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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
SEARCH FOR CITYS ASSETS
REVEALS MINING SHARES

Ever since the city's cash box be-
came empty. about three weeks ago,
Treasurer Morris has resorted TO every
legitimate device to swell the revenues
for the purpose of cutting down the
abnormal size of the city's ovardraft
at the banks. His efforts to collect
the small balance due from water taxes
have been as successful as the deter
mination TO have licensed dealers pay
UP more promptly. In other directions
the treasurer has been raking the
empty box to see if some other collect
able asset owned by the municipality
could not be quickly turned into cash,
but nothing was In sight.
Casting aside despair, Treasurer
Morris yesterday concluded to ascer-
tain the status of the deficit of S13, 402. sc
occasioned by the failure of the Bank
of Salt Lake when John L. May was
treasurer. Mr.. Morris knew that the
suit for recovery of the money lost had
been decided against the city, but his
recollection was that the former treas
urer and his bondsmen had endorsed
over fad rendered to the city J. H.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

not timid Hindoos, but sturdy Sikhs.
Yet the circumstances were so unique
and the scenes witnessed from week
to week so bloody and appalling, that
their panic and despeI alton are no
matter for surprise. Lord Salisbury
undeTstated the facts
Though the works were stopped for
three weeks the lions campaign last
cd, with intervals Of quiet when one or
the other had been wounded, from
March till the end of Deoember. In
this time they killed and ate twenty
eight Indians. and 1t is believed at
least twice this number Of natives.
Swahilis and the like; besides woAnd-
ing and attacking others. They at
tackled white engineers, doctors, SOL
dierS and military officers, armed Abys-
sinian aSkaris, sepoys, bunniahs, cool
les and porters. Some they clawed.
some they devoured, some they car
lied off anG left sticking in thorn
fences because they could not drag
hem through. AT first they were con-
tented to take one man between them.
Before the end of their career they
would take a man apiece on the same
night, sometimes from he same hut
or campfire. The plain, unvarnished
tale of this prehistoric revival of
the position originally held by man in
the struggle for existe ace against raw
enous beasts is set out at considerable
length and detail in the Field Of Feb.
IL and Feb. "a by Mr.. J. H Patterson,
one of the engineers of the line, who,
after months of effort and personal
risk, succeeded in breaking the spell
and killing both lions, which the ma
tives had come to regard as devils; :
that is, as equivalent to were wolves.
and guided by the local demons.
Liebling is coming June 5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Bacon's past due promissOry note for
the amount Of the deficit, together with
$3.50 shares of the Dalton & Lark
Mining cOmpany's stock given as Sc
curity for the payment of the note.
Knowing that Bacon is now a bank
rupt, Treasurer Morris has no hope
that the city will ever realize upon the
note, but he believes that it is worth
while for the city council to consider
the propriety of converting the stock
into cash as soon as it can be done to
advantage.
To locate the stock certificate was
the question, but this was soon solved
by Treasurer Morris. It was found in
the custody of the clerk of the dis
trict court who is holding it, in pur-
suance of Judge Cherry's decision last
November, subject to the order of the
municipal government. At the present
market value of the stock the city
ought to get $1,000 or Sc, 600 for its
forced holding in the Dalton & Lark
mine, but Treasurer Morris will take
no action in the premises till he is di-
rected by the city council or its finance
committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

There is prospect of the automatic
Colt pistol Drowning PATENT, being
adopted by the police departments of
Ogden and Salt Lake provided whole
sale rates can be obtained from the
Colts Manufacturing company. Tho
IMPRESSION has been created THAI this
weapon fires a continuous stream of
lead as long as the trigger is pressed
until the magazine is emptied. This
is a mistake. The action is automatic
except that the trigger is pulled for
firing each shot. The arm can be dis
charged at the rate of five shots per
second, the cartridges being automati-
cally supplied from detachable
magazine inserted in the handle of
the pistol.
After the pistol is charged with a
filled magazine, one opening movement
is made by hand, bringing the first
cartridge into the chamber. On pulling
the trigger the cartridge is fired, the
empty shell is extracted, a new cart
ridge is loaded into the chamber, all
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
GUNTERS SHAVE CAUSES BAD
CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

