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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21

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on ft, and the doctors were unable to-
TEL now much of the poison Hoefer
took, but IL is thought that he took at
least a>tablespoonful.
Found Several Letters,
Several half-burned letters were
round in the stove, and on one Of the
envelopes the name Miss Alice" an.
peared and in the envelope was a let.
but it vas SO badly burned that
the contents could not be read Several
other envelopes bore the address. miss
Lenna Hoefer, Vernal, Utah, and then
We're supposed to be to his sister. but
they had never been mailed. and the
contents Of the envelopes had been
consumed by the fire..
On his tab1e was found the note eiv--
ing the directions for the disposition of
his body, and near It lay the half dollar
to pay. for his room. Several other
scraps Of paper lay around, but none
or them gave any clue to his motive for
attempted suicide. In moving Hoefer
IN his bed a loaded 22-calbre revolver
Was found under him, but apparefltfy no.
attempt had been made to use it, q
Hoefer partially recovered under the
attention of the doctors, but UP to an
early hour this morning he could not
speak or tell his motive for atternnted,
self-destruction- It was believed by
those who had been associated with
him that he had br0oded over his i'm
5uries until despondency drove him to
living said they had never known him
to have any lave affair." fcty 3
Miss tCrandaM said the young man s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
DRIVEN TO- SUICIDE
BY DISFIGURED FACE
Paul Hoefer Takes a Deadly
Dose of Morphine.
WE'LL KNOWN ENGINEER
NOT YET KNOWN WHETHER HE
WILL RECOVER.


.If get away. bury me as I am"
Such was the heading of note
perned by Paul Hoefer, a Short Line
engineer, last night. after which he
swallowed the contents of a large box
of morphine. and, casting the box and
some letters into the stove, lay down
on his bed to await death There he
was discovered some time later by Miss
Madeline CrandaII, : the proprietor OF
the rooming house at Fourth South and
State streets, where he was staying.
and medical aid was Immediately sum
moDed. but at an early hour this
morning he. was in a critical condition.
lowering between life and death.
Before attempting to end his life,
Hoefer carefully penned a note, giving
directions as to the disposition. of his
body, and left money TO pay for the
rent of his room for last night, but
left not a, hint of the cause of his act.
From a half burned letter and an en-
velope. which bore the name Miss
Alice" it is believed by some that there
was a girl in the case The landlady,
though, believed that his act was the
result of sbroodiugs over a terrible dis
figurement OF his face which he suS-
tainedss in a wreck about a year ago,
IN which he was badly scaldsd by a
bursting boiler.
Wanted to Be Buried Here.
The note which he left was as fol-
lows: 81
"Salt Lake City, April 30 1901.
IF I get away, bury me as 1 am.
Dear sir, whoever takes care of me,
bury me anywhere you like, but do not
ship noe home. Leave me close to Salt
Lake, because / do not wish my folks
to know the fate met with.
Il do not care Whatsyo do with me-
and do not care If / get buried at all
or not. so grant me my last wish and
do not send me home.
q Miss GtTandali. / leave so cents on
the table for the nights room rent
win owe you, SO hope you win get It .
The letter bore no signature. 11lt
ACCORDING to the STORY told by Miss
'CrandaIi, Hoefer has been boarding at
her house for some months past, bI1t
has neve- given them a hint that he
was in the least unhappy, except that
he manifested an extreme sensitiveness
at his dlsfgurement. Last night he
came home about 8 o'clock, she said
and went TO his room. apparently ifl@a
cheerful mood. About midnight she
noticed that he was breathing very
lahoriously, and on going into his
room, fouCd him unconscious on the
bed She said she attempted to rouse
him. but could not. and Immediately
called for a doctOr-
Within a few minutes Drs. Thorne.
Benedict and Mayo were at the house
and administered antidotes Officer
Johnson, who had come IN, noticed
sesne paper smoldering in the oDen
stove, and on snatching it ont. found
the box from which the drug had been
FTanken, but did not nave the amount
y A.
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Russia--"And he does it SO easily, too Y
CLOSE BANK DOORS AND
THEN TAKE FLIGHT.
Failure of Concern at Vancouver, Wash, Fol-
lowed by Disappearance of Officers.

