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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
MAIL CARRIERS REUNION.
Recitations and Music Followed by a
BANQUET.

The local mail carriers organization,
known among the brotherhood as
branch No. III of the National Letter
Carriers ASSOCIATION, held its first an
nuaI reunion in the federal court room
in the Dooly block last evening. The
association has d membership of thirty
five, who, with their families, witness
ed the literary and musical programme
rendered by the members and their
friends. The address of welcome was
delivered by W. ). NaylOr, followed by
vocal and instrumental selections on
the monograph.
Colonel George B. Squires of the Su-
gar ward station followed with an ad-
dress and comic Rotations. His par
Ody on a sermon brought forth a great
amount OF applause, and on the recall
he gave a recitation entitled The Set
ting of the Old Blue Hen" which was
equally amusing. The entertainment
ended in a mock jury trial, in which
J. W. Inks was accused OF stealing a
Erlz-- o. butter.
Judge Scoville acted in the capacity
of judge, and II. f. Dewey was chief
counsel for the defense, while Joe Har-
rison poured forth SO much elOquence
in the capacity OF prosecutor that the
prisoner was adjudged guilty. The Man
dOlin and Guitar club furnished music.
The association then adjourned to a
restaurant, and spent a pleasant hour
at the banquet table.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
TO HELP FARMERS.
Weather Bureau Ready to Send Frost
Warnings.

Section Director Murdoch of the
weather office is making preparations
to furnish farmers in the various parts
of the state with frost warnings
Spring Will soon be here, and if the
farmers OF Utah desire to take advan-
tage of the offer made to them by the
weather bureau to furnish them with
frost warnings free of charge, they will
have to be making arrangements right
away.
Literature on the subject has been
sent broadcast over the state. All that
farmer to show that he viii receive
and make use of the warnings. These
can be sent to any part of thte state
reached by the telegraph.
The benefits of frost warnings are
obvious. Usually in the spring a
heavy frost comes and kills much
fruit Quite often the farmer loses
hundred of bushels OF fine fruit in this
way By frost warnings he can save
that fruit that would have otherwise
been killed. When the signal is given
Of an approaching frost the necessary
precautions are at once taken. The
usual method, and the cheapest is the
smudge fire. This is made with damp
straw or manure and can be put in
sacks or boxes and carried about. The
Smudge makes a rather disagreed bic
smoke, but the benefit derived from it
is a sufficient recCmpense for the in
convenience.
Frost warnings in the various parts
of the Union in which they are used
have proved a decided success, and Mr..
Murdoch hopes that the Utah farmer
will get better acquainted with them
in the future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
WANT FREE PHONES.
What Telephone Company Must
Pay for Franchise.
DEMANDS OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS THINK PRIVI-
LEGEs WORTH SOMETHING.

The county commissioners made it
very plain yesterday afternoon to a
representative of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company what is in
tended by the resolution adopted We'd
nesday granting the company the priv
nege of constructing and maintaining
a. new pole line on State street from
Tenth to Twelfth South, ION condition
that the telephone company allow the
county such compensation for the priv
Hege from time to time as the COM
nissioners may fix" superintendent
jackson of the telephone company
made a concession that was far away
from the ideas of the commissioners as
TO what the company ought to allow,
and all that he could do was TO COM
municate to his superior officers what
the county Oficisls will demand before
the privilege is granted.
To begin with, Chairman Anderson
told Superintendent Jackson that the
telephone company never had obtained
a general franchise from the county
for the occupancy of the highways
with poles and wires, but at various
times the company had been granted
numerous privileges from the county
without securing any concessions IN
return, such as the city enjoys. Super
intendent Jackson saw the point and
offered to give the county a rate of $50
a year on it's telephones, except the
one at the infirmary, providing the
county would rent three more instru-
ments.
The commissioners refused to bite at
this bait. for they figured that nine
telephones at $50 a year amounted to
$50 yearly more than the rental on six
at the present rate of $50 on each.
The counter proposition of the COM
missiOners was that the telephone COM
pany should furnish the use of the four
instruments in the county offices and
the ones at the infirmary and the Jail
free. Having in mind that the Occu-
pancy of the public roads by pole
lines is worthy of COMPENSATION to the
public treasury, that eighty telephones
are in use in various parts of the cOun-
ty outside of the city. which fact, with
the mileage rate and tolls taken into
consideration, make the revenues to
the company probably as much as three
times from that number of instruments
rented by city subscribers, and that
the city gets free service for eight tel
ephOnes, the commissioners decided to
hold out for the concession desired
1t is now UP to the telephone COM
pany TO say whether it will do as well,
relatively, with the county as it treats
the city. Until the company yields it
will not have permission to erect any
more pole lines along or across the
highways in the county.
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STAND SOLIDLY BY ROCKEFELLER
Continued from Page 1.

