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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

able distance. On discrimination
n testified that he had been in Salt
lake for a week; that ne was getting
$40 a day and 20 cents a mile travel
4ng exT enses.
william Q. Williams, a teamster Of
Moa a, testified that on April rs ne met
the surveying party eleven or twelve
miles south of Kiernan's; that the
chain was dragging from the rear en1
Ot the wagon. that one man was walk
ing 100 yards in front of the wagon
with a Ratchet and some stakes, and
that he could see the mark Of the chain
IN the road for a considerable distance
AFTER he had passed.
JOln NJ. Thomas. a mail carrier of
Moapa. testified that April 2S he mot
the surveying party; that he followed
the line of the old survey for from
eleven to thirteen miles. and saw no
indications OF a new survey. although
he was on the lookout for them the
whole distance.
David O. Euntsman of Kane's
Springs was the first witness at the
ranch in the canyon was a mile and
halt long; that the old grade runs
through the full length of il, and al
though the surveying party in question
was at his place on April %. there was
no surveying done. no stakes set, and
when the party left. the chain was
dragging from the rear end of the
wagon He also testified that after the
party left, Perry Windsor came to his
place and that he drove him to Cali
fornia Crossing on the Muddy river,
where he overlook the party and deliv-
cred some papers.
The san Pedro people will try to
show that among the papers delivered
by Perry Windsor was what purported
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

ing railroad officials and ticket brok-
efs, charging me with having formed
a secret combination with the Southern
Pacific railroad to scalp their tickets
ana that was attempting to form a
corporation and combine with several
or all of the large railroad companies
TO scalp all their tickets. receiving from
them a certain fixed price on all tick
cts purchased and sold by me over their
lines, and in addition to the buying and
selling, that was engaged in obtain
ing descriptions of tickets, reporting
the same to the railroad companies and
receiving certain fixed sum for every
ticket reported and taken up from the
holder.
Il was not aware of this Infamous
and malicious attack on me until I
reached Omaha at a recent rate. The
charges made against me in the cir
cular referred to are malicious and
false in every particular and were
made to injure and damage me and my
business
The persons who wrote the circular
and caused its circulation are all well
known to me and challenge them to
explain TO the public through the press
or otherwise why they withheld their
names and why they secretly sent the
circulars to st. Louis, from which place
they directed their distribution by mail
so as to make it appear that they orig
mated in st. Louis.
nave ICSlueQ San FRANCISCO Tor
twenty years, have been engaged in
commercial and other business. am
known by nearly every railroad official
and ticket broker in the United States.
as well as a large number of bankers
and merchants. and 1 challenge any
man who knows me and will speak the
truth to say aught against my business
integrity.
The motive for this vile and cow
ardly attack upon me can be none other
than desire to take from me my bust
ness. l am here to stay and l chal-
lenge this band, jme of whom reside
in Salt Lake City, to come out into the
light and make themselves known and
to establish by some fair means the
charges they have made. Who steals
my purse steals trash. but he who
hlches from me my good name robs me
or that which Will not enrich him and
makes me poor indeed
appeared before the executive
committee of the Ticket Brokers' asso-
citation and demanded that thew make
an investigation of the charges made
against me. They took the matter up
and are thoroughly satisfied that the
anonymous circular came from the
lowest and most degraded source pos
sible, and is unworthy of further no
tice- intend to pursue the guilty mar
ties to the full extent of the law. and
/ challenge them one or all to make
themselves known and to prove the
malicious charges which they have
made against me.
Mr. La Veille has sSN1ed for pub
hcation in your paper that he left nv
employment in Salt Lake City on ac-
count Of bSing required by me to dc
certain things in connection with the
alleged ticket combine which he wouId
not do, and say that his statements
are untrue. can prove what I saw
and challenge him to prove his state
ments."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
MORE WATER FOR JUAB.
Work Is Being Rushed on Mammoth
Reservoir Project.

