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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-19
THE SALT LAKE HERALD. THURSDAY DECEMBER 49, 1901

went around to Peter Mortensen's and
borrowed a shovel A little girl fol-
lowed ne back down the tracks. but
not Tar. 1 proceeded 70 the grave and
dug very little, when encountered
what 1 recognized 10 be the cloth OF
trouser leg Poor Jim flashed across
my faind in a moment. I worked with
hln not long ago. and [ had felt all
along that h. had not run away with
the money. but that something had
happened MIN.
i was flied With such terror that !
could hardly move The horror OF the
situation Was such that I almost went
crazy I don't know how 1 got through
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house at time so near that when Hay
disappeared.
Powell. in explanation Of the case.
informed the police that he and Ban
had heen doing work for M0rtensen
and had been given checks for their
pay. he receiving a check for so and
Ball one for sis. The checks, they
said. We're presented at the bank and
We're not honored. because Mortensen
had no money there
Powell said that they wanted some
money and went to M0rtensen's house
some time between and Z O'Clock,
but did not find him at home. They
then waited around Cox's store Tor
awhile and, as he claimed, both went
home.
The police after investigating the
matter, found that both men had left
the vicinity of MOrtensen's house
about the time Powell claimed to have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-19

it, she told them, and they notified the
police. l started back with Royal
Young, Christensen, Mortensen and a
woman-just who, don't remember.
Some one scraped the dirt away
think it was Mortensen-and renaem-
Der he said: There's Jimmie,'
About twenty minutes later the po-
lice arrived. and Mortensen and the
rest helped put the body in the wagon.
The body was cramped into the little
grave sideways, with the face turned
over. the shoulder downwards. / am
all broke up over this thing, because
II was just a year ago exactly that
William Jensen and 1 saw a man bur
led under gravel pit near the peni-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-19

a motorman on a Callers park car
came into the police station last even
ing and told Chief Hilton that he had
reached the Rio Grande Western cross
ing at 1915 o'clock Monday evening,
when die saw a man with a shovel. The
regulations require that the street cars
be stopped at the railroad crossing. The
motOman thought the man was
"spotter," and so he was unusually
cautious, bringing the car to a fun
stoD.
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CARPENTER POWELL T
ARRESTED AND RELEASED.

f. II. Powell, a carpenter, who has
been in the employ of Afortensen and
who was at the latter's house Monday
night in company with Tom Ball. am
other employe, was taken into custody
by the police yesterday morning, but
was released after investigation as to
the cause of his presence at M0rten-
sens house Monday night had been
made
Powell was found working upon
Mortensen's house yesterday morning
and arrested by an officer. He was
greatly surprised, bat consented to go
to the police station. He was arrested
because of having been at Mortensen's
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tracts for a year, and that he had
beer. making every effort to make both
ends meet.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If if fails to cure. z. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
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E AFFAIR

homes.
e OF Hay until
8 clock when he
d told me that
notified him to
i night and give
bought it was
ID on having the
to pay it. The
IS fruit jars hid
L got it and we
old pieces in the
Y put the money
e the receipt for
ack of gold. an
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Frived everyone
BIZ the case and
10 the spot 1
the foot prints
be, but couldn' t
Hour who came
& over them BY
ian looking Tor
clues at hand
sightseeTs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
Brought Wild Animal.

The Hamburg-American steamer
Pennsylvania which arrived az New
York from Hamburg, brought seventy
i've cases Of wild animals, CONSISTING
OF polar hears, monkeys and man
Others. Some are consigned to en-.
geological gardens OF Cincinnati.
The signing of the wage scale by
fruit jar manufacturers of Muncie.
Ind, will put fifteen nundred idle men
at work.
Authorities in the Polish provinces
of Prussia have discovered evidence of
the existence Of secret societies aiming
ut a revolution. Many arrests have
been made.
Inc Kansas state temperate union,
which Is holding It's annual con yention
subscribed over 800 to purchase a gold
medal for Mrs. Carrie Nation. Mrs
Nation says she will refuse the medal
and will turn the money over to the
run to aid her anti-saloon work,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
JUMPED IN o or CARS
nknow Man Killed by = Tra,a ~
Crawford.