stress of a political campaign, but was
hardly appropriate in the discussion
of the law.
7 for one,' said Mr.. Cannon, pro
pose TO treat this institution as 7
would treat the legal demand of any
other corporation or individual, be he
rich or poor ls
Why should the government, which
Ia s Sl5,000,000 on deposit with the Ma
tiCnal City bank, pay interest to that
bank?" asked Mr.. Richardson.
The gentleman is playing to the gal
leries,' replied Mr.. Cannon. THE gov
eminent is not paying interest as a
matter Of favor. 1t is paying the rent
il agreed to. under the law. The gen
tleman seeks to muddy the waters by
speaking of the large government de-
pOsits in the bank. The United States
deposits its funds wherever a bank
qualities as a depository by depOsiting
in the treasury bonds dollar for dollar.
1t becomes part. of the treasury for
that purpose"
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois declared that
every act of the secretary Of the treas
ury was not only in exact accord with
the law, but also based on sound bust
ness principles. Neither had the bank
escaped any Of its taxation by reason
of the contract for While the building
was not taxed, the money paid for it
was taxed.
He then produced purpOTted copies
of letters which ne said had been writ
ten by prominent Democratic leaders
under a Democratic administration
asking that certain hanks be made gov
eminent repositories because of the
political associations of their man
ayers. Mr.. Hopkins said the Hepburn
letter to Secretary Gage was not the
only one Of the kind Fe read copies
of several letters alleged to be from
Senator Jones and Representative
Breckenridge of Arkansas and others.
One of these asked that the German
National bank of Little Rock, Ark. be
made a government depository" add
ing: 1T is cOnclusively Democratic in
its management"
But does it say they contributed to
campaign fund ?" asked Mr.. Rich
ardson.
Mr.. Hopkins read another letter re-
ferring to the bank authorities seek
ing governmental deposits, which said
They are all reliable Democrats"
and purpOrted to be signed by Senator
Berry of Arkansas. To this was af-
fixed; Il concur. j. K. Jones'
But does the letter speak of cOntri-
buttons to a camraign fund.-" persisted
AIR Richardson
have read the letter." responded
Mr. HOPKINS. who next read a letter
reouted 10 be signed by s. NJ Peel,
member of congress at the time OBJ
jectinS to a government depository te-
cause the owners of that bank are
o~en and notorious Republicans" and
QdsnS that from a political standpoint
1 am opposed to them"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
INCENDIARIES FIRE
FOUR HOTELS

Chicago, Feb. 14-Flames were set
simultaneously on four floors of the
Palmer House this afternoon, and
forty-five minutes later were discOv-
cred on two floors in the Great North
ern hotel Two men, supposed to be
hotel thieves. were seen to run from
the Palmer House. During the excite
ment $500 worth of jewelry was stolen
from one of the rooms of the Great
Northern. Another fire of suspicious
origin had been discovered in the
Grace hotel only twenty-four hours be-
fore. About the same time a blaze
was discovered in the Sherman House
The four fires convince the police that
an organized gang of incendiaries is
operating in Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
coMMoTIoN on ZEE Row.
Hot Scrap over Sale of Six scandi-
navian Tickets.

