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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
EHE SALT LAKE HERALn FRIDAY. AUGUST II. 1883

for the third heat of the Queen City
trotting stake, and it made the track
heavy and sticky. This stake was a
holly contested affair. At the start it
locked like battle confined to Surpol.
FARMS The Queen. However, both
side and the winner appeared in Lord
Vincent. which won a hard race very
easily in the sixth heat. 1t was a ter
rife upset, and thousands were lost on
The Queen and Surpol. Coney took the
pace with the greatest ease, and
SphynX s. had little to beat in his race.
Summary:
Pace, 2:13 class, purse 81, 50O-Sphynx
won second. third and fourth heats.
Time-2:10A, 2:10A, 2:102.. Theodore
Shelton won first heat in 2:09A and was
second. Blaze Boy third. Potus. Ko-
dak. Scapegoat, Golden Prince, White
Hose. Lolitka, Flare Up also started.
PIG trotting. purse 1000, Queen City
stake-Lord Vincent won fourth, fifth
and sixth heats. Time-2:11. 2:12A,
2:13A. Precision won third heat in
2:101s. and was second. The Queen Won
second heat in 2:12% and. was third.
Surpol won first heat in 2:12A Robert
j.. Jack D., Iris c.. Valpa, Niger Jack
and Leonard Bel also started
2:25 class, pacing, Frontier stakes.
purse S2,000-Coney won in straight
heats. Time-2:13A. 2:09%. 2:121a. An
ME Thornton second, Toboggan third.
Mount Clemens Boy, Frazier, Mary
Ann, Sapphire, Mace and Marion Maid
also started.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
CONVENTION AT DENVER.
Will Ask Congress to Give Interstate
Commission More Authority.

Denver Colo, Aug. 10.-The eleventh
annual convention of the National AS
ISOLATION of State Railway and Ware
mouse Commissioners opened at the
Brown Palace hotel in this city today.
thirty-one states being represented by
about 100 delegates Cicero j. Lindley,
chairman of the Illinois board of rail-
read and warehouse commissioners. is
president of the association and Ed
ward A. Moseley of the interstate COM
merce commission is secretary
President Lindley called the conven-
ton to order at 10 o'clock and delivered
an address The following matters will
be taken uD in the order mentioned:
Construction and operation expenses,
statistics. uniform classification: pow
ers, duties and work of railway COM
missions; legislation. the enforcing of
orders, safety appliances, grade cross
ings, and plans for ascertaining the
fair valuation of railroad properties.
The convention is expected to take
some action toward petitioning congress
to revise the law so that the interstate
commerce commission may have au-
thority TO create rates and enforce their
stability
Three members of the interstate COM
merce mmission-Chairman Knapp,
j. c. Clements and +. A. Moseley-aTe
in attendance at the convention. En-
Senator John A Reagan. father of the
bill which created the interstate COM
merce commission. is also present.
The Association Of American Railway
Accounting Officers also holds its an
nual meeting in conjunction with the
other association. rendering valuable
assistance in the matter of statistics
and other data.
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INTERNATIONAL RACES.
Americans Cover Themselves With
GLORY.

Montreal. Aug. 10.-Another beautiful
day and crowd of 5000 people greeted the
second day OF the worlds bicycle meet.
The racing was of better order. the
management giving pacemakers places in
the semi-finals. On account of the time
occupied in GiSposinE of the -kilometre
race. the fiye-mile amateur handicap was
postponed until tomorrow when il will be
run off as part of an extra days race.
There were two worlds championships
on the card, the 190-kilome;re and the
mile professional.
The former race was Il gift for the
Chicago rider. John \. Nelson. who had
no difficulty an winning. beating Ben
GoOdSon. the Australian. by nearly four
miles. and Biddie. Of Winnipeg. the only
other finisher by seven miles.
Major Taylor had little difficulty in
adding the mile professional champion
ship TO his laurels.
Summary:
l0O-Kilometres tsixty-two miles. 573 feet)
amateur championship of the world
John A. Nelson. Chicago, won. Time
2:04 IS 10.
George W. Biddle, Winnipeg, third; F. o.
Oarsch, Dorchester. Mass. and Lester
Wilson. Pittsburg, also started. but did
not finish.
Two mile smateur final heat. Won by
J. +. Moran. Chelsea. Mass; John Caldow.
Glasgow Scotland. second; W. \. Ladus,
Cold Springs. y. Y. third. Timc-4:22
one mile professional, championship OF
he world final heat. Won by Ma ior
Taylor: Tom Butler. second; Nat Butler.
third: Angus Mcleod. fourth. Time-3:03.
Tandem pursuit race. professional. Nat
and Frank Butler won: ]. l.. COlgan,
Trenton. \. j., and Charles \. Church,
Philadelphia. second: Charles Mccarthy
St. Louis and J. Il. Bowler. Chicago,
third. Time-9:59 40.
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HAPPENINGS IN The WORLD OF SPORT

