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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
SHOOTING AFFAIR
IS DEEP MYSTERY
Prominent Man of Columbia, S.
c., is Killed.
FRIEND WAS WITH HIM
BOTH HAD BEEN DRINKING AND
MURDER is SUSPECTED.
FRIEND WAS WITH HIM

Columbia. s. c, April 13.-Captain
John J. Griffin, commercial agent of the
Norfolk & Western railroad, was shot
TO death this afternoca in the rooms
of Major Barnard z Evans, in this
city The arrest of Major Evans sub
sequently created a pronounced sensa-
ton.
The two were alone and the occu-
pants of the adjoining apartments were
at dinner. Major Evans summoned a
physician, saying that a man was hurt
N his rooms. Mr.. Gibbs found Cap
tam Griffin lying in "A dying condition
and speechiess on Major Evans bed.
a iorty-four calibre Colts revolver
bullet had entered just above the left
nipple.
When Or. Gibbs announced Griffin
was dying he declared that Evans who
had been drinking heavily. became ex-
cited and exclaimed that Or. Gibbs
lied; that DR. Gibbs. and not he him
sell, had l,iiied Griffin. The physician
uncer preteXt of replacing a broken in
strIlment. managed to get out of the
room, although u is alleged Evans de-
clared that he should not do So
DR.. Gibbs summoned the police and
they were refused admission until
Judge Ernest Gary, a cousin of Evans,
arrived and demanded admission and
submission to the officers.
Evans struck Judge Gary and was
taken to jail in "A state of hysteria.
having declared Griffin haC taken his
own life.
In the room were evidences that one
or both of the men had been drinking.
Aside from this there is no reason why
Griffin should nave killed himself or
that Evans should have shot him
The dead mars face was bruised on
both sides and there was an abrasion
or the. briage of the nose. His cane.
clottsd with blood was several feet
from where blood marks Indicated that
the fatal shot had taken effect The
right forearm of the dead man showed
powder burns, but none was noticeable
IN the neighbOrhOod of the wounds
Major Evans is a son of Brigadier
General Evans of the confederate GrTny
and is brother of former Governor
john &. Evans. who was adjutant gen
eral in 1898. and was himself in the Ha-
Nana postofiice department at that
time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
TO BAR WOMEN FROM cHoIRs.
a New Rule on Singers Expected to
Be Announced from Rome.

(ChlcagO RecOrd-Herald.)
Washington, March 31.-Something of
a furore is likely to follow the an
nouncement from Rome that women in
the future will not be allowed to sing
n the choirs of Roman Catholic
churches of the United States It is
reported that the congregation of rites
now meeting in Rome is about to de-
liver a decree to this purpose. Moth
ing definite has been received by the
apostolic legation at Washington, how
ever
Another change said to be contem-
plated is just as important. This refers
to operate music, so long in vogue, and
which has proved a drawing card for
nom Catholics, which is to be abolished
and the simple GregOrian chant more
generally substituted, together with the
old-fashioned choral music of the ear
ler church.
The bishop of Cincinnati is the first
bishop in this country to take this step
of his own volition-a course which for
the last dozen or so years has been ap-
proved by the holy see.
Followed by a large German backing.
the bishop has already instituted the
reform, and entirely reorganiZed the
choirs of all the churches in his do
cese. The women have been dismissed
and operate music is no longer used.
Already, even though the decree is
not officially announced, there is con-
siderable agitation among the women
of the chOirs of the leading Roman
Catholic churches in the big American
Cities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
THIS MORNINGS FIRE.
Blaze That Threatened the Utah Ma
tional Bank

The Office of Taylor Bros Canadian
land agency, in the rear of the Utah
National bank. was the scene of d
small fire this morning that threatened
for a time to endanger the safety of
the bank The flames were soon eXtin-
guished and the damage was confined
to the contents of the private box office
in one corner of the main office.
The fire is supposed to have started
from an electric wire. 1t was discov-
cred by some young men. who hap
pened to be passing the bank and saw
the hames leaping over the glass in
closure of the office. When they dis
covered the fire the whole corner OF
the building was enveloped in flames
and clouds of smoke were pouring out
of the windows and doors of the bank
making it appear as though the whole
place was on fire. The young men
could not find a key. and Tom Varley
ran to the fire station, getting there
just before an alarm was turned in by
an officer. The fire department quickly
responded and entrance to the build
ing was gained by forcing open the
rear door of the bank The chemical
engine was put into use and the flames
were soon out. The office was piled
full of papers and books. the most o
which were burned or damaged by wa
ter. The value of the papers was not
known and the damage could not be
accurately estimated. but it was placed
in the neighborhood of SIS by Chief
Devine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
NO MONEY FOR WINES.
Treasury Department Refuses to PAY
One of Skaters Bills.