Hot Scrap Over Sale of Six scandi-
navian Tickets.
A party of six Swedes bound for New
York caused more excitement on rail-
road row yesterday than the news of
q thousand combinations could have
stirred up. They wanted to buy tickets
none of them being members of the
Iegislature-and q natural sequence
was an irresistible rush Of passenger
and ticket agents for every line cen
tering here, each trying to make the
sale and cop on the commission. The
party made a trip around the offices
until they ran into the headquarters
over which Major Reyes presides.
There they stepped ana eventually
We're ticketed out over the Union Pa
Csfic.
Here the fun began. Colonel Benton
Of che Western fatty accused the Union
Pacific Of cutting rates. and Mr.. Keyes
fatty denied it. The d. & r. G. and
Midland and other western connections
flung all kinds of charges at the vic
tcriOus agency, and it wasn't long be
fore a tropical Set-tO transpired in
Colonel BentOn's Office. Nothing but
words were exchanged and nobody was
hurt, but the incident created consider
able amusement for those who wit
messed it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
INVESTORS INSURE
M0RGAN'S LIFE

New york, Feb. 14.-According to a
cs,0le report received in this city Brit
Ssh investors have just paid an extra
ordinary compliment to J. PierpOnt
Morgan Several men, it is said. have
insured their property at LlOyds
against loss by the death of MIR. Nor
gan paying for the insurance the ex-
ceptionaliy high premium of per cent
for three months, or at the rate of y
Der cent a year
1t has been the custom of British
property owners TO insure themselves
against loss by death of the reigning
monarch. In the life time of the queen
her subjects would frequently take the
precautiOn If inSuriug themselves
against loss by her sudden death.
While no direct verihcatiOn OF the re-
ports could be obtained IN this city, it
IS generally conceded that Mr.. MOrgans
remarkable position as the supporter Of
properties which have an international
interest would render it a practical idea
for some persons to insure themselves
against loss By his death.
Mr. Morgan is 81 years of age.
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MANY WITNESSES DECLARE REPORTER
HAMIL TON INNOCENT OF MURDER

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 14-In the
trial Of Frank H. Hamilton for the
murder of Leonard Day. Charles r.
Francis, city editor OF the Times, who
for three weeks prior to the homicide
roomed with Hamilton and Garfield.
testified that it was Hamilton's custom
on retiring to take everything out of
his pockets before hanging up his
clothing. Francis had never seen such
a knife as that inrevidence- in HamiI-
toms possession, although he would
certainly have seen such a knife if
Hamilton had had one. The witness
admitted that as soon as he saw Ham
ilton after the stabbing he told him to
keep his mouth shut and he would
stand by him. He added;
4 was with Hamilton and Rooney
half an hour at the hotel and heard no
confession of any kind. Hamilton was
paralyzed and said nothing, but COM
planned of his sore head He had
lump on his head half as big as an
egg. / had a great deal of curiosity as
to how the affair occurred. There was
much talk among the bystanders to
the effect that at least three men must
have been in the row. and that theory
seemed to be the true Sne. As a
IflenQ OF hamilton L aI once sum-
moned Robert Penney, his attorney.
Mr.. Francis, on crOss-eXamination,
admitted that he was an intimate
friend of the defendant He said:
Il endeavored to have some of the
newspaper men stay with him when I
could not, because he was in an ire
spOnsible condition, and 1 did not want
any sweatbox proceedings. He might
have words put in his mouth and be
quoted as saying things he did not
say"
Barbee Denies Hamilton's Guilt.
The defense then threw a bombshen
into the states camp by presenting A.
NJ. Barbee, the travelling man whom the
state had failed TO produce Barbee
told his story in a quiet, dispassiOnate
way. He described the ARRAY in the
billiard room much as the other wit
nesses did. up to the point where the
fatal scuffle took place
He declared that Hamilton was not
in the scuff1e, but was coming toward
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the crowd from the corridor whittier
he had been led by Garfield. While he
was approaching, Day staggered out
Of the crowd, MORALLY wounded. There
was d general scrimmage, free-for-
all, he said, in which six or more per-
sons were engaged With this import
ant exception Barbees testimony did
not differ from that of the state
witnesses. He could not be shaken in
the ss-eXaminatiOn-
Girl Says it Was Days Knife.
May Mcintosh. a tall handsome
young woman, was called and Ques-
toned concerning any knife that Day
might have carried. She was an init
mate friend of the young man and it
was known that she shared many Sc
crets with him.
Miss Mcintosh. did you ever see in
the possession of Leonard Day the
knife on exhibition in this court, or a
knife similar to it?" asked one of the
attorneys for the defense.
I did" replied the witness.
Please state the circumstances,
said one of the attorneys.
The woman hesitated, turned pale
and began to cry. She was privately
questioned by the court, who an
nOunced that she was not compelled
to make disclosures of the kind asked.
Gus S Garfield, the reporter who was
in the Hamilton party, told his story
of the occurrences on the night of the
tragedy. He testified that to his
knowledge Hamilton had never owned
such a knife as the one in evidence.
His description of the ARRAY and what
led up to did not differ. except in minor
details, from the stories of the other
eye witnesses.
7 deny positively" he said, that I
said to O'Malley (the arresting officer),
Arrest that man.. I first wired to
Colorado Springs, Hamilton is under
arrest charged with murder Later 1
wired, There is no proof that Hamilton
is guilty F"
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went south. He camped at what is
now called Salem, living in a hut made
of willows and grass, with some hay
spread on the ground for bed and but
one quilt for a covering. He returned
after the move to Salt Lake county
and lived at West Jordan until 1852 or
1868, when he came to Lehi and helped
build up the city.
Mr.. Fowler was marshal of Lehi
City from 1875 to 1889. He participated
in the Black Hawk war in 1866 and
spent some time in protecting the peO-
pie from the Indians. He became a
member of the choir, also a member of
the dramatic company. He served as
a selectman. deputy sheriff and was
chosen sheriff for three teams. He was
appointed United States marshal and
helped to capture desperadoes. He
served as foreman of the asphalt COM
pany at or near VeTnaL He became
identified with the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1854, be
ing baptized in Birmingham, England.
He has had born TO him eight sons and
four daughters. Six of his children
preceded him to the grave. His funeral
viii take place on Saturday at 1 o'clock
from the meeting house
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
Tax on Sheen.

