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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
Towerman Permits a Fatal
Railroad Accident.
COLLISION IN TUNNEL
SEVEN MEN SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED.
Man in the Tower Was Doing and
Failed to Warn An Approaching
Train that Cars Were Standing
on the Track Ahead-Fire Breaks
Out With Terrible Results.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 12.-Through
the negligence of a towerman. who lay
asleep at his post, disastrous and
fatal freight train wreck occurred here
last midnight in tunnel on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad. An engineer and
fireman were killed, and five unknown
tramps are supposed to be dead in the
wreck. The property loss is estimated
at S1S5, 600.
The man who was responsible for the
accident, Frank Lamtell, surrendered
himself late this afternoon to G. c. o.
Bent, a superintendent in the employ
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
pany. He is under arrest.
The Known Dead.
George Laub. engineer.
George Hinchman, fireman, both of
this city.
Their bodies and those of the tramps
are buried beneath the wrecked cars.
The tunnel runs under Twenty-fifth
street from CallOWhil street to Fair
mount park, a distance OF $500 feet. 1t
is a semi-circle, and the tracks are UP
grade from the Callowhill street
entrance.
Every night a train known as the
night freight express leaves here for
New York. Last night that train was
made up in two sections, the first sec
ton containing forty-three cars. When
it reached the tunnel the engine was
unable 10 pull it up the grade and
seventeen cars were detached and left
standing in the tunnel while the
others were dT0wn through.
It was the duty Of the tower operator
to set a red signal on the semiphore at
-, H. IL
tunnel. Before he fell asleep, as he
admits, he failed to do this, leaving the
white light in view.
At 1870 o'clock the second section of
the freight, comprising thirty-eight
cars. approached at the rate of thirty
miles an hour. Engineer Laub, seeing
the white signal. gave the engine extra
speed in order to carry the train up the
grade. The rapidly moving train col
lided with the standing cars in the
tunnel with terrific force.
Fire Broke Out.
Fire Immediately broke out and three
Of the cars, each containing 1900 gal
Ions of oil, exploded. Soon the wreck
age was a mass Of flames. The fire de-
partment was called out and though
the firemen have been at work all last
night and all today. it has been i'm
possible as yet to extinguish the flames.
Owing to the heat and smoke and
gaseous air IN the tunnel the firenyR
entered the tunnel only a short distance
without being overcome. Holes were
dug in the street 20 make vents and
the roof of the tunnel was blasted but
to no avail
Shortly after the collision Lamteli
disappeared and could not be found un-
til he gave himself up late this after
noon When questioned he said:
II did il. Why the white signal re-
NAMED in place do not know, but it
was there and the train went through
as usual I was asleep or doing and
why, I cannot say, except that I feel
myself OYerWOTked; but I am ready to
stand the censure and take what comes
to me. have no excuse to Offer"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
THOUGHT IT WAS COAL OIL.
Woman Uses Gasoline to Start Fire
With Fatal Results.

Omaha. Neb.. May IA frightful
accident occurred at South Omaha to
day, in which Mrs. Lena Anderson and
little S-year-old Mary Olsen were
burned to death. and Axel Olsen, a
brother Of Mary so horribly burned
that his life Is despaired Of Both Mrs.
Anderson and Mary Olsen died in great
agony shortly after the burning.
Mrs. Anderson filed the stove with
corncobs and poured gasoline on them,
thinking it was coal oil. Immediately
upon applying the match the house
was shaken by a terrific explosion and
the stove blown to pieces, while the
room, seethed with flames like the in
terror of a foundry furnace.
Mrs. Anderson and the little Olsen
girl and her brother were caught in
the deadly trap.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

