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Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

The office OF superintendent OF motive
power and machinery on the Union Paciic
involves more than is common on the other
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
Utah's euardsmen in the Field.
TRAIN ROBBERS GET AWAY
WITH f1UCH BOOTY.
Dynamite the Express Car and Then Run
Away With the Engine

: Texarkana, Ark, Sept. 4.-No.
Cotton Belt passenger train, leaving
Texarkana at 1925 p. m, in charge Of
Conductor Armstrong, was held up
and robbed near Eylau. four miles
south of TeXarkana, last night.
The train was tagged by one of the
robbers, who forced the fireman to go
back and cut off the mail and baggage
cars. and returning, forced the engineer
to give UP the management of his en-
CINE. One Of the robbers, who, it APP
pears. is an expert engineer, ran the
engine, mail and express cars about q
mile from the point where the first stop
was made and forced the express mes
senger 10 open his car. The robbers
then blew open the safe with dyna-
mite. securing, it is said. a very large
amount of booty. The exact amount is
withheld by the railroad company and
the express people, but it is known that
a very large shipment was made to-
night on this train.
The robbers, after securing the loot
cut off the engine from the mail and
express cars, and forcing the engineer
to get off, they took the engine, in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
FIVE MILLION PAID
ON NATIONAL DEBT

Washington. Sept. 3.-The monthly
statement of the public debt issued to-
day shows that at the close of bust
ness Aug 81, 1901, the debt, less cash
in the treasury. amounted to 1885,,
349, $50, a decrease for the month of 3d.
460 597. The debt is recapitulated as
follows:
interest bearing debt, 1892, SAC, 090.
Debt On which interest has ceased
since maturity, 81, $685. 500.
Debt bearing no interest, 1882, 2S7, All.
Total, S1,366, 321, 121.
This amount, however, does not in
clude $3.50, 033, 6S9 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash held
for the redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows:
Gold reserve, $3.50, OOO. 900: trust funds.
$3.50 O33, $50; general fund, $165. 40 935;
in national bank repositories. $1O3. OBS,
S34. Total, S1,19S, $40. 459. against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to $685. S69, 1O3. leaving a
cash balance on hand of 1929, 81, $50.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY
FOR STEEL WORKERS
Decisive Gains Are Made BY the Mill Owners in
the Great Strike.
Amagamated People, However, are Not Discouraged and
Say They Will Yet Win.

cradle moment in the strike came to
light tonight. Letters from influential
tin plate workers OF Joliet have been
received by leading tin plate strikers
at the Dammler and Star plants, urg-
ing themtO break away from the Anal
gamated association ana join the Tin
Plate Workers InternatlOEal associa-
ton, which includes practicallS AL the
men who work in tin houses or y t7lsfl-
ing departments OF tin plate plants-
is argued that this would put the tn
plate workers in position to ask for 4
scale next year, whereas If they re
main with The Amalgamated associa|
ton and the strike should be lost, thel4
would be compelled 10 go back to worl
individually.
a canvass of the Demmler men ma
been made. and it is said that 80 ped
cent of them are in favor of returning
to work at once. The sentiment is re-
ported even stronger at Joliet, where
the men have worked but two months
in the last twelve.
Threatened Strike Postponed.
The threatened strike of the miners
employed by the Big -Four mines has
been postponed until the national board
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea IS heard from. and the men went
TO work today, under contracts dictated
by the operators. The Central Coal &
Coke company posted notice at its
shafts stating that It would pay the
0o-cenL mine run price and the eight
hour day is to prevail, but il will not
sign up with the United Mine Workers
of America
The Kansas & Texas Coal company
did not post notices, but the men went
to work unde landing the conditions
Of their contra s. Notices were post
ed by the other Big Four companies
stating that on and after today the
mines would run under the contract
presented by the operators at the lat3
convention
Pittsburgs shipments of coal to the
southern portion threaten TO be badly
crippled by the strike Of $50 caulkers
and ship repairers- In the event Of q.
sudden rise coming in the three rivers.
millions of bushels of coal now ready
for shipment will be delayed. and an
enormous loss viii be suffered by the
shipping companies.
The trouble is said to have been
brought about by TIE MonongaheIa
River Coal & Coke company discharg-
ing number of caulkers for, as the
strikers maintain. joining the union
The organized electrical workers OF
the two cities went on strike today be-
cause Of their failure TO enforce a wage
demand on ten days notice The result
is that all building operations Ringing
on the completion Of the electrical
works are tied up.
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charge of the robber engineer, and
went south at full speed. At 1870
o'clock this morning the engine had
not been found.
No passengers were mOlested. They
were. however. badly frightened and
hid their vaIuableS. The robbers were
evidently in possession of all the facts
concerning his particular shipment of
money, together with a schedule of the
train, as their scheme was successful
in every respect.
A suspicious character was seen to
board the head end of the train leav-
ing Texarkana. Railroad employees
here seem TO be confident that the rob-
berry was committed by railroad men,
from the manner in which they super
intended the cutting off of the cars and
the handling of the engine.
The spot selected for the robbery was
we'll adapted for this kind of work and
it is very wild and heavily timbered.
The conductor and several passengers
walked back to TeXarkana. a distance
of four miles. The sheriff and posse
have been summoned to go in pursuit of
the robbers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
-FOUR HUNDRED SOLDIERS
PITCH TENTS At LAGOON
Utah'S GuardSmcn Build City of Tents and ChriSten
II Camp LaWtOn.
Militia Starts Week of Hard WOrk-Brigader General in
Command.