Washington, April 1S.-The comp
troiler of the treasury has reaffirmed a
decision of his Office disaIowing a cIai-l
for 1929 from Lieutenant Colonel ]. w.
Jacobs, deputy quartermaster general.
The original decision of the comptroller
on June 30 1899. disallowed the amount.
Tor Tn reason that it was expended
without authority of law for subsist-
ence, wines and liquors furnished for
eign military attaches accompanying
the army into the field" A rehear;ag
was sought some time afterward. bat
denied. The case is now reopeped, but
the claim is again disallowed.
On June 80. 1898. General Shafter who
was then at Tampa. telegraphed the
secretary Of war that representatives
of foreign governments had come to
him with proper credentials, permitting
them to accompany the army of the
United States. General Shafter said
that he desired to entertain these Of
hcers in the manner due their position
and fof this purpose he requested that
$1,000 of the contingent fund of the
army be placed to the credit of his
aide-de-camp, Lieutenant J. T. Miley.
The secretary Of war approved the re-
quest, and warrant for $1,000 was sent
TO Colonel Jacobs. as chief quarter
master. for disbursement. the money
being expended under the verbal di-
rectiOn of General Shafter.
The comptroller decided that the ex-
penditure was entirely illegal. and in
the reclamation of his decision, says:
There is no provision of law in any Of
the specific or general appropriations
for the army which authorizes the mill
tary authorities TO invite foreign at
taches 10 be the guests of the govern
ment in time of war, and hence their
fare and maintenance do not appear to
be necessary. usual or appropriate TO
the objects for which the appropria-
fi0n Wa made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
HIS COSTLY MEAL OF EGGS.
What He Ate Would Have Brought
Him $500 an Hour Later. 20
washington Evening Starr
ST. I,,r,,5ra5 ,5o1rorc' worth, Of 90

washington Evening Starr
six hundred dollars worth of eggs
would seem to be a rather heavy break
fast for one man TO eat" observed
well known scientist, but 1 can GER
tify that a man ate that amount of
eggs, and that he told me after he had
got away with them that they had not
fully satisfied his hunger. Ten minutes
after he had finished his meal he COM
planned that the eggs did not seem to
sit well in his stomach. 1t happened
in this way:
Several years since I was out in the
Rocky mountains. in Colorado, hunting
eggs for the Smithsonian institution. 1
was instructed. to devote special atten-
ton to pheasant eggs, and to one va
riety in particular, the yellow pleas
ant, popularity called, which were then,
as now, very scarce The trip was on
the whole rather successful, though L
did not find many of the particular
pheasant eggs referred to. One MORN
ing I found myself on one of the high
mountains which surround the city of
Georgetown, Colo. 1 had had my own
breakfast in town and rode UP the
mountain on a burro, carrying on my
search for pheasant eggs.
About 10 o'clock ran across a mine
prOSpeCtor, who was just finishing up
his breakfast. After spending some
time in conversation with him l noticed
some pieces of egg shell on the ground
To my surprise and delight they were
the shells of the pheasant eggs that 1
was so anxious to find. Not supposing
that he was interested in my branch
of science, | mentioned in a casual
way that the shells were of the egg of
a certain species of yellow pheasant
that L was exceedingly anxious to find
or secure. Then he told me that in
his wandering up on the mountain that
morning he had found a nest contain
ing the eggs, and finding that theyf
were fresh, he had eaten them, six in
all.
Then it was my turn to talk, and
when 1 had told him that the eggs
were very rare and that / would will
ingly pay 800 apiece for them, he
looked Disguised and actually turned
pale. He had been having rather a
hard run of luck and felt very sorry.
of course, that he had unaware par
taken of such a h-priced breakfast
He thought he might be able to find
another nest Whereabouts and offered to
furnish me six eggs of the same spe-
c1eS for sum considerably less than
$500, which offer 1 accepted. We hunt
ed together all that day and every day
for over a week, but to no purpose.
Three months later 1 made a similar
find myself, but at a place 300 miles
distant from there. The eggs 1 found
are in the Smithsonian yet, and as I
know are about the only eggs of that
particular species in any collection in
this country.
"A year ago I got letter from the
prOspector. He is still in Colorado, but
says he has never been able to eat an
egg of anY kind since -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

