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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06

But Secretary Hitchcock has deter
mined to institute the most searching
and unsparing investiga ton into all
these cases as he is now doing in Mon
tana.
In order to expedite the inquiry it is
probable that he viii soon order an in
Vestigation ma IL into the operations
of the public land offices both in Idaho
and Montana. It is minated that he
cannot understand how such extensive
frauds against the government could
have been committed if the officials
charged with protecting the public in
terests had been duly vigiIant in the
discharge Of their duties. The result of
his Investigations may be a wholesale
decapitatiOn of federal appointees.
The secretary has instructed agents
and experts IT. Montana TO prosecute
a rigid inquiry and he wiz now send
agents from Washington to Idaho to
perform a similar work. It is reported
that ex-senator Carter has telegraphed
TO the president a long message re-
questing that no further action be tax
ne in the Montana investigation until
he can be heard in behalf of the Of
ficials the secretary of the interior is
supposed to be after.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
NEARLY A MILLION
FROM THE KL0NDIKE

Seattle, Wash. July 5-The steam
ship Dolphin arrived from skagway to-
day with eighty pc. on~4rs and $500
goo in gold. OF th e $500. 900 was
consigned to the Canadian Bank Of
Commerce and $500. 600 was divided up
between about twenty Klondike men.
large shipment of gold, the second
of the season by St. Michael route. was
shipped from Dawson on June % It
is 10 be brought from st. Michael on
the Roanoke. The consignment was
company and bank treasure. about 81
e00,O00 being owned by the Narth Amer
lean Trading & transportation com
pany.
The Dolphin brings news of several
drOWnings in the Yukon river Al
Ricksteed and Dave Valentine were
drowned BIZ the Overturning Of canoe
a week ago last Sunday. Last Monday
an unknown San Francisco man and
Phil Jordan met death below Lake
Lebarge- Their canoe upset during a
squall The accident was witnessed by
several persons. but they could make
no effort at rescue. They afterwards
notified the mounted police and a
search was instituted for the bodies
without any success.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06

Washington. July 5.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley left Washington tonight
for their former hOme, Canton, o..
where they are to spend the remainder
of the heated term, except that the
president may visit the Buffalo EXPOSE
ton and run into Washington for
few days. They are accompanied by
Secretary COrtelyou. DR.. Rixey, several
clerical attaches of the White House
and servants. The party occupied the
private cars Olympia and Hungary,
the president and Mrs. Mckinley being
assigned to the former. The party is
due TO arrive in Canton tomorrow
forenoon.
Mrs. Mckinley, as she boarded the
train, showed unmistakable signs Of
her recent illness in the thinness and
pallOr of her face, but she moved with
alacrity from the carriage and boarded
the train without any material assist
ance, and appeared to be in a con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
GOVERNMENT IS TO INVESTIGATE
LAND FRAUDS IN IDAHO AND MONTANA

New York. July 5.-A special to the
Tribune from washington says. News
continues to Teacl the interior depart
menJ indicating an extensive system
Of land frauds ir the northwest Thus
lar the revelations are confined almost
wholly 20 Montana and Idaho, but in
terror department officials are inclined
70 believe, frem the extent of the al
legged frauds and the apparent sys-
tenn under which they have been per
petrated. that they are not confined to
that area.
Only a few days ago Secretary Hitch
cock was Informed OF the finding of 1G2
indictments by the federal grand jury
at Helena against alleged land frauds
in Montana, ana he received a telegram
saying that the federal grand jury in
Idaho had returned ninety indictments
FOR the same ofeuse. Tbs Montana
cases grow out of the ira 1saction by
which United States Senator W a.
Clark has obtained possession of about
1000 acres of the public domain and
timber lands in that state. Tt appears
that Senator clark purchased this
property outright from a group of men
IN Montana
1t is not known who IS the central
figure in the alleged frauds in Idaho.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06

