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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
TICKET FORGING GANG.
have Sold Many Thousands Of
Dollars Worth of Coun-
terfeitS.

Kansas City, No, Dec. GA gang
Of forgers of railroad tickets has been
operating in Kansas City successfully
during the last few weeks, according
to H. C. Townsend of St. Louis, general
passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific
railroad. VINO mas been in the city in
vestigaung the fraud, with the aid of
George II. Foote, secretary of the
LEGAL passenger bureau. and J. A. Stew
art, general southwestern passenger
agent of the Rock Island
Mr.. Townsend said of the frauds:
The losses of the western railroads
viii amount TO thousands Of dollars.
There have been three classes of for
geries. Some days ago Mr.. FOOte dis
covered that a bogus perfOrating stamp
had been used to initiate the stamp
that is used to mark the tickets at the
union depot. The fOrgers tried in Chi
cagO to buy a stamp exactly like the
one that is used at the Kansas City
union depot to stamp return ticket
coupons, but the manufacturers sus-
pected something was wrong and re-
fused to sell it. The forgers were not
batfied. They bought a stamp that is
used in banks for perforating check,
changed the dies from PAID 10 K. &.
Z. D., and have used it on many
forged tickets.
The second class Of forgeries in
cluded conductors train checks The
bogus ones are fairly good limitations
Of the genuine ones, but they have
smooth edges instead of peTfOTatiOns.
Wholesale frauds have been committed
BIZ using forged livestock contracts,
which are exchanged for tickets. We
have no means OF knowing how many
bogus livestock contracts and con-
dUctors' train checks have been used.
! know that hundreds Of fraudulent
contracts were printed here in Kansas
City. We have evidence to show that
a Kansas City ticket broker knows
something about the fOrgeries. We
nave engaged an additional force of
detectives and hereafter conductors
viii watch carefully for fOrgeries. The
Missouri Pacific has suffered severe
losses, but our road is only one of
many that has been defrauded'
Dozens Of the forged tickets have ii
is said, been secured by the railway
officials.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
is A GREAT STEP.
Labor Leader So Regards the New
York Meeting.

LdDOI Leader 30 Regards the New
York Meeting.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 22-John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers Of America, who has just re-
turned from the east, where he at
tended the arbitration meeting called
by the National Civic Federation in
New York, said: q regard that meet
ing as the greatest step toward har-
monizing labor and capital that has
ever been taken in America. There is
no doubt in my mind as to the feast
bility of their plan, and have no doubt
that it will bear fruit. When such
men as Senator Hanna and Mr.. Schwab
meet the labor leaders Of the country
IN an effort to bring about means for
a compromise it shows a good feeling
on the part of capital for labor"
Asked his opinion on the present
shortage Of coal throughout the coun7
try, Mr.. Mitchell said:
The shortage is largely, in fact, al
most entirely, due to the lack of means
for transporting the coal from the
mines 1t is impossible TO get cars The
great activity in other branches of in
dustry this fall has taken the cars in
other lines Of work. As soon as a SUI
fcient number of cars can be regularly
secured coal VIII be plentiful"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Puthian BANQUET.

Coalville. Utah. Dec. 21.-Summit
lodge, No. -, Knlghts OF Pythias, gave
a banquet last evening at the CoalvilIe
house. TOasts were intermingled be
tween the courses, and until late wit
and satire abOUnded in a manner to
cali forth many pleasant comments and
applause. The POSTMASTER was Q. w.
French. TOasts We're responded to by
l.. i. Eldredge, a. G. Warner, w Nj.
BOyden. Ray Bruner and J. L. Boyden.
After the banquet there was a pro-
gramme in the parlor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
RAID ON M0RTENSEN'S
HOME FOR SOUVENIRS

