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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
Corey Bros. Company of Ogden Re.
ceive Entire Contract.
TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
WILL GRADE AND BUILD Bird
GES FORTY MILES BY OCT. l.
Local Teams and Labor to Be Utiliz-
ed-New Hinge Coupler Adopted
By Oregon Short Line-Passenger
Agent Heintz Appoints a Chief
Clerk-R. G, W. Earnings-Notes.

Vice President and General Manager
Bancroft of the Oregon Short Line,
stated yesterday that the entire con-
tract for the construction of the ST.
Anthony branch had been let to the
Corey Bros Co. of Ogden. The pres
ent contract includes only the grading
and the construction of the bridges,
several of which are very large and VIII
require considerable time. The road is
about forty miles long, extending from
Idaho Falls to st. Anthony, and De-
sides the main line there Will be
number of side tracks and Us. When
asked about the laying of the track,
Mr. Bancroft stated that it had not yet
been decided who would do that work,
but speaking of the building of the
stations he said that all such work
would be done by the company.
An interesting feature of this mat
ter is that the contract work is to be
completed by the first of October. This,
as was stated by The Herald several
weeks ago, will give the people OF that
section an opportunity to ship out their
fall crops by rail-
Representatives of the contracting
firm were seen yesterday in Ogden and
stated that they would move onto the
work at once. They expect to utilize
local teams and labor for the job in so
far as possible, as they have plenty of
work for their own outfits on their con-
tracts in Washington and along the
Oregon Short Line.
This company has a blanket contract
for all the Improvement work of the
Oregon Short Line during the present
year and is now massing a large force
of men and teams at DiamOndville,
where extensive side tracks are being
constructed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
Alb York Shoots and Kills Eb
johnson.
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
GREW OUT OF A ROW FOLLOW
ING DRINKING BOUT.
Several Santaquin Young Men Spent
Afternoon at Payson Drinking
On Way Home They Had Trouble
York Got Gun and When Row
Was Resumed Killed johnson.
By TeIephone to The Heraldl

(By Telephone to The Herald)
Provo, July T.-News was received at
the sheriff's office this evening that Eb
Johnson had been killed at Santaquin
by Ad York
crowd of young fellows of Santa
quin drove to Payson this afternoon.
as they declared, to have a time. AT
Payson, Johnson and York had a few
words. The crowd of boys, it appears,
drank considerable liquor
In the evening they started home. On
the road back to Payson they ran one
another into the fence This caused a
row and a fight ensued. Then they
resumed their journey homeward York
got home first, went into the house and
got gun. When Johnson came along.
he saw York standing outside in front
of his home. The former picked up a
handful of rocks and started for York.
who cried out, Stand back or I'll kill
you"
However, Johnson kept on.
Three times York warned him, but
Johnson would not stop. Then York
levelled his gun at him, fired, and john
son fell dead, shot through the center
of the forehead
The young man was 80 years of age
and had good reputation in the town
in which they both lived. The muir
dered man is the son of Lawrence A.
Johnson. York is the son of Mrs. Mary
York.
Deputy Sheriff w. X. Henry and
Deputy Treasurer Lars johnson, a bro
Their of the murdered man, left Provo
this evening for the scene of the kill
ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
CLAMOR FOR NEW ISSUES.
President Keeney of Silver Clubs
Talks About Democratic PARTY