n. S. Nelson of Mt Pleasant is at the
Cullen.
r. w Rodgers of Bingham is at the
White House.
James Duffy and family of Park City
are at the Walker.
G. K: Hunt of Ogden. put up at the
knutsfOrd over night.
). 5. Smith of Provo came in last even
ing and went to the White House
John Nebeker came down from Logan
yesterday. He is at the White House.
x. o. Reid came IN from Eureka, New,
yesterday and registered at the Cullen.
Mrs. O. T. Davis. who has been serious
~ Ill for some time, was reported as be-
ing improved yesterday.
J. L. COsgrin, a banker of Rawltns,
Wyo-. was in town yesterday. Sickness
kept him in his room at the Kenyon the
greater part of the day.
X. D. Millet. the mining man, is home
from Australia He left here some months
ago to visit his brother. whom he had not
seen since parting from him in England
forty-four years ago.
Curtis L. knights many friends will
be panied to learn of the sudden death of
his father. Captain 9. L. Knight, which
occurred in Hot Springs. Ark. Mr.
Knight leaves for Hot Springs tonight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
AN ELECTRIC CAR
JUMPS THE TRACK
Eleven Persons Are Injured at
Cripple Greek,
ONE PASSENGER NAY DIE
MoToRMAN LOST COMPLETE
CONTROL OF AIR BRAKE.

Cripple Greek, Colo. April 13.-An
electrical car on the high line of the
Cripple Creek District railway jumped
the track and completely turned over
at the terminal station, corner of Sec
ond and Myers avenues today, injuring
the motorman and ten of the passen-
gers. The most seriously injured are:
J. 1. Mcclure, miner, serious concus-
sion of spine, also internally injured;
Will probably die.
Mrs. w. c. T. Little. left hip badly
sprained.
z. w. Mckee, motorman, left wrist
wrenched and badly bruised about the
face and head.
Pat Carmody, serious injuries about
the head and back and right leg brok-
en-.
Tom Mccain, right leg and back
badly injured.
ROLAND Wills, cut on face and hands
by broken glass.
Annie Rogers, bruises on head.
At the head of Poverty guIch, sew
eral blocks from town, the motOrman
partially lost control of the air brake.
The car was running twenty miles an
hour when il struck the curve, which
is very sharp at the point where the
wreck occurred.
There were twenty people on the car
at the time of the accident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
This Church Runs a woodward.
(Boston pnstl


Out of work, without money, no bread
in the house and children going sup
PEERLESS to bed, were the sad facts star
ing a man in the face.
He appealed to the Rev. DR.. George
). Anderson, pastor of the Highland
avenue Congregational church in Som
erVille. The parson heard his story.
II touched his heart. Investigation
proved the mans tale of woe TO be
true.
Then he conceived the idea of estab-
fishing wood yard on a small scale
Several cords of wood We're purchased
and piled up in the big basement of
the church. Men out of work and seek
ing employment were invited ., come
TO the chopping block.
The plan proved a success. For every
FOOT of scantling wood sawed the man
with the saw received 20 cents. Two
feet, or a quarter of a cord sawed and
split, making five sugar barrels full
netted the worker SO cents. This was
considered a fair days work.
Four of these barrels of kindling are
sold for 81. Members of the church buv
them. This pays the first cost of the
scantlings and the labor besides. No
profit is made. The benefit of the deal
goes TO the man who works
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
miscellaneous.
Y. NJ. c. A. CHAMPIONSHIP.
Contests Will Take Place Next
Month