Ffs,E4t1ff
i Vancouver. Wash. April 20.-This
city was thrown into a fever of excite
ment this morning by the failure of the
First National bank The following
notice was posted on the front door. of
the bank at the beginning of banking
hours this morning;
This bank is closed and in the
hands of the controller Of the cur !.
Fency. ::
I: (signed) J.w. MAXWELL,
Bank Examiner.
Nothing could be learned today rela-
to the financial condition of the insti-
tuition, as Bank Examiner Maxwell is
not prepared to give out any statement.
Heavy depositors in the bank are
generally of the opinion that the fail
ure IS due to bad investments made by
officials of the bank during the past
ten years and carried along as assets
until discovered by the bank examiner.
Charles Brown, president. and r r..
Canpy, cashier, have disappeared and
their present whereabouts are un-
known. The failure is a heavy blow
10 the town. There is scarcely a man
OF property in this city who is not az
fected. directly or indirectly.
The bank was eSta blished in 1883. II
was profitable Institution for many
years. paying big dividends to the
stoekholders- Louis sShons was the
hrst president, and F. L. Candy has
Deen cashier since its 0rgaulzafi7n
S Charles Brown was chosen president in
Among the heaviest losers are c.ourlS
.ty Clerk GantheE S1100O. which was
paio into tne court two weeks ago by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
HAp A RoUeH TRIP.
Transport Garonne Arrives in San
Francisco from Manila

FRANCISCO from Manila
San Francisco. April 20-The overdue
transport Garonne arrived today. bring
ing the officers and $40 men of the
Twenty-siXth volunteer infantry. The
GarOnnes sailed from IlOilo, island of
Ranay. March 6. She had rough Wea Their
to Nagasald. where she arrived March
is. but experienced the worst storm OF
the voyage March 80. She ran into a
terrible gale that lasted three days
Furniture Was pounded to pieces, and
a valuable piano in the main saloon
was ruined
During this trying time the troops
suffered greatly with the cold The
transport had been making less than
200 miles d day. and as the coal was
nearly exhausted. it was thought best
to run to Honolulu for fuel
The TWenty-sixth regiment served
seventeen months in the Philippines. i
was recruited at Plattsburg, \. Y, by
Colonel Rice. who is still in the island
as colonel OF the second infantry The
men are from New York and AIassa-
chusetts. most of then. service men OF
the Spanish war. over 400 members
of the regiment have been Claimed by
bullets and fever IN the Philippines.
Lieutenant Colonel J.. 7. Dickman. who
commands the Twenty sixth, was Cen
eraI Chaffee's chief of staff in China
Another passenger is Captain J. NJ
SegWorth who was with the Ninth in
the battle before Tien Tsin.
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EASTERN STATES IN The
THROES OF FURIOUS STORM
Snow and Rain Turn Placid Streams Into Fierce,
Angry Torrents. Carrying Great Disaster.
Ohio River is Bursting It's Banks and Threatens to Deal
Death and Destruction.

A special from Beaver. Pa, says
1 Rochester, West Bridgewater, Indus
try and Smiths Ferry. are flooded and
the residents are moving their house
! hold effects and supplies to higher
SrOund.
/ All the glass houses and manufac-
turing plants viii be Hooded. News from
sisterville, w. Va, says the river is
rising rapidly, and much damage Will
be done Mic-island creek has been
out Of its bank for two days, and has
Z destroyed all property within its reach.
The Ohio river railroad has not run a
train since yesterday afternoon, and
viii not move a wheel for a couple of
day yet Between there and Wheeling
half-mile Landslide has covered the
track with earth seven TO zen feet deep.
At Newcastle the Shenango river
overlooked this afternoon near the CEN
ter Of the manufacturing districts, and
caused the Shenango tin mill, the
largest in the world, and the Baldwin
q Graham stove foundry to close. A
few hours later. the hig steel mill was
also also foreear TO stop work The river IS
still rising, and indications point to
enforced id'eness of almost every in
dustrial plant.
Downpour of Water.
Irwin, Ia, reports an almost continu-
Gus doWnpour of rain for the past four
days, which he's done much damage
there. Youghepey shaft is again flooded,
ana 10 IS feared the entire. workings OF
the shaft will be d-oWned out. The
Heckensaith Wheel & Mine Car COM
pany at irwin has been compelled to
suspend operations. The big Penn Plate
Glass company, in the south part Of
town, is IN a shaky condition, and
grave fears are felt Test the immense
walls give way. The dam above Irwin
at present holds about 20,008.000 gallons
of water. Early this morning a break
was discovered near the overflow, and
workmen are now. repairing the weak
spot
Carnegie. six miles southwest Of
Pfttsburg, is in a state of panic. To
negroes got drunk on liquor being car
OF. E9olice Foster tried to arrest three Of
them. when they attacked him with
razors, cutting MIN severely. The fire
bells We're rung, and the citizens turned
out They suppressed the negroes and
arrested three of them.
Carnegie is in the worst condition
from flood in its history. Much of the
trouble at Carnegie. was caused by the
breaking of the Handle railroad
bridge over. Chartres creek at Heidet-
burg. The debris hoa5ed down to the
Third street bridge and blocked there
This backed the water up into the main
tlfofuu ghfares, and skiffs had to be
used on all the business streets A
number of works We're compelled to
shut DOM, the plants being under
water The town is in darkness, and
the people are freeing. The gas and
electric lights are shut of, and the coal
is under water
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BOOM HAS STARTED
FOR DAVID B. HILL