in command of the camp. His staff is
made up of Lieutenant Colonel J. Q.
Nystrom. assistant adjutant general;
Lieutenant Colonel II. NJ. II. Lund, as
sistant inspector general; Lieutenant
Colonel ]. d. Ford. inspector OF target
practice. Lieutenant Colonel w. +.
Beer. assistant surgeon general; Majors
Robert j. Glendinning and a. l. Will
Jams. aides.
Colonel Park is commanding the infan-
try. H 5 staff consists of Captain Som
ers, assistant inspector of target prac-
tice and acting adjutant; Captain sam
Porter, qunartermaster. at present on
detail as chief cOmmiSsary. Major G
~ Benedict, surgeon.
The personnel of the companies is as
follows;
Company A. Nephi-CaDtain w. T.
Dem. Lieutenants Brown and Hyde,
Company b. Salt Lake-Captain
Zinck. Lieutenants Smelzer and Fors-
lund. twenty-seven men
Company c. Salt Lske-Captain Al
ford Lieutenants Terry and Carter;
thirty-five men.
company ID. acknowledgement Wal
ton lieutenants not yet selected; thir-
ty-fOur men,
(, Company E. Bountiful-Captain Hey
wood. Lieutenants Riley and Stoker;
Company F. Manti-Captain Kamer-
man, lieutenantS not yet selected tnlr-
ty-One men.
Company G, Provo--Captain Buchi.
Lieutenants Smoot and Thomas; forty
four men.
Company II, salt Lake-Captain
Sharkey, Lieutenants Coverdale ana
williams; twenty-four men
Battery A--Captain o. r. Grow. Lieu
tenants Webb and Kneass; thirty-fOur
men. four guns, one caisson, thirty
hOrsPz
Signal Corps-Captain J. A Greene
wald Lieutenants Smith and Skidmore:
twenty one men.
Hospital Corps-Major c. NJ. Bene-
dict. Steward Fred Schmaie, Acting
Steward J. w. Clovis; nine men.
The camp is laid out with General
C0nnon's headquarters on the front
row that faces east. To the comman-
dcr's north are the tents of his staff
and Colonel Park and his staff. The
infantry companies come Immediately
behind the regimental and brigade
Headquarters. To the south. with a
narrow street dividing them from the
others, are the battery boys, the signal
corps and the hospital corps. Their
quarters are most tastefully arranged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
ANOTHER BIG OIL STRIKE
In EASTERN UTAH.
Flow Encountered at a Depth of 400 Feet
Stampede to the District

a week. Numerous persons, when the
news came into Castle Dale, left in a
wild rush for the scene, some on horse
back, others by team, and still others
on foot. The country is well staked,
and it is the exception down there to
find man or woman who is not in some
manner interested.
If this news be true, eastern Utah
now has two oil strikes, the other be-
ing on Willow creek, north of Price
twenty miles, where there is a flow of
five barrels a day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
WALK ouF o. sMELTAA
Men Imported to Take Phase
Strikers Quit Work.