the ground as secretary, but not to in
terLere with the work during working
hours; and further, that the company
must not discriminate against union
men
Manager Collins. for the company.
Sent back this reply. "On behalf of the
cmuggler- Union Mining company. Mr.
collins regrets that he has to decline
the above offer. The company is en-
tlrely willing that the secretary of the
union may have the privilege Of going
on its ground so Ions as he does not in
ter1-re with the 7WOrl1men during work
ing hours, as has always been the Gus
tom Of the Smuggler- Union mines. The
company viii further undertake not to
discriminate against union men, as
they have never done in the past.
As to contracts, it is entirely i'm
possible to measure the work done at
the end of ten days as the ground by
that time is only partially stripped and
none Of the vein shot down at all.
The company, however, has never
had the slightest wish to lower the
wages or increase the hours in San
Miguel county, and viii undertake that
at the end Of each month. when alone
contracts can be squared and measured
up, any contractor who mas made less
than So per shift shall be paid off at
the contract prices and not Te-emplOyed
il the same slope unless the price of
May Close the Mine Down.
Manager Collins told the citizens
committee who obtained the PROPOSE
ton and ultimatum that unless his
terms We're accepted forthwith his COM
paEy would close the Smuggler perma-
nently, throwing $50 men out of EN-
ployment and withdraw from the dis
triCt.
The prosecuting attorney mas ad-
jOurned the inquest over the bodies Of
the dead miners, fearing to arouse .eX-
Citement. Miners are gathering in Tel
luride for the funeral of the union min
er, John Barthell, this afternoon. Tt
is thought .0OO union men Will follow
Barthells body to the grave.
George Nicholson engineer at the
mine, who was reported TO have been
killed in the fighting on Wednesday, is
still alive and has a chance for recOv-
cry. He was shot in the head.
A special to the Times from Tellu-
ride says that an order has been re-
ceived from the Smuggler-UniOn com
pany Of Boston, Mass. to close the
mines and that a meeting OF mine
managers is being held to discuss
proposition to close ali the mines in the
San Juan district in sympathy with the
SrnuggIer- Union company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
RELIEF FROM THE
HEAT PROMISED
Hot Wave Broken in New
York and Chicago.
But FEW DEATHS
OCCURRED YESTERDAY
Washington Was the Warmest
Place in Far East.

Washington, July 5.-The tenth day
OF the present heated term was again
a scorcher, except where severe thun-
derstorms, local rains or violent at
mospheric changes induced cool wealth
er. In Arkansas. the east gulf states
northern Ohio and New York. tbun-
derstorms brought relief In southeast
ern New England. also. cooler weather
prevailed, the temperature falling froD7
SIX to ten degrees
Tonight the weather bureau officials
say the only prospects for relief from
the heat lies in the occurrence of
storms. There is no promise. they say.
OF general thunderstorms sufficient to
make considerable fan in the tenn
perature Local thunderstOrms viii
give temporary local relief but wealth
er bureau officials say permanent re-
Hef VIII not come until heavy storms
or local rains prevail.
In Chicago a promise of a short re-
spite from the heat is given New York
today had tWO-lnCh dOWnpour of rain
which sent the thermometer down 10
i6- East of the Allegheny mountains
the temperature rose generally a few
degrees over the highest Of yesterday
and IN portions of the southwest it
warmed UP. also in Arkansas and Ok
lohoma, maximum temperatures of over
100 being recorded.
Washington was the warmest place
east of the AlIeghenies today, the max
imUm temperature recorded being 95
There was not much humidity, but the
air was lively, and the day was very
trying. General John ". Darr for
merry of Fort Scott. Kan who served
on the staff Of General Garfield during
the civil war, is critically i'll from heat
prOstTation.
Some of the maximum temperature
reported to the weather bureau include
the following: New York. so, Philadel-
phia 90: Chicago. 90. Cincinnati 90;
St Louis. 100, Kansas City. 90. North
Platte. Neb, "a: Dodge City, Kan, 96;
Oklahoma City, 102.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
RAIN COoLS THE AIR IN
SWELTERING NEW YORK

New York, July "a severe thunder
storm swept over this city this after
noon and brought with it comfort to
millions Of heat-striclIen New workers..
The temperature fell fifteen degrees
in less than two hours and over two
inches of rain fell. Lightning struck
several buildings, but no serious dam
age was done.
Fort George afforded a fine sweep
for the storm this afternoon and many
of the buildings there were leVeled to
the ground or so badly damaged that
they Will have to be rebuilt. The total
damage is estimated at $4,000.
Seven deaths and twelve pTOstra-
tions occurred in the bOrOughs of Man
haitian and the Bronx between the
hours of a. m. Friday and 80 a. m
Saturday from the heat. One death and
five prOstTatiOnS occurred in the
borough Of Brooklyn during the same
hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
PROMINENT new YORK WOMAN IS
BAPTIZED INTO THE MORMON FAITH

