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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
A WOMAN WHO KEPT A SECRET
Now She's Married and Apparently
Happy
- Y0TE Sunl


Judge John H. Baker Of the United
States district court was in his private
Office the other day when a well dressed
woman, hardly more than 20, knocked
at the door, and, in response TO MS in
vitation, walked into the room and ap-
preached his desk AS the full light
from the window fell uDOn her il re-
vealed face Of more than ordinary
beauty The bushes deepened on the
cheeks Of the visitor as she reached
the desk and stood looking at the
Judge
Il want to thank you, she said, in
q low, musical voice, 'fOr having sent
me TO the TefOrmatOTy and also Tor Sc
curing my pardon am now married
and happy, and I owe it 20 you foi' hay
ing placed me where would no longer
be under evil influence.
The Judge recognized the woman and
spoke in words of praise OF her conduct
in the prison. and congratulated her on
her better surroundings Then, as IL
recouecting something, he asked:
Nov that you have been released
from the refOrmatOry, are you not
ready to tell who gave you the coun-
terfeit money!"
The young woman seemed thoughtful
for q moment, and then, shaking her
head, slowly replied
oh. I don't have TO tell you now"
Judge Baker recognized his visitor as
a young woman who was brought be-
fore him five years ago on a charge Of
passing counterfeit money.
g q Q
She was then about Is, and neither
the court nor the district attorney was
disposed to prosecute her very vigor-
ously, but they were anxious to learn
from whom she received the money
that the maker could be punished. Two
men were under suspicion, but the
government had no evidence that would
justify arrests.
The girl was asked from whom she
received the cOunterfeits but she re-
NAMED silent and no amount Of coax
ing could get the information from he-.
Finally the judge told her he would
send her TO the refOrmatOry Till she
was Of age unless she told the name
of the person from whom she got the
money but would release her If she
would tell.
The girl was silent and was sent out
to the reformatOry TO spend the night
the court hoping that a sight Of the in-
stitUtiOn and the prospect of spending
six years there would cause her 70
name her confederate. When she was
called before him the next morning
she was as obdurate as ever, and ne
passed sentence upon her
He thought great deal Of the case
and after q while ne made up his nina
that the girl should be pardoned and
she was ultimately released through
his recommendation. Inquiry devel'
oped the fact that she married soon
after leaving the reformatory and was
. living in this city, but the judge na4
never seen her since her commitment
till she appeared 10 thank him for the
pardon
There is one woman that can keep
a secret" said the judge, after his Wis
it0r left the office, and he smiled az
though it was a pleasure to have mace
OnstratiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Terrific Explosion of Fireworks
Startles Main Street.

With a roar that could be heard Ger
blocks and a brilliant pyroteehnic dis
play, a $50 display of Fourth of July fire
works in front of A. H. Meredith's
bicycle store at 1893 South Main street
exploded yesterday afternoon, belchil g
forth a deluge of fire that ignited the
store and caused great excitement in
that vicinity. When the explosion Was
over the stock of fireworks lay in
atoms over a radius of fifty feet ar
more, but only slight damage was done
10 the store and no one was hurt.
The display was on the sidewalk at
the front door, and was presided over
by Miss Ella Meredith. Some one ac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
BUSINESS PART OF
TOWN is BURNED
Million Dollar Fire Occurs at
Williams, Ariz.
WAS NO WATER SUPPLY
PEOPLE WE'RE UNABLE TO SAVE
ANY OF THE BUILDINGS.

Williams, Ariz., July "A FIRE which
Esurted this morning in Fleming's gen
eral merchandise store. completely
wiped out the main business portion of
the town-tvO entire blocks and a pOr-
ton of another. A conservative esti-
mate of the loss is $1,000. OOO The in
surance covers only a small portion of
the loss.
There was no loss Of life, so far as
known. There was virtually no water
supply and no fire department.
The principal losses, so far as known,
are estimated as follows: T. A. Elem
ing. 5000, TOlfree hotel 600; z. NJ.
IWitty, s. 900; George L. Young, VIII
iiams News Office, $4,000: J. Johnson,
$4,000; NJ. Salzman, 500 900. NJ. A.
Eanney. SO, 600; j. WaltzIer, 5000;
Tetzleff, So, 500; Ben SweetwOOd, SO, 600;
Captain 2. Smith company, $1,000: j. G.
Pheiau, 81, 900, Poison Brothers, $40, 600 ;
George Matthews. $1,000: c. E Royce,
$1,000; Williams Drug company, $1,000;
Hayward hotel, $4,000; L. Schays So
200; Simpsons opera house, $4,000; Nal
sk0isky. $1,000; A. b. Bruner & Sons,
$500; W. a. DGdson. $500; George W.
Martin. $500: J. Walsh. $1,000; H.
Layb, s., 500; H. +. Ashurst, s., 500; But
ton furniture house, S., 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Gun Where Egbert Fell.
Boston Transcript.)