The taking off of beard and whiskers
or mOustache, even though it be the
downiest of moustaches, makes a won
derful change in the man. An amusing
illustration Of this fact occurred in the
Office of the county attorney the other
day. Assistant County Attorney
Gunter has caught the prevailing idea
that the ladies prefer man without
any hirsute appendage on his face, and
has shaved of his luxuriant growth of
handsome black Whiskers He now
looks like the proverbial briefless bar
rister but consoles himself with the
added comfort and the admiring
glances of the fair sex.
But Mr.. Gunter is scarcely recognize
able even by those who profess to know
him we'll Justice Of the Peace John
P. McOmie of Murray came into the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

private Office one day last week and
asked for Mr.. Gunter. Mr.. Gunter and
Mr.. Van Colt were in the room and
Mr.. Putnam, the county attorney, was
in the outer Office taking a statement
from a witness who could not be pres
ent at a forthcoming trial.
Mr.. Gunter came forward when he
heard his name mentioned, but the
Murray justice insisted on calling him
Mr.. Putnam, although he really ought
to know Mr.. Gunter very well as he
has been the prosecutor in quite a
number of cases in McOmie's court
Mr.. McOmie on leaving said that he
would have preferred TO have seen
Mr.. Gunter. and the two assistant
prosecutors had a good laugh. 1t takes
quite stretch to see how any one
could get mixed on the identity Of Mr..
Putnam and Mr.. Gunter with or with
out beard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
EXPENSIVE WALNUT WOOD.
It is Becoming Scarcer and More Val
liable Every Year.
(Chicago Record l

Indiana timber land, which was con-
sidered the best in the country, is being
so rapidly denuded Of the once splendid
forests Of hardwood timber that specu-
latOrs are seeing the advantage of COB
bling up everything that may be got
in the way of timber tracts.
The walnut and hickory of Indiana
and Ohio are considered the best that
can be had, and the monster pOpiars
which once formed the nucleus for the
log heap fire are now worth individu-
ally more as they stand than the acres
they accupy will bring when they are
cleared, many a poplar tree selling for
SlOG before an ak touches il.
The walnut that was once SO plentiful
that barn timbers, house sills fence
rails, etc, were made from it is be
coming exceedingly scarce, and curled
walnut stumps have brought almost
fabulous prices. while hickory Of the
shellbark variety can scarcely be found
in some Of the best. sections.
Last years purchase by a Goshen.
Ind, firm Of fifty-five standing walnut
trees near the northern Indiana line
for $4,000 and the handsome sum they
made out of the handling of this rare
clump of trees have proved an incen-
tive in the search for timber In other
directions. Grant county furnished a
notable instance in the sale of 1.O30
acres Of virgin forest in the wood tract.
the last large forest in Indiana. for
S66,oO0. A New York firm bought the
walnut timber where it stood for $50
600; four hundred acres of land. the
timber being reserved by the seller.
sold for $4,000, and there remain $50
acres of the best timber in Indiana. the
walnut alone being sold from it. The
buyers viii clear $4,000 by their deal
in that timber.
Where years ago the Iumbermen
went only for large tracts, they are
now content with individual trees. and
wherever there is notably fine forest
monarch Of the desirable variety its
whereabouts becomes widely known
and the competition to secure it is verV
sharp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

treated to an exhibition of what good
ball playing really is. The score at
the end was IL to 4, and while it was
almost too one sided to be interesting.
there was some pretty work done and
II was a fairly clean contest.
Pitcher Pendergrafts good arm was
a large factor in causing victory to
perch upon the banner 81 the Rios.
OF course. the team work and the fast
playing of every man on the team
helped things out wonderfully but if
the work Of the vari, US PLAYERS was
put in the crUcible, that arm and
those twists of Pendergraft's would
stand out as the pure gold that earned
the game Somewhat wild at times but
cool and collected in the moments
when 1t meant so much 10 the team.
ne Won the praises Of all the bards in
the great crowd of fans. and numerous
and plentiful were the bouquets thrown
IN his direction. At the stick he led
them all, getting three hits out of four
times up, and in other ways dis
tinguished himself.
Pokies Deterioate.
The work of the Pocatello aggrega-
ton was hardly up to the standard
that they set on Saturday. and Eu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
HAPPENINGS IN The WORLD or SPORT