OF the eastern states mission, and Elder
Samuel, Neff. who performed the bap-
tismal ceremony.
In the service which preceded the
ceremony, addresses were made by FL
ders Neff and E D. Clyfe and b F.
Cummings. the last named a business
man of Salt Lake City.
Miss Dickinson wore a bathing robe,
which looked like white or cream col
ored nuns yelling, enCircled by silken
cords. She wore white roses in her
dark hair and a. bunch of white flowers
was fastened at the cOrsage.
The tide was not at food and Elder
Neff and the convert had to wade out
some distance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
ABOUT A DOZEN DIED
IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, July 5.-Deaths and
prostrations from the excessive heat
continued today. about a dozen fatali-
ties and nearly three times that many
Frustrated. Although the maximum
temperature was lower today than for
a week past, the day was uncOmfOrt-
able. The percentage of humidity was
quite high throughout the day, and to-
night the atmosphere is UncOmfOrtably
close.
The maximum temperature today
was reported at 1 p. m. when 81 de-
grees was reported. 1t lowered around
80 the entire afternoon and at p. m.
it was standing a { IS degrees. The hui
midity tonight was 81 per cent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
MORGAN---"I'II Just Add These to Ny Collection"
PRESIDENT And His Wife
LEAVE FOR CANTON.
Mrs. Mckinley Thin and Pale, But Boarded
Train Without Assistance.

tented and cheerful state of mind and
quite at ease during the fifteen minutes
preceding the departure of the train.
She cordially acknowledged the greet
ings Of the friends who had assembled
a the station.
The weather is very sultry, but DR..
Rixey does not think il will have any
serious effect on Mrs. Mckinley, as the
mountainous country, with its cool
breeZes viii be reached during the
early evening.
There were a considerable number of
people at the station, mostly ladies,
who came to see the party depart.
Those in official life who came included
Secretaries Root and Hitchcock, Comp
trolleT Dawes and the ladies of their
families.
Occasional visits at intervals of sew
eral weeks will be made by the DreSi-
dent to the capital. to dispose of any
accumulated business demanding his
attention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
COOL BREFZES GIVE
RELIEF AT CHICAGO.

Chicago. July Cool breezes from
the northwest this evening broke the
term of hot weather. but before they
came nine persons had died, seven more
were Frustrated, and one man at
tempted suicide.
The maximum temperature Of the
day was, in the weather bureau office,
80 degrees, on the street level %. The
wind blew hard all day, shifting from
the southwest to the northwest, but at
sunset it settled in the latter point and
the fall of the mercury was steady I'M
til 76 was reported.
Not so warm. is promised for Sat
urday and Sunday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
ECCED and DRIVEN
OUT OF CHICAGO SUBURB BY MOB

missiles The guard of policemen was
too small to afford much protection, and
the crowd soon began to hustle the mis-
sionaries along the street IN a manner
that looked serious
Chief Of Police Knight called the entire
police force to the rescue, but It included
with the mob. Several of Lhe male
DOwieites were knocked down. and both
women and men were literally desDat-
tered with eggs and mud The bowie
ties finally abandoned their meeting and
fled from town. the police projecting
them as they ran for the cars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06

Chicago. July 5.-Twenty-one disciples
of John Alexander Dowie visited Evans
ton, a Chicago suburb, tonight and de-
spite the efforts Of the entire police corce
of the place, a mob of 1000 people drove
them out Of town.
siOnaries were eggsG and driven OUT or
Evanston. and tOnight's visit Of tho
tweuty-One was intended to convert the
people Of Evanston and show them The
error of their ways. The ms ant the
Dowieites began their meeting they we're
assafed with eggs, vegetables and other
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06