Why, for some disease I said.
she said that she didn't know what
she was to be examined for, and
told her that there was no compulsion
about it; that it was simply an inspec-
ton to see If she was in a healthy con-
dition or not Then she had no fur
ther objection. Practically the same
conversation took place with the sec
ond girl.
Third Makes Objection.
THE third one made objection. I
don't want to be examined she said
/ said, All right. There is no cOmpul-
sion about it And walked out into
the other room to go away, because
during this time was in a hurry to
get away and attend to other bust
ness.
"As was leaving, the chief asked
me if she was all right, and l replied
that hadn't examined her; that she
had objected. was going away when
someone called to me saying that she
was ready TO be examined. I went
back and made the examination with
out further conversation with her
I didn't hear any threats made
about the reform school, nor did hear
the conversation of any of the officers
with any one Of the girls. I don't
LAtSN N4ldt ttOh D4dCc DttAECu the oi-
ficers and the third girl that induced
or caused her to change her mind and
permit the examination. I know that
she made no further objection, and if
she had I would not have examined
her.
I did not examine these girls to
learn whether or not they were virtu-
Gus, and I have expressed no opinion
on that subject to anyone. Another
thing. did not find that any one of the
girls was diseased"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
SIXTEEN KILLED.
Train Plunges Through An Unsafe
Bridge in New Mexico.

Lordsberg, n. NJ. May PA wreck
occurred on the narrow gauge road
running between this place and Clifton
in which Engineer Schlottman, Fire
man McAfee and four tramps we're
instantly killed and nine carpenters
were more or less seriously injured.
One will die. The engine and seven
cars were demolished.
The wreck occurred at a point near
Clifton which is eighty miles north Of
here. A bridge which was burned out a
few weeks ago, was being repaired by
a bridge gang. It is charged that the
foreman in charge of the bridge failed
TO display the proper signals warning
the engineer Of the unsafe condition OF
the bridge.
When in the center the bridge,
which was eighty feet high, gave way
and the engine and train were precipi-
tated into the depths. The carpenters
hurt were working on the bridge which
went down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
SAYS HE'S HARASSED.
Land Squatter Files Suit Against
Indian Agent.

Indian Agent.
A summons has been served on In
dian Agent Myton and Preston Nutter,
manager of the Strawberry Valley
Cattle company, to appear in the
Fourth district court before Judge
Booth and show cause why they are
harassing the Thomases, who have
taken up a squatter's claim in Sewers
canyon, in Uintah county. to the south
OF the indian reservation. The grazing
land in the Uintah reservation was re-
leased last spring over Nutter's head.
and Nutter, who had occupied it for six
or seven years, had to move his $500
mead Of cattle off the reservation.
The complaint sworn to by ! NJ.
Thomas alleges that Myton and \ - ter
are working together to obtain the use
Of the land that the Thomas family
have settled on. Nutter has driven his
elected cattle over on a portion of the
Thomas land. The Thomases have
driven the cattle off, but Nutter has
got back at them by having Mvton
send over a body of Indian police 20
intimidate them.
The police went so far as to threaten
to take the Thomases to Fort Du-
chesne, but cOntented themselves with
driving them off the land The com
plant alleges conspiracy between NY
ton and Nutter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
DIR. KING TALKS.
Tells How Re Came to Examine the
Girls.

When asked last night to give full
account of the examination Of the
three little girls, Dr. King said:
I was In my Office when a telephone
mFssRge came from the police station
asking me to come over at once. As
soon as I could get through with a pa
tiept in my Office I went over When
I arrived at the police station I said
to several men there, Who is sickY
think they were Judge Timmony, Chief
Hilton, Detective Sheets, the-clerk and
two others.
Someone, I think it was the chief,
said, We have some cases for you to
examine and that the persons were
in the other room. / went through
into the chiefs room and told them
to send in one Of the girls at a time.
One of the girls came in and 1 ex-
planned to her that was the city ply
sician and said that had been asked
to examine her.
What for?' she asked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
STRIKE STOPPED By INJUNCTION
Continued from Pags ~

Continued from Paga IL
dusk, however. there was a complete
suspension of operations
A few cases Of violence were report
ed from various parts of the city and
some shooting was done, but without
serious results. A number of arrests
on minor charges growing out of the
present difficulties were reported.
No street cars will be run in St
Louis Sunday. Chief of Police Camp
bell considered it necessary that his
men should have some rest and refused
to detail them to keep the street car
lines open tomorrow. Finding that
the chief could not be moved from his
purpose, the street railway people de-
cided to make no attempt to keep the
lines Open.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
Bitter Fight Is On.