Attorney General Breeder rendered
an opinion yesterday to County Attor-
ney Pope of Uintah county, in which
he says that in determining which
school district shall be entitled to a
special tax on sheep that roam from
one district to another during the year,
the assessor must take into considera-
ton the home ranch where the sheep
are maintained and where they gen
orally return, wherever they may roam.
Such district is entitled to a tax. The
county school tax on sheep is not af-
fected by their removal from one school
district to another.
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Barbee Denies Hamilton's Guilt.
KITCHENER REPORTS BATTLE WITH
DEWET, WHICH IS STILL IN PROGRESS

London Feb. 15.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
Pretoria, Feb. 14.-Our troops are
now engaged with Christian Dewet's
force north of PhillipstOwn, which we
hold, DeWet having crossed the Or
ange river at Zand Drift, apparently
moving west.
French, TepOTeing from a point
twenty-five miles southeast of ErmelO,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
Two REPORTS ON
CREED REVISION

Washington. Feb 1.-THE Presbyterian
committee appointed to consider the reso-
luton of the Westminster confession of
iourned.
The majority agreed to report that a
change should be made by a supplemental
explanatory statement OF cover certain
points in the confession of faith and also
to include statements as to the doctrine
of the holy spirit, missions and the love
of Cod for ali men. The report of the
minority Will recommend a supplementary
statement of doctrine without being re-
stricted TO specific and limited points in
the Con fesS- on, hut i'm entire harmony n
the system OF doctrine contained in the
creed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
Denied BY MohIer.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 1.-THE pleSi-
DEM. A. L. AIOhler, Of the Oregan Rail-
road d Navigation company today en-
phatically denied the statement from
Tacoma tnat he had purchased for the
Union Pacific railway the Northern Pa
cific interest in the old graded right
Of-Way between Portland and Tacoma
1T is all false" declared Mr.. Mohler
and probably cOncOcted for the pur-
pose of booming land some one holds in
the vicinity. The Union Pacific has not
been figuring on the matter and at the
present has no inten ion OF purchasing
The right-of-Way."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
RUSH OF GOIONISTS
Seyei. hundred Arrive Over Rio
Grande Western.
TRAINS ARE LOADED
MANY hoMEsEEKERs BOUND
FOR UTAH.

The Rio Grande western secured a
lions share of the travel on the first
days sale Of colonist tickets to Utah
reports made by the passenger depart
ment yesterday. No. yesterday morn
ing came in in two sections, with 4S2
passengers from Chicago and points
west. No. /. which is but two hours
late, had nearly 200. The evening train
was loaded 20 its capacity
a large percentage of these pas
sengerS are for Utah and of those who
are destined fer the Pacific coast many
stop over in salt Lake. The Rio
Grande Western is to be commended
Tor its good work and excellent adver-
Using.
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Terrv Hsld for TriaI. .

