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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Collision on Northern Pacific.

Tacoma. Wash. Dee 23.-Extra 154 west
collided with extra 133 east about one
mile west eff Weston on the Northern
Pacific road about $50 2. m. Both en-
gines were damaged. ten cars derailed
and the track viii be blocked several
hours WreClzing outfits from Tacoma
and Ellen0urg were sent 10 clear the
track. The cars damaged were mostly
loaded with coal. Conductor G.. A Fisk
on extra east. was slightly injured. En-
gineer Kelly, on extra west, has not yet
been found and there is a possibility
be may be found under the wreck. The
cause of the accident is being iuvesti-
rnIal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
SALT LAKE AND OGDEN.
PLACES Designated For Coming Civil
Service Examinations.

NaSninSi4n. -. c.. Dee. 9o-The civil
s.tfiee commission announces today that
n = aud - competitive examine
Flii De neia for the positions 81 ir-
i aSsis taal aHd irrigation engineer.
salaries OF N.59 peg annum APP
zaoAs Tor permission 20 take these
ihftions must DE- made 10 the COM
ot iaa local boards prior TO JAM
- examinations il Wyoming viii
H' fra at Cheyenne ln Utah az
axe lil[ and OGDEN, in Idaho at
e.sate .>aoois is assured by the post
naftncul ihat a free delivery
kffiiee Nfi te given Pocatelo soon. The
fiff lmenl WIZ request an immediate
appropriation for the service. and ex-
IetIs 90 Install 70 carly IN the coming
= fir3ner. secretary TO Senator Du-
hos, VIII deliver lecture on Peace" i'm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Satisfied with Kitchener.

New York Dec. Dissatisfaction with
the progress Of events IN South Africa is
now general and there is a marked re-
yival of public opinion is support OF Lord
Kitchener MS Ommander-in-chief, says a
London correspondent Only a few weeks
ago the military expressed much adverse
criticism of Bitchener's geueralship. Now,
however. he is called the organizer Of
victory. and the people talk or his abil-
ties with uuWeaTied energy. Fun credit
is given him FOR collecting all the scat
tered raw material in South Africa and
the reinf0rcemeTrs daily arriving from
all parts Of the British empire into a
fighting machine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Danes SIN Protesting

Copenhagen, Dec 2o.-Fresh additional
agitation against the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States before
the question has been submitted to a pie
bescite seems to be increasing here. A
large and secret meeting of members was
held tod2y, the sentiment of which was
in favor Of a plebescite. The ministerial
organs are advocating prompt action in
the matter and disregard for the elamor
to submit it To a vote Of the people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Sampson Can Smoke.

Washington. Dee 2l-Dr. W s. Dixon,
the physician On attendance upon Rear
Admiral W. II. sampson today made the
following statement regarding his
patients condition. The admiral is not
I'm any immediate danger. He goes out
for exercise every day. weather. permit
ting. He smokes his cigar after dinner.
He is not feeble. but just in impaired
health. His heart action is quite yigor-
Gus His iifa may be proiUng ed for many
years, or it may be very orief, so far
as any one Knows
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Nav Try American Route.

New York. Dec 20-There is. it ap-
pears, some truth in the stories which
have been current o. late. that the Brit
ish postal authorities had decided to
change the mail route 10 Australia, ca
bles a London correspondent. An influ-
entail official of the general nostoffice
Is authority for the statement that the
question Of trying the American route has
been undoubtedly under consideration by
the authorities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
MOrtensen Gives Warning

Another instance of Mortensen's
propensity to discuss what risk of rob
berry and murder people incur who keen
money hidden in their houses was re-
lated yesterday by the officers. Within
a few weeks past Mrs. Tom Mathews
paid Mortensen $500 in gold coin on ac-
count Of a contract he was executing
for her in building new house, and it
is declared that when the payment was
made the contractor suggested to her
that if any one knew that she had the
money she might be killed by some one
who cared more for the coin than her
life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Examination Of Accounts