Thousands Of mOrbidly curious per
soEs t~amped over the scene Of the
Hay murder mystery yesterday. Sun
day gave TO many an opportunity for
which they have been anxiously await
ing to view the remaining evidences Of
the atrociOUs tragedy, and despite the
efforts of MOrtensen's friends and rel
atives to keep out the thrOng, thsy
overran the premises like so many ants.
After several days of such annoy
anca Henry MOrtensen. a brother of
the accused. nailed up the gates leading
to the latter's home, in the hope of
keeping out unWarranted intruders.
Yesterdays thrOng was larger than the
crowd any day last week, and In des-
paIatiOn the brother appealed to the
sheriff's office for protection for the
property. He pointed out that prop
erty was being destroyed and carried
off by sightseers and the curious and
requested that a guard be sent out TO
patrol the property. This the sheriff
declined to do.
In desperation he returned TO the
premises. to find d motley crowd
tramping over the grounds, proving
through the cellar, upsetting every
thing in sight. and even trying to
force a way into the living rooms
formerly occupied by the family of the
accused in the portion Of the dwelling
that has been completed. Selling q
heavy stick Henry MoTtensen ordered
all present who were not officers of the
law TO leave under penalty Of being
driven of. There were no officers
present. and all fell back.
Fully thirty women. many carrying
babies, climbed the fence I'm compii-
ance with his orders. 1Iortensen
was angered by the refusal of the
authorities to guard the premises. in
view of the emergency that existed.
and declared that if he had not taken
the initiative scarcely a stick would
have been left, owing TO the rapacity
OF souvenir hunters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
THIS FAMILY WAS ALL
BENT ON SHOOTING

y Huntington, w. Va, Dee. o. y
= During a family quarrel in Cen =
= tral City today, William Lafforty ?
= was shot and seriously wounded =
= by his son, Burt LaffOrty. After =
= being injured, the father seized a y
= shotgun and Shot and fatally y
= wounded the son. Rebecca Laf- =
= orty, a daughter, interrupted the =
= father, when he turned and fired =
= at her, inflicting a serious wound. =
= Lafforty was overpowered and =
y placed in Jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
CHINA AND RUSSIA CONFER,
Modification in Treaty Urged by the
Celestials.

CeleSt1alS.
Peking. Dec. 22.-The first discussion
of the Manchurian treaty between Paul
Lessar. the Russian minister here, and
the Chinese pIenipotentiaries Prince
Ching and Wang Wen Shac, occurred
here yesterday. Prince Ching and
Wang Wenshao displayed much less
compliance with the Russian policy
thar had the late Ii Hung Chang.
They urged the. following substantial
notifications:
First-The stipulation Of an early
date for the withdrawal Of all Rus
star troops from Manchuria except the
railway guard, the number Of which
Should be limited.
Second-They opposed the paragraph
restraining China from increasing the
number of her troops in Manchuria
without consulting Russia, contendinS
that China must be at liberty to main
tain whatever force was necessary in
Manchuria to preserve order there.
Third-Thev request that an early
date be fixed for returning the New
Chwang-Haf -Kwan railway, and con-
siderable reduction of the indemnity
claimed by the Russians for repairing
ana maintaining the railway.
Fourth-The Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries opposed giving Russia mOnop-
DIV of future mining concessions IN
ManchUTia.
Prince Ching has received a long
telegram from Chang Chi Sung, vice
ROY of Hankow, exhoTting him to
maintain the sovereignty over China
and Manchuria.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Present For Their Maiesties.

London, Dec. 23.-The Royal academy
has prepared z unique present for their
majesties in honor Of the accession to
the throne. The seventy members Of
the academy have each painted a water
color of uniform size; these pictures
are now being privately exhibited at
Burlington house, prior to their presen-
tation TO their majesties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Miner is Hurt.