Chicago April 2o--A dispatch to the
Record -Herald from indianapolis say $:
II the plans thar are being matured here
do not miscarry, Mayor Taggart OF this
city viii be made chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee before the end
Of the present year, and a systematic or
SANITATION VIII be begun Throughout the
stares OF the south and west 10 make
DAVID B. HUI of New York the party
nominee for president at the next nation
al convention.
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the Oregon K Washington Railroad
company Tor right of way; John Ginder,
treasurer of Skamanias county, $4,000;
d. al, Scanlon, treasurer Of the city of
Vancouver. $500
Washington, April 20.AThe doors of
the First National bank, Vancouver,
WASH, We're closed today under in
structions from the comptroller of the
currency, upon recommendation of Ma
uonal Bank Examiner j. w Maxwell
and a report from him that during the
course OF the examination of the bank
he had discovered a shortage of about
$751; goo. Examiner Maxwell has beene
placed in charge as temporary receiver
Following is a Statement of the con
dit1on OF the bank AS shown by its last
report TO thet comptroller of the cur
rency, under date of Feb. 5, 1881: Capi-
tai stock, $4,000; surplus and undivided
profits, 1884; circulation, $12. 500; de-
posts, $2S0s7S; total liabilities, 5000, 34s;
total resources, 1903. 34s.
Portland, Ore, April 20.-A special to
the Oregonian from Vancouver says
Chatfeld Knight reported tonight that
ne found bicycle and umbrella this
morning IN a grove north of 4 town
which proved to be the property of the
missing bank officials, the wheel be-
longing TO Brown aid the umbrella to
Candy.
Another report states that the two
men were seen in Fruit valley. three
miles north of town. late last evening
From this it is believed they went in
the direction of Kalanla and NAV have
"a ken the train at that place last night
or this morning
wilson r. Gay, United States attor-
neys arrived here from Seattle to1iphf
ana rs investigating the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
FILIPINOS WERE
BURIED ALIVE
Startling Details Brought
Out at Trial at Manila.
CRUELTY OF OFFICERS
AND PARISH. PRIESTS
AguinaldO Removed from Pris-
on to Private Life.

Manila, April 20.-The trial of the
members of the NandO- Ducat secret
society who are charged with burying
alive FilipinoS who We're opposed to
the insurrection and the trial of insur-
gent agents has elected the fact that
in one locality all the local officers. the
parish priest and the president We're
the CHIEF offenders. A reign Of terror
was secretly inaugurated and persons
refusing to contribute to the insurgent
cause We're buried alive by the direc-
ton of the president. All the details
or the. conspiracy have been unearthed
and many arIfsts have been made.
There is abundant evidence and il is
probable that all the ringfeaders viii
be hanged. =.
Aguinaldo has been removed from
the Malacanan palace to pri-
Yate residence, IS SOlanO street.
modified. General Macarthur informed
the representative of the Associated
Perss that the effect of Asuinaldo's adj
dress TO the Filipinos would undoubt-
eddy be beneficial
AsuinaidO composed his address
without assistance. The original ad-
dress was in TagaiOg. 1t was after
words translated into Spanish 1t IS
believed that AguinaldO is sincerely de-
slrous Ct peace He is not an educated
man. hut Is possessed of considerable
character, and improves on acquafnt-
ance. AgpinaldO is not anxious to visit
the United States. and IL is considered
best that he should remain her. pend
Ing the completing Of the work of paci-
fication
Prisoners Being Released.
The insurgent prisoners at OIangapo
viii be returned TO Manila Many
prisoners are released daily in exchange
Tor guns surrendered. General Trias
lWho surrendered March Is. at san
francisco d MaiaDon)s is accomDlfsh-
ing much ~ securing the surrender of
outstanding l. surEents.
RUstan. Eabella, Cosmo and Webb.
who are Is 1iicated with Car1nan in
trading operations with the INSURGENTS
Of la Guna, were released today on
$4,000 bah.
Lucban, in Samar: Malvar. in pa
tangas, and Mimic. in Abra province
are stiil heading bands large. enough to
pc troublesome. but il is almost certain.
lhat these three leaders VIII surrender
within month.
me serious charges against General
Cailies have placed him in a different
category but the fairest investigation
VIII be offered Cables in case he sur
renders.
1t is understood civil government viii
be established soon. The precise date
has not been fixed. on account of the
administrative difficuties confronting
the commission II viii probably be
delayed until July ], otherwise the mill
taYy are ready.
Fire has destroyed Tay-Tay, in No
rong province
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DEATHS IN PHTLIPPINEs.
General Macarthur Makes Report Of
Fatalities to War Department.