It was expected that an examination
of MoTtensen's accounts to determine
what money he might have had on
hand would be begun yesterday, but
the matter was postponed until today
Sheriff Naylor took into his possession
yesterday the bank book, check book
and papers of Mortensen's which he
found at his home. An examination Of
them, it is said, win be made today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
italy Wanfs 70 Knon

Rome. Dec. 29-ln the senate today
Baron Fava alluded to the matter Of
lynchings in the United States and d.
rected attention TO the remarks Of the
late President Mckinley on the subject
41e declared that the matter OF lynchingg
was important and asked why some ac-
ton had not been taken The minister of
foreign affairs declared that neither the
government nor the diplomats were neg
lecting their duty, but would continue
to protest against a state Of affairs which
was a violation Of internatio. al treaties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Analvzing supposed Blood

City Chemist Harness, who took some
Of the blood found near the railroad
tracks where Hay is supposed to have
been murdered, for chemical analysis,
commenced his task yesterday after
noon but did not make any report to
the county attorney, and the results of
his Investigations viii not be made
known until today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21

Des Moines. Dec. 20.-Judge w. F. Con-
rad of the Ninth judicial district died
alytic stroke. He was distinguished as
having fewer reversals by the supreme
court than any other Iowa judge. He
served as captain in the Twenty-fifth
Iowa infantry during the civil war and
figured in thrilling escape from Libby
prison
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Gets Another Rank

New York, Dec. cit is reported in
Wall street, says the Herald, that Charles
W. Morse. has acquired another bank
of national and state banks His latest
acquisition, ii is stated is the Four
teenth Street bank. 1t is a bank having
capital of 100000 and a surplus of $4,000.
Its deposits are considerably over S1,0e9,-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Six Were Killed

san Francisco, Dec. 2o.-It is announced
that the number of killed in the wreck at
Uplands is six. All the Injured are now
doing we'll John Cardone and Francisco
Sevania, the two section hands Injured.
died today. In addition to these two
more bodies, charred beyond recognition.
were found in the wreck. They are sup
posed to be tramps who were riding on
the brakebeams.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.
Two Weeks Vacation Begins -Exer-
cises are Held.

Two Weeks Vacation Begins-Exer-
cises are Held.
In celebration of the approach Of
Christmastide and the two weeks hol-
idays. appropriate exercises were given
at all of the public school buildings in
the city yesterday afternoon In every
intance the programmes were artistic
in selection and rendition. Many of the
parents and friends of the pupils were
in attendance.
For the most part the festivities par
took Of singing Christmas carols. act
ing cantatas, Rotations and other
poetic descriptions Of the significance Of
Christmas cheer. Pupils of the begin
ming grades rendered simple pro-
grammes, while those Of the more ad-
vanced classes rose to higher but not
less interesting flights. Nearly every
pupil was a participant in the exer-
ciSeS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
OFFICERS ARE STIRRED
OVER UNCANCELED NOTE


The discovery yesterday that Morten-
sens uncanceled note fell due on the
18th inst, the day after Hays murder;
that the promissory note was secured
by a mortgage involving all bis prop
erty and his home; that the receipt
made out by Hay included the note
and the Indebtedness to the company
up to date, and that the possession Of
it would not only save his home and
property, but free him from debt TO
the company, caused a stir among the
officers. and it was learned that it was
considered as the most important phase
of the mystery yet developed, throwing
light on the motive for the murder Of
Hay.
County Attorney Christensen said last
night that this was the motive upon
which they were working, and he con-
sidered the evidence furnished by the
uncanceled note and the mortgage as
the most important evidence.
The police and sherlff's officers ex-
pressed themselves last night as be-
lieving that these developments clearly
explained the motives upon which
Mortensen acted, if he committed the
crime.
Sheriff Naylor stated last night that
the motives for the murder, as pre-
scented by the developments Of the IN
Cancelled note and the mortgage caused
things to look very dark for MOrtensen.
Chief Hilton would not express him
self on the matter, but stated that he
believed the evidence was winding
around Mortensen. County Attorney
Christensen, in a conversation last
evening. said: THE evidence is closing
about Mortensen, and I believe that if
he had not been allowed to see an at
torney that he would have broken
down and told what he knows before
now"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Belleva 4 ~ Be 81 -