An unknown man was struck and
instantly killed by AZ engine in the
II. * N. railroad yards at Crawford,
Neb. A freight train had just pulled
IN and it is thought the man had been
Sealing a ride on it and jumped out Of
a box car just as the engine from
another train was backing past. No
blame can be attributed to this train
men. The man was poorly clad, with
blue jeans overslls and a much worn
dark ovcrcoat. lie was about fifty OF
hfty-five years old and fair without
beard. There was nothing Of any
value on his person, and Il Is thought
his name is Dan McCorty and that he
had been working in some Of the coal
mines or or some Of the sections In
Wyoming. An Identification envelope
deariug that name was found in his
pocket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
GOMEZ MADE ELIGIBLE
Friends Win In h Constitutional Con
stitutional Convention.

The followers of General Maxine
Gomez triumphed in the Cuban consti-
tutional convention. The clause maxi
ing him eligible to the presidency of
the republic was adopted by = vote of
fifteen to fourteen. There was no dis
cussion. The anti-Gomez faction took
the defeat quietly and almost good,
naturally. The session will continue,
when some changes will be made. 1t
is generally believed that the conven-
ion will leave out the clause referring
to the expulsion of ''pern,cious for.
eigners."
There il also a growing disposition
to eradicate all radical clauses before
submitting the completed work to the
United States congress.
The editing committee is getting the
document in shape with rs little delay
as possible. and it is expected that tho
final adoption will not be much post
poned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
Heroine of Quantren Raid.

Mas. II. ID. Fisher, wife Of the vet
eran Methodist preacher of that name
is dead at Topeka, Kan.
Mrs. Fisher played q heroine part In
the Quantrell raid at Lawrence. Her
husband was home in Lawrence on
sick leave when the raid took place.
The rufians came to the house expect
ing TO find Mr.. Fisher, Not succeed
ing they set hre to the house. Mrs.
Fisher then obtained permission to
remove the carpets from the house.
She dragged them out into the garden
and managed to secret her husband
under them while dragging them out.
As q consequence Mr.. Fisher was one
of the very few men spared on the
memorable day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
ebraska Mana I.urk

Noah :. Wood, brother Of G. s. Wood
n job c. Wood, of Table Rock, Neb..
VINO vent from there several al
since To engage In the mining business
IN Montana. has recently struck a
lead" near Dillon, In that state. which
~ Is said is very rich, aud Is calculated
GO make him immensely wealthy. The
discovery created great excitement In
the vicinity, according to the Dillon
papers. His many friends in Table
Rock hope that he will not he dis
appointed and that the sunset of his
hfe' may be tinged with bright shades
Of yellow and gold.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
FIRE DOES HEAVY DAMAGE
Loss 81 Thrce-qusrters Of . million a
P%ittsburg.

Loss 81 Thres-qusrters Of q Million a,
Pittsburg.
A P~ittsburg dispatch says: Tie Ave.
story brick building at T~wenty-third
street and the Allegheny railroad. oe.
cupied by the Armstrong Bros, cork
factory. was completely destroyed by
fire, together with the foundry and
machine shop OF the ~Tottenhogg Iron
aud Steel foundry on Twenty-fourth
street adjoining the Armstrong;. The
loss will reach almost $3.50, 900, with
insurance covering the amoun fully.
The fire was one Of the nos spectac.
ular seen there for a long time. The
hames from the main building Of the
Armstrong fac. ory where the fire ori0i-
mated, spread with astonishing rapid
ity. and five alarms were sounded in
quick succession, calling all the en-.
gines in the lower city TO the scene.
Great excitement prevailed because the
employees of the cork factory, number
ing i.5OO. were all At work, and 1t was
feared that many Of the girls aud boys
in the building would not be able to
escape. Fortunately the several fire
escapes and the tiremen's ladders pro-
vided ample for the safety of
all. In spite Of the frenen's good
work the flames jumped across the
street and ate their way into the Tot
tenhogg foundry and laid waste the
foundry and machine shop before they
could be checked. The Armstrong
cork factory was the largest plant Of
the kind in the country, and the com
pany has offices in most of the princi-
pal cities. All of the valuable ma.
chinery was destroyed but the books
ana papers la the offices were saved.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
Ex.klNC MILAN DEAD.
Notorious Sovereign of ssrvia Passes
Away ut vienna.