State Auditor Tingey has returned from
a visit TO his old home at Nephi, feel
ing jubilant over the prospects for plenty
of water for the arid lands of Juab coun-
" after the completion of the project I'M
dertaken by the Mammoth Reservoir x
Irrigation company. which will probably
be a year from next spring At present
seventy-hve men and teams are working
on the immense dam. which will hold
back the waters in the little valley back
of Fairview, and it is believed the dam
viii be completed by Nov l. 1t is pro-
go along at the same time the canal and
pipe line over the summit of Salt Creek
canyon are building. The tunnel will be
run into the mountain a distance Of two
and a half miles to feed the reservoir
when the flood waters are not available
for storage, and the pipe line will siphOn
the rev supply for the Juab valley land
owners over into the head of Salt Greek
canyon. In the opinion of experts the
more than furnish what water is lost by
seepage and evaporation in the canal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
HOW OREGON SHORT LINE
MADE LIGHTNING SURVEY
Drove Across Nevada With Chain Trailing From
Wagon
Used Nc instruments and Borrowed Few Stakes From the San
Pedro Company

An important phase OF the right Of
way connsct betwces. the Oregon Short
Line and san Pearo companies, a
phase which. it is claimed. vitality af-
fees the right Of the Short Line TO oc-
cupy the route IT has selected through
Nevada, is now under Investigation in
this city.
At an rIy stage in the controversy
the short Line fled at the land office
AT carson what purp0rted to be maps
of the entire route in dispate. on IT, &
strength Of t.is fling a valuable de-
cisioE was secured by the Short Line
people. Then the San FedrO people set
up the claim that these maps did not
represent q survey at all; that the al
leget survey was a fake" and that no
actual survey had been made since
that Cf 1890. under which the road hal
forfeited its right. n response 90 this
contention the commissioner Of the gem
eral land Office referred the matter
back to the land Office at Carson. New.
Tor investigation, and it is the opinion
or the San Pedro people that the char
aeter OF the survey made by i~ Short
Line people last April viii cut a very
important figure in the final settlement
OF the dispute. The testimony taken
yesterday bore directly on this point
II was taken in the grand jury room of
the federal court by J. Tracy Smith
on stipulation, and viii be forwarded
for use in the land Office and United
states court at Carson.
No Genuine Survey.
The testimony Of the dozen OF more
witnesses examined made Il plain that
there was NJ survey made by the Ore
gon short Line people last April be-
tween Uvada and Manville: that for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
CONSPICUOUS FIGURES AT THE RAILROAD HEARING

he greater part Of that distance the
surveyors chain was dragged from
The rear OF the wagon of the surveying
party, that the surveyors rode a con-
siderable part OF the distance; that for
the greater part Of the distance very
few stakes were driven; that no meas
urernentS were taken. and that the
markings when any were made were
from the old maps and old field notes
of the survey made ten years ago. The
Oregon Short Line attorneys seemed to
conceSe all this. and so far 8 II was
revealed in the Questioning Of the
witnesses. the position Of the Oregon
short Line people is that this was not
Intended 20 be survey at all. but sim
ply retracing OF the old survey and
q going over OF the old grade TO verify
he oil maps and field noes.
me examination for the san Pedro
people WAS conducted by g o WHITE
more. and he mad his advisers T. Z.
chile engineer. and Benjamin Sanders
Of Phoebe. For the Short Line r,eoDfa
the examination was conducted bv p
/ Williams. and he had judge Kelly
counsel
Survey From {. Wagon.
The first witness In the morning vas
Henry II. Lee of Panacca. who drove
the Short Line surveying party from
Ivada 10 Manville. The party was
made Up Of Messrs. Barlow Young
Miller and Gardner. Mr.. lee gave in
detail the history OF the trip from the
start on April %. till the end, May q
be told how the main road was fol-
lowed for the greater part OF the dis
lance. how all members of the party
rode IN the wagon as far as i've miles
at a time. and now one OF the men
always held the end Of the chain anl
permitted IL to drag behind the wagon.
The Wltne1s gave detailed account of
each day. journey. the distance The
party rode each day and the stopping
place each night
James 5. Wells. a miner Of silver
Reef. testified that. on April IS he 'xas
on the ROAD going from Weiser ranch
to De Lamar: that about halfway on
the road he MT surveying party with
the Instruments all in the wagon ana
tie chain dragging behind: that one of
the party got out and Grove a stake
fifty yards TO the side of lie road. and
that then the party drove On. re
could see the wagon for two or three
rifles. but saw no other stakes driven.
ne could trace the mark OF the chain 81
the csast % the road for a consider
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