It is fitting there should be a mem
Orial of the late Colonel H. c. Egbert
in the Philippines and one has been
erected at the spot where he fell while
leading his regiment in action in
March, 1899. The monument is most ap-
prOpriate in design. The largest can
non taken by our troops from the in
surgents and incidentally one used to
defend the American advance on MalO-
los, stands with its breech skyward and
muzzle in the ground, the reverse
arms" compliment to the dead Sur
rounding the base of this gun are four
thirteen-inch shells taken from the
same enemy. The gun is an eight-inch
steel krupD cannon weighing $3.50
pounds. once a piece of Spanish ord
nance, but later used by the Filipinos.
The base itself reaches to the trun-
Mons. and is made of Mariveles stone
covered with a cement coat painted
white. The thirteen-inch shells adOrn
each Of the four corners of this base
and like the gun itself are enameled
black Just below the base is fastened
a brass plate properly inscribed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Senator kearns' Conductor is
twenty Cents Shy.

Senator Thomas Kearns got tangled
up with the fare indicator of a First
South street car last night, and before
he unwOund himself the conductor was
70 cents to the bad. It was along
toward bedtime and the senator.
Wearied with the multitudinous bust
ness transactions of the day. was
vending his way hOmeward. The car
had other people on it, several others.
and the conductor was exercising such
Watchful care over them that he
failed TO notice when the Kearns resi-
dence at the corner of Fifth East and
First South streets was reached.
Senator Kearns yelled, Hey. there,
he whistled, he moaned, he beat the
evening air with his hands, but the
conductor VOTED not The senator
thought he had a wot coming to him.
but he didn't exactly see how he was
going TO pluck it forth. Finally he saw
a cord which he thought had its ter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
FUNSTON AND DEATH VALLEY
California Laughs at Weird Tales
Told in the East.
(San Francisco cal

(San francisco Gallo
It may be an effort to paint the lily,
but when the new school of adulators
Of General Funston publish fairy tales
about his exploration Of Death Valley
st is to laugh" Several chapters OF
this stuff are ont In 1890 he was with
one Of the summer junkets Of Major
PowelPs geological survey, botanizing
in Death Valley and the nearby noun
tains. Remembering this episode in his
career, eastern papers are filed with
his achievements in that service.
The hitherto unbraved terrOrs and
unDrOken mystery Of that terrible val
ley are duly Munchausened and maEni-
fed It's deadly fumes, miasmas, ma
laria, mirage and misery are dwe1t
upon at terrifying length. The shrink
ing Of large numbers of brave men
from the task of entering that region of
horrors, and depopulating effect upon
country around Of its reputation for
being the home of monsters. of poison
emitting crevasses in the red-hOt earth.
OF Slmoons, cyclones, typhoons and all
the iterrors of the air, work upon the
taste for the terrible It's sand storms
dust storms. its showers of salt. bora
birthstone and all that chOkes. con
striots, suffocates and kills, are told
about in fashion TO make the reader
sneeze and throw up the sash for fresh
air.
Having cast up this bl0od-curdling
and hair-raising scene, they introduce
Funston IN the foreground, back to the
audience and face to the Valley Of
Death. He gives himself the word OF
command. and. marking time 10 get
himself into step. marches into the
sandy mist and mystery. His figure
lessons IS the respective increases. ana
is flnaily merged in the mirage and Is
seen no more. Morgue and nournfui
thoughts occupy the DehOIders, who
reflect upon the highly polished c0ndi-
ton OF the hero's bones when they are
found. The pious among them prav
that at least his soul viii find trans
portation from the blear bosom Of the
desert TO place of living waters. After
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03

minus in a bell which is used at divers
times for the purpose of starting or
stopping street cars.
Hosting his portly form from the
rude bench on which he sat, Senator
Kearns took q yank at the cord. There
was clear little ring, but it didn't
sound very loud to the senator. So
he yanked again, and yet again, and
even once more. The conductor had
awakened at the first sound It was
like Jabbing a mettled horse with a
Mexican spur. He sprang violently
toward the senator, beseeching him in
inelegant but forceful terms to desist
1t was too late. Four fares had been
rung up. However, the car was stopped
before II had gone beyond hailing dis
lance Of the Kearns home. The street
car man made a plaintive appeal to
Senator Kearns to even up the register
but the response he received was so
chilly that his breath smoked the bal
ance of the trip.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
The Price of Mules.