Notorious Sovereign Of ssrvis Passes
Away ut vienna.
A Vienna, Austria, dispatch Of FEB
ruary II says: Ex-King Milan, Of
Servia. died here today. Milan was
one Of the most notorious royalists in
Europe. His whole career had been
darkened by dissipation. unhappiness
and intrigues. His son. Alexander.
incurred his wrath by marrying "a
lsdy-in-waiting 70 his mother. Mi,an's
wife. Queen Natalie. occurred u decree
OF separation when unable b, longer
staud his brutal demeanor. Milan
made Servia a Kingdom by taking adj
vantage of hostilities between Russia
aud Turkey and was proclaimed king
in lss". In 1856 he started a row with
Turkey and was beaten disastrously.
In 1889 he abdicated in favor of Alex
apder. but tried repeatedly to start u
revolution against him. Hence he was
banished. Several attempts were made
on his life. but il is said Milan ar
ranged them himself for political pur
poses.
King Milan before death expressed u
desire to see his wife, ex.Queen Ma
talie. and his son. Prince Alexander.
His physician telegraphed both. Ma
taiic replied she could not undertake
the trying journey from Biarritz and
Alexander sent word that he could
not leave Belgrade, his capital. at this
time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
GENERAL G DEAD
FriSnd OF Abraham Lincoln succumbs TO
Old Age.

Old Age.
ASpringficld special says: Gen james
NJ. Rugg'es, II of the founders of the
republican party, who drafted the first
platform on which the party was
founded. died at Hopping sanitariu III,
Havana, H., aged eighty-one years.
General Ruggles was born March 2,
1919, in Richland county, Ohio, and
was ot'uoted ancestry. his great uncle
being Timothy Ruggles, who was pres
ideut of the first congress which ever
met ia America in New York in 1851.
Another great uncle. John Ruggles,
was three times elected United States
senator from Maine, and another uncle,
Benjamin Ruggles, was the first United
States senator from Ohio, serving
eighteen year from 1918. His father,
Judge Spooner Ruggles, was state SEN
ator in the Illinois legislature from
Ogle and Winnebago counties in 1892.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
TOPEKA JOINTS CLOSED.
citizens Mass Meeting utImaturn Make.
Kansas Capital Dry.

citizens Mass Meeting Wtlmstun Mak.s
Kansas Capital Dry.
As = result Of a meeting of the citi-
zeus of Topeka. Kan. all the joints OF
the city are closed. The citizens made
the peremtory order that the saloons
be discontinued by noon Tuesday. aud
80 far as known the order was rega rd-
ed. Chief Of Police Stahl. with some
Of his officers, made the rounds Of the
joints and notified the keepers. as far,
as they could he found. that they
would he expected to close at once
Chief Of Police Stahl told the jointis,s.
that there was an army of 1000 men
waiting to- march on a minutes notice
to close the joints vi the city. aud that
they were of u class that would not he
frightened ont Of performing their
duty, rs they interpreted II. Notices
were slipped in under the doors Of the
closed places.
In oaly one place did the officers find
any liquor sold, and this place agreed
to close at once.
Topeka is practically y dry town no
far as the joints are concerned. The
citizens committee has made the en-
forcement of the order regarding the
joints, aud will insist thai the order be-
carried out to the letter and the stock
and fixtures be removed from the city
by next Friday noon. February 60.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
ENGLAND CANNOT COMPLY.
Refuses to Accept Uulted states Nicara-
gun Canal Project.

~ "oVoPt onsteu states Nicara-
qua Canal Project.
IL n been learned by a representa-
tive OF the Associated press at London
that q reply will shortly be ZEN to the
United States Nicaragua canal project.
IL will not comply with the sc%nate's
demands. Neither will it be in the
nature OF n fiat refusal, though for the
purposes of general construction IL
Will Toe tautamount to such a refusal.
10 Will consist mainly in a counter
proposal or proposals, likely 10 neces-
states extended ncgoti atoms with the
nature OF the proposal not yet ascer-
tainable. Lord Paunccfote will pro-
badly be the medium through whom
a answer will he sent and by whom
the subsequent negotiations will chief.
~ DC conducted. From British official
opinion 1t In likely that several mouths
will elapse before the matter reaches
a conclusion, by which time the Hay-
t~uncefote treaty will Ihave elapsed on
one oasis OF the senate's amendments.
The British counter propositions are
now formulating and il is possible an
entirely new agreement will eyeptu.
ally he reached.
30 Tar as car We a~scertaiued The AL.
mintstration has not had auy iutima.
t'on OF The counter proposals the Lon.
don dispatch says will be made In the
matter OF the isthmian canal. There
Is a feeling OF regret that the British
government has felt itself constrained
tn adopt such II course. as the hone
was entertained that the amendments
to the Hay Patncefote treaty might
nave been accepted in the spirit IN
which they were made. senator Nor
gan when Informed Saturday of the
news said he believed IL Great Britan
has decided to take the action stated II
wouid create resentment in the senate
and among the people. aud distrust of
the motives of that government. lie
aoped IL might result in some action
on the part of the pending bill at this
session. Senator Morgan. however,
vas o willing to say what action, II
any. he proposed to take to bring
ADO such a result.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
MAMIE JARNER SUICIDES.
MENTALLY ~Deranged. n kearney Dowes,,,
Ends Her LIZ.