Washington Dec. colt is stated nv
those familiar with the controversy
between Argentine and Chile that the
auair has passed its serious aspect and
that the present negotiations assure a
SATISFACTORY settlement. only the de-
taAs of the reapportiOnment remaining
to 81 arranged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21

itsfuten j. q. Dec. Z0.-Cnited States
Nenitol sieiamsSt. Sewau. who IS lying
seriously ili 81 lis residence here, is much
tonight IBIS physicians informed the AS
saeiated Press t7et the general PASSED a
comfortable day ang IS doing well to-
nIsdL lie is Nfry cheerful and carried
81 cpusarss tipn during the evening with
rhe docfers=che PHYSICIANS entertain no
ennrehp-.sfeu This time Of q serious
ehrae ia bis c6ndlcfOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
CO.. .nmntirss Ave Parred

ssh Francisco Dec a1.-In answer to
aetlcal question pIOpouaded by the
ise.1EIIv ssseaInship company whether or
80 an aiie1 l5Sttiieted with consumption
f3eHng hrst-tiass and Of ample means
Iagft be allowed t0 itnd iu this country
glnissioner of lmml grafton Hart H.
ACftn has Geeiae1 that such am inn
1fIs IS not 90 De allowed admission
IS Lai- country Fbc conditions surrOuna-
F.. INK Tourist in his travels are OF a per-
sanal and Social Dafurc. and i'm no way
afect his position as an alien from
stltutofF point ~ view.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Alger Is Better.

Detroit, Dec. 20.-Ceneral Russell A.
Alger, former secretary of war, who is
suffering from a severe attack of gau
stones, passed a comfortable night and is
resting easily this morning. The opera
ton which it was intended to perform to-
day has been postponed until tomorrow
as result of General Ayers improve
ment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Remains of the Victim.

The remains of Mr.. Hay may be
viewed by his friends, at the under
taking parlOrs of Joseph z. Taylor,
Sunday morning from 9 to 1890. The
palIbearers will be selected from among
the employees of the z. c. NJ. l., where
Mr.. Hay worked for some time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Revenue in the PHILIPPINES.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The division of
consular affairs of the war department
has published a statement showing that
tbs customs revenues in the Philippines
for the nine months ended Sept. 80 1901,
were S6,Z75.295 as compared with S. 4S4. 920
for the same period of 1900 and S. 462, 128
for 1899
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Wonderful Vitality.
CRostOn P0sf0

Did you take those pills I left?"
queried the physician.
Yes" answered the patient in whis-
per
And that quart of cod liver oI?'
The patient nodded
And those dozen powders? p
Yes replied the patient YEARLY.
but / guess you'll have to use an axe
or gun after all, doe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Westerners in New York.

IoptCIdI 20 Tie 1tIaIu.J
New York, Dec. W.-These westerners
are registered here: Imperial, Mrs. +. S
DUnford Miss z. Dunford. Salt Lake;
Murray Hill, H. S. Lacey, Cheyenne.
Wye; Manhattan. r. ". Young, Salt
Lake; II. S. WoOley, Paris, Ida; S. NJ.
French, Boise, Ida
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Oklahoma Fire

Guthrie. o. T., Dec. e0.-The State bank
and eight other business buildings were
burned today at Francis l. T.. the total
loss being estimated at S60.U0O The cause
of the fire is unknown. A fire also de-
strOy ed considerable business property at
| Stennet. /. ~.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
John j. VALENTINO Dead.

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 21-John J. Val
entine, president of Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S Express company, died at 1870
o'clock this morning He has been III
for some time and his death had been
expected for several days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
spillman Is Agrostologist.