A writer in the Novoe Nremya tens
how, when Alexander, prince OF Bulsa1la'
asked the Russian minister Of war 10 ieii1
Bulgaria go non-commissioned Officers ~
instruct his army. the Russian seIel r, a.
replfed thai Russia had not 500 nOn-coIn-
fnissioned officers to lend but ne eoui4
lend Bulgaria 800 generals, If that y 800
do as well. This recalls the story r gss-T
dent Lincoln used 10 tell during the CIV
war of the man in Washington VINO llLe'.
a stick out Of the window OF MS Il. noe
and knocked over six brigadiers- anu ~
was not GOOD day for briga0ier generals
either" Another story of Ike puipvL-
Is that of Lincolns saying, when sun sum
of his mules ana brigadieT general 49,
captured I'm a raid on the army neai
washington. he did not mind the bIlsa-
der. because he could easily maze on
other. but the mules were valuable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Rich Timber Belt Discovered in
Southern Nevada.

An unexpected wealth Of timber has
been discovered in southern Nevada by
the government surveying parties IN
der the direction CT Colonel II. r. Max
son. In supposed desert region are
giant pines rivaling the famous trees
OF Washington and Oregon, while
smaller trees suitable for railroad con-
struct1On are to be found in profusfon.
1 have been surprised at the amount
or timber in the southern part Of Ne
vada," said Colonel MaxsOn at the
Kenyon last evening. Lincoln coun-
~ abounds with a wealth of climber.
have several parties in the field, and
they all report an abundance Of trees.
particularly in the valley portions The
greater part of the timber is the ordi-
nary pinion, but there are great belts
OF fine pine which would do for lumber
and which certainly will furnish all the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
SIDEWALK COCKTAIL Is NEW.
Named for It's Horizontalizing Eff
feet on Erect Pedestrians.
fSauv Eo-z~ SIM

For the information and guidance.
as they say ia the regular army, of
those who make it their business to
keep up to date in the matter Of
drinks. hard and soft. the announce
ment is made here that the latest sum
mer drink yet compounded is the side
walk cocktail It is pleasing and cool
ing and iRsiduous; and in some cases
overpoweriag. It ticlSies and fiirts with
ones palate in such shameiess fashion
that unless the drinker IS more than
ordinarily level-headed he viii be
forced to capitulste after about the
fourth round. It was owing to these
characteristics of the-drink that it was
named the sidewalk cocktail by its
original compounder, the head bar
keeper at the Hotel Netherland
Il have seen several good men and
true put on the sidewalk By about three
or four of these fellows" said che orig
inal comDoUndsr yesterday. and so I
thought sidewalk cocktail would be a
good name for il. II you don't ike the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03

ties and bridge timber needed for rail-
road construction between the Utah
line and the Pacific coast There are
some splendid oaks and pines stand
ing in districts which I have visited
which would make splendid lumber.
me mineral resources in this part
OF the country are also great. There
VIII be immense development in south
efn Nevada after the new railroad goes
through, particularly in gold, silver and
copper
As for agricultural land. there are
at present vast tracts with plenty of
water for irrigation. but a comprehen-
siVe reservoir system is needed to reap
the full benefit Of the fertility of the
lands IN southern Nevada"
Colonel MaXsOn leaves for Reno to
DAY on duty connected with the gov
eminent service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
MANY DEATHS AMONG
INFANTS IN NEW ENGLAND.

Boston July "A gale of wind, ac-
companied by a beautiful display of
great banks OF black clouds and here
and there deluges of rain, temporarily
broke the heat wave throughout New
England late this evening The storm
ended the sixth day and practically
the worst Of the heated spell for while
fatalities were not quite as numerous
as on other days the prostra tons were
many, and severe. animals sucCUmbed.
more readily. and infantile diseases in
creased To an alarming extent.
During the SIX days of intense wealth
er about seventy deaths from heat were
reported in New England of which
Number a score were in Boston.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
DAY OF DEATHS IN MANY
STRICKEN CITIES.