giving Rand pass to the initial. Gam
bic came up and knocked and easy fly
out to Burns which was too easy and
the namesake Of the Scottish bard fail
ed to handle it. Hayes followed with
a hit over Meinicke's head, which Hop
kins went after head first. Rand was
improving the apparent opportunity
which he had Of getting in home, but
he counted without Hopkins, his host.
The cenJerhelder secured the sDbsre
as Rand was doing the express act to-
ward the plate and made a long,
beautiful throw in to Scare, who
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

these operations taking place auto
matically without any manipulation of
the arm. This automatic operation of
the pistol is effected by the recOil of
the moving parts, and as a cOnse-
quence, the recoil is so absorbed in be-
ing utilized that it has not the usual
disturbing effect
This pattern, unlike the same kind
manufactured in Belgium, has a ham
mer that may be used for firing the
first shot if desired, thus doing away
with the necessity of the opening
movement to start the mechanism.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
STOPPED BY LIONS.
Ate Twenty-eight Men and Delayed
Construction Of a Railroad.
Nondon Spectator)


Speaking in the house of lords Of the
progress of the Uganda railway, Lord
Salisbury mentioned that among the
unexpected difficulties encountered
were a pair of man-eating lions, which
stopped the works for three weeks be-
fore they were shot. AS some 5000
men were at work on the line, their
intimidation by two lions seems almost
incredible. Yet it is a fact that so
dreadful was the pressure exercised by
the constant attacks of this pair of
Misunderstanding wild beasts, and 50
cumulative the fear caused among the
Indian labOTers by the sight and sound
Of their comrades being carried Off and
devoured, that hundreds Of these in
dustrious workmen, trained on similar
duties under the service of the govern
ment of India, abandoned their en-
ployment and pay, and, crying ont that
they agreed to work Tor wages, lot to
be food for lions or devils, rushed to
the line as the trains for the coast
were approaching. and flinging them
selves across the metals, gave the en-
~ drivers the choice either of rass-
ing over their bodies or of stopping to
take them up and carry them back to
Mombasa- Many of these men were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
oGDENs ARE WINNERS.
Take the Game From Short Lines by
Score Of 10 to II.
(Special ID The Herald. }

Ogden, May 20.-The come nine Won
easily today in the game with the
Short Lines. The contest was rather
slow from technical standpoint. but
being in the nature of a smuggling
match. there was plenty of excitement
Tor the grand stand and bleachers. At
the outset the tazlenders had it al
their own way, hitting Gimlin at viii
and finding the balls in Ogdens field.
After an inning or two the Ogden boys
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
GAME CALLED oFF.

Live Oaks and Blue Church Members
Fail to Play.
The much-advertised game between
the Live Oaks Of Bingham and the
Blue Church Of this city did not occur
yesterday at the time scheduled. The
Live Oaks were down to the trysting
place at Callers park with a follow
ing from the mining camp, but some
how or other the members of Josh Da-
Wis fraternity failed to put in an ap-
pearance at the designated hour. There
was not a large crowd down there
there must have been fifteen in all
and the Live Oaks reluctantly con-
cluded that inasmuch as the brothers
of the Blue church had deserted them,
they would not attempt to play. The
game was accordingly called off, much
to the disappointment of those who
made the trip down from Bingham to
see It.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

@Last half of ninth not played
Earned runs. Ogden, 8; Shorts, g. Bases
on balls. off Gimlin, 2. Hit by pitcher,
Bluth. TwO-baggers, Dyer, Greenwich 81,
41ili direecDsggeFS, bIaKe, SlaTk tZ1.
Lett on bases, Ogden, Z; Shorts, g.
Time of Game-2:10.
Umpire-Hestmark
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
Cycling.
MESSENGER BOYS RIDE.
Frank Hendricks Wins Road Race OF
Western Union Lads.

