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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-17
Controversy Over Deed to Cen
ter Stake of Zion.


The attempt of George A. Crofutt in
this city last February to sell to the.
authorizes of the Mormon church the
orsanal deed to the. Center Stake, OF
Zion in Independence. Mo-, has stirred
up controversy that bids fair 10
bring about some interesting disclos-
ures.
1t will be remembered that this his
torical deed was for a piece of ground
40 and 104-l60 acres IN the city Of
Independence bought Of Edward Par
fridge Of Clay county, Mo, III 1886. by.
Maj tin Harris. one Of the witnesses of
the golden plates Of the Book of Nor
mon he paid Sic,025sfoT- the land. and
the Prophet Joseph Smith prophesied
that here the 1satter-day saints would
assemble and build their temple, and
very many people Of that faith still be-
Hevei that prophecy viii come true. The
land is now divided UP, part of 1T be-
lones to the Hendrikites, part to the
Josephites and part 70 residents of IN
dependeneet SG Es
-Crofutt stated when ne was here that
ne scared the. deed to this PFoperty
from Martin Harris in Bear River. Ida,
in 1856 that Harris mad been running a
paper there. but that he got into trou-
Bile. 6ad his plant destroyed and was
forced .tosIeaxe... He borrowed $3.50 from
CrOfutt at different times, and TO re-
in1bIrse- him ASSIGNED this deed 10 him
Now comes the sequel: The Herald
is just in receipt of q communication
from Martin Harris, from LewJsvilIe
Fremont county, idaho, dated April u,
IN which he says he never saw such g
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and my hair is an due to the remarkable
remedy used
Mrs. J. c Anderson. NIissoula, Mont.
writes: For years my hair- had been
falling out. but since using FOsO Rem
edies 1 have had ~ new growth Of hair
that il now to natural length
Theresa Fennell, MOSCOW. Ida-. says
My head was bald and glossy, but since
using the t'oso Treatment my hair is
now four inches in length and quite
curly"
J. J.. Aud. Cedar Falls. Ia. writes.
-tAA as very bald, but now have fine crop
OF new hair, which will soon be ready To
trim Il also cured dandruff
MIS- W. II Provost, Greenwich. Conn
ing and communications of daudruff." She
was also bad, but her hair has been now
completely restored.
D. IL. + herniss FarmersViIIe. Tex saws
the top of his head was entirely bald but
the Remedies have grown a fine new crop
OF .nllr and everyone in town is surprised
to see it.
saws her hair was thin and gray. but has
been restored 10 the natural color is now
long aud thick and glad to recommend the
FoSO Treatment to all
In the thousands of casts where it has
been used ii has never failed. yer the
-proprletoTS are ever. readN 70 grant anv
person in the world a test package Of the
wonderful properties OF The remedy, alb
sO4uteiy Tree. All that YOU have to do is
to send your name and address TO Alien
helm Medical Dispensary. 3629 Butterfieid
Bldg, Cincinnati. o., enclosing "A 3-cent
STAMP 70 cover postage, and by return
mail you Will receive a. free trial package
that viii convince You OF the truth of this
article
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man as George A. Crofutt, and never
heard or saw his name until his, atten-
ton was calls;i to the article in ques-
ton He says he firmly believes that
the deed is genuine, but he. asserts po-
sitively that G,rofutt never came into
possession of it through him.
air. Martins story of the deed does
not agree with the story told by Cro-
futt. He says his father Martin Har-
ris, sr., came into posSe sSion of the deed
in 1886 from Edward Partridge in Jack
son county Missouri, where the con-
veyance of the property was made.
When the Mormons were driven out OF
that county Mir. Harris went back 20
Kirkland. o., taking the deed with him.
Inthe all CT that year the SON left Ohio
for the west and took the deed with
him. Later the father came west, got
the deed and returned with it to Ohio,
and thatfis the last the son saw of the
paper.
Then he goes -on,sto say that in 1858.
while he was living in Cache couaty,
Utah, he became acquainted With a
that later this man weft6 10 Evans ton.
Wye, and started a paper, git into
trouble with the working men and had
his plant smashed. a7revious to this,
however. he went to Ohio and made a
visit toS the elder Harris. and curing
the visit got possession of the. deed.
What became of 1T afIerWard this man
does not knoW- - f.sr
The elder Harris came to Utah in 1870
and died-at CIarlxston IN 1875. II was q [
this time he told his son Of the visit TO
him of Cha ndIer Harris and his giving
him the deed. ttEk
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Tabernacle Recital For Chicago and
Wisconsin PEOPLE. ~