Columbus. O., July 2.-Last nighrs
storm gave welcome relief from the
seat. At 3 o'clock today the government
Thermor-e ser registered "A. but at II
O'Clock It had risen to Sc.
Toledo. o., July 2.-Three death.s oc-
CURED here today from the excessive
heat. All were laborers. The official
figures show that the maximum tenn
perature in Toledo was 80 degrees.
While insane from heat and Hi-heaIth.
James Wilson. jr-. shot himself in the
head this morning, and expired in
stantlv- He was a son of DR.. James
Wilson, president of the First National
bank. and F'remont's wealthiest citi-
zen.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 2--There were
no prOstrations from heat reported To
the health department The highest
Temperature reported by the weather
bureau was 81 degrees at o'clock this
afternoon.
Cleveland. O.. July 2.-The highest
temperature reached here today was
~. Tonight good breeze is blowing.
Five deaths and eighteen prsstrations
were reported today.
Detroit. Mich. July 2-Four deaths
AID three prostrations from the heat
IS the record here today. Tn maximum
temperature was 80 degrees. At ;
O'Clock this afternoon a heavy rain and
thunderstorm cooled the air and low
cred the temperature TO IS degrees. It
continued 10 drop until, al .. m. the
weather Office reported the maximum
IS degrees with the temperature fall
ing steadilg
St. Pau. MINI. july 1.-The MAXI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
RAIN GIVES SLIGHT
RELIEF At ST. LOUIS.

s.. Louis. july 2-The long deferred
rain came TO ST. Louis this afternoon at
4 O'Clock The rain was not of Iong
duration. but in fOrty-fve minutes 81
of an inch of water had fallen At I
o'clOck this afternoon the thermometer
registered SO degrees. After the rain
The mercury d~opped to so degrees
Ehir-s--hrea persons larger num-
Der than was treated during the entire
summer Of lS00-aTe at the city. hos
pital 7ulferias from heat prostratiOns.
During INC LWenty-four hours ending
at S O'Clock tonight four deaths ana
seE-n prostratiCns had been reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
REFURNIsHING WINDSOR.
The Custom Of Burning Old Furni
ture to Prevent Its Circulation.
lModern SocietY.I


His majesty intends to clear out a good
deal Of the old furniture and fittings at
Windsor castle and replace them with his
own. Having this in view, old residents
have been on the lookout for signs of a
bonfire somewhere in the precincts of the
castle, for IN past times. when any chairs
and tables and other articles therein were
condemned, it was the practice 10 have
them burned.
The object of this was to prevent pieces
of furniture stamped with the queen s
monogram from being let loose as It
We're, and so allowed to drift into the
hands of brokers', and thence into the
possession Of persons having no right to
them, but willing TO pay almost any price
TO be able to display such royal articles
IN their own houses. It was WastefuI
eXpedlenr- but one can understand the
need Of such a precautiOn- There have
been so many instances of royal gifts
and discarded articles being found in
shops aud stores that some means of pre-
NenuOn are quite necessary. But up to
the present time there have been no in
dicatiOnS of a holocaust.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03

cidentally dropped a piece of lighted
punk into a bunch of sxyrockets- There
was swish and the whole display was
deIuged with q shower of fire. Miss
Meredith had hardly time to get away
when there was a roar from the giant
crackers that made the vicinity resem-
bic a battlefield, and for the next few
moments the air was a flying mass of
sDUtter- wheels. skyrockets, Roman
candles and the fragments of giant
crackers
The fire ignited the wooden show
stand and the awning. but the fire de-
partment quickly arrived and the fire
was extinguished with but slight dam
age except to the fireworks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03

long suspense he reappears- He has BIZ
sected, circumnavigated and mean
dered the Valley OF Death. set his heel
upon the neck Of its monsters, cut
down it's upas trees ito make a fire 10
boil his coffee, spit tobacco juice down
its Crevasses. breathed its sands and
cOughed them up, snuffed its sulphur
and grown fat on tin fine. mas taken
the sting Of Death Valley and brought
it back in his hatbandt
The narrative is ridiculous. and viii
make an old Californian laugh at east
ern credulity, while the mule drivers
who haul b0rax on that desert will
roar Death Valley IS a little safer
than Broadway in New York, and
much more so than the residence dis
tricts Of Chicago under the protection
Of Carter HarrisOn's police
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
A LESSON IN VALUES.