New York, July 11.-George F Keerev
president of the Association of Silver
clubs said last night to Times reporter:
II do not think that free silver Coinage
Will be made the principal issue i'm the
PLATFORM the Democrats will adopt next
year II Mr. Bryan obtains control of the
convention ne will of course. see that sill
yer has prominent place in the plat
FORM. but no man or faction can i be-
heve, force that issue back into the
prominence 1t had in 1896 The party
1ears IL would have no chance of winning
on that old issue. Besides. there is a
clamor Tor new issues and a tight along
new lines.
Il do not believe that anti-imuerialism
will be made the chief or even a con-
splcuous issue The best men in the
democratic party either approve the
the present course has been inevitable and
must be fought through to success. 1t will
not do for Bryan to put himself against
the brains and patriotism of the country
Many or his friends have felt that he is
only losing ground by his present policy
OF attacking the administration and have
ADVISED him TO fight on ground where he
can easily score a victory We have
urged him to attack Mckinley for the
palpable errors in the conduct of the war
he could score a hit by showing that il
was due TO the administration dilatori-
ness that so much hShting and slaughter
has been necessary and by showing that
our soldiers were actually starved in the
held. Anti-expansion won't do. We sue
crat in California merely because he
favored the annexation of Hawaii
Again the trusts are not to be played
very heavily as a political card. The
Democrats recognize that the trusts have
come TO stay. They are also confused by
the action of such capitalists as Have
meyer and Huntington and there is a
feeling that the trusts have at last got a
pretty good stake in the Democratic
party"
Mr.. Keeney said that there is very
decided revolt in the south and east
against Bryan.
German is stronger than he is usually
considered" he said.
There is strong disposition on the part
of eastern and southern Democrats TO try
an eastern man next year. and German
may prove to be very powerful factor
in the result. The Southerners are re-
peating that the western combination
failed in 1896 and in 1895 and that the
chief consideration at this time is sue
cess. They will. | believe demand a
Democrat who will unite the east and
south and one who. will not in himself
revive the old issues upon which we have
met only defeat and diSa Ster''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
NEW HINGE COUPLER.
superintendent Dunn Designs One
Which Is Adopted By o. S. L.

Superintendent of Motive Power r.
G. Dunn of the Oregon Short Line has
designed a new hinge coupler which is
something new in railroad circles. 1t
is to take the place of the usual coupler
or drawhead on the front end of Loco
motives. The new hinge coupler is so
arranged that when not in use il drops
down under the pilot out of sight, the
top of it being on line with the face
of the pilot The new coupler works
like a hinge, and is raised or lowered
by means of air. To raise or lower it
all that is necessary is for the engi-
neer to turn a little valve in the cab.
The Oregon Short Line has given the
new device a thorough test and found
it to come I'D to the expectations of the
inventor. 1t has now been on two of
the engines for some days. and has
given such complete satisfaction that
the Oregon Short Line has decided to
place them on all of their engines The
object of having a hinge coupler that
drops down on a level with the face
of -, pilot when not in use is to les
sen the possibilities of accident in case
of running into cows or other ami
mails. The danger with the old style
of COUPLER. which stands out above the
face of the pilot. is that when an ami
NAL is struck it is apt to be caught by
the coupler and thrown back onto the
track and FREQUENTLY bitches the train
With the adoption of Mr.. Dunn's coup
Ter this danger is greatly lessened. if
not altogether done away with. The
new device is so simple and so effect
adopted bv the leading railways of the
country in the near future.
Mr.. Dunn has applied for a patent,
so as to protect himself in the matter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18

anywhere.
Complaints were made by several
OF he assistants and clerks that our
clerks were being annoyed and their
Lime taken from legitimate work by
erect application for information from
people in no way connected with the
ofHce or the public service. As mat
ter of protection of the public inter-
csts and good administration, the cir
cElar OF June % was issued.
The censure of the so-called cen
sored press is without just cause, and
evidently maze under misrepresentation
of facts. There has been no informa-
lion received from General Otis that
has not been given to the press prompt
1y on the bulletin board in the nall Of
this Office. Every fair-minded repre-
sentative of the press will bear wit
ness TO this statement. What would
the manager of any one OF the com
planning papers say if information
concerning the business of the paper
was inquired for of the printers rather
ahan at the business office? This is
case exactly in point.
THE standing instructions OF the
president and secretary of war are that
the public shall be given all informa-
lion we receive. This has been done
and will continue to be done. OF course,
plans of campaign that would be OF
help to Aguinaldo and other rebels
have not and viii not be promulgated,
but all facts of events transporting nave
been given In full
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18