Joseph Terry, the young man from Ora
per who was arrested a few days ago on
a charge OF forging the tame of J. H.
Sellers to four checks, was given a hear
ing before Judge TimmOny yesterday on
that charge. Charles Blythe, bartender
name to q check for So. which when the
witness presented it to the State bank
was refused. M. A. Fairehilds, the pro-
DrietOr Of the Road House, also testified
that Terry forged two checks and passed
them on him.
The judge bound Terry oyer. To the dis
friends are making an effort to raise.
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NO ONE TO BLAME.
Coroner's Inquest on Remains of the
Indian.

The Rio Grande officials received word
from Kaysville yesterday that an inquest
had been held over the body Of the Indian
who met such u horrible fate on the rail-
road tracks day before yesterday. and
that a verdict of accidental death from an
engine, for which the railroad company
was not responsible was rendered The
inquest was held before Justice Layton.
The evidence went to show that the IN
dian had been put off of an earlier train
and that while walking down the track in
an intoxicated condition he fell on a cat
tie guard and was struck by the 4 O'Clock
train.
The identity of the Indian could not he
Learn d he pieces eff his EOdy were gath
cred together from the places where they
had been found and they VIII likely be
buried by the Davis county authorities to-
day.
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states that a large force of the enemy
is being driven on the Pet Riff. their
efforts to break back having so far
been frustrated
The Inniskillings charged the enc
my, who left five killed and six wound
ed on the ground. The Beers were
captured and there was a large capture
of wagons, carts and cattle. Our cas-
ualties were one killed and five
wounded
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Railroad Notes

Elmer E Hoffman, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Missouri Pacific at
Denver, vas in the city yesterday.
j. Z. Elmer, general agent of the
passenger department for the Chicago
Great Western at St. Paul is visiting
salt Lake.
g. ~. HiclGin. general western agent
Cor the Mallory line. with headquarters
at Denver, is here.
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Real Estate Transactions-

+. II. Needham to Sarah A CLAYTON,
2Ox23s rods northwest from south
east corner of lot =. block 80. plat
A. .--- .-.- --.- ---- ..-.-...-S
Sarah A. Clayton TO Alfalfa r.
Halves. ct al. 20N2iR rods northwest -
from the southeast corner of lot .
block %. plat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Eliza 3. Meredith TO A HanaUer, jr..
231bx140ja feet southwest from lot
10. block 1. Heath's subdivision ....
William FairbOurne 20 uX. TO J. f.
Atwood. 10 acres in southwest lot
? section 80, township 3 south,
range ] east -.-----.-.-----. ------.--
Ellen S Selfridge to Mrs. George l..
Savage. 10 rods by 393t feet north
west from 1872 feet west of south
east corner of lot ,, block 81, plat
ID .... 49,. ..---.--.. ..--.s- -. -...-..--- .
Fanny W. NaylOr to r. ". sampson,
2Qx4 rods northwest from southeast
corner of lot 3, block 40, plat B.. 6
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Santa Is. ?. Agreement.

New York, Feb, 1.-THE statement
was made in Wall street today, but
not officially confirmed, that q traffic
q greement has been entered into be
tween the Atchison, Topeka & Santa re
and Southern Pacific companies, pre-
Viding for the establishment and MAIN
tenance of rates and an equal division
OF freight and passenger traffic. The
q agreement, it is declared, becomes op-
era tive q once
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THOMAS FOWLER DEAD.
A Well-Known Citizen of Lehi
Passe Away.
Especial Correspondents.

Lehi, Feb. 14.-This morning Thomas
Fowler passed away at the Union no
tel. He had been sick for two or three
weeks He was born May Is, 1880, at
BrOughtOn, England. He emigrated in
1856, driving q team across the plains
in the first handcart company. He
was married in 1858 to Miss Jane Kim
ish. He was there at the time of the
graSShOpper war and passed through
the hardships of those days, having
but little of either food or the COM
forts of a home. He participated in
the move and abandoned his home and