and finished it in 1:O1 2-5. worlds rec
ord time. Ensign was second. Pap
worth third and Heagren fourth.
But Meakin's hard ride in the quail
! flying heat had been too much for him.
and after, with Smith and Ensign
catching all the bunch he let himself
! get pocketed, and p L. Papworth. a
race in the last lap. Matthews taking
second, and Ensign third. Heagren fell
on the third lap, but was not injured.
Glenn Turville and Frank Cotter ran
away from Tod Game in the first heat
of the mile professional. Turville
started the sprint on the bell tap. with
came tackled on. But Cotter swung out
and he and Turville left Game and
fought it out all the lap. Turville win
ming by half wheel, in PIP 2-5.
Johnny Chapman took the second
heat in hollow style by twenty feet. in
2:1I 40. The real race was for second
place between Emery and Gum. They
made a finish that brought the crowd
| 10 its feet with a howl of joy. The
judges called it dead heat and quail
fled both men. Julius was nowhere.
julius and Sharman faced the final
on tandem. Turville caught the tan
dem at the start. and Emery, dissatis-
fed with his position at the tag end
tried to circle the tandem and so cap
tempt and had to fall in back of Chap
man. who was hugging Turville's rear
wheel Golfer was trailing with a
seemingly. hopeless position.
Cotter Furnishes Surprise.
But there came the prettiest sprint
and finish of the evening. a perform
ance. that. set the crowd crazy. From
far at the tail of things Frank Cotter
Jumped out on the seventh lap. Like
flash he had headed Turyille and
Chapman. who were chuckling with
Glee at the easy time they thought they
had, and before they could shake off
their surprise and swing clear of the
tandem he was twenty yards TO the
good. Chapman and Turville came af-
ter him with all sails set, but they
could not capture him, and he won by
several lengths with Turville second
and Chapman third.
Fred Meakin again Won in the five
mile amateur state championship. w.
+. Samuelson of Provo. despite his bad
fall, set the other fellows a pace that
kept them warm all the way. He baked |
Y. D. Smith at the twelfth lap, and left |
Papworth at three miles and a half |
But his share in the pacing had been !
two much for him. and when Meakin |
hit it up on the bell lap Samuelson was |
gone Ensign had some sprint left. but |
liC vas iiC lilolSH IOl 4htdh4ll. anu CAN'T
in thirty feet to the bad, Samuelson |
being a poor third. Time-12:20 3-5, |
state record for the distance.
The unlimited pursuit race between |
two tandem teams, Julius and Turville |
and Chapman and Cotter. was exciting. !
Starting at opposite sides of the track |
Julius and Turville gained a few yards /
at the start. The two hung at this
distance for two miles. Then julius .
and Turville sprinted and caught up a /
quarter lap on their rivals. They rested I
a trifle and then. by a Embarrassing
sprint. they captured their rivals on
the fifth lap of the fourth mile The
time far the distance was 7:43 3-5
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
P.J. FLYNN's SUCCESSOR.
Frank Wadleigh's Name Mentioned
In This Connection.

Speculation was rife on Railroad
Row in Denver this morning as to the
probable successor to P. ]. Flynn. No
two men agree on the same candidate.
but there is a singular unanimity of
opinion in one respect. and that is that
Mr.. Flynn's equal will be hard to find.
Mr.. Flynn was the prime mover in the
majority of the organizations, of which
he was chairman. and knew the rules
and conditions in a way that would re-
dhuire a long period of hard study for
another to master His judgment in
railroad matters was never questioned
by any one.
There are a number of Denver rail-
road men whose chances to succeed Mr..
Flynn have been considered. George
NJ. Sargent. formerly the general agent
of the Santa Fe at Phoenix. AriZ., has
q number of followers, and some mem
ton has been made of Frank A. Wad-
leigh. late of the Rio Grande Western
in Salt Lake. Mr.. Flynn. however. has
no idea who will succeed to his position.
1t is expected that meeting VIII be
soon called in Chicago to settle the
question of Mr.. Flynn's successor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
CARE NOTHING ABOUT ROBERTS
HOW DR.. NILES FOUND EAST.
ERIN SENTIMENT.
People Interested In Our Resources
and Not In Religion-Sentiment
Is Against Expansion.