NorthpOrt. Wash, Sept. S.-F'orty-five
Of the sixty-two AIissourians brought
here yesterday to take the places OF
strikers at che lie Roi smelter walked
out today, asserting that conditions had
been misrepresented to them A purse or
500 was raised among citizens to send
them to Marcus and other points, where
employment was promised on railroad
construction The union contributed ths
remainder of the required sum.
Sheriff LedgerwoOd went to the smelter
this morning and arrested Deputy United
States Marshal GuitOn, on a charge OF
terday when the Missouri men were
being taken there. Guiton waived eN-
animation and was released on 5000
bonds.
Nothing has yet been done with re-
gard to the shooting ARRAY yesterday be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
ANoTHER 80 IS on.
Chain Makers in the East Refuse to
Go to Work

Go to Work.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 3.-A new strike
is on. 1t is that of the chain makers.
They refused to go to work today, and
the strike is said tc be widespread The
men demand an increase of wages The
advance asked for in the Pittsburg dis
trict averages "A per cent, and in the east
the advance asked runs all the way from
to 100 per cent depending on the kind
OF chains made The strike has been
started by the Chain Makers National
Union of the United States.
The works of the Pittsburg Chain COM
pany were idle today The plant has been
working night and day, running sixteen
fires on each turn. At the Offices Of tho
company the strike was termed q fur
ry,'' and It was predicted that the men
would return to work in a few days
Moreover, 1t was said that q number or
new men had been secured to take tn -
places of the strikers
About 125 chain makers employed in the
plant OF the Standard Chain company atr
Rankin also went out on strike rOdaEf
The move had been anticipated, and t
remainder Of the plant IS working
usual The officials assert that the chasc
making department viii also be started
in a few days.
a telegram from York. Pa. says:
'Ninety-six chain makers struck this
morning at the tWO plants Of the stan
dard Chain company in this city They
demanded scale Of Wages entaihng an
advance of IS per cent. Tm@ shops are
still running with reduced focce'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
LIFTS SHEET FROM VICTIM OF RAILROAD
ACCIDENT AND SEES FACE OF HIS MOTHER

Milwaukee, Sept. 3.-Mrs. s. s. Bar
ney Of West Bend, wife of Congress-
man s. S. Barney Of the Fifth district,
and Mrs. w. H. Ramsey, sr., of Port
Washington, wife of a former state
bank comptroller, were killed by a
Northwestern train this afternoon near
the Port Washington station The wO-
men were riding across the track and
the train struck them.
For two hours the remains lay at the
station. no one being able to identify
them. After many had viewed the re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
SONS CRIME KILLS
HIS SICK MOTHER

y Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 3.-Carlos =
y Mccormack. u years of age, shot =
= and killed Antonio Soto. a play =
= mate, Is years of age, yesterday =
= with a 22-calibeT rifle.
= A couple in a buggy drove by y
= and Mccormack raised the rifle =
= and said: Il will take a shot at =
y them" Soto prevented him from +
y carrying o his intention, and y
= Mccormack, in a rage, shot and =
= killed him.
+ His sick mother, on hearing =
= what her son had done, died a few =
= hours afterwar6 from the shock. ,
= l. = L 1 = ! = q, = 4 4 \ = \ \ ! i !
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mains w. H. Ramsay, jr., was asked 20
see if he could recognize the bodies.
Mr.. Ramsey picked up the covering
upon the body of Mrs. Barney, but the
remains were so terribly mangled that
he could not make out the features. He
then lifted the cover from the other
body and fell back trembling with
blanched face He had looked upon the
face Of his mother
Congressman Barney was trying
case in court at the time He was
overcome by the shock and court ad-
journed.
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Find scant welcome.

New York. Sept. 3.-The religious or
ders which are quitting France, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Times from
Paris. are finding a less cordial well
come abroad than they anticipated
The Belgian bishops are imposing re-
strictions almost amounting to a veto
and the Italian government talks of
taking precautions against the associ-
ations. Some of the Swiss cantons pro-
hibit foreign communities, and Ger
many threatens to do likewise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
DEWET GIVES FAIR
WARNING TO ENEMY

y London, Sept. 4-'Dewet has is =
= sued a proclamation" says a dis =
y patch to the Daily Mail from Cape =
= Town, that he will shoot all Brit 4
+ ish troops found in Orange KYer \
= colony after Sept. 15.' y
y = y = y y y = y y y \ y \ y \ \ =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
SALE OF TOWN LOTS.
Government Realizes Handsomely
From Venture in Oklahoma.