work and said that the order was,
Rush and be not over particular" No
surveying instrument was used and the
San Pedro stakes were taken as the
guide over a portion of the line.
r. A Young of Salt Lake, a rodman
in the John @. Barlow surveying party,
testified that he worked with the party
from Glover Valley Junction to the
California state line. He told of going
around a slough 300 yards wide and
resuming the line on the other side;
of calculating the distances by the
stakes of the old survey and not by
any measurement; of the whole party
riding twelve miles in one day and
dragging the chain; of Barlow pacing
all day long for measurements; of
marking stakes with the letter Y or
some false number when the old stakes
could not be found: of marking stakes
and throwing them into the brush,
where the old stakes could not be
found, and of Barlow reading the old
field notes to Gardner and then the
party working according to these notes.
2 In his cross examination Mr.. Young
admitted that there was no effort made
by the party TO do more than follow
the old line, that when point of curve
and point of. tangent stakes were
found, enough other stakes were driven
to indicate the curve; that there was
nothing to indicate that the party was
doing more than retracine the old line:
that three or four miles were chained in
Dry lake, near the end of the line
where the water had destroyed the old
stakes, and that no maps were made
or measurements kept
The days work closed with Mr.
Young's cross-examination and a re-
cess was taken till 10 O'Clock this morn
ing In several instances Mr.. Williams
brought out the fact in cross-examina-
ton that the witness was now in the
employ of the San Pedro people.
The Short Line witnesses will have
their inning this morning, and the
principal Of these win be John @. Bar
low, the leader of the surveying party
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
DRUNKEN MAN WITH A GUN.
Isaac Wright Creates a Brief Reign
of Terror

Armed with a worthless but dangerous
looking gun and loaded with bad booze,
isaac Wright. well-known character
in police circles went on the war path
last night and caused q brief reign of
terror in the vicinity of the TemDleton
block He frightened one lady so badly
that she fell in faint. and was carried
into the building before she could be re-
vived. Wrights career was short one,
and led to the door of the drunk house
After acquiring a jag Wright armed
himself with a gun. that. from its ap-
pearance, might have been a relic from
the ark. According to the story told to
the officer, he appeared in the vicinity Of
the Templeton brandishing his dilapi-
dated weapon and threatening dire de
structiOn to whoever crossed his path. A
lady whose name could not be learned
saw him coming and became so fright
ened that she fell in a faint. Some bv-
ISLANDERS carried her inside the Templeton
building and revived her. Officer Bush
landed the drunk in the patron wagon
and he was booked a plain drunk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
BOY BURNED TO DEATH
Several Buildings Destroyed by
Disastrous Fire in Wells,
New, and One Life Lost.
(sneciaI to The Hera1d.o


Ogden, Utah. Sept. "details OF the
disastrous fire at Wells, New. which
occurred last night. reached Ogden
tonight. None Of the railroad build
ings was destroyed, but the hotel.
which was a large. twO-story frame
structure: a saloon. the postoffice and
several dwelling houses were complete
ly destroyed Fred BregRn, a 17-year-
old boy, was burned to death The lad
was in the hotel, and the fire spread so
rapidly that he could not be warned,
and, being overcome BY smoke, he
persisted in his room.
The buildings were nearly all OF
frame and were all one-stcry except
the hotel. They were close together
and when the fire started IN the hotel
the entire district was soon a mass Of
flames The origin OF the fire Is not
known, but the theory Of incendiarfsn
has many facts to support it
The loss is estimated at $4,000; in
surance unknown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
Union Pacific improvements.