DR.. H. D. Niles and family have re-
trip, which embraced the principal
cities. and included a sojourn in East
! Gloucester, Mass, on Cape Ann. DR..
Niles also attended the sessions of the
American Medical association at Co.
lumbus, o.. and visited the hospitals of
the larger cities. His trip was one of
rest and study for himself and pleasure
for his family, he declared last even
/ ing.
Utah is attracting a great deal of
attention in the east said the doctor.
and eastern capital has a very kindly
feeling towards this section. Wher-
ever | went when it was found out
that / was from Salt Lake, people were
anxious to learn all they could of this
city and state.
Eastern people are beginning to un-
derstand there is something more in
Utah than merely the place of abode of
a peculiar religion. and ask fewer
questions about our religion and more
about our resOurces-our material re-
sources. They are anxious to learn
what they can of opportunities for
capital and population out here. Ma
turally there were some inquiries made
concerning the Roberts case and the
probability of his being allowed to
take his seat, but the business men of
the country seemed to care very little
about that matter. but manifested spe-
cial interest in Utah mines. and more
particularly Utah copper mines. l was
told by men in Boston. who should be
well informed on financial matters.
that there was plenty of money lying
idle seeking investment, and that in
vestors look with confidence on Utah
propositions. This confidence will be
vastly strengthened if any of the half
a dozen big propositions that have re-
Gently been floated in Boston should
prove satisfactory to their new owners.
Crops all through the middle west
are simply astounding, and it will tax
the railroads to their utmost to move
them.
In all my talks with business men
east, | don't remember of one who was
in favor of expansion. The solid capt.
talists and the men who study condi-
tions for business are solid against for
eign acquisitions. and declare that the
United States is big enough country.
with boundless opportunities yet unde-
Veloped."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
TROOPS SHABBILY TREATED
JUDGE COLBORN CONTRASTS
UTAH AND OREGON.
Latter State Has Raised But $1,000
For Her Returning Volunteers
Salt Lakes Enterprise.

Judge Edward F. Colborn, just home
from Oregon, is struck with the con-
trast presented by the manner in
which the returned volunteers are 10
be received in Oregon and Utah. After
much canvassing, the former state has
raised $1,000 for a demonstration, but
this seems to be local with Portland.
The Oregon troops feel that their state
has treated them shabbily ever since
they left home, and on their return
they voted unanimously to be mustered
out in San Francisco. This incensed the
people of the state and the feeling all
around is far from pleasant. Just the
opposite of the feeling here.
AS to business conditions, Judge Col
born says Portland shows no such en-
terprise as Salt Lake. There is no eX-
pectancy there of great things for the
near future, while here all are on the
qui vive for coming events, and this
impresses any man coming in.
Mrs. Colborn accompanied her huS-
band home, after a prolonged stay on
the sound for her health. Her friends
will be pleased to know that her health
is permanently improved by the
change.
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Ephraim Ball News.

Ephraim. Aug. 1o.-The manager of the
Ephraim Red Stockings received letter
from Payson baseball club yesterday stat
inE that they desired to play q game here
on the 18th or lstn OF this month. Ar
rangementS for the game have been made
for the 18TH. 1t Will be played in the new
baseball park.
The new ball ground will be laid off this
afternoon. The ground is perfectly level.
All grass and weeds have been scraped
of and part of the lumber is on the
ground for the fence. The fence will he.
completed in time for the Payson game if
the lumber can he secured in time.
The Wild Cats and Tigers two local
teams. will play the initial game on the
new grounds tomorrow afternoon. The
clubs are evenly matched and will no
doubt put UP a pretty contest.
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Passenger Agents Meet at Chicago.