SAD case of mental arrangement
ana suicide occurred recently at Kear-
ney. ~
~ young Swcde girl by the nsrp. of
Mamie '%arncr, who was employed as a
uon'eSt'c IN the family Of +. p. Roby.
''it the residence and proceeded To- TN.
ra'iro"d ami east herself in front ,f
TN" east-hound Union Pacific n,.s.o...
Tram n" !, and her mangled remains
were not discovered until several hours
later. ""'"
one was missed from the Roby resi-.
aehcr' and npon u search being mad.
i' was found from her tracks in tho
snow that she had gone toward t,,s
railroad and. upon further nyestipa.
80 "e' ',nainS were discovered
aiong the track scattered for . distance
of 100 feet. Her body was so borrihtv
mangled that her friends cou,d .c,ro,iS.
recognize il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
SIGN OF TUMULT
Ugly Rumors Of Coming Trouble
at Madrid.
SPANISH PEOPLE READY FOR RISING


A Madrid. Spain, Feb. IL. dispatcl,
saye: Whispered JUNIORS which are
not supported by tangible facts, say
u a Madrid is % n the verge of a tumult.
The government, however is calmly
proceeding To carry ont the details of
u wedding OF the Princess " the
Asturias and Prince Charles Of hour
bon, but the street corners and the
ciuos TEEN with disturbing stories.
The new shouts. Long live the army"
is The most serious sign.
Should it. take n real hold on the
people. and should the fever reach the
army itself, the outcome would be
threatening. The current talk repre-
u the army rs being dissatisfied
and as announcing il does not intend
10 take up arms against the people 10
long as their opposition is directed
against the jesui,s. and the Count of
CaSerta.
Inc signing of the civil contract in
connection with the palace was a sim
pie ceremony. and was witnessed nv
the members of the royal family.
the ministry, the Count of Caserta and
MS iam'iS and the chosen legal wit
nesses.
All the parties to the wedding are
nemociled in royal palaces. They
therefore are not obliged To expose
themselves To the public. tue wedding
within the chapel Of the pal
ace 'tse'f at II o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
Up 10 the present time the city is
calm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
MAY LOSE HIS SEAT.
Objection Made to Delegate Wilson Of
Hawaiian Islands.

Objection Made to Delegate Wilson oil
Hawaiian Islands.
The charges against Delegate vii.
coz OF Hawaii have been taken up by
house committee on elections No. 1.
Mr.. Wilcox was present, accompanied
by Representative Robinson OF Indi-
ana, who appeared Ms his friend and
counsel. The written answer of Mr..
Wilcox vas then submitted. lie claims
that many Of the charges against him
are without merit. In regard to the
letters he Is accused Of having written,
dated respectively January Al, 1900,
aud March 8, 1899, be suggests that
the conditions prevailing ut that tune
and the legal status OF the Hawaiian
islands with respect to the United
States were entirely different from
those existing later and at the time OF
his election. lie claims TO be now sin.
csrely and thoroughly an American,
believing in and heartily supporting
their institutions.
Mr.. Robinson added that the dele.
gate had received no notice OF contest
hs provided by the rules.
Three additional letters were intro.
duced and lie made the same answer ia
them. The letters were written in
1900 aud criticised the American course
in the Philippines.
Mr.. Gear, the prosecutor then con.
tended that the election of Mr.. WILCOX
void, as the requirements Of the
United states statutes were not com.
plisd with. On being cross-questioned
Mr.. Gear said he had made speeches in
Hawaii in favor Of the election Of a
delegate, Mr.. Parker, the opponent OF
Mr.. Wilcox, and had questioned the
right Of Hawaii TO have a delegate In
congress. Mr.. Gear stated that in Mr..
Wilcox's campaign speeches he had said
that he would restore the queen. When
the witness said Mr.. Wilcox chad eter.
nslly damned the Americans" the dele
gate muttered "A lie" but was mildly
by his counsel.
After Mr.. Gear had presented his
evidence he made an extended argu.
ment arraigning the delegate. During
the argument Mr.. Mann interiected
the statement that certain letters writ
by eminent public men came
quite as near treason az those by Mr..
wilcox, referring to the Philippines.
Mr.. Robinson made a brief argument
in behalf of Mr.. Wilcox, criticisina
those who had betrayed the confidence
of private letters and had made them
basis Of these charges. A brief on
law points will be submitted Tues
law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
STRIKE MAMMOTH ousHse