New York, July SIN Jersey City
and on the shore of New York bay,
Miss Elizabeth Dickinson. a former
secretary OF the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian EndeavoT. of the
Port Morris Congregational church, in
the Bronx, has been baptized into the
Mormon faith. Prior to the ceremony
between thirty and forty Mormon mis-
sionaries and converts from New York
and Brooklyn held a service of song.
prayer and testimony. The subject of
pOlygamy was not mentioned Most of
those in attendance were women
Among the men were William J. Snow,
president of the Brooklyn Mormon con-
ference; John z. Baird, vice president
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
CONVICT'S DARING
JUMP FROM A TRAIN

St Paul. Mimi, July 5--A Butte, Mont.
special TO the Pioneer Press says: James
Rowland. alias Henry Styae who claims
St Paul as his home, vas taken TO the
penitentiary today to serve a term OF
three years for forgery, to which he had
pleaded guilty. On his way to ne pen
itentiary in charge of Sheriff Furey
Styne jumped from car window VIII le
the train was going about Eorty miles
an hour He escaped injury BY the jump
but the train was stopped and The sher-
If and number of passengers chased
the fugitive and recaptUred him after
run OF a mile
Styne and a companion burglarized the
express office at stanton Mimi where
they stole a number of money orders
which they forged and passed i'm Butte
The other man eluded the officers nv
jumping out of a third story window
when Styne was arrested
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
CARNEGIE GIVES
TO SAN FRANCISCO

san Francisco. July 5.-Mayor Phelan
is in receipt Of a letter from Andrew
Carnegie offering to give $750,0O0 10 the
city of San Francisco for a library
building providing the city furnishes
suitable site and apprOpriates $4,000
a year for maintenance.
It NAV be, should the offer be ae-
cepted. that a number of branch IL
braries viii be constructed in addition
to a main building.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
QUIET AT THE MINES.
Commission Sent Out by Governor
Orman Arrives at Telluride.

Commission Sent Out by Governor
Orman Arrives at Telluride.
Denver, Colo, July 5.-The commits
sion sent to Telluride, Colo, by Gov
ernor Crman to try and effect a settle
ment Of the strike at the SmuggIer-
Union mine, wired the governor today
from that place as follows:
Conditions here are quiet and seem
favorable for 3 settlement. Conflicting
elements are IN conference and there IS
absolutely no immediate danger to
either life or property. We are just go
ing to the scene Of trouble at the mines
with Manager Collins. and will send
further information as speedily as pos
sible."
Governor Orman left the state house
about II o'clock for his home, and
should any further communications be
received from Telluride it is not likely
that they viii be given out tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
ENGLISHMAN is A
LEADER OF FILIPIN0S

Steward Sappelee, accused of compiled
ty in the commissary frauds. has been
acquitted. Provost Marshal Davis dis
approved Of the sentence. A civilian
clerk, named StOckman. has been SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment
An Englishman named Howard, for
mer chief of Ceremonies artillery is in
command Of the insurgent forces in
MindOra island. They are estimated to
number 600 men armed with rifles. in
Guiding several American deserters
They occupy strong entertainments at
Capan and Nagan-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
BY A CLOUD BURST

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 5.-West-
ern Michigan was visited by a destruc-
tive cloud burst early today and the
resultant damage viii amount to thou
sands Of dollars. Both the Pere Mar
quette and Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroads are crippled north Of here.
Dams in the Flat and Rouge rivers
have been washed out and many mills
along the streams will be idle for days.
The Grand river rose three feet and
six inches in four hours this morning
and is still rising rapidly Great dam
age was done to fruit trees and grow
ing crops in the peach belt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
RESIGNS TO
RUN FOR SENATE

Washington. July 5.-Charles G..
Dawes, comptroller Of the currency
has rendered his resignation to the
president, TO take effect oct. next. IN
answer 10 an inquiry, Mr.. Dawes said.
have resigned because / intend 10
De candidate before the people of
Iihnois for the United States senate.
= would not be proper for me during
the next year to make a canvass .lcr
the senate s0d at the same time adj
minister TO ny own satisfaction the af-
Ialrs of the Office now hold. AKA in
Huenced solely in this action by what
seems 30 me the plain proprieties OF the
situation"
Mr. Dawes term of Office would not
nave expired until Jan J. 1903
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
HANNA IN THE BIG
SOFT COAL TRUST

Cleveland. O., July 5.-Senator Han
ma left here late this afternoon for
New York It is reported that he VIII
hold a conference with J. PierpOnt
Morgan in the latter city. relative to
the formation of the big soft coal COM
binatiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
ARE THE CURRY OUTLAWS.
sheriff's Posse Close on the Trail of
the Bandits.