The general passenger agents of the
roads belonging to the Western Pas
senger association are in session in
Chicago, says the Omaha Bee. Two i'm
portant matters are under advisement.
One is consideration of the present low
second-clas5 passenger rates from the
Missouri river to the Pacific coast.
The fare at this time over all the west
ern roads is So So and the passenger
agents are anxious to arrive at an
agreement by which this rate will be
advanced TO the regular tariff schedule.
The other matter is the fact that the
Chicago Great Western. Wisconsin
Central and Minneapolis e. st. Louis
still remain outside the association. and
are SCATTERING rates between Chicago
and St. Paul, and by so doing Interior
ing largely with the passenger traffic
of the roads in the association, as the
latter cannot cope with the outside
lines. owing to their inability to lower
rates. The Wisconsin Central is the
most refractory member of the outside
trio, and is lending encouragement to
the other two. The Great Western and
Minneapolis & st. Louis have an
nounced their Willingness to join, pro-
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Railroad Notes.

w. II. Firth. general agent of the
Rock Island at Denver. started for
home last night.
c. w. Nibley. treasurer of the Utah
& Pacific. was in town yesterday. He
left for Logan last night.
Joseph A. West. chief engineer of
the Utah & Pacific, arrived in town
yesterday afternoon. He will be here
for several days.
Travelling Passenger Agent George
Hill of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Denver went east last night on the Rio
Grande Western.
General Traffic Manager Eccles of the
Oregon Short Line will not return from
his northern business trip before Sat
urday or Monday.
The Salt Lake & Mercur reports a
big increase in passenger and freight
traffic over their road for the month
ending July 81. Ore shipments are es-
pecially heavy.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is arrang-
ing its annual transcontinental excur-
sion. Six Pullman sleepers have al
ready been engaged to transport the
party. They will arrive at Salt Lake
on Aug. 10 and remain in town two
DAYS
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Resort Notes.

The Danes will go TO Lagoon today.
The Eleventh ward will travel to
Garfield today.
The Short Line carried 200 people in
thirteen coaches from ogden to Lagoon
yesterday
On Saturday the Murray Foresters
will be metamorphosed into merry For
esterS at Lagoon.
A special train will leave Ogden at
9:15 a. m. on Aug. II to convey Weber
county eXcursionists to Saltair.
On Saturday the Rio Grande Western
will transport the sugar works en-
ployees and beet growers of Utah and
Salt Lake counties to Saltair. A spe-
cial excursion will be run.
On Aug. 10 the Rio Grande Western
will give an excursion from Salt Lake
county TO Castillo Springs and eturn,
and $1.25 will be the rate from Salt
Lake; 81 from county points south of
Salt Lake.
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LAWSON UNDIsMAYED.
Tells What He Will Do When He
Returns.
Especial Correspondence.

especial COrrespondcnce.)
Mt. Pleasant, Aug. 10.-John Lawson,
the Terrible Swede,'' passed through
here yesterday with his "Ole Olson
company on the return trip from his
southern tour. He rode his Internal
machine, electric tandem, from here to
Moroni, where the company appeared
last evening. Lawson says the COM
pany has had a successful trip finan-
ciaily. He was asked by your CORE
spOndent concerning his plans for the
near future on the professional bicycle
track, and said il would be about three
weeks before he reached Salt Lake with
the company. and that he did not an
ticipate doing any racing before that
time.
When he does get there he will en-
deavor to put the worlds record for a
mile, wreSted from him last week by
Turville, down where it will not be
bothered again soon. He will use his
own PAGER in this attempt. He expects
also to make his six-day race against
time soon, if the offer made him by the
Salt Palace track management still
holds good. and he has no reason to
believe otherwise.
Concerning a race with Chapman,
Lawson said he was perfectly willing
To meet him if the event could be
brought off so that ii would not inter
fere with his theatrical work to much.
as he could not afford to stop the en-
tire company for any length of time for
the race. When he does run it he will
wager everything he has on the result,
if takers can be found.
He is willing to meet any rider in the
world any distance. from a quarter of
a mile up to six days at any time. He
to use his electric tandem as a PAGER.
Lawson does not appear boastful in
his statements or comments on the
matches or contests to be made. but
seemingly has faith in his ability TO
cope with any rider whom he can meet.
He expects to start out again with
his company in "Yon Yonson" in the
early fall
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Baseball at Mt. Pleasant.
Especial Correspondence.)