f. .. Bartlett. manager of the whole
saTs apartment Of The ,Kimball manu-
fscpry at Chicago. is the central ag-
WISCONSIN, people visiting salt lake.
They are trSveiins IN private cas-47 of
the Wisconsin Central which arrived
over the Rio Crran,le ~ estern late Mon
day night IN the party are MI and
lars. Bartlett. ". H KiileA. land COM
missioner Of the Wisconsin Cent ral
railway and Nifes G. G. Dunbar, chief
accountant OF the ,sSimbaH company;
Charles G. McC5lashan Of Rockford, III,
Miss Jessie MacEregar OF Appleton,
WIS., and Miss Nay stanley Of hook
ford.
The party left Chicago April and
have stayed over at. various places on
the way west They win return home
from here While ahe trip is one Of
pleasure Mr. Bartlett is very much i'm
terested ia the work % his firm on the
tdbernacle organ and he tOGS Occzs lon
20 inspect il while here Last evening
OTganist McCiellan gave an iTnprompfa
recital for the visitors and a mum ber or
local people. among whom we're Colonel
ard Ms y. w. Clayton and Mr. and
al 3. dsr14. ANhitney.
The work or the organ IS nearing
completion. and u showed u) IN first
class shape last night. bat some time
yet WIZ be fequired 10 remove the
ToughHess caused BY tbs disturbance of
the old pipes and 60 get il in perfect
tune. The recital Was very much ap-
preciated.. Ar. Bartlett. yvf.o is COM
petent % judge. made the ASSURING ee-
mars Hnit when She work is entirely
missed there yy,a be no cause Cor any
tqeEE but the utmost SATISFACTION on
part Of those interested.
Ihe visitors drove about the elty yes
tftdty afternoon ard viii be the guests
81 ~ alder Brothers at-Saltaira today. ~
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Harold Pitt Exonerated, After
an Investigation.

sary department in the Philippines,
and Harold's name has been mentioned
in connection With the affair Think
ing that you or Harolds dear mother
may have seen or heard something of
this, and in order to place you all at
perfect east in regard 10 the matter, 1
have TO say that ] have caoled news
from the governor general Of the Phil
ippines, stating that after a thorough
investigation Harold has been entirely
exonorat ted. so that you can safely
contradict any prejudicial reports tf1at
may reach your ears tt tstEs
4 enclose herewith a copy of a ca
blegram received yesterday morning
from Colonel Crowtler, private secTe-
tary OF General Macarthur, and the
legal adviser of the United States gov
ernmenti-in the Philippines. whfch is
perfectly Satisfactory to me and con-
firms my good opinion OF Harold"
Mr.. Pitt 5 family and friends here be-
Heve the dispatches of yesterday are
a srehash OF the matter to which Mr..
Evans refers IN his letter. and which
was investigated subsequently, result
ing in Harold Pitts enumeration.
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The publication Of the Associated
Press dispatches of yesterday from Ma
Mia regarding the alleged connection
Of Harold NJ. Pitt, formerly of Salt
Lake hut now Of Manila, with the com
r7issary scandals. has aroused a protest
from one Of Mr.. Pitts relatives here
Only a FEW days aso this relative re-
ceived q letter FROM Fllefaas +. Evans,
head Of the firm of Thomas Z. Evans
s. Co, with which Pitt is connected.
Mr. Evans enclosed q para graph from
a New York PAPER Containing, under a
Manila date line Of March 29. a state
,ment of che eharges against Pitt. Dir.
Evans at once wired Colonel Crowder,
secretary Of General Macarthur, re-
garding the matter, and received the
IoAoa ing reply
AFTER thorough investigation. exon
erated. Contredict psejudicfal reports.
Business uninterrupted W
4 he letter from Mr.. Evans is dated
at New York. April 2. He writes.
Sensational stories are being printed
in the rsfassp papers in New 4 oS-k regard
ing an a.ies eiisscandal in the commits
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Colored Pastor Pro lem Driven
From the Church.


