In addition to this,
Commissioner Hess informed Mr.. Ros-
sitter that he thought the sending out OF
his private ear was non-politic, and, TO
use his own words, it was like ''shak-
ing a red flag in front of an enraged
bull"
Several arrests were made during
the day among the ranks Of the strikers
and their synlpathizers.
Making a Show.
General Master Workman Parsons
spent the greater part of the day in
Brooklyn, and a considerable portion of
the afternoon in conference with
Messrs. Delehanty and Webster of the
state board of mediation and arbitra-
ton. Mr. Parsons said tonight, in the
course of an interview:
This strike was one that could not
be avoided. We are satisfied with the
showing we have made.
ST think that tomorrow will see
paralyzed condition of traffic that will
make the people of Brooklyn realize the
strike is strong enough to speak for
itself. They are running no cars in
the suburbs and are making all the
show they can in the citv.'
Mr.. Parsons said the strike had the
sanction of the Knights of Labor, and
that the men would derive the moral
and financial support of the organiza-
ton
The Brooklyn elevated engineers took
up the question of their transfer from
their present position to the position
of electrical engineers, when the third
rail system, recently adopted, should go
into effect. They did not discuss the
question of joining the surface trolley
roads in the strike. This change of the
engineers viii mean a great reduction
in wages, and it is not satisfactory.
The matter was referred to Chief Ar
thur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, with which organization the |
elevated engineers are affiliated.
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San Antonio, Tex, 1926. 1880.
Reported that Sixth and Ninth cav
airy We're ambuscaded yesterday by
Sioux Indians, under Crazy Horse, and
completely wiped out of existence.
Clusters Little Big Horn massacre out
done. Not a man escaped"
l chuckled with fiendish glee as
posted this on the bulletin board and
then started for breakfast. 1 thought
some soldier would read it, tell it to his
company, and in this way the fun
would commence. My scheme worked
to perfection. because some men of G.
company (mine was d. had seen me
post it and had to come post haste to
read. / started the fun in my own
company. and in about minute there
were fifty men all jabbering like mag
pies as to the result of this awful mas
sacre. OF course the regiment would
be hurried north. No other regiment
could do the work of annihilation so
we'll as the Eighteenth. Oh! no, of
course mott
BY this time the news had spread and
the entire barracks were talking. Just
as | was about to tell them it was
fake. / happened to glance towards my
Office, and holy smokei there was my
captain standing on his tiptoes Che
was only five feet FOUR. reading that
COMPOUNDED bulletin. l hadn't counted
on any of the officers reading it Cen
orally they didn't get up until o'clock,
and by that time 1 would have de-
stroyed the fake report.
The officers club was in the same
building as my Office, and the captain
had come down early, evidently to get
"a to read the morning paper? (Which
came at p. M, and his eye lighted on
my bulletin 1 saw him read II care
fully, and then, reaching up, he tore
nd q nc
little legs would carry him he made
Decline for the commanding offlcers
quarters | knew full we'll how the
colonel would regard that bulletin If ne
found out it was fake. l was able 10
discern a summary court-martlal III
my minds eye, and that would knock
my chances of a commission sky-high-
wards because mans military record
must be spotless when he appears Tor
examination. What was 1 to do? Just
then / saw the captain go up the colo
nels steps and in moment he was
admitted. My corpse was laid out right
there and the wake about to begin.
A few moments later the command
ing officers orderly came in. and. look
ing around a minute, caught sight of
me and said:
Corporal. the commanding officer
wants to see you at his quarters at
once" and out he went. Start up the
band" thought /. because here's the
beginning of a parade in which am
to play the leading part" 1 walked
as slowly as ! could and not appear
tagging, but l arrived at my crema-
tory all too soon. 1 raped on the
door and was babe to come in by the
old man in tones that made me SILVER.
The colonel was standing in the middle
of his parlor, wrapped in a gaudy
dressing gown, and in his hand he held
NV mangled bulletin. Right at that
minute l wished ] had never heard
telegraph instrument tick.
Corporal" said the colonel. what
time did you receive this bulletin?"
about 6:15, sir; Immediately after
reveille," / replied with face as ex-
as a mummy's.
why did you not bring the bulletin
direct to me as you have heretofore
well. sir. didn't think you were
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WANT TO LYNCH NEGRO.
Officers Cannot Protect the Jail at Ell
Reno, Oklahoma.

Chicago, July ia special to the
Record from Wichita, Kan, says: A
mob of 100 farmers and COWBOYS has
gathered around the Jail at Ell Reno. o.
T., tonight, with the avowed intention
of lynching q negro prisoner named
Brown. who seriously wounded Deputy
Marshal Hitchcock at Kingisher yes
terday. The officers are unable to Sc
cure deputies, and have reported the
matter to Governor Barnes, who may
call out the militia.
Deputy Marshal Hitchcock attempt
ed to arrest Brown for horse-stealing.
The negro resisted and shot Hitchcock
twice, one ball entering near the heart
and another in the thigh.
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White House, W. Phillips, Kansas
City; II. A Anterior and wife. Nebraska:
NJ. II. Alexander. California; A Shaugh-
messy. L. NJ. Johnson. Bingham: j. c.
Young. Ed Ball Frisco: C. r. Mcbride,
ToOele; John Taylor Arizona; j. F. Rig
ney, J. Ellis. New York: A. Larson. Fair
view; ]. S. Cheney. P. P. Evans. Center
vile; George Edgington; Park City; ].
II. Sellers, q. l.. Boulton, Z. J. Ennis.
Francilda NeWbOld Draner
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Frank L. Smith, son of Eben Smith,
the wealthy Colorado mining operator,
arrived from Denver last night and regis
tered at the Knutsford. Mr.. Smith has
business with the Salt Lake branch of
the Mine & Smelter Supply company.