Ogden. Sept 16.-The Union Pacific
carpenter crews are completing a series
of important improvements along the
line from ogden eastward to Green
River. All the station houses have
been lowered to the ground and set on
substantial foundations in place of be
ing elevated on rough and unsightly
wooden foundations. The old platforms
are also being torn up and the cement
stone from Sherman hill being placed
about the depot grounds in their place
All the depots except those of Wasatch
and Ufntah have been already so treat
ed, and the crew is at work on the one
at IJintah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

laid TO san Diego bay" Mr. Gibbon
declared that the idea of building to
san Diego had never been discussed.
When we have completed our main
line" he said, ''of course we shall
build branches. but San Diego has as
yet never been thought of in this con-
nection."
The name of Henry Hawgood. chief
engineer of the San Pedro, has been
connected with the San Diego Eastern
railroad project Mr. Gibbon declared
there was nothing in that report The
San Diego Eastern, now being pro-
NOTED in San Diego, would run TO a
connection with the Southern Pacific
at Yuma. Ariz.
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DIED FROM INJURIES.
Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. v.
Taylor Fell into Boil
Ing Water.

Florence. the 3-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. a Y. Taylor OF NInI Creek.
died yesterday az aeon as the result OF
shocking injuries she received from fall
ing into tue % boiling water on sun
day A domestic employed at the TAYLOR
home was cleaning the summer kitchen
and had a tuh eF boiling water on the
floor of the regular kitchen. when Flor
ence ran into tAe room and fell directly
into the water
Before she ccCld he lifted out she was
horribly scasGe0. The skin and flesh on
her right arm and the right side Of her
back peeled on. ana although all that
science could do lcr her was done. IL was
would prove fatal Strangely enough. the
child retained consciousness almost TO
the last, and in answer to questions said
she suffered no pain
Funeral services viii be conducted TO.
morrow morning at the residence Of DR..
W. f. Beer. Isl b street, at IL O'Clock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
ANOTHER EHoT AIR LINE.
San Diego Rumor of Extension Of
ficially Denied

The Oregon Short Line having been
built to San Diego on paper, now comes
the announcement ION excellent au-
thority" that the San Pedro will be
constructed to that city. This railroad
building has been done without the
knowledge of the officials of either road
until after IL had been completed.
Vice President Gibbon of the San
Pedro road was shown last evening an
interview in a San Diego paper which
quoted friend Of Senator Clark as
saying he had been told by the senator
that his eye was fixed on San Diego.
and he would not consider his road
completed until he had ties and rails
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
GEORGE A. SMITH AND OTTO STALMANN
NEAR THE PRESIDENT WHEN HE WAS SHOT

George A. Smith. the receiver of the
land otfice. arrived in Salt Lake yester-
doay. after a trip through the east dur
ing which he visited a number of the
large cities on the Atlantic and many
other points Of historical interest He
as at Buffalo when the president was
snot. and although he was sitting, on the
steps of the Temple of Music when the
tragedy was enacted it was fully twenty
minutes before he realized what had hap
pened- The people were stunned. ne said.
by the enormity of the crime.
otto Stalmann, general manager for
the Glasgow * Western Exploration COM
pany who returned last night from a trip
abroad extending over a period of nearly
year, was also within fifty feet of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
MOVES INTO HIGH SCHOOL.
First Short Line Department Makes
the Chance.

Auditor c. ]. NcNitt and his staff
moved into the High school building
yesterday, constituting the advance
guard of the Short Line ennlovaas
Work of fitting up the building for the
new occupants is being pushed as rap
idly as possible, but it now looks as II
1T would be the end OF the week before
al the departments are settled in their
new quarters
More of the offices viii move in to-
oay, and this will be kept up as fast
as quarters are made ready.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

president when the shots that resulted In
MS death were fired. He stated that the
crowd could hardly realize what had hap
Pened lie saw the murderer removed TO
the SIDE room off the Temple of Music
ana later witnessed his removal from the
grounds to prison heavily guarded by SOL
olerS- Mr. Stalmann said the greatest
excitement came at night when it looked
as though the populace would storm the
JAN and take the prisoner out and hang
hlrn The peoplse were frenzied with rage
ana now lynching was averted he really
AFTER leaving Buffalo Mr. Stalmann
spent a few days in Chicago and then
came on home He left his family in
Germany.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