From Venture in Oklahoma.
Washington, Sept 3.-The general land
Office has been informed of the compile
ton of the sale of town lots in the town
of Lawton, in the newly opened part of
Oklahoma, which finishes the government
sale in all the towns in that section
In Lawton 1920 lots We're sold. the re
ceipts from the sale amounting to S414,s45,
making the total receipts from the sale
of town lots in the towns of Lawton.
Anadarko and Hobart S736, O35. The high
est average price, $291 per lot, was Sc
cured in LawtOn.
The money accruing from the sale has
been placed IN the sqb-treasury IN ST;
the trustees of the three towns. Under
the law it will be devoted to improve
ments in the towns and the surrounding
country
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
Especial to The Herald.)

Price. Utan, Sept. 3.-The report
reached here this afternoon from
Castle Dale that the San Rafael Oil &
Mining company, Of which A. J. Davis
of Salt Lake City is manager, has
struck oil at a edpth of 400 feet, and
that there was a good flow of the stuff.
The word was brought here by a wool
haUler in the employ of the company,
who is considered reliable.
The formation is such that the man
ager has been expecting a strike for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
Soldiers COMING Home.

Washington, Sept. 3.-The Eighteenth
infantry will sail from Manila for home
Sept 49, on the transport fitzpatrick. The
war department is informed that the
transport Grant left Nagasaki on the
31st ultimo for San Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
Struck Flow of Oil.

Guthrie. o. T., Sept AT Granite.
Okla, this afternoon. a gusher Of oil
was struck at a depth of 800 feet. The
flow is very heavy and has created
great excitement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
Breckenridge a Professor.

Lexington, KY. Sept. S.-Ex-Congress-
man W. c. p. breckenridge was TODAY
elected a member of the law faculty of
Center university. Ex-Governor Proctor
Knott will retire from the faculty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
Adopt The Constitution.

Montgomery, Ala. Sept 3.-The new
constitution was adopted today by a
vote of 132 to u. It will go into effec;
as soon as ratified by the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

Major Sam A. King OF General Can
mons staff was engaged in a lawsuit
in the south yesterday, but sent word
that ne would reach camp today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

Held's band is furnishing the music.
It's mepbe apparently had a case Of
rattles On their first attempt at re-
treat. for the tune sounded like a coun-
try band engaged in practice. Later,
though. they got into the swing Of the
thing and gave some very creditable
selections.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

The battery will not be drawn on for
guards. 1t will guard only its own
stuff OF which it has some $50 900
worth. including the cost Of the can
mons, ammunition and equipments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
NOTES FROM CAMP LAWToN.

Captain DEM was the first officer Of
the day. with Lieutenant Williams as
officer Of the guard. Last night they
were relieved by Captain Walton and
Lieutenant Terry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

There were many admirinE comments
on the showing made by Captain Wal
tons company at parade retreat. The
Woodruff boys lined UP chere like reg
ulars and gave their comrades from the
city some food for thought.
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Continued on Page 81
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General Cannon was really not we'll
enough to go into camp yesterday, but
he insisted on going just the same. He
is troubled with dysentery. but hopes
to be able to stay through the eight
days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

Today the signal corr 8 viii work be-
tween the high peak known as HOffer's
peak. in honor of the basebaIIist, and
the camp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

Major Benedict is justly proud Of his
hospital tent. 1t is a roomy affair with
six cots in il. Just east of the hos
pital is the dispensary. where medicines
for minor ailments are distributed.
None of the soldiers was laid up yes
terday although DR.. Benedict treated
a number OF blistered fingers and feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

Captain Greenewald declares that he
has the prettiest tent in the village. It
is fixed up with mirrors and toilet
lSnick- kaacks until it looks like q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04

Forecast for Salt Lake Today
Partly cloudy.
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Silver and Lead.