A miner named Harry Reed, en-
plOyed at the Mascot tunnel, Bingham
was caught in a cavern yesterday and
rather seriously injured. His back is
most seriously affected. The man was
brought to the KeOgh- Wright hospital
and was resting easily at an early hour
this morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Governor ROGERS is III

Tacoma. Wash, Dec. 22.-An Olympia
special to the Ledger says: Governor
Rogers is confined to his home with an
attack of pneumonia. His physician says
he is seriously ILL., but that his condition
has not reached a point TO cause great
alarm However. DR.. 2. 3. NJ. Miller of
Seattle has been sent for, and is ex-
peCted tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23

L cannot possibly do anything for you
now
This is looked upon as an indication
that 1Iortensen did not have even the
money to pay his $500 bill at the lum-
Der cOmpanYs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
sOothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. TWen-
ty-live cents a bottle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Entire Stock Mems Smoking Jackets
One-third Of.

Regular prices . to SIS each. Today
and tomorrow only, ONE-THIRD OFt
THESE PRICES. AT WALKER ,.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
SETTEE CUTS SOME
FIGURE IN TIE CASE

4 piece OF furniture in the Mortensen
home Is now regarded as one Of the
important elements in the Hay muir
der. 1t is a narrow settee with arms
al each end. one Of the principal fur
uignngs Of the middle room where. ac-
co-ding TO MortenSen's story. Hay and
himself discussed their business rela-
tons and settled up the debt of $500
cue the Pacific Lumber company
ID was in this settee, according to
N0rtensen's story, that Hay and HIM
self sat while the money was counted
"a. and deposited IN q bag which Hay
held. A practical test was made, which
demonstrated that t5Co men of medium
size WOULD be So crowded in attempt
Ing 20 occupy the piece ot furniture
that &c would be almost impossible for
one to hold a bag into which tue other
could count the gold pieces that made
I'D the amount The men would be so
cramDed that 1t would be unnatural
for them to attempt to remain in that
position. according to the authorities
1T was decided 10 secure the settee rs
evidence. and with that end in view
Sheriff Naylor was instructed To take
charge or it.
Note And Mortgage.
In the same connection an interesting
tory has come to light in relation to
fhe failure Of Hay to abide by the IN
derstanding that be was TO cancel the
mortgage note and receipt tho sta-0-
ment that entered into the transact
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

the cavalry line there burst into view,
Iuil tear for safety, the uncouth, yet
marvelously swift-running leaders of
the little herd. The whole dozen came
flying across the sky line and down
the gentle slope, heading well around
to the left of the line of troopers, while
sticking to their tanks like red net
ties half a dozen warriors rode like
the wind on their nimble ponies, crack
ing away with revolver or rifle in saw
age joy in the glorious sport. Too
much for Burleigh's nerve was the
combination of sounds, thunder of
hoofs and sputter of shots, for when n
cheer of sympathetic delight went up
from the soldier line at the sight of the
chase, and the young engineer sprang
to the door of the ambulance to help
the major out, he found him limp and
CHASTITY heap. quivering with terror in
the bottom of the wagon. looking for
all the world as if he were trying to
crawl under the seat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

appeared one moment from sight, then,
suddenly reappearing, came laboring
up the hither side, straight for the
crest on which they lay, a dozen black,
bounding, painting beasts laundering
over the ground, followed by half
dozen darting Indian ponies, each with
his 1.-the rider scurrying in pursuit.
"Out of the way, men! Don't fire!"
shouted Dean. And, scrambling back
toward their horses, the lieutenant
and his men drew away from the front
of the charging herd, invisible as yet
to the halted troop and to the occu-
pants of the ambulance, whose eager
heads could be seen poked out at the
side doors of the leading vehicle, as
though watching for the cause of the
sudden halt.
And then a thing happened that at
least one man saw and fortunately
remembered later. Bryan, the trum-
peter, with jabbing heels and tapping
arms, was tearing back toward the
troop at the moment at the top speed
of his gray charger, already so near
that he was shouting to the sergeant
in the lead. By this time, too, that vet
cram trooper, with the quick sense of
duty that seemed to inspire the war
time sergeant, had jumped his little
column front into ine' to meet the
unseen danger; so that now, with car
bines advanced, some thirty blue jack
cts were aligned in the loose fighting
order of the prairies in front of the
foremost wagon. The sight of the dis
tant officer and men tumbling hur-
riedly to one side, out of the way pre-
sumab,y of some swiftly-coming peril.
acted like magic on the line. Carbines
were quickly brought to ready, the
gun locks cracking in chorus as the
horses pranced and snorted. But it
had a varying effect on the occupants
of the leading wagon. The shout of
Indians" from Bryan's lips, the sight
of scurry on the ridge ahead brought
the engineer and .aid-de-camp spring
ing out, rifle in hand, to take their
manly part in the coming fray. It
should have brought Maj. Burleigh too,
but that appropriately named nom
combatant never showed outside. An
instant more and to the sound Of rising
thunder, before the sstonished eyes of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
THE ALIEN.