the brother, Jim Bembrook, came over
at once and they were admitted TO the
office of Chief Hilton, where the pris-
oner was in custody.
But neither one of them had anything
to say about the case and they had in
structed the prisoner not to talk 90 the
police nor to anyone else.
Jim Bembrook would not say whether
his brother had been at work during
the day or had been drinking.
Oh, l have nothing to say about the
matter" was his only reply.
Tie law firm of Powers, StrauD &
Lippman has been retained by the de-
tense.
There were throngs of curiosity seek
ers about the police station all during
the evening and until a late hour last
night. People came in and at times
filed the hallway, so that they had to
be driven out by the officers. Chief
Hilton and Detective Sheets were be-
sieged every time they came from the
Office where BemDrook was held.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
BURT MORRIS SHOT TO DEATH
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page II
!dence. No. 6 Washington avenue, by a
t1erald reporter. She could not, how
Eever. give any connected description of
tthe affair. As she was in a hysterical
and fainting condition, she could not
talk much. She said she had been go
2ng with Mr.. Morris much of late and
WAS with him yesterday evening. The
whole thing was 50 sudden that it
dazed her entirely. She did not know
shew it began or what it was about.
Miss Stromberg was taken to police
headquarters by Officer Davis, who had
been detailed for the purpose, and viii
kbe held as a witness. At the police
sstation she refused to make any fur
aher statement.
When officer Davis went, at the order
OF Chief Hilton, to bring Miss Strom-
berg to the police station, he found her
ct her home, No. Washington avenue.
"She was leaning against a tree faint
and exhausted" said Davis. Mr.. Nc
kDonald, her brother-in-law. and her
mother We're there with her. 1 asked
her if she had anything to say, but
she replied that she did not know any
thing about the case. Though she cid
not object, she came with reluctance
] brought her Mr.. Mcdonald and an
other lady to the station in carrlage.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
Steamer Laurada Brings Pennies
Miners Fl ON Alaska.
BUT LITTLE GOLD ABOARD
LUCKLESS MEN LURED THERE
BY GLOWING ACCOUNTS.
Reports of Rich Finds Exaggerated
Government Station Is Besieged
With Piteous Appeals For Aid By
Stranded Prospectors-Gold-s
ers Trying to Get Home.

Seattle. Wash, July 1.-THE steamer
Laurada arrived today from st. Mi
chael with between 300 and 400 passen-
gers. Among them were fifteen dis
charged soldiers from Rampant City
No big amounts of gold dust were car
ried on the steamer. Some claim there
is about half million scattered among
the passengers, while others say most
of them return empty-handed.
The news brought from Cape Nome
is varied and conflicting. One or two
men give glowing accounts, while many
of the miners from Dawson, who had
spent two or three weeks at St Mi
chaelS, say they are convinced that the
accounts of rich finds are exaggerated.
Some go as far as to pronounce 1t a
transportation fake.
S. G.. Simpson of This city said he
learned at St. Michaels that miners in
the Cape Nome country were washing
out as high as $500 per day. A. E. Me-
Raedy of Colorado said: 1T is my
opinion that Cape Nome is fake
James INLAND of Winona, Mimi, said:
"A friend of mine, who is thoroughly
reliable, tells me there is absolutely no
gold being taken out and no work is
being done on claims"
for hundreds of poor unfortunates who
have drifted down the Yukon river
with nothing with which to provide
even for the ordinary necessities of
life.
James E. Kelly. a passenger on the
estimates that there are now
at St. Michaels between 200 and 800
stranded prospectors who do not know
where their next meal is coming from.
70 ic1n
is besieged with piteous appeals for
aid, and steamship companies can OBJ
tain any number of men for any kind
of work, who are willing to go into the
hold in order to work their passage
down.
This state of affairs is likely to con-
tinue all summer, as rude improvised
craft from various river points drift
into the harbor every day laden with
stranded men. A general average of
the estimates of the amount of gold
dust on the Laurada is s250,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
Railroad Notes.