talnly looked cheerful. The tepees are
up and the cooking utensils. primitive
put SerVlceable, were in use on at least
three occasions yesterday
All or the red men. squaws and pa
posses look well fed and comfortable.
II was necessary to station a guard to
Keep the crowd out of their ENCLOSURES
yesterday, or the multitude of sight
Seers Sould have overrun everything.
Inc papooses enjoyed life running
races With one another and doing
strenuous things while their elders sa1
sCondIy IN the sunshine and looked on.
Judge Powers is the first to acceD-
the executive committees invitation IL
ACT act as one OF the judges in the guessing
contest for the best name for the IIv. ;.
elk The names of the other two
Judges VIII be announced today. The
contest closes on Elks' purpIe dsv
26. ul'n sept
w ORD was received yesterday that at
ledSt JOO Eiks and citizens of Ogden
H w14id ,I come to Salt Lake on Friday
with Miss Cora B. Corse, the vonng
woman who has been selected as maid
OF honor for the Junction CITY Iodre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
A Gun Of Lanes Tea ar Niobt

Moves the bowels next day. and its
continued use viii cure habitual con
stipation, sick headache and indiges-
ton 1t will 90 you more good, and
cost you less money than any other
medicine on earth Your druggist will
refund you the purchase price If YOU
are not satisfied Price Csc and soc a
package. For sale by Godbe-Pitts Drug
COMPANY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
Az Eneineer,s Fast e..

An engineer on one Of the roads en-
tering here, IN speaking last night OF
fast runs, said: Although my machine
IS not slow, once let a cold set six
hours the start OF me and my machin-
cry is no match for il. have for years
kept a bottle of Kemp's Balsam con-
stantiy in my cab, and when q cough or
cold gets a start OF this standard rem
edy 1t is indeed a cold day" Price.
Csc and sec. For sale by Godbe-Fitts
Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
Ashton Praises Nevada-

Resident Engineer William Ashton
Of the Short Line returned yesterday
morning from a trip over the route in
Nevada to be followed by the Califor-
MIA extension. Mr. Ashton went as far
as the observation-disclosures line inspect
ing the work being done by the sur
veyors in the field. He returned more
impressed than ever with the mineral
resources of the country through which
the road Will pass.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

New Whatcom, Wash, Sept. 16.-Miss
Eva Beeson, a young school teacher
OF Sunnyside, this county committed
suicide this morning by jumping into
Lake Whatcom. Dependency, caused
b. the recent death of her father and
her own DOOR health. pTomnfed the act
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
New shops in Spring.

The Rio Grande officials have not vet
set definitely the date for beginning
work on the new shops. 1t is expected
that. owing to the shortage in brick
and other building material, the orders
for brick viii be placed this fall or
winter so that everything will be in
readiness to push work next snring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17

patriotism in postponing the opening
OF the carnival uhLii F'rIaay n4O4 n4als.
People generally seemed to realize that
the step would involve a heavy expense.
but with one accord they promised
patronage enough to more than offset
this unpleasant feature
The executive committee feels that
the prospect is now OF the brightest.
II hair the assurances of support that
nave been received amount to anything.
the carnival will be a mammoth sue
cess The enclosure already presents a
very busy appearance. Nearly all the
booth spaces taken by the merchants
and business men have been hand
somely fitted uD
The big Harbour shows are already on
the ground. Mr. Harbour yesterday
looked over the space allotted to his
attractions and found it altogether too
small Additional room is necessary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
MIR. oTTTNeER's DENIAL.
statement Concerning the Anon
ymous Ticket Limit Circ,1ar

A Few weeks ago an ANONYMOUS cir
GUAR was sent to ali ticket brokers' al
San Lake. making an attack upon A
oeunser, another ticket broker alIep-
ing that he was endeavorina. -, 80
lzS ticket brokers' trust and .xvsS -,
IIoAusl S with certain railway officials
IN reply 70 these charges Mr.. Ottinee,
lI5 sent the following Statement -
LOUIS, No, was sent out duriba r.
iiiontn or August last to ali the La
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Fall Overccats.

New cloths, new designs, perfect fit
ting, equal TO custom made
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO..
166 Main street