Washington. Dec. 20.-Professor w. J.
Spillman of Pullman, Wash, has been
selected to succeed Professor f. Latson
Scriber as the agrostologist of the de-
part of agriculture. Mr.. Scriber will
take charge Of the agricultural work in
the Philippine islands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Lord Hope Injured

London, Dec 20.-Lord Francis Hone
has been seriously injured while out
shooting by the accidental discharge of
his gun. The charge shattered his ankle.
but the surgeons think his foot may be
saved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
When lie Yuletide Com Il

IDenFer HepuDlcaD-l
The Christmas tree, the lighted candle
and the cotton trimmed amateur santa
Claus form a combination that is begin
ming to worry the Ere insurance agent
Just now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Don't Miss It.

Our sale Of Smoking Jackets. Ali
garments going at 20 per cent discount
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.
Ice Main Street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Another Loss to the Staoe.


We infer from its length that President
Roosevelt has written a message that
cannot be drauatisnd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
e 40 - Their -

memphis Conmercial-ADDeal)
President Roosevelt does not ssou so
have asked the Kentucky Rqnublfoan
leaders to dine with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
stsps the Couch


--- - IN va wv SSAAa
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure
a cold In one day. No cure. No Pay.
Price % cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
Fedora Hats

Fedora Hats
stn popular. We show late shapes
and c0lors.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.,
166 Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21

tsaea Dec 31Arthur II, Jones. sen
iel n.enlf s. thr board Of frade firm of
1anes & q. end auchaei J. Ryan.
and llsinliraI pIgkrT Of the
fa1ensF wiz Mere expelled from mem
stfa 81 lhe Chicago DoArd ~ trade on
- lceIlfercial conduct and
annins verc granted tempe
- tasfsr nv Iaiee Tuley and
ore atAs a. the board again
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21

Our entire stock Of fine Overcoats at
sacrifice prices.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO
166 Main Street.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28
Adelbert Hay Dead.

A very sad ending of young and
promising life occurred last Sunday
morning about 2.3o o'clock, when
Adelbert Hay, eldest son of Secre-
tary of State John Hay, and former
U. S. counsel at Pretoria, South
Africa, fell from a third story win
dow at his hotel in New Haven,
Conn, and was instantly killed.
The young man had gone to New
Haven to attend the Yale commen-
cement exercises, which occur this
week. He was a graduate of that
institution, of the class of '9S.
Young Hay was a bright young man,
of fine physique and prepossessing
manners. He had retired to his
room at a late hour, and it is sup
posed he sat down in the open win
dow and becoming drowsy lost his
balance and pitched to the side
walk, sixty feet below.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28
Whisky Did This, Too.

The brutal killing of bright,
manly young fellow by the name of
Thomas Scruggs, in Troost Park,
Kansas City, recently, by gang of
young toughs, without cause or
provocation, is one of the cruelest
affairs that ever happened in that
city.
Young Scruggs and two compan-
ions, all quiet, orderly young men
of good families, had strolled out
into the park after supper and set
down on the grass to talk and enjoy
the cool evening breeze, when a
gang of half drunken young toughs
came along, and with loud oaths
and obscene language, set upon the
three boys with clubs and stones.
The boys tried to defend themselves
as best they could, but made rather
poor headwsy against their assall-
ants. Finally, one of the ruffians
drew long bladed knife and plung-
ed it into the heart of young
Scruggs. The gang then fled.
The young man killed had just
been graduated from the city schools
and was an upright boy, about Io
years old and very popular.
If Kansas City can't protect her
parks from the forays of such cow
ardly assasins she had better lock
them up and keep the public away.
Two of the murderers have been
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28