General Agent D. S Gray of the
Southern Pacific went west yesterday
| General Passenger Agent Burley OF
the Oregon Short Line was up north
yesterday.
The Rio Grande Western brought in
special carload of people from Texas
yesterday.
C. ]. McNitt, clerk in the o. s. L.
auditors office. has returned from his
vacation trip.
]. w. Holmes. of the accounting de-
partment Oregon Short Line, lost his
mother yesterday.
w. b. Doddridge. general manager of
the Missouri Pacific system, denies the
report that that line will build into
Denver.
at Milford and will erect a large water
tank at that place. An engine house
is also being constructed.
The Oregon Short Line will give a.
half fare rate between all points in
Utah on account of Pioneer day. July
"a Tickets will be sold on July % and
"A and will be limited to July %.
John Cruickshank. chief clerk OF pas
senger account, Oregon Short Line, has
now recovered from his sickness
enough to be out during the day. He
Will go 10 San Francisco to recuperate
j. B. Frawley, general agent of the
passenger department of the Union Pa
cific at Kansas City, will reach Salt
Lake today with him family. The fam
lily will spend the summer here but Mr.
Frawley returns.
w. r. Kelly, general solicitor of the
Union Pacific. Special Master Howard
S Abbott of Lincoln, G. VI. Lambertson
and Colonel j. j. Kelly spent the daV
yesterday around the railroad offices.
They left for the east last night.
Vice President Bancroft said yester-
day that the 800 new steel ballast cars
recently ordered by the Oregon Short
Line are now being turned out of the
shops at the rate of about forty a day.
They will be received here right along
now as fast as they are turned out.
The Pocatello employees of the Ore
gon Short Line have sent in a request
for an excursion to Garfield Beach on
July %. There are about $50 employ
ees and they requested transportation
for themselves and immediate families
This would swell the number to receive
free transportation to about $50. Vice
President Bancroft said yesterday that
he had not considered the matter as
yet.
Ogden Standard: w. E Hahn. for
merly traffic manager of the Rio
Grande Western. but later of the Dem
yer Traffic association. has resigned to
accept position with the American
Cotton company, in its traffic depart
ment The Denver Traffic association
is composed of a number of jobbing
houses. who have employed Mr.: Hahn
as their special agent to look after
their traffic interests
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
BODY AT THE MoRGUE.
Judge McMaster Will Hold an In
guest This Morning.

quest This Morning.
There was no examination made of
Morris clothing until he had been re-
moved to the undertaking parlors OF
Joseph William Taylor on West TEN
pie street. The body was placed in the
dead room and there remained until
Justice McMasters had been notified TO
come over.
When he arrived and secured n coro-
ner's jury, composed of Henry Tuckett,
John Laty and H. c. Meacham, and Mr.
tTaylor began to unrobe the body. The
bullet hole in the vest and through the
outer and under shirt was shown to the
jury. There were no marks of conse-
quence found upon the body, except
on the head and the hole in the breast.
There WAS a slight abrasion of the skin
of the left knee.
But there were five marks upon the
head and face besides the wound on
9the back of the head. At the left side
of the mouth there were three cuts on
the lips. There were a cut on the LEFT
cheek and another on the left side of
The forehead, the skin having been
merely torn off. Just above the left
ear there was another slight scalp
wound. When the blood was washed
away these showed plainly.
Powder marks covered the right ear
and had sunk deep in indicating that
the gun was once fired very close to the
face.
Mr.. Taylor probed deep into the hole
some four inches, showing that it ran
slightly upward. He struck some hard
obstacle which he believed was the bull
let, for it had not come out on the
other side.
There was nothing found in Morris
clothing but a few silver dollars. His
urousers pockets did not indicate that
he had carried a gun.
Justice AIcAlasters wis hold an in
quest at his Office in the Commercial
block at &c O'Clock this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
GoLD-sEEKERs OUT OF LUCK.
Failed to Find Dust In the Lower
California Placers.

San Diego, Cal, July IA special
to the Union from Ensenada, Lower
California. says: The Mexican man-of-
war Democratic, Captain Urgell has
arrived from San Rogue with ninety
eight Americans and twenty-five Mex
leans who were found on the beach
there.
Most of the miners had sold all their
grub and tents and made their way to
the landing, misled by the false rumors
that the steamer st. Denis was due
there July 5. The beach was covered
with hungry men. Not one would ad-
nit, however, that he was broke, and
in fact a committee organized by them
raised a purse of 81, 900 Mexican dollars
and offered to Captain Urgeli to take
the crowd to Ensenada. The captain
refused the money. He treated the
luckless gold-seekers royalty and
brought them here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
Benbrook Was In a Fighting Mood
Yesterday Morning.