FRANK hendricks WINS Road Race OF
Western Union Lads.
Frank Hendricks won the road race
of the Western Union messenger boys,
which was run at o'clock yesterday
morning. His handicap was thirty
seconds, and he carries away a fine
gold watch as a memento of his
achievement. T. Larson, who started
scratch, won the time prize, making
the run to Calder's in thirteen min
utes and fifteen seconds. J. Watts and
Fred Carter, two others who started
scratch. won the second and third
prizes, respectively. The boys finished
in the following order: Frank Hen
bricks, Roy Cannon, Clyde Ponds, T
Larsen, J. Watts, Fred Carter, John
AIcKernan, Charles Wray. Farley
Ridges, J. Shimmins, Dewitt Foster,
Walter Mcintosh. The race was count
ed to be a success in every sense of
the word.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Cincinnati, O., May 20.-After losing
seven consecutive games and tieing an
other, the locals pulled themselves to-
gether today and won from BROOKLYN.
Scott pitching was magnificent with
men on the bases. Not so with Kennedy.
Tor the locals managed to bunch their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
Standing of the Clubs.

That good lead which Dan Hickev's
blue stockings have taken and held
during all the early season of. the
Utah-Idaho league was given another
impetus yesterday out at Walkers
park, and the Pocatello boys were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Bases on balls. OF Pendergraft, 2; OF
Eubanks. ?. Struck out by Pendergraft,
Z; by Eubanks. l. Hit by pitched ball, by
Eubanks, J. Stolen bases. Martin, Scare
%, Donovan, Pendergraft. Sacrifice hits,
shannon, Meinicke, Burns. Double play,
Mainicke to Shannan.
Time of Cancels
Attendance-15 500.
Umpire-Charles Griffil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

'I had stomach trouble twenty wears
and gave up hope Of being cured tin =
began to use KOdOl Dyspepsia C1lra
It has done me so much good I can il
the savior Of my life, writes W P
Wilkinson, Albany, Term. 1t digests
what you eat. F. c. Schramm. Mo
COrnick block.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
TOday's Game at Ogden.

Ogden, May 2O.-The game for to-
morrow between the Ogden and Poea-
tello mines will be called at $3.50. Hans
ford viii pitch for Ogden and Gimlin
will play center field. There will be
one or two other changes in Ogden's
line-uD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
PMeiIism1.
BITTEN BY A LION.
Singular Injury to Bob Fitzsimmons
That Postpones Fight.

~@S@S : W yOA4No = AAts
New York, May 2o.-At meeting of
the officials Of the Westchester Ath-
letic club of Tuckahoe, which occurred
today, it was decided to postpone the
FitzsimmOns-Ruhlin fight until June
Is. Fitzsimmons appeared with his
hand in bandages, having been bitten
by lion which has been a member of
his household for a couple of weeks
past. FitzsimmOns showed his hand.
which convinced all present that he
was in no condition to fight at present.
The club and Ruhlin's manager re-
fused to take FitZsimmons' forfeit I'M
der the circumstances, stipulating the
condition. however, that Fitzsimmons
should send the lion to the zoo, or dis
pose of it in some way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
League Game

At Observation-Disclosures 8; Indian
apOlis IL
At Detroit-Detroit, u; Minneapolis, I.
At Buffalo-Buffalo, II; Chicago, IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
A. Robbie, Wife and Son Are All In.
iured.
Especial Correspondence

Jured.
Especial Correspondence
Idaho Falls, Ida, May ia. Rob
bic was driving with his family Friday
evening, when the horse became frac-
tious. Mrs. Robbie was frightened and
attempted to jump from the buggy
with her 3-year-Old son. She fell under
the buggy, the wheels passing over
her and injured her. The extent Of her
injuries is unknown.
The little boy was caught in the
wheels and his right leg broken near
the hip joint. Mr.. Robbie was slightly
injured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
Chicago. 6: Pittsburo. q.