Silver. 5Sirc per ounce.
Copper. 15&c Ger pound.
LEAD. a. s. & r Co.'S pril
York exchange. St.S7ia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-13

good nature and was everywhere rec
ognized as an all-arOund royal good
fellow. He was the life of the Alta
club He Joined that association in
1889 and was always on hand for a
good time. His is the first death to
take place in the club house and the
whole place was subdued as d house of
mourning yesterday. The flag was at
ha!f-mast.
The deceased had no relatives living
in the west His wife has been dead
for number Of years and his only
children, two daughters, are living in
the east. One of them is Mrs. H. H.
Moss Of PaTkersburg, w, Va; the
other is Mrs. J. 3. Bell of Dayton, O.
They were at once informed of their
fathers death and asked for instruc-
tons as to the funeral Mrs. Moss re-
sponded that her fathers wishes should
be carried out. These wishes were to
the effect that he be buried here in
Salt Lake and he had purchased a lot
at Mt. Olivet for this purpose.
The funeral will therefore be held at
the Alta club at 2 o'clock today. The
Teligi" s services will be under the di-
rectiO. Dean Eddie of st. Marks
and the iterment will be at Mt. Olivet.
The PallLeareTs will be United States
Marshal Glen Miller, United States
District Attorney c. o. WhittemOre, as
representatives of the government;
Henry r. NJ. Atkinson and c. B. Lin
nen, of the surveyor generals office,
and Josiah Barnett, Judge John a.
Marshall, c. L. Haines and J. NJ. Stout,
representing the Alta club.
a volume could be filed with int n
esting stories Of this genial. self-reliaHt
man. While Il resident of Wyoming
he was a sort of chum for a time of
Bill Nye. He circulated a subscription
paper and raised the funds with which
the Laramie Boomerang was estab-
lished, and in this way may be said
to have started Nye on his road to
fame. When Cleveland was elected in
1892 a friend accOsted the judge and
asked him what he was going to do
about it. His quick response was: IF
Grover let's me alone I will let him
alone" He was probate judge at the
time, the Office being a presidential ap-
pOintment. At one time the judge mar
Tied a couple here in Salt Lake by the
aid Of an interpreter. Then it was dis
covered that the couple did not wish
to be married by a judge, but by their
own minister. Judge Blair was bother
ed an instant. We can't divorce
them he said; wen just tear up the
certificate and tell them to go and be
married b. their minister"
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Judge Jacob B, Blair, surveyor-gen-
eral of Utah, died in his room at the
Alta club ten minutes before o'clock
yesterday morning, after a very brief
illness and in the eightieth year of his
age. Thus closed a life that was one
Of constant sunshine, and his death
viii cause regrets in the hearts of ev-
err. person who was so fortunate as 10
number himself among the acquaint-
anceS of the fine old gentleman.
Judge Blair was in his usual good
health on Sunday evening; on Monday
morning he was indiSpOSed, but had no
premOnitiOn of his approaching end.
He was among his associates in the
club until noon, and then. not feeling
well, he went to his room. He had
severe pain in his side, for which DR..
A c. Ewing prescribed. Late Monday
evening the judge grew worse; DR..
Pis;kertOn and DR.. Union WorthingtOn
We're called in; a trained nurse was Sc
cured and all that was possible was
done by doctors, nurses and attend
ants to alleviate the suffering of the
man who was a favOrite with all. 1t
was all in vain, and just as the morn
ing was breaking his spirit took its
flight. The doctors are of the opinion
that death was the result of heart fail
UTe. brought on by old age.
Judge Blair has had an eventful ca
reer; he was in public life the greater
part Of sixty years; he filed many high
Offices and filled every one we'll. He
was universally liked and respected by
all with whom he was brought into
contact.
The judge was born in Virginia April
%. 1921, SO thai had he lived until next
April he would have been so years
Old As a young man he studied law
and located in West Virginia. He
served III the legislature of his state,
was twice sent to congress and was
one of the most active in securing
statehood for his state during the civil
war. He also represented his govern
ment at Costa Rica and later was ap-
pointed associate Justice of Wyoming
by President Grant. He served in that
Office for a number of years and then
came to Utah in 1889. In 1891 he was
made probate judge here and served
in that Office until 1895. in 1897 he was
made surveyor general for Utah by
President Mckinley and continued in
that office until his death
There was no better entertainer in
all the western country than Judge
Blair. He was witty, a good story
teller, had an inexhaustible fund Of