AN incident participated in by Benz
brook at an early hour Monday morn
ing shows that he was prepared for
trouble if ii came his way. Bembrook.
together with William E. Stone. the
tailor, and Ralph Cotton, proprietor of
the Gayety saloon. was drinking LIQUOR
along toward sunrise yesterday morn
ing. The fraternal spirit was subiu-
gated - q rude shaking ~ by the
gambler as he became more and more
belligereEt, declaring he would xiii
Stone for a fancied grievance he held
against him. The trouble between
Fhsm appears TO have been a renewal
Of a dispute relating TO the bicycle race
run between BembrOOk and Wells. the
tailor, early one morning a couple of
weeks ago TO Callers park.
Bembrook went TO his room for a.
when he get back. Stone was hustled
out of the way, and when Bembrook
returned TO the saloon the tailor was
gone. AS Bembrook walked through
the front door he pulled the revolver
from his hip pocket. 1t was a double
action gun and accidentally it went off.
the bullet going into the floor and
barely missing the foot of Bartender
Busby, who succeeded in getting the
gun away from Bembrook.
Later Sembrook Gained down and
Stone succeeded in inducing him to get
into a street hack and drive with him
10 the Warm Springs to sober up.
It is reported that Bembrook WIS
drinking rather heavily during the day
yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
UNEXPLAINED MYSTERY.
Four Shots Heard and But Three
Empty Cartridges.

Four Shots Heard and But Three
Empty Cartridges.
\ deep mystery of the case is the
number of shots heard and the number
of empty chambers in the pistol. Near
ly every person who heard the reports
maintained that there were four shots.
Still the pistol. which is 3S-calibre,
5-shot Smith & Wesson, had but three
empty chambers. There were yet two
cartridges in it when taken to the po-
lice station.
How were there four shots if there
were but three fired from the gun? That
is the question which puzzles the police
department.
"There is a whole lot more in this
case than shows on the surface" said
Chief Hilton, las yet l don't see an eX-
PLANTATION of the four shots and the
three empty chambers.
Il heard four shots, two and then two
more at a slight interval" said Officer
Chase. He was quite sure of this. Steve
Keene heard four shots, Albert c. Nor
ris was not certain whether he heard
three or four while Detective Sheets,
who was in the vicinity at the time of
the occurrence. said he thought that he
heard four or FIVE.
The police have reached no conclu-
sion about this discrepancy. They do
not undertake TO say that both men
had guns, for there was but one found
and there was little chance for one to
have been made away with. officer
Chase was on the ground so soon that
he might have foiled such an effort.
The point will, however, no doubt be
raised by the defense. For, if there
were two guns there may be set up a
proposition of self defense.
Chief Hilton, examining the weapon,
found that one cartridge had missed
fire. There was plainly to be seen the
indenture of the hammer in the cap of
the cartridge, showing that it had hung
fire
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
BARREN OF GOLD.
Kotzebue Sound Another Section
That Disappointed Prospectors.

Kotzebue Sound Another Section
That Disappointed Prospectors.
Healy, ST. Michaels Island, July
(via Seattle, Wash, July 1O.-A coun-
try as extensively advertised and fully
as barren of gold as the Koyukuk is
Kotzebue sound. During the past year
and a half thousands of prospectors
! have turned their attention to this sec
| ton of Alaska and have fully prospect
| ed the Kowak and other streams which
were supposed to carry gold in large
! quantities. but which upon trial have
proven counterfeit.
When the news of the strike" on the
Koyukuk reached this part of Alaska,
a great many started from KotZebue
with dogs and hand sleds, buoyed with
the hope that success would at-last re-
ward them for the hardships they had
endured. only to find q country even
less barren of gold than their original
stamping ground. 1t is these men who
are now returning to their homes,
broken in health and spirits, and in
many instances obligated to the Unit
ed States government for getting them
out of the country.
One of the most interesting men who
has been in the KotZebue sound coun-
try since the stampede is William Penn
Stanley. who arrived at Healy April %,
with mail for the state from people To-
Gated on the Kowak river for a dis
lance of 400 miles. or to a point where
the Reed river runs into the Kowak
STANLEY tells some interesting expert
ences that happened to him while in
the KotZebue sound country. He was
too wise to ioin in the rush to the Koy-
ukuk. but he secured several promis-
ing claims in the Cape Nome country.
During Stanlev's stay in Kotzebue,
several people died of scurvy, five men,
four of whom were named Howard,
Graham, Miller and Marsh. were
drowned in the inlet while crossing in
a small boat; man named Onderdont,
whose brother is a well known con-
tractor of Chicago. died of throat
trouble. Three men, whose names STAN
ley could not remember, froze TO death
one fell from cliff and another ac-
cidentally shot himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18

Masked carnival satlair, July p.