Mt. Pleasant. Aug. 10.-The baseball
boys of this city have been busily engaged
this week laying off "A new diamond in the
city park. They have selected Il loca ton
near the north center and when finished it
will he a splendid ground.
The team is in receipt of a challenge
from the PaySon team this week and the
two teams Will endeavor to arrange for "A
match game at Castillo Springs in the
near future.
The X. G.. w. team has also written here
from Salt Lake stating that it is their
desire To make Il tour of Sanpete early
in September, and that they would like
10 meet the Mt. Pleasant team first
Whether they will be accommodated or
not remains TO be seen.
The second nine of this city the Mo-
roni team meet in Il game here tomorrow
afternoon.
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Worlds record. half-mile amateur
competition. established by Fred
Meakin. Time-1:01 %.
State record, five-mile amateur COM
petition. established by Fred Meakin-
Time-l2:20 3-5. Former record held by
George Weller. Time-12:3S.
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United States Land Office.

Original homestead entries:
James W. Hicks, 100 acres in section ..
and section II, township 10 south. range
west.
Olive Richards, 100 acres ins section II,
township Is south range east
Ray White 100 acres in sections 3 and
% township 90 south. range west.
David o. Openshaw. 100 acres in sections
q and % township south. range l east.
Final homestead certificates:
Charles W. FOwleS. 10 acres in section
% township Is south range 4 east.
George w Brown. 100 acres in sections,
q and IS township south, range 2 east
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PUSHING ON TO HEBER
Active Work On Rio Grande West
ern Extension.
WILL DOUBLE THE FORCE
FRANK WADLEIGH MAY sue
CEED P. ]. FLYNN.
May Be Appointed to the Denver Va
cancy-Material For the Short
Line Shops at Pocatello-Meeting
of Railway Commissioners at Den
ver-Railway Notes.
(special Corresnondence.l

Heber, Aug. 10-E. A. Mock, right of
way agent for the Rio Grande Western,
is in Heber getting deeds for the land
along the proposed railway extension.
The grading is pushing along nicely.
Joseph r. Murdoch, the contractor for
the last nine miles of grade. is a very
busy man. He is anxious to double his
force at work on the grade, and will
be able to do so in the next few days.
The recent stormy weather has retard-
ed farm work, but the bad weather
seems to have terminated, and it is
said there are scarcely half enough men
just now in Wasatch county to do all
there is to be done.
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! mpires-swartwood and Dwyer.
Baltimore. z: ST Louis d.

Baltimore. Aug. 10.-Powell's only base
on balls followed by several long hits won
the game for the Orioles today. brimful
of interest and excitement. The game was
Il scrappy one throughout. Burkett was
removed by Umpire Hunt in the fourth
inning for belitJling remarks. A little
later Tebeau struck McGraw but beyond
d rush Of the players, nothing came of it.
AT the end OF the game bad blood de-
veloped between Tebeau and LaChance.
but players, spectators and policemen in
terposed and no damage was done. Score:
p. II. L.
St. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Batteries-Nops and Smith; Powell and
Schrecongost.
Umpires-O Day and Hunt.
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POCATELLO SHOPS.
Forty Carloads Of Material Arrive On
the Ground.

The Pocatello Tribune says:
Forty carloads of red sandstone
were hauled into Pocatello yesterday
and unloaded on the " There is nc
one doing any talking about what it is
for. but as it has been definitely de-
cided that new brick and stone shops
are to be built here for the Short Line
it does not require any special inspira-
ton to guess what this stone is intend
ed for All plans for the new shops
have been completed and the details OF
location decided"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
oGDEN-PoCATELLo CoNTRovER.
Chance For a Game Is Teams New
Business.

The bluffing and wind jamming engaged
in by the Ogden and Pocatel,o teams has
become quite tiresome to the baseball pub
lie. Eacn team processes a desire TO meet
the other for big stakes but neither puts
up the cash. In the interest of the pub
lie, The Herald therefore proposes to stop
the controversy. If either team will send
to this paper a certified check for 500
Inc heralu will see mat the other team
covers the deposit or, ~ its failure to do
so, admits that il has no desire to meet
its opponent. The Herald further guar
antees that the Lagoon management Will
at that resort. II neither Team takes ad-
vantage OF this offer. the public will be
able TO see that both have been blufiing
and that eacn is afraid Of the other.
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bcrings, ana are now engaged in 60
curing data on elevations and the SIR
face character of the lands for tono-
graphical purposes. so we can deter
mine how much of it can be reclaimed
by system of thorough underdrain
age We cannot possibly finish our la
bors in this section before October. The
government has had parties engaged in
the same line of work in different arid
sections, and it is very likely that very
valuable results will be obtained"