The selection of ex-Dog Catcher j..
GORDON Mcpherson to eKpound religion
to the congregation Of Calvary eolored
Baptist church last Sunday night
caused an uprising in che congregation
on Sunday afternoon IN which IL is al
legged one sister who didn't believe the
'Lawdk had called aIcPherson to
preach, brandished 2 club at the par
sons head. As 4 result of the action
against the preacher, the woman who
brandished the club. and her husband,
who. it is SAID. was most violent in his
Threats against McPhets SON. were ar.
rested Yesterday on a charge of dis
tur5ing the peace.
rFhe two mem berss OF the congregation
who are under arrest are Mr.. and Mrs.
N p HUFF. The former is ROW em7
ployed with MCPHERSON as waiter at
the kuutsford.
.AcSordiHg to the statement OF Nc
Pherson, he was selected to occupy the
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pulpit Of the Calvary church Sunday
night but when he went to the church
TO the afternoon meeting. he was met
with the information that ne was not
wanted to expound religion by some of
the members who didn't think that ne
was the proper person. for the place.
When he ANNOUNCED that he would fill
the pulpit. Mrs. HUFF. he said, suddenly
sprangf to her feet. and swinging a
young club about her head, declared
that he wouldn't preach. Hufs he said,
also took the matter up, and raised
such a row that he. after thinking the
matter over. decided that he had better
retire from the ministerial field for the
time being and settle the affront by
hauling the disrespectful members UP
into police court.
Z The two against whom the complaint
was made were arrested, but allowed to
go on their own recognizdnce until next
Thursday. when the matter will be adj
Indicated, by Judge Timmony.
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DEATH OF JOHN HUGHES.
Resident of Fifteenth Ward FOR
Forty Years.


Another longtime and highly re-
spected citizen Of salt Lake and of'JTtah
passed away yesterday in the person
Of john Hughes-s Mr.. Hughes died at
the residencvof his daughter, Mrs ann
Treharne. He had resided in the FIJI
feenth eeclesiast5caT ward for more
than forty years. Tire dead man was
nearly 81 years old.
Mr Hughes was bern in December,
ISIS at I1anledau Denbigh shire, North
p Wales. he was converted 70 the Nor
mon fai.h fn 1856. an<Ea the same year
emisrate6 TO this cSuntry, stopping at
Winter Quarters usitii 1850. Mr.. Hughes
taTne 10 Utah IN August OF that year
and resided in salt Lake continuously
until his demise.
For thirty years he worked on the
salt Lake tsIlpfe. being enpl6yeG
there as a stone-cutter. ar. Hughes
leaves a daughter. four grandchtldren
and seven great-Erandchhdren r.
TanSements for the funeral -lees
have rot yet. been com pieted. but tie
announcement wili-t,e made later.
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HUBBARD UNABLE
TO FURNISH BONDS
PLACID in the Rotary as a Pre-
caution
STILL REFUSES TO TALK
Bur SAYS he DOES NOT FEAR
1YNcHERs


e. Z. Hubbard IS still in tsse county
5ih and according 10 the statement q
us attorney ne win not likely get ban.
tudge Powers. when asked about the
latter Of bail yesterday afternoon,
said: SHE can't give ball.
Hubbard wheI. .seen in the county jail
! refused to be interviewed when asked
7 ST he expected 20 get bail ne declared
that he had noth.as To say bait he did
not fear that any attempt would be
made to hsrm him. He declared that
he knew noting Of the alleged visit Of
some oe his friends to Ms Bawler 20
Try 70 ia7dee her 20 remain out OF the
case.
Some Of Hubbard's friends said yes
terday afternoon that no effort had
been made yesterday to get him bail
fEiE they We're waiting, 70 fear fInm his
fbrother in the east, Who was notified
Cf the matter His other brother, wh,S
IS IN California, was also notified, and
Expected 70 arrive ia the city next
lffftiay or Saturday ,, . -
ne time for the preliminary hear-
80 of the Hubbard case has not as set
sleta set, KS il is said that II VIII
|lilskiyt he within the next few days.
she mean time Hubbard VIII be kept
cqrefy in the county iaIl, Unless he
= able to- secure bonds,
s. While the officers do not look for any
tHttempt to take Hubbarda from jail,
HEY have been prompted by the threats
made AGAINST the prisoner to tar every
tsetdtul- Drecaurion.
Monday night Sheriff NaYlor. in or
dcrko be prepared against any possi-
bility Of an attempt upon Hubbard,
had tTim removed from his cell in the
NVoman's ward TO the rotary cell which
- Che most secure place in the jan.
Shefif Nayior said he did not think
that. any attempt would be made on
the jail, but to be prepared against
any possible emergency he teIephoned
10 Chief Hilton. and the chief reiterat-
ed his statement to q IfeEald represen-
tatiVe yesterday that he had informed
the sheriff 70 call upon him for men
II any demonstrations wel'e made.
Chief Hiltos, said yesterday 4 have
heard EXPIRE ssians from people today
that hubbard ought TO be hung and
one man told me shat he had come
down IN town Monday 1sseht because
ne believed that an attempt would be
made 10 JaISe Hubbard from the Jail
ana 10 wanted 20 be or hand If any
attempt was made. The chief said
further. 4 have not and do not have
tny fear that the people here would
make an attempt to lynch anybody,
many expressions of the opinion that
Hubbard s crime is deserving. OF hang
ing"
One officer. in. talking of the sentf-
ment expressed against Hubbard. said
that on the night after Hubbard's ar
rest there was much hostile talk on
the street. > -Itreallyl feared that some
attempt might be made on the Jail"
said he. and came near teIephonins
10 the station that they lad better be
ON the safe side by moving the priS-
onec froIa the city Jail" NE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-17
Wants BONDS INCREASED,
Boston & Montana Co. Makes Appli-
cation to Supreme Court.