Seattle. Wash, May 12.-The King
county Democratic convention to elect
delegates 70 the state convention at
Spokane met here today There is a
bitter fight on between j. W. Goodwin
and Lee Hart, who seek King county's
Endorsement for national delegate to
Kansas City. The Hart crowd was in
control, and the Goodwin following
Withdrew and held their own conven-
tion. Both conventions named dele
gates to Spokane.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
CHICAGO A BIG CITY.
Claims Now Made That Is Has
2.OO1, 900 Foundation.

Chicago, May 12.-The Times Herald
tomorrow viii say; Work Of the Chi
cago city directory enumerators for
1900 is almost completed, and shows
that Ire population of Chicago is not
less than 2,001 ,000. The directory estt-
mate is so conservative that the ma
tiOnal census. which commences June
l, and ends June 10, viii prOba bly, show
a higher figure than this by some
20,GC0
The increase in population between
1890 and 1900 has been practically l.
100000, a total not surpassed by any
city in the country except New York,
and her extraordinary gains were
made largely through annexation.
If Chicago were TO have within her
limits at the present time the suburban
towns tributary to her business CEN
ters, her enumerated population would
pass the 1880 COO mark
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
MORE TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
FILIPINoS VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE
AMERICAN TRoPs.
losses of the insurgents Heavy
Three Casualties For Forces Of the
United States.

Manila, May Is, 7:14 q. m.-The towns
of Hilongos, Maasin and Leyte have
been occupied by troops Of the Forty
third regiment.
the enemy opposed the landing of the
troops and their losses were heavy.
There were three American casualties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
AFTER MILITIAMAN.
Execution of Court Martial Judg-
ment of Fine Instituted.

National guardsmen who have fallen
under the ban for falling to pay fines
assessed for non-attendance ar drills,
for breaking or losing their equipment,
viii have to come up with their cash,
take to the woods or go to jail. Sew
eral of this class are Of the list.
Losing patience at the delay Of Pri-
vate c. Charles Smith in paying his
fine of s., assessed by the cOurtmar-
tial for non-attendance at drill, Major
Lund yesterday directed the sheriff to
execute the military courts judgment
The papers were duly served and the
derelict militiaman will find his wages
gaTnisheed. It will now cost Smith
something to placate the dignity Of the
state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
Jefries Was Umpire.

Philadelphia. May 12.-Champion
Jeffries figured as an umpire in to-
days game between the Athletic and
Jersey City clubs. The pugilist proved
a fair drawing card, but there was
very little enthusiasm evidenced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
To Develop Siberian Mines.

New York, May 12.-George D. Rob-
erts, an American, arrived today on
the Campania with a party Of Rus
SLAMS, who are on their way to develop
the mines Of eastern Siberia, a great
tract Of mining land near Cape Nome.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
NAY AFFECT THE FAIR ASLEEP AT HIS POST
Result of the Municipal Elec-
tons In Paris.
FEAR THE NATIONALISTS
EFFORTS TO STIR UP FEELING
AGAINST FOREIGNERS.

Possible That Gay City May Become
a Place Uninhabitabie for Visi-
tors to observation-disclosures
Against American Pavilion Being
Opened on Sunday and Liquor Be
ing Sold There.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
MONEY FOR THE REBELS.
Junta at Hong Kong in Receipt Of
Large Sums.


New York, May PA dispatch to
the Evening World from Hongkong
says The Filipino junta has been re-
ceiving large amounts of money at
Manila. Within the past three months
three shiploads of arms have arrived
here from Germany for the insurgent
cause.
The junta gave a big banquet here
last night in honor of the rerOganiza-
ton Of the government. The FilipinOs
claim they will open aggressive hos
tiiities just as soon as the rainy sea
son begins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
WITH THE CRIMINAL CLASS.
ELLEN BLooMQUIsT RELEASED
FROM JAIL.
Burglars Committed and Sent to the
Pen-Big List of FugitiveS-
Biffed Bishop Bitner.