Chicago. May 2O-Chicago- defeated
Pittsburg today by hard hitting and good
base running at the start and TWO hits in
the seventh after a gift and a batsman
hit. Killen was puzzle except in dhe
sixth, when four hits were punched off
him. Attendance, $4,000. Score:
r. H. E.
Chicago ..............-.......... 10
Pittsburg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8
Batteries-Killen and Chance; Philippi
and Latimer.
Umpire-Swartwood
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
Baseball.
AGAIN THE RIOS WIN
Defeat POcatellOs by a Score of
Eleven to Four.
RECORD BREAKER OF YEAR IN
POINT OF ATTENDANCE.

Pendergraft's Whip Serves Him and
the Nine in Good Stead, as He
Pitched a Beautiful Game-Eu-
banks Not so Many as Harmon
Pokies Deterioate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
St. Louis. 9; New York. 5.

St. Louis. May 2O-st Louis hit Car
rick hard when hits were needed. Donlin
played brilliant ball in center. Attend
ance, Il, $50. Score:
R. H E
St. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II 5
New York ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 ?
Batteries-Thomas' and Robinson; Car
rick and B0werman.
Umpire-O'Day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Reds Do Themselves Proud by Defeat
feating Champions.
Standing of the Clubs.
Todav,s Games.

Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Prevention is the best bride" You
can prevent sickness and cure that
tired feeling and all blood humors by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

despite the protests Of his friends and
OF the crowd generally, including the
doctors, he insisted on going back
into the game. He refused to be
argued with and played the remaining
three innings with very perceptible
limp. But it was his same old game
that he played and not an error or a
passed ball was counted against him.
How They Scored.
Fhe game began at $40. with Rand
OF Poeatello playfully handling the
stick. The fans were expecting bio
things from Pendergraft. but ne dis
appointed them in the beginning by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

hits on him in three innings McBride's
fielding in the last inning saved the dav.
Steinfeldts work at second and his bat
Score
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Liebling is coming June 8.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
PICKED BY LABOR MEN.
Executive Board is Chosen at Denver
Convention.

Denver, Colo, May COLLECTION Of
the executive board Of the Western
Labor union resulted in the choice of
Thomas Farrar Of Pethbridge, Canada;
w. w. Ferguson of Victor, P n. Nc
Fee and S. B. Lawrence of Cripple
Creek, and member whose name is
withheld from publication on account
OF his presence at Wardner on mat
tiers connected with the union.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
Pokies Deterioate

The work of the POcateHo aggrega-
ton was hardly up to the standard
that they set on Saturday. and Fu-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-11-16
OUR CRIPPLED NAVY.
Urgent Need For More officers and
Men.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE star
Ting statement is made in the report of
Admiral Crowninshied, chief of the nav
igation bureau, that the present per-
sonnet of the navy would form Barely
onefourth of the total establishment
necessary to fight n first class Euro
pean power. 1t barely sulliced for the
Spanish-American war and no longer
can be considered, the report says. as an
effective nucleus about which larger
establishment could be formed in case
of war.
The admiral regards this need Of the
navy for officers and men as most urgent.
The admiral severely criticises the in
effective effort of congress ut the last
session to meet immediate needs for Off
GERS 10y authorizing the employment of
retired officers, and he demands the inn
mediate repeal of that act. lie claims
that the retired list. intended as re-
ward for faithful service, otherwise be
comes hardship and a punishment. The
personnel act thus far has resulted in
affording less officers than were on the
active list before its passage, as while
authorizing an increase, it failed to pro-
vide the means therefor, so there are
now 1871 vacancies in the list of naval
Officers WHEN vacancies can ne least ar
forded. Therefore it is recommended that
for the next ten years appointments to
the Naval academy be doubled, the pres
idcnt and representatives i'll congress APP
pointing two instead of one wherever
authorized now and in addition senators
being given the same privilege of ap-
pointment as representatives.. Then, to
meet future needs, it is recommended
that whenever congress authorizes an
increase of vessels to the navy it also
provide in the same act for an increase of
officers and men to man the ships. The
report says that England, which this
year lays down 10 war vessels, voted an
increase of 4,24O officers and men to the
naval establishment to man the ships
while Germany, which intends doubling
her fleet in the next 16 years, has pro,
vided in the same programme for in
creasing personnel by 80 officers and
1857 men each year until the total in
crease reaches 35.JJl.