TIE annual Y. NJ c. A. an-around
indoor athletic championship contests
will be held next month, the entries
closing on the 3Oth of this month. The
contests will be held in the association
gymnasium and viii be held under the
direction of the gymnasium committee
and physical instructor. They are open
only to members who have paid up
their yearly dues and whose amateur
standing is above question 1t has been
decided to give gold medal 10 the
member scoring the highest number OF
points in the contest, with a full years
membership to the second highest and
a six months extension of membership
ticket to the third IN case there are
more than ten entries for The events
scheduled a preliminary contest will be
held after the entries close and those
scoring first and second places in these
pete in the final events. Each contest
ant viii be allowed three tricks" on
each piece of apparatus, but in all
same result. No one viii be allowed
more than two trials at any trick.
The final score viii be made UP by
giving the winner of each trick or
event five points; second, three, and
third one, and the contestant securing
the highest number Of points will be
declared the winner.
The following apparatus and events
viii constitute the programme: Horse.
parallel bars, horizontal bars, flying
rings, standing broad jump, running
high jump, high dive, and standing
hitch and kick
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
Bride Couldn't Live on Candy Alone
New York HeraldO

ILNtW J
Special Master in Chancery William
A. Lewis of Jersey City has recon-
mended that decree of divorce be
granted to Mrs. Frederick Thomas
Rand, on the ground of desertion and
non-support. Mrs. Rand. who is the
daughter of Dr. George W. Wells of
this city, declares that she cannot live
on candy and flowers, and that these
are the only things her husband
bought for her
Rand, who lives in East Orange, was
the manager of the Medical Examiner,
of which DIR. Wells is the owner. He
was receiving a salary of $50 week
and courted his employers daughter
After he was secretly married to Miss
Grantina Bates Wells his salary was
reduced gradually to So and finally he
was discharged. Then the bride re
Vealed her secret and the action for
divorce was begun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
MAY BE LONG sTRIKE.
Anaconda Company Having Trouble
With It's Men.

Butte, Mont, April ia special to
the Miner from Anaconda says: Six
weeks ago sixty members of the Ma
chinists union, employed by the Ana
cOnda Copper Mining company at this
place, went on strike for a nine-hOur
day at 45 cents an hour. Today there
are 500 men affected by the trouble
with indications pointing to a prolonged
struggle. The MOulders' union has, un-
der similar grievances. Joined the
strikers, and as a result the foundry
department of the Anaconda company
mas been smut down.
Since the strikers interview with
President ScallOn of the Anaconda min
ing properties, in which they were told
that no concessions would be offered,
the union men have assumed a more
aggressive attitude and as a conse-
quence the machinistS employed at the
Washoe (new works. struck this morn
ing. The machinists employed by the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
CLARK FORCES READY FOR WAR
Continued from Page l

Continued from Page L
promised them by the company. and if
this is the case, the probabilities are
the real battle will occur when payday
approaches.
Mr.. Whittemore declares there is no
foundation for the statement that the
men were armed, but it is a fact that
one of the party displayed two big re-
vOlvers in the presence of The Herald
reporter, and intimated that his COM
panions were likewise prepared to pro-
tect themselves.
More men were sent out by the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake last
evening, and still more viii leave today.
MI WhittemOre is selecting labOrerS
whom he knows are ali right" and
many teams and men are being hired in
Lincoln county. 1t is evidently the in
tention to put as many men in the field
as the Short Line.
An Alternative Route.
Since it has been learned that Lin
coin county owns the right of way and
grade below Uvada and has practically
presented it to the Short Line, there
has beeuasome speculation as to what
route VIII remain for the Clark road If
the Short Line holds on to the property.
1t would be possible for the Clark peO-
pie to parallel the Short Line down to
Uvada, but they VIII avoid that if pos
Slble. The prospects are they will strike
out towards Garfield Beach and turning
south short distance beyond there,
as was the original plan, work due
south as much as possible. Their line
may pass between the Rio Grande
western and Short Line after leaving
Nephi, taking in ScipiO, Holden, Fill
more, kanOSh and the Indian Creek
mining district, all this being territory
as yea unprecedented by railroads. From
mere they could go on into the iron re-
g1On in Iron county and strike off west
from Cedar City along the old survey
of the Rio Grande Western. which
crosses the Utah & Pacific near the
state line. This would not be as short
a route as the Short Line Will have
but it is apparently about the only
thing left for the San Pedro TO do. pro
Viding they lose the fight for the grade
in the end.
Boom for the Beach.
If all the present plans go through,
there Will be three transcontinentaI
lines passing in close proximity to Gar
field Beach, the three being the Short
Line, San Pedro and Southern Pacific
The convenience to tourists Of this ar
rangement is obvious. Coming into
Salt Lake from southern California or
San Francisco, they obtain q fine view
Of the lake, and doubtless would have
the privilege of stopping off for a bath
one OF the three companies will take
in Saltair no doubt. It is an open Sc
cret that the Clark people are making
'goo-goO eyes at the big resort, or
were, at least, before the sensational
developments at Uvada demanded their
attention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
Decoration Dau Race