have come back-who have been long
Once more breathe the country per-
fumes rare
And watch the sunshine through the
shimrering air
Drift to the grass like fancfeS gone
astray.
Ear. far from here when heart and brain
seemed dead
And weary thought insistent would not
cease,
My memory dreamed of this still world
of peace
~And I will rise and will go home" I
said.
have come back-like some poor. weary
Again seek the long-forgotten spot,
Where I was happy Though I knew it
not).
And cali to Nature-but she says no
wordi
What have you done. oh world. what
have you done?
With bitter truths and cold, relentless
Scorn-
Broken the spell-the olden charm is
gone!
An alien I. beneath a stranger sun!
Good-by. my land of Dreams! I must
away,
With fevered brain and scared. rebel
lious heart.
Where silence is and rest, have no
part.
For one remembers here-I cannot stay!
oh. not for the .bluebird's joyous song
The myrtle blOoms-the white syringa
sprays.
And creets me not-I have been gone too
long!
Josephine H. Nichols. in Detroit Free
Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

acted as though they were totally un-
aware of the presence of troops, but
the more he thought the more he
knew that no big body of Sioux would
be travelling across country at SO crit
ical time Country, too, that was
conquered as this was from their enc
mics, the Crows), without vigilant
scouts afar out on front and flank.
The more he thought, the more he
knew that even as early as three
o'clock those keen-eyed fellows must
have sighted his little column, con-
spicuous as it was because of its wag-
ons. Beyond question, he told him
self, the chief of the band or village
so steadily approaching from the
northeast had full information of their
presence, and was coming confidently
ahead. What had he to fear? Even
though the blood of settlers and sol
diers might still be red upon the hands
of his braves, even though fresh sca1ps
might be dangling at this moment
from their shields, what mattered it?
Did he not know that the safeguard of
the Indian bureau spread like the wing
of protecting angel over him and his
people, forbidding troops to modest or
open fire unless they themselves were
attacked? Did he not. laugh in his
ragged shirt sleeve at the policy of the
white fool who would permit the red
enemy to ride boldly up to his soldiers,
count their numbers, inspect their ar
ray, satisfy himself as to their arma-
ment and readiness, then calculate the
chances, and, if he thought the force
too strong, ride on his way with only
a significant gesture in parting in
suit? If, on the contrary, he found it
weak, then he could turn loose his
braves, surround, massacre and scalp,
and swear before the commissioners
sent out to investigate next moon that
he and his people knew nothing about
the matter nothing, at least. that
they could be induced to tell.
One moment more Dean watched and
waited. Two of the Indians in the
ravine were busily reloading their
rifles. Two others were aiming over
the bank, for, with the strange stupid
ity of their kind, the other buffalo,
even when startled by the shot, had
never sought safety in fight, but were
now shifting the odor of blood on the
tainted air and slowly, wonderingly
drawing near the stricken leader as
though to ask what allied him. Obe-
dent and docile the Indian ponies stood
with dropping heads, hidden under
the shelter of the steep banks. Nearer
and nearer came the big black animals,
bulky, stupid, fatuous; the foremost
lowered huge head to sniff at the
blood oozing from the shoulder of the
dying bull, then two more shots pulled
out from the ravine, the huge head
tossed suddenly in air, and the I'M
calmly brute started and staggered,
whirled about and darted a few yards
away, then plunged on it's knees, and
the next moment, startled at some
sight the soldier watchers could not
see, the black band was seized with
sudden panic and darted like mad into
the depths of the watercourse, dis
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Miss Carrie Thomas, in speaking Of
Pe-ru-na, says: 81 have used Pe-ru-na
with splendid results. Would not be
without it. No money would hire me
to have a settled cold or chronic
cough, or hoarseness. Catarrh is the
most dreadful thing that could happen
to one of my profession. Pe-ru-na il
my shield and protector against this
most undesirable disease."-Carrie
Thomas. esrslztas
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
ru-na, write at once to DIR. Hartman.
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, ColumbusyO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
MISS ANTHONY's ARGUMENT.
1t Fell Like a Bomb In the Midst of
Her Male Antagonists and
Settled Them.