General Macarthur Makes Report OF
Fatalities TO War Department
Washington. April 20.-GeneraI Mac
Arthur. at Manila, today cabIed these
deaths
Dysentery-April is Company c. bat
talon of engineers, L. 5. A, Cergeant
Patrick f. Duggan; April 9, company
3, Forty-frst infantry, John A. SODery,
March 10, company NJ, FOrty-irst in
fantry, Corporal William Lochead;
March Is, company /. Thirty-hrst in
fantry, John F. Hoyes.
All other causes-April IA, company
thur +. Hersey: April 4, hospital corps,
Joseph Chapman. March 20, company
NJ, Forty-seventh Infantry, Corporal
Fred o. Brown April 3, company A,
Nineteenth infantry, NaUhauiel +.
Powers; March 81. company 1. Eight
zenith infantry, John Tilleys April 10,
company G. Forty-secOnd infantry,
George L Norton, April Is, company
II, Fourth iniantry Cesario Torres;
March %. at sea, company 3. Twenty
eighth infantry, Ira l.. Walker; April
8, company A, Sixteenth infantry, Al
fred Fod.
k Drowned-Body not recovered, March
so, company *, Second Infantry, Alfred
G. Post.
Died from the effects of wounds
April l. company c, Fifteenth infantry
Frank n Danitz; March q. company
c, Sixteenth infantry, Patrick Burns:
March Z. company l. Seventeenth in
fantry. Charles v. Holder
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Cigar Gakers "a a strike.

Montreal, April 20.--Eight hundred cigar
makers. every factory IN the city bong
represented. have quit work. The men do
not ask for an increase in wages, but for
uniformity of price in The different fac
tories Tor the same kind of work T T.
Tracy of Boston, vice president of the
International Cigarmakers union. IS here
In charge OF aIfairs The men have a
good Organization and say they intend
staying oct until their demands are
granted. The manufacturers say these
demands are impossible and meeting them
Would mean ruin 10 the trade.
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East London. Cape Colony. Friday.
April 19.---A train. loaded with cattle and
coal was captured by the Beers mean
Monteno, Cape Colony, last evening. The
forward locomotive escaped and ran 10
Stormberg and returned with troops, who
found the train on IRE A couple Of ma
tives were killed. The train hands had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
CHASED CONVICT
FOR 800 MILES

Phoenix, Ariz., April 20.-After being
chased for three weeks for 900 miles up
the Colorado river, Frank Payne. an
escaped co1victe from the penitentiarv
at Yuma, has been captured.
Payne made a hard fight when cor
nered, but was oYerpowered bv the
guards and Mexican trailers and re-
turned to Yuma.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
san DoMINGANs LAZY.
Senator Frye Says We Do Not Want
the People.

the People
New York. April Ex-senator William p.
Frye. who has just returned from a
months cruise in San Domingo waters,
said last night
The people OF San Domingo do not look
kindly on Americans. They resent the
mere suggestion of annexation We do
not want them They labor one day
week and wonder why they 90 not get on.
They have a dislike for commerce. and
d1scourage it. The removal OF the export
duty on sugar fast week seems to be a
step IN the direction Of progress. That
tax yielded the government $4,000 yearly.
was amazed at the number of deserted
farms where good soil is common and yell
low FEVER unknown
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home was in vernal, and that he had
been there to visit his family only a
snort time ago. He is. well known in
proprietor of what is now Thorntonis
cafe. So rss7
AT an early hour this morning Hoef-
er was in a very low condition, and
not much hope was entertained for his
RECOVERY.
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Claims seIf-defensa.