"a OLLAR for dollar, pound for pound, there IS
more in Ivory Soap than in any household
kgsssg soap. It is easy to find cheap soap; but
- to find purity and low price IN a single soap
is not easy. They combine in Ivory Soap. You
can afford to use it in the laundry; you can not
afford not to Use it elsewhere. It is vegetable-oil
soap, IN the cheapest form IN which it can be pro-
cured. You pay nothing for fancy box, wrapper
or perfume. It is all IN the soapI It floats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES.
Autopsy DiscIoses Cause of italian
Woman's Death.

After an autopsy performed last night
on the body of F. De Gregasio. The
woman who died suddenly in Bambino 5
saloon SSsterday morning, It was decided
by DIS. Mayo, Root and Benedict that
death was the result CT congestion of the
lungs There were 10 evidences of vio-
lence.
An inquest over the body will lie held
by Judge Dana T. Smith this morning
and the funeral VIII be held at IL o CLOCK
from Joseph William Taylors funeral
parlors. on West TemDle straat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
SEVENTEEN DEATHS HAVE
OCCURRED AT CINCINNATI

Cincinnati o.. July 1.-Two deaths
ana sixteen prOstradOns were reported
today, making a total Of seventeen
deaths and ninety-twO prOstratiOns
during the present hot spell
The government Thermometer at 1 2.
IN. registered % degrees. which is FIVE
degrees lower than al the same no ir
yesterday. At . o'clock tonight the
thermometer recorded q temperature OF
s. degrees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
I've Boys Crushed t. Death.

Pittsburg. Pa. July z-Ten BOYS were
overcome today by foul fumes IN a tun-
mel leading 70 the old Keetinc mine
owned by the Pittsburg Coal company
A train which came upon them crushed
two of them to death The others were
rescued and will recover
The dead are Anthony Miller, aged 10,
Patrick Gallagher. aged II.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Chief was On

A good anecdote is told by the bsnoP
of Minnesota Of the sarcastic power s-f-
the Indian IT was holding says bls,
OBJ Whipple, "a service near an lL lol-.F
village camp. Ny things were sea.le5tSr
about in a lodge. and wnen Wa7 -
out I asizs7 the chief II IL was SAFE ~
leave them there while went % ~
village To hold q service. les. rs .,5
'perfectlv safe There is not White Ni'-
within a hundred miles,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Delegates to Commercial Congress.

Boise. Ida, July Governor Hunt has
named The following delegates to the
trans Mississippi commercial congress. to
be held at Cripple Creek. Colo. July 16
to Is A B. Moss. Payette: J. T. MOrri-
sen. CALDWELL; W. 3. Hepburn, Wallace:
G. O BOYD. salmon city: J. H. Green,
Rushton: ". +. BOah, Boise: q. J. Ras-
sett. Boise; Lewis Hall. Weiser; Frank
Steunenberg. Caldwell: r. H. Libby. Lew
istOn. n B EldriGge. Blackfoot; c. =.
frainerd Pavette: J. d. Flenner Boise.
Leo Spiegel Boise
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Como Id Washineton-

Washington July General Maxine
Gomez. the Cuban leader. accompanied
by his son and by Senior Gonzales. GEN
eral Woods secretary. reached Washing
ton tonight from New York. Tomorrow
the general expects TO call on President
Mckinley and Secretary Root Further
than this no program has been ar
ranSed for their STAY mere
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
An Epitaph.
(C'hicago Record-Herald-l

TIIII-----I
Vanished away 10 another world
Afar. who knows. ii a league or a mn MI
The pages which his patient hfe uiilt.lilif - 4
Left scr0lled about with german sii''''
OFF down the road and without q si go
III the dawn he met OF q darkness y ~
But the wind brings back, u pieesS
IBIS eiseery step. and his whistle eisaf.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
Fighting I'D Manchuria.

Tien Tsin. July Fresh reports of
fighting in ManchuTia AID on the from
tier Of Chi Il province have been re-
ceived here A pitched battle has been
tiVes defeated She ATOhammedans. Cen
eTal -Fu-Sian. il IS reported. is at
lacking the Chinese converts in Shansi
province.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
orders the e. Dow.

Vancouver, r. G.. July "A special
from Ottawa says. The secretary Of
&te acting for the minister of customs.
iued orders 70 Customs Transit Of
l.4Sel 9sby at s&1gway. directing him
not L insist on the display OF the British
flag contrary to popular feeling there. He
had no orders from Ottawa to hoist the
flag.