Interest in the coming Decoration dav
road race is rapidly increasing and it
promises to be one OF the largest ever
held in the city Active training has
been commenced by q number of the
riders and the course from here to
Pennington viii be lined with speed
merchants today. The prize list is con-
stantly growing and most of the prizes
are worth riding for Four high-grade
racing wheels have already been Of
fered by the dealers and more are ex-
pected- Besides these. a handsome sill
yer cup valued at $50, gold medal of
equal value and d silver cigar box have
been secured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
Broken Finger Ring Caused Death.

A diamond ring caused the death of
Peter Reilly Of Greenpoint. once prom
inent in Democratic politics in Kings
county, and a clerk under Register
Haggerty. MI Reilly died in St. John
hospital, Long Island City, from blood
poisoning.
Mr.. Reilly. who was unmarried, lived
with his sister. She said that on Mon
dav night a week ago Reilly forced
off his finger a diamond ring he had
worn for years, and which, as his hnger
increased in size, had sunk into the
flesh. In pulling the ring of II broke
and slightly scratched the middle m
ger of the right hand The next day
the hand had turned blue and as
swelling. but Reilly paid no attention
to the matter until his sister insisted
on calling in DR.. Burke
Two DAYS later the hand had swollen
TO large proportions and blood poison.
ing set in. An operation was per
formed, but the patient grew rapidly
worse, and died on Monday night OF
last week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
Denver Doctor Dead.

Denver, April 13.-Dr. William +. Nc
Clelland is dead at the age of so years.
Before coming TO Denver in 1852 his
name had become known in Europe
as well as America for his success in
performing difficult operations. Here
he was the first physician to make a
study of the climatic influences of the
mountain region upon pulmonary dis
eases and wrote extensively OF the ben
efitS of COlOradO'S climate. To his
writings was due largely the first fame
of the state as "a resort for the world
He amassed a fortune in real estate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
No News of AvaIanche,

Buena Vista, Colo, April 13.-No fur
Their tidings have reached here this
morning concerning the avalanche re-
ported yesterday on Italian mountain
in TaylOr's park, about forty miles
west of this town. Several hundred
miners are employed in that vicinity,
and ii is possible that some of them
persisted, but so far as known here
yet there is no reason TO suppose that
the slide caused any great loss of life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
INDEMNITY CLAIMS FIXED.
What China Will Be Called Upon to
Paw European Powers.

Berlin. April 1S-The correspondent Of
the Associated Press hears tonight from
an authoritative source that the Chinese
indemnitieS for war expenses, exclusive
of claims of private individuals and mis-
SOnS have been fixed as follows:
Russia, $50. 900. coo marks (abOut S90,0O0,-
000): France, 260.O00O00 marks (about $60,-
eco 600; Germany, 240,000,O00 marks (about
$50 900, 0O0); England, 100000 marks
(about $4,000, COD
France will also present claims for the
indemnity of the italian mission.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
All We'll at St. Michael.

Washington. April 13.-GeneraI
Greedy, chief signal officer, has received
by way Of Seattle a dispatch from ST.
Michael, dated Feb. b. saying that
everybody was well in that part of
Alaska This message was carried by
courier from St. Michaels To Fort Egg
bert, which accounted for the two
months delay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
Genera! Rutterfeld III

New York, april I3.-GeneraI Daniel
Buttertield. one Of the moss distinguished
surviving officers of the civil war, is lying
dangerously III at his home an this citv
lie Is suffering from a recurrence Of the
illness which pros uated him in the sum-
mer OF 1929 General Butterfisld has been
in Miami. Fla. for about two months
hoping 90 benefit from the climate On
his return last Sunday he was prostrate5
and bis physician. Or. Frederick y cast
tel. found him attacked By paraIytic
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