Miss Susan B. Anthony, the veteran
woman suffragist, has always had a
lively wit, and there is more than one
example in her recent life, by Mrs. Ida
Hustled Harper, of her nimble use of it
in the behalf of her sex, says Youth
Companion.
During her experience as a school
teacher Miss Anthony got her first
practical insight into society's. injus-
tice to woman as worker. Repeated
ly she would take a school, which a
male teacher had been obliged to give
up because of inefficiency, and, al
though she made a thorough success
would receive only one-fourth of hi:
salary.
Her first opportunity of calling at
tention to the injury done the teach
ing profession by sighting its women
members came during the state con-
vention in 1853. Two-thirds of the
teachers in attendance were women,
but not one of them spoke, nor was
their presence recognized in any way
by the men,
Toward the close of the second day
the question under discussion was:
''Why the profession of teacher was
not as much respected as that Of doc
tor, lawyer or Minister"
Miss Anthony, having listened for
some time, rose, but only succeeded in
gaining a hearing after half an hour
heated debate as to whether she
should be permitted to address the
meeting. She had remained standing,
fearing to lose her chance, with her
heart beating tattoo, and permis-
sion being granted, she said:
cit seems to me you fail to compre-
bend the cause of the disrespect of
which you complain. Do you not see
that so long as society says that wom-
an has not brains enough to be doc
tor, lawyer or minister. but has plen-
ty to be a teacher, every man of you
who condescends to teach tacitly adj
mits before Israel and the sun that
he has no more brains than a wom-
amp
AS may be imagined, this little
bomb was disconcerting to men and
women alike.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Hon. David Meekison is well known.
not only in his own State, but through
out America. He began his political
career by serving four consecutive
terms as Mayor of the town in which
he lives, during which time he became
widely known as the founder of the
Meekison Bank of Napoleon, Ohio. He
was elected to the Fifty-ifth Congress
by very large majority, and is the ac-
knowledged leader of his party in his
section of the State.
Only one flaw married the otherwise
complete success of this rising states
man. Catarrh with it's insidious ap-
proach and tenacious grasp, was his
only unconquered foe. For thirty
years he waged unsuccessful warfare
against this personal enemy. At last
Pe-ru-na came to the rescue, and he
dictated the following letter to DR..
Hartman as the result:
''Ihave used several bottles of Peru
ma and feel greatly benefited thereby
from my catarrh of the head. I feel
encouraged to believe that if use it a
short time longer I will be able to fully
eradicate the disease OF thirty years
standing. Yours truly,
'.David Meekison.'
Many people can tolerate slight ca
tarrhal affections. A little hoarseness,
a slight cough, cold in the head, or
trihing arrangement of the digestive
organs, do not much disturb the aver
age person in his business. But this is
not true of the public speaker or stage
artist. His voice must always be clear,