Hpe''ai from Hartford City. Ind.
says An oil well which has a flow ,f
more THAN 1000 barrels "A dav. and
which has already inundated five ,cr..
.. '"n'' w'th petroleum, was struck in
the ~b'a'kfomi county field. six mile,
northwest of Hartford and eight miles
west OF Montpelier. The contractor
eialm the well Is ~crevice freak aud
'"ot the enormous output cannot hc
maintained any great length of time.
Tanks are being erected TO sav. ,h.
oil. VOW" 'he
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
ROB EXPRFSSSAFf
Thieves Make Rich Haul at
Manila, Iowa.
SttUpf FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS


A Sioux City, February 10 dispatch
says: Prompt aud active work by the
authorities nj Manila, Ia, resulted 10
the arrest Of three men who are sus.
pected OF having been implicated in
n theft ut n United States express
safe, sa'd to have contained $40, 600.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ~. Paul
train. on which the safe was taken
from Sioux City. arrived Mt Manila.
The Omaha train was late aud James
Sturtevsnt Of Sioux City. the express
messenger, did not hurry in unloading
n goods and packages from his ear.
The express safe. with other articles.
was dnloadcd and placed on u truck on
" depot platform aud then Sturte-
vant and the baggagemau went to the
other end OF the platform to get an
other truck load.
When Sturtevaut returned. he no
t'ced that the articles on the truck
disarrapgcd aud n glance showed
that the iron box was gone.
There was great excitement and no
tame vas lost In spreading the alarm.
ttty Marshal torrcll hastily assembled
asposse, aud vigorous work was begun.
SNOW lay thick upon the ground and
u did not take long to discover the
tracks of W. persons who evidently
had been carrying some heavy object
directly from the truck ~ il stood
upon the depot platform.
0They carried the safe the distance of
two blocks and then loaded IL into a
wagon. which had been left there in
waiting. Thu wagon was drivcu about
q mile and a half out into the country
and thcre'thc safe was forced open
n the contents were distracted. The
men then abandoned the safe and went
tneir way on a new track.
1t was not difficult to trace them.
however, aud this morning three ar
rests were made. Their names are
John jackson, John Stovail and Chas.
Hayes. All are men who live at Ma
MIA aud are well known. Their Q
tat'ons heretofore have not been bad. |
lhey stoutly protest their innocence, |
but The authorities believe the evidence
against 1t least two of them will prove |
conclusive.
The safe which was stolen contained
the ncighborhood OF s4O,O 900. Twelve |
dollars was in cash and the
remainder in drafts, checks and various
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
PLAN FOR PEACE.
Change Ia Britain's Attitud. Toward
rransvaal Duo to Edward VII,

A dispatch to the World from Lon
don says an important development in
the direction Of peace in South Africa
is believed To be impending.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood. who brought
about an arrangement with the Beers
AFTER Majuba tthe final battle of the
Boer war Of lsSO-'sl. ending i'm British
defeat. is going out in n special capac-
ity. probably AS II commissioner, which
will enable him to treat with the Boer
generals.
MS appointment will h. a virtual
supcrscding of Lord Kitchener. who.
It is said. will Soon be relieved and
become the commander-in-chief in
India. The scheme which it is he
i'eved in the best informed circles is
af"ot for the ending of the war. un-
doubleday is due tn the inhuenc. OF
the king, who was actuated by In,
advice Of the kaiser.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-15
Death Of Hero Of ssuoh.

Gen. benjamin Mayberry Prentiss,
n of the Oldest surviving &c nerals Of
volunteers Of the civil war is dead, al
his home In Bethany, Mo. Gen. Prem
tiss defeated Generals Homes and
Price at Helena, Ark, January 4, 1852,
and resigned In October of the same
year. He was known as 1.-The hero G,
SHILOH" and was the last survivor OF
the FitSjohn Porter CONTINENTAL, and
was a prominent Grand Army of the
Republic a He was eighty-one
years old. General Prentiss was In the
volunteer service of Illinois during the
Mormon excitement in the early days.