Sympathizers with Ellen Bloomqusst,
the young girl who was tried before
Justice TimmOny last Thursday on a
charge Of attempting TO steal diamonds
from Mrs. Botsford, on West North
Temple street, viii be glad to hear that
she was yesterday released from the
county jail on her own recognizance.
August Wilmer who is connected With
Silver Brothers, and has known Miss
Bloomquist for a long time. offered to
go on her bond, but she was released
as stated.
Peter Cunningham and George Rog-
ers had preliminary trial before JUS
tice Nielsen yesterday, on a charge of
breaking on May Z. The cOIi-
planning witness was Henry Carrigan.
The house broken into was that of
John Strong in Sugar precinct. The
pair were held over to the district
court in default of $500 bail.
Complaint was made yesterday by
Breneman B. Bitner of Big Cottonwood
that Oscar Booker, the ice man, had
assaulted him at Mill Greek. The case
viii come before a precinct justice to-
morrow.
During their leisure moments Sheriff
Howells' staff put in the time looking
over a big book, as large as a city di-
rectory, giving data pertaining to fu-
gitives from justice in Texas. At first
blush the suspicion is entertained that
half the population in Texas has EN-
igrated," so many names Of fugitives
appear in the book. 4 study of the
nIonstrous list of descriptions has al
ready led to the discovery that Love-
less, the Summit county horse thief
now in the penitentiary, is badly
wanted Texan.
When Deputy Sheriff Dowse was es-
corting the three Draper burglars to
the state prison yesterday, ore of the
gang confessed that he and his pals
recollected the officer when he was a
conductor on the Murray car line four
years ago. This was revelation, since
the gang pleaded with Judge NoTrell
for mercy, claiming 81 'uSt
come into the otate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

But we do need a respectable navy of
the hest ships in the world And with
the vale of waters between US and
Europe nobody need fear that any ma
ton is likely to trouble u.s.
The amendment offered by Mr. Pen
rose to pay S545 for the armor for the
Maine, Ohio and Missouri, was defeat
ed. Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) offered an
amendment making it mandatory up
on the secretary Of the navy to erect
an armOr plate plant at once at a cost
not to exceed $4,000. 600. The amend
ment was defeated, twenty-five to
twenty-forf, as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
WOMAN is KIDNAPPED
Exciting Experience of the Gel
ebrated Writer "Gyp."
is ABDUCTED IN PARIS
CARRIED AWAY IN A CARRIAGE
BY THREE MEN.

Locked Up in a Room From Which
She Made Her Escape in a Badly
Bruised Condition-Police Inves-
tigating Believe She Is Suffering
From a Delusion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

ment was defeated, twenty-five to
twenty-forf, as follows:
Yeas.
Bacon. Mallory,
Bate. Money,
Berry, Morgan;
Carter, Nelson.
Chandler. Pettus,
Cockrell. SpoOner,
Daniel, Stewart,
Davis. Teller,
Harris, ThurstOn,
Jones (Ark.), TilIman.
Jones tNev.), Vest-22.
Nays.
Allison. Hoar.
Baker, Lodge,
Clark CWyo), Mcbride.
Depew, MeComas.
Elkins. McCumber,
Fairbanks. NcEnery,
Foraker, PenrOse,
Foster. Perkins,
Frye, Proctor,
Hale, Quarles,
Hansbrough. Ross,
Hawley, Shoup-24
Mr.. TiIlman's amendment striking
out the Committees proposition to pay
S445 per ton for armOr. fixing the maxi
mum price at $500 per ton, except for
armor for the battleships Maine, Mis-
souri, and Ohio. for which S545 was 20
be paid, and making it mandatory
upon the secretary of the navy to con-
struct an armor plate plant, was de-
feated, IS TO "a, the vote in no respect
differing from the vote on Mr.. Pettus'
amendment,
Mr.. Tillman then offered his amend
ment three times, each time raising
slightly the limit of cost Of the armOr
Each time the amendment was defeat
ed. An effort was made by those op-
posed TO the committee to prevent its
proposition from coming to a vote. Mr..
Hale made an appeal TO the senate
that 1t should stand by the unanimous
agreement to vote finally upon the ar
NOR plate question al tOday's session.
Mr.. Chandler offered an amendment
precisely similar TO those proposed by
Tillman. The vote on the amendment
indicated the absence Of a quorum, the
vote being IL yeas to % nays.
A call Of the senate was demanded,
and a quorum was developed. A vote
on Mr.. Chambers amendment was
taken again, resulting; Ayes, II; nays,
22-not q quorum.
ut is evident" said Mr.. Hale, that
we cannot dispose Of this question to-
day. We are at the mercy of the mi
nority." On his motion the senate then,
at AIS .. m, adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