Helena, Mont. April 1.-THE Boston &
Montana company today applied to the
supreme court for an order recurring the
Montana Ore Purchasing company to in
crease its bond on the Pennsylvania mine
appeal from $3.50 OG0, 10 $l.25GO00, on the
ground that the company has already eX-
tracted ore from the mine worth at least
S,}1e,stV IN excess OF its bond
Application has also been made for a
wrlo of supercedeas that the higher court
may pass upon the action Of Judge
Cteary OF Butte in issuing q restraining
order shutting down that part of the
PennsyivaIlia that the Boston & Montana
has been working 1t is claimed that tne
action of the lower court is in violation
OF the higher courts prerogatives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-17
WORST SNOWSIORM
IN RECENT YEARS
Heavy Fall is Reported in Colo
RADIO and Wyoming.
MUCH STOCK NAY BE LOST
RAILROAD TRAFFIC IN SOME
PARTS is DELAYED.

Denver. Colo, April 1s.-Reports from
northern. Colorado are to the effect that
another storm has prevailed on the
prairies for the past twenty-four hours
and still continues. 1t began with a
misty rain and developed into verita-
bic blizzard. The loss of stock will be
great rs they have become greatly
weakened by exposure to the storms
of the past two weeks and lack of suf-
ficient food.
The snow is drifting badly and rail-
road traffic is being delayed. In the
vicinity of Denver and on the plains
the storm is described as the worst for
yea -ft
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-17
LANDSLIDE m COLORADO.

Railroad Tramc on South Park
Branch is Delayed.
Leadville. Colo, April 1s.-The freight
and passenger trains over the South
Park branch are running over the Dem
yer and Rio Grande track from here
to Dillon. thirty miles distant, owing
TO landslide two miles this side OF
Frisco. The slide, which is about $50
feet long and ten feet deep, covers the
track with rocks. mud and imbers. and
] "a III. not be removed fe- a day or two, al
though wrecking trains are at the
scene and the debris is being cleared
away as rapidly as possible.
1t has been showing in 1<eadville for
two days, and there is no sign OF an
abatement. The weather is mid and
much of the snow naelts as fast as it
falls, The railways are experiencing no
serious difficulty in operating their
ira ms rtl.
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AND IMMIGRANTS
IDAHO EXPECTS TO HAVE THEN
BOTH.
short Line Agent eraybill Speak, Of
Oil Room at Nampa-Farmers
Coming From Kansas.


'rSsnlpa- Is in the threes of an oil ex-
element said. l.. H. GYaybiH OF Nam
pc. Ida, at the Cullen last evening. 1T
IS something like & month now since the
first discovery was made in the neigh
borhooa. ard nov fer twenty miles, up
and down Snake river there is. scarcely
a foot o. oil land IN sight that has not
been taken up As yet no systematic
development ~oEl Eas ksen done. but
a machine is or its way from the east
and IS soon Is % arrives a well win be
SUM oeep SnoHgA 20 aud out just what
there is thefe. The discovery twell is
ll<stEOut 39e feet, andy.the snaiysis
shows the OF TO lie q good quality q
petroleum. but Is yet the flow has not
been sufficient TO b. profitable. It is
desp, in the hope OF gatting a strong
flow rF
Mr.. Graylli4l is Immigration agent for
the Oregon snort Line. ana expects to
so to Ea-sas shortly to bring back a
party of farnlnrs who wish to look
around With view TO settling.
we - NOS lock for any big indnx
before fall, he said but the short
Line has already this spring brought
nearly 80 settlers into the Snake river
valley. They are a goa5 class Of people.
loo, Tor, We do nos encoura ge any Others
TO come out here. We want men with
some money, Who are not afraid to
work. and who want to build up the
country and make, something for them
selves above a mere existence. When
we. find people like these. we offer them
plenty OF ifi1ucennes.ts 70 come west
The tile is turning rapidly in this di-
reetiOu. The east is bee0ning over
crowded., the cutting Off Of The timber
rna6es ralns. and hence crops
moe seneertain, rad there- IS not the
profit in farming taat there used to be
ar these cider distfiC1s. IrsiS d glsasst
srsnment to tnass formers 10 know
that b. means Of irrigation they can
figure almost 10 certainty what their
tops Wifi be- we are docking for large
numbers to come out in the fall.
The short Line Is paying more at
tentiOn just now 10 the Snake river
valley than any where else most of the
settlers coming FROM all over the east
ands going 50 TIE Vicinity Of Nampa.
Payeute apd Bolse- Ffo, Railroads.&c.
becCmlng Interested IN % plan for a
nasionaf system Of resere oiFs aad iF1i-
CATION. aud when fhis comes. as il viii
IN time, there Wit be greater boom
than ever ia western farm lands.
-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-17
VETOED THE BILL.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri is Opposed
to Compulsory Education.