Sheriff's Posse Close on the Trail OF
the Bandits.
Havre, Mont, July 5.-The train rob-
bers who held up a Great Northern
flyer Wednesday afternoon east Of
Wagner have been recognized as the
famous Curry outlaws. Kid Curry
is the leader: another is named Long
bOle, and the third man is unknown.
All use the Texas dialect.
A COW puncher riding north from
the Missouri river met the three ban
dts about seventy miles south of Nal
ia. They asked the COW puncher to
notify men following them that they
were going south. The COW puncher
had only gone about four miles when
he met Sheriff Griffith with a, posse of
forty-five men, comprising the best gun
men in western Montana. They were
only about eight miles behind the rob
beTs.
The posse is growing larger constant
", and their horses are being changed
frequently The COW puncher said the
third man in the party had a bandage
around his head. This was probably
caused by one of two shots fired by
Sheriff Griffith, who was on the train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
-FOUR DRUNKEN MEN
MEET DEATH IN NINE

Pittsburg. Juply 5.-Four italian miners
were found dead in an abandoned coal
mine az Catsburg. They are Steve COS
key, Andrew Getzlinski, Mike AIanoski
'and Frank Yanky
They attended an Italian dance at Non
ongahela last night and, after the dance.
It is understood, took a key of beer anu
went to one OF the rooms OF the mine
The wet weather caused an accumulation
OF firedamp IN the room, and ali were SUI
located.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
81 So Runawav.

Illiamook, ore. july yesterday the
19tf-horse team on the TlllamO0k &
Nuflh famhlu stage ran away on a down
steee ana the stage was overturned. The
stage contained two passengers. r. nj
-, -eWnFluge OF the Willamette valley had
81 81 arm broken j.. s. Strowbridge OF
1Fidge. was instantly Killed his SKIM h.
- tfaclureu and his aslns and legs
" oxen The brothers were coming here
- VISIT relatives. Both were elderly men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
DEATHS ARE REPORTED
IN MANY PLACES.

Davenport IA, July 5.-There were
two deaths here today from the ex-
IRENE heat
St. Paul. Mimi, July 5.-Last night
the entire northwest was soaked by
heavy Eain. Excessive rains viii in
jure crops. and farmers now hope for
hot dry weather.
Cleveland. O.. July 5.-The total pre-
cipitation Of rain in this city during
the night was la inches. Nearly every
street car line was tied up as the re-
suit Of Frustrated trolley wires or
washouts. Hundreds Of telephones were
burned out by lightning. The govern
ment thermometer early today regis
tered IS degrees.
st. Louis, Mo-, July 5.-The thermom~
eter recorded the maximum, 81, at 1
o'clock At o'clock it showed a drop
Of L degree, and the weather bureau
officials predict rain and cool spell
before night
Baltimore. Nd. July 5.--At s o'clock
this morning the thermometer regis
tered 81 degrees, and the mercury kept
on ascending until the maximum EN-
perature of "a degrees was reached at
D. m. At O'Clock tonight it had fall
en- but degrees. Thirteen deaths and
eleven prostrations had been reported
to the police during the twenty-fOur
hours ended at midnight.
Kansas City. No. July 5.-Although
the atmosphere seemed hot and sitting,
the government thermometer this
morning registered only 81 degrees at
o'clock Only two prostrations. one
fatal. We're reported yesterday and last
night This was the first death from
heat in Kansas City this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
NORTHERN ROBBERS
GOT S4I.5OO.
Nearly All the Money Was Consigned to Mon
tana National Bank of Helena

tiles hope to capture the men when
they try to get out.
A party of cowboys had started north
from LewistOwn. in the Judith basin,
to intercept the robbers should they
continue southwark from the Little
Rocky mountains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
Pensions &c Granted.
(snecial 10 The Herald

Washington, D. c., July 5.-Pensions
granted Utah, widows Lucinda Chase,
Park City, IS. Increased; Edward J.
Schnell Soldiers Home, s.. War with
Spain: Original, James 3. Crees
Grangeville. S14.