White House,. S. Eward. Kearney.
Neb.; z. Beck and wife. Bingham; J. II.
Bellemere, Kansas City; H r. Hyatt.
New Zealand; " l. Callahan. Boise; J.
T. Morgan. Spanish Fork; Mrs. c. shan
dow, Illinois: G. A. McEny, Ogden: J.. 7
Ross, San Francisco; ". G. Crawford
Manti; n. T. Vaughan, ToOeie; +. A
Hunt, Park City, Mrs. ]. Mcguire. Og-
den; L Moon. Red Canyon; J. Wallace.
Scofield; II. c. Russell and wife, St
Johns; A. W. McCappin, Mercur; George
s Whitney, Eureka: James ThOrning
Smithfield; A. l.. King and wife, Ladorn,
Ia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13
Walker irons. A. BeIlineton. spring

Walker House.-E. A Bellington, Spring
City; Charles W. Johnson. Bingham; A.
D Lsngsdorf, ut. Pleasant; George Tray
ner, George Miller, City; II. T. Roberts
Madison. Wis; H " Fraser. Oakland
William NJ. Greenslsde, Elmhard. Gala
II. =. Crawford, Canaan. New Zealand
J. ". II. Wallas, Portland w J. Sports
Nephi; c. W. Swanley, Nephi. S. J. Ha-
bigger. City; ]. c. Maxiel0 r. J. ROg
ers, Bingham; A. z. Smith, Chicago: 7
J. Forester City. d Gage ard wife
Chicago; Arthur Madsen, Mt. Pleasant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

The CuIlen.-Frank Cenriord, Eureka; L.
f. Tiiden. Washington, D. c.; J. i. ScOw-
cliff and wife, independence, Ia; ". T.
Rich, Orofmo, Ida; J. d. Balance, San
Francisco; James Long. Gold Mountain;
l. Rasmussen, Ephraim: S. J. Norris and
wife, Springville; Frank Dimick, c. :.
Mattheson, A Dusenbury, Denver; Frank
Evans, Coalville; ]. r George Butte: P.
Greaves, Ephraim; William F. Rogers,
Boston, Mass; /. ". Patterson, Whaum,
England; A. /. Tate, Racine; Henry
Shields Park City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-22
YOunxblood wins Out.

The special election in the Sec
ond ward Friday was certainly
quietly conducted, but the friends
of both candidates were very ear
nest and active during the entire
day and the result showed that
greater interest was felt i'll the out
come than at the regular election
on the Sd. That day only 246 votes
were polled in that ward, while
Friday Isl persons voted. There
we're no scattering votes or mutt
lated ballots this time and it
showed that every man wanted his
vote to couut and was therefore
careful in preparing his ballot.
The resnit showed another close
contest with a small margin for
q. A. Youngblood. The vote
stood:
Youngblood, 146.
Atkinson, 135.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-22
Asphalt. Oil and Gas.

Last night J. NJ, Reynolds called
at the ARDMOREITE Office and ex-
hibited some samples of asphalt
which seem to be the very purest
quality. He found them about
twenty miles west of town and
says it is a surface product. Car
loads of it, he says, are in sight
and the surface indications bear
out the belief that the supply is
inexhauStible below the surface,
There is an oil well near the as
phalt bed and also a crevice from
which gas escapes which will burn
readily from a lighted match He
thinks there is a fortune there for a
man who has capital and can work
the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-22
Rod and Gun Club.

All members of the Rod and
Gun Club can get their passport
card from the secretary, 7. n.
Coleman, on application. This
is the only recognized authority
for admission to the company s
lake; without it you may be de-
MED admission.