Jefferson City. Mo-. April 16.-cov-
ernor Dockery has vetoed the compul-
sorry educational bill. entitled IAN Act
to Enforce the constitutional Right OF
Every Child in the State to an Educa-
ton, to Provide for Truant. OF. Parental
Schools and Attendance Offfcers in
Cities of 10000 Population or More, and
70 Prohibit the Employment of Children
During School Hours" Governor Dock
cry declared that the act interfered
with the personal rights OF parents. and
sayored of paternalism ON the part of
the state. He said:
THE bill violates the constitutional
requirement of uniformity in IegisIa-
ton, inasmuch as it makes improper
classihcations and arbitrary distinc-
lions between children of the same age
and residing in the same district and.
therefore, obnoxious to the constitu-
tionai prohibition against class Iegis-
latiOn." sfa
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killed in a Mine.

:
Rock Springs. Wyo., April 16.-George
BusUs Instantly lost his life in No. l
NINE, Sweetwater or the Central Coal &
Coke company BY falling before a trip.
he was doubled up and his knees crushed
into his breast. he was stopping the trip
Tor dlnner when the accident happened.
he was steady, Industrious young man
and brother OF Andrew Bugus a repre-
sentative from this county to the last
state legislature He was 26 years old
and unmarried.
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SHOWING IN WYOMING.
Railroads Forced to Bring Out Their
Bucking Machinery.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. April 16.--One' of the
worst storms in recent years has been
in progress here for eighteen hours.
Snow began to fall early Monday morn
ing and several inches were added 20
the large amount already on the
ground. The snow is light and a high
wind has dT-ifted it badly. The rail-
roads are using their snow bucking ma
clinery
The livestock losses from this and
former storms are enormous. All the
small ranches in western Nebraska and
South Dakota and eastern Wyoming
have lost heavily. The temperature is
now near zero.
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At Bed Time

take a pleasant herb drink. the next
morning I feel bright and my complex
ion is better My doctor says it acts
gently on the stomach. liver and kid
neys, and is a pleasant laxatiHe. It IS
made from herbs, and is prepared as
easily as tea. 1t is called Lanes Medi-
cine. Lanes family medicine moves
the bowels each day Price, CSC. and
SOC For sale by Godbe- Pitts Drug
company. Salt Lake City. Utah.
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Denver, April ia special to the News
from Sterling, Colo, SAYS: The cold
rams OF the past ten days, supplemented
BY the snow-storm and blizzard o. yester-
gay and last night, have resulted in a
neaVy ioSs 10 ssockmen. The loss 2 at
present varies from 8 20 so percent The
neayy losses are among those who have
from the south late in the fall depend
inS mostly on the range toswinter cattle
that were nor -accIimated. -,
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Loss Stories Fxaggerated.

Denver. April ia special 10 the News
from Cheyenne Wyo saws; AL Bowie
InanaSer OF the Swan Cattle Company.
today declared that the. reports OF the
conpany.s losses. from 1he recent storms
nave been greatly exaggerated me
eShipany hoidings amount to about So :
~ mead whlie the losses viii not aggre-
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To Entertain the President.

Colorado Springs, Colo, April Ia
The board Of directors of the Young
Mems Christian association has ar
ranged a programme for President Nc
Kinley,s visit in part. II is the inten-
ton TO have a parade. IN (which the.
president. Secretary Long, Governor
Orman and others viii participate The
president Will be asked TO deliver an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-17

WHITES CREAM VERMIF'UGEs not
only effectually destroys worms. it also
increases. the appetite aids assintla-
fion and transforms a frail infant into
one OF robust health. Price Is cents.
Van Dykes Drug store, corner Main
and Third South streets.