Spokane wash, "A priIe 90 II a Nfilier
came to the city today and gave himself
up tor the killing Of Patrick Collins near
Milan postoffice yesterday. He asserts
knife and in self-defenSe he struck Col
Inns with piece of scantling Miller has
bachelor. tf
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won Of Auditing Aecounts.

Washington, April 20.-A letter was
received today at the war department.
from A. L. Lawshe. relating to the
progress of the work placed IN his
charge as aIsditor of the Philippines. He
says that gradually the accounts are
being brought into shape, and the ac-i
counting hereafter viii be upon a basis
more satisfactory to the government.
There is no reference to any discrepan-
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Weather Today.

Forecastfor Salt Lake Today is
Fart cloudy and cooler.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-07-21

ley's strongest conviction that In deal
ing with natives policy must he based
on the facts supplied by science. aad
that uniformed philanthropy is actu-
ally injurious.
Ex-Governor Bob" Taylor Of Ten
nessee has been invited to take part
in fiddling contest between the old
settlers of Missouri, which is ~ occur
at Kansas City on August 10.
THE Rev. George T.. Post
says The Congre gationalst," has
Just completed o bible dictionary H.
Arabic 1.-TWO vo,umes). to the prepare
ton of which he has given many years
of labor Although labelled trans
lati0n, IL Is almost as much u WORK OF
authorship as If ii had been original.
Or. Post published some y,lrc ago u
complete concordance To tho Arabi'
hib,c work which had 10 be con
structed upon Ines of its own, as no
translation of such book liz plactlca-
bic. Thu doctor Is also engaged as
chairman of committee of bible
study, cooperating with Mr.. Miller
and Prof West In PR pairing a compre-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-07-21

between their forces and those Of the
United States.
Chicago university is preparing to
have steam cheated sidewalks on its
grounds, So that the young lady stu
Il nts may walk from building Ia build
ing next winter without getting their
feet cold. hut the university is show
ing a great lack of consideration for
the public i'm talking about the inn
provemont now.
The strawberry is native To America,
its scientific name" Frag ria being
derived from the fragrance of the fruit
When the early settlers of Pennsyl-
Vania and Virginia rode through the
.lreSts the ground was so covered with
wild strawberries in the month of June
that the legs of the horses We're dyed
red above the fet'ocks,
More than 2O.OOO,OO0 checks are u.s. d
annually in the United States. and Of
this number SOM ching like $4,000 are
raised" The los in such cases falls
on the drawer; for the drawer of 4
check is chargeab'e with the amount
paid on it. provided his signature be
genuine. no matter for what amount he
may have previously filled it in.
Al the recent dinner of the Paimers-
ton club at oxford Lord Spencer told
this story; "A very distinguished
member of parliament on the same
Platform as myself said an eXamina-
tion was going on in the capital Of the
midland counties and the teacher was
very enthusiastic about the beauties OF
nature. and, having dilated upon the
beauties Of mountains. skies clouds,
said: My dear children, tell me, to
whom do We owe all this There was
Il considerable silence and then one Of
the chi dren answered: MIR. Joseph
Chamberlain. When the teacher ex
planned that the answer was quite
wrong. the child said on. sir. we aid
not know you We're a pro- Boer
Summer ime-in in Bilville items from
the Atlanta Constitution. Quite a par
~ from here will go to the seaside next
wee kand go in washing. our
coroner weighs $50 pounds. and when
he sits on man there's no hope on
earth for him. Two OF our
town poets have had their heads shay
ed close To where their brains ought 10
be Ii is so hot in this settle
ment that we could broil beefsteak in
the sun-if We only had any steak to
broil. The brass bell In the
town hall tower was warped by the
heat on Friday last but, though bac' y
dishgured, it is still in the ring
The notion that the trust is a modern
institution, like the rapid firing gun. j.
thus exploded by X. +. Winston in the
July Atlantic: The combinations
which in their magnitude and methods
most nearly rosembled ths trusts of the
present day. were corners in foreign
trade or in domestic commodities like
the metals. which had a limited area Of
production They were made possible
by two facts then new in business life;
capital had az umulated SO that few
persons We're enabled to undertake
large enterprises, and the habit Of
faithful coop ration had reached a GER
tain rough perfection without which IL
would have been impossible for even a
few men 20 act concerto Fly. In the
sr. Ign tad, particularly. great wealth
was necessary. not only To make large
purchases but also to defray travelling
exp nses ana provide depots en- 'lugc,