The gas and oil field here is now
becoming so developed that it is
known that the field of both is very
extensive, and it will take many
years to fully develop it.
Farming land and city property
have advanced from IS to so per
cent since gas was struck, but still
realestate in town and country is
low considering our many advan-
tages. :.
Chanute has now population of
about s, 900. There has never been
"boom" here, but the town has
had steady growth since its organ
ization in 1870, though it is now
growing a good deal more rapidly
than heretofore, and values of real
property are steadily increasing.
There is much building going on
all over town, and many handsome
modern residences are going up.
Since spring opened, large new
ice plant, with great receiving oil
tank and extensive oil works have
been erected, and more improve
ments are on the way.
Chanute is recognized as being IN
the center of the famous gas and oil
belt of Kansas. Many new indus
tries are coming in and many capt.
talists are rolling in from the North
and East, and they are investing
their money in Chanute and IN the
surrounding country. But we would
advise every one to come out ana
see the town and country before in
vesting here or elsewhere. Cha
mute is busy, thriving town, with
good schools, good churches OF all
denominations. and first-rate class
of people. There is no better town
in the state for homes, for schools
and for business, and no more wide
awake, pushing and generous class
of people than are her citizens.
! Pay no attention to grasshoppel
and cyclone stories, but come ano
view our goodly land, and then you
will exclaim: ''Kansas is all right
and Chanute is more So"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28

In reply to some Of Mr.. Watson's
questions will say that grasshopPers
have not disturbed our slumbers for
lol these many years. They were
in this country but twice, the last
time being nearly thirty years ago.
The "festive Kansas cyclone,
like the chopper, seems to have
deserted the state years ago and
taken to tipping around in states
much nearer to our correspondent
than to Kansas. In nearly forty
years residence in Kansas l have
seen but one cyclone, and was two
or three miles from that one. All
states are subject to destructive
storms, Kansas no more so than
Others, if as much.
With regard to crop prospects;
The wheat harvest is nearly over in
this state, and the crop will prob
ably thresh out about 100, 900, 900
bushels. Prospect for a heavy corn
crop good, aud Kansas is all right
in every respect, and so is Chanute.
This city owns and controls her
natural gas plant and number Of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28
Some Things About Chanute

city are PlPeu, anu
the citizens are US
ing gas for heating and lighting their
dwellings. The mills, factories and
other institutions using steam all
consume gas. Chanute is the only
city owning her own gas plant and
wells, and it is very profitable for
the city.
Chanute also owns and controls
her waterworks plant costing some
where near $50, 900. The water is
pumped from the Neosho river by
gas.
Chanute is on two lines of rail
ways, the Santa Fe and Missouri,
Kansas & Texas. On the Santa
Fe we have the headquarters of the
Southern division and the offices,
shops, stores and works are located
here. The monthly payroll of the
railroad employees at this place is
about $50, 900. Seven divisions of
the Santa Fe center here, and the
trainmen mostly reside in the city,
owning their own homes and much
property, and they are among our
best and most respected citizens.
Chanute has two magnificent and
costly brick plants, which turn out
every day many thousands of vitri-
fed brick for pavements, and also
building brick. Both of these large
plants are run by gas, and all brick
are burnt with gas.
In drilling for gas here, some
twenty-five or thirty wells of oil
have been struck, and the oil busi-
ness of Chanute is one of her lead
ing industries. All the drilling OF
wells and pumping of oil is done by
gas as the fuel to make steam, and
all steam. using shops, mills and fac
tories consume gas. While we have
quite a number of gas and oil wells
that are counted very good, yet all
or nearly all are good paying wells.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28
Destructive Flood.

Early Saturday morning The great
coal mining region of Elkhorn Val
ley, w. Va, was visited by del
uge of rain, which brought the
mountain streams and rivers out of
their banks with a rush. The Val
ley was soon almost submerged, and
residences, mine buildings and other
property were swept away as though
they were but chips. 1t is thought
over one hundred people are drown
ed, and the property loss is estimat-
ed at above 81, 900, 900.
The floods came so quickly and
Unexpectedly that it seemed almost
impossible for the people to escape.