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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
GOT THE BETTER OF CLERK.
A Guest Tells How He Beat Them at
Their Own Game.
(New York Tribune


The following stories were told by
Lee Fairchild. the well-known Repub-
lic2n "spellbinder," at a dinner of New
York hotel men the other day. Al
though the point of the story was
against them, Mr.. Fairchild's audience,
many Of whom were old friends of his,
received them with great applause.
With all his faults" began Mr.. Fair
child. the hotel man is a first-class
fellow, who will go a long way to keep
his guests from shining too much in
public or from being seen by doubtful
guests. I recall an instance which hap
pened To me in New York not long ago.
1 had registered in the morning and,
leaving my key at the hotel. came back
again in the evening. Finding the
night clerk on. but not on to me, I
asked him. giving him my name, If I
was in. Not knowing the number of
my room, decided this was the way to
find out
He looked at me rather suspiciously.
Evidently the result Of his inspection
was not reassuring. for, after making
a bluff at feeling in my box. he replied
quite stifi1y:
Is No, sir: Mr.. FairchId is not in I
sat down on the lounge, and said
calmly:
Wen, when he comes in please tell
him that he is here looking for him
self
The porter carried the clerk up
stairs.
The second of Mr.. Fairchild's stories.
which related TO an experience in the
IA rwest. as follows:
"Once in Seattle I was stopping at a
hotel and left a call for 10 a. m. oh,
but I was sleepy that night, and as a
result I did not get up until the next
day ct p. m. The head clerk was a
handsome suave man. who had seen
me occasionally, and was particularly
courteous to me.
Upon the occasion in question I
walked up to the desk with an as
sumed air of one injured, and asked,
somewhat harshly:
Didn't I leave a call for 10 o'clock .
Without looking, he replied:
' Sir, you left d cali for o'clock.
VIII you kindly look and see,
said I.
He reached to my room box and,
reading a slip Of paper, exclaimed:
BY George, you did leave q call
for 10 O'Clock.
Well. knew I did. said 1. for the
fellow called me at TO-.
He DeckOned to his assistant and
put him in charge for the rest Of the
day"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Wedeswood a Brevet Major.

Butte. Mont. March 29.-Governor Toole
today set aside May g as Arbor day.
IN his proclamation the governor asks
thar one tree be planted I'M the memory
of the late President Mckinley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
MANAGER BROWN HURT.
Official Of Trinity Copper Company
Seriously Injured.
Especial to The Herald.

Redding, March 29.-Austin H Brown,
general manager for the Trinity Copper
company, and consulting engineer for
the De Lamar mines at Bully hill, is lying
seriously injured in the bunk house at the
Shasta King mine near Kennel, owned
3y the Trinity Copper company. The
bunk house is situated on the slope Of a
hill with the front porch overlooking a
gulch. From the porch Is a direct fan
of twenty feet, and at the bottom are
jagged rocks. Last night Brown started
10 walk on the second story porch when
he slipped and fell the entire distance.
One hip was broken, he was badly cut
and bruised and internal injuries are
feared. He lay stunned for nearly half
an hour before assistance came. Dr.
Stabel of Redding was called in attend
anCe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
MARY MEN SHED TEARS
Pathetic Conviction of a Hereto
Causes LaChrymoSe
S bS.

Arkansas City. Kan. March 2q-Rev. e
Low ther. Who WAS convicted by the
Mcthod-st conference of heresy. saws that
he viii start out with 81 tent aud preach
the gospel as be sees It. DR. L0wther
announced 1t as part of his plan 10
enter another denomination where he
could preach 80 accordance with his be
lief.
W ben inc report of the committee was
read q very affecting scene was en-
acted. Half of the ministers I'm the con-
t'ronce sobbod. and Bishop NIaflIiacu said
was with the utmost regret that he
lad 70 announce that DR. Lowther's min
isterial 'reden-:als should be taken away.
he said the finding Of the committee
was very regrettable occurrence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
CzcIone in Kentucky.

RussellNille. Ala. March "a Cy-
clone passed through Darling, four
miles south of Russellviue, yesterday
afternoon. completely demolishing the
Methodist and Baptist churches.
wrvcking the railroad station and dam
Sging a number Of other buildings. a.
W. Bolon and p. =. Salter were badly
bruised in the falling depot. Many ne
gro cabins were wrecked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
TELEPHONE ON TRAINS.
Ogden to Be Made a Station for Long
Distance Messages.

New York. March 29-Tests were
made today in telephOning from trains
vest of Chicago 70 this city. The tests
were satisfactory in all respects. The
Union Pacific is about to install tele-
phones ca its western trains and one
OF the stations viii be at Ogden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Storm in Colora.to.

Denver Colo March "a saneral
storm prevails on the eastern slope of
the Rocky noun tains i'm Colorado.
Sho" has fallen continuously in Den
=. ana vicinity for the past twent--
Ioui hours Al some points GA The
lAo1hl3lhs the storm has reached the
proportions Of a blizzard Cattle en-
lhe fanses on the northeastern portion
are suuerlnS severely. being i'm = Too
NedNe5ed condition from exposure ana
lack o. water To withstand he present
stoi'ii' conditions in that section are
extremely serious ard great losses "a
almost sure Co come. al e
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
- - CompanV So.

The Consolidated Railway q P oe-
company was made defendant SI In.
day in a $4,000 suit for peIsoH'T1 val.
iuries. brought by Louis Niailel --. ,i-
lett complains that he was pa ss Ian.
on one OF. the defendants cars on - -s
uarv I3 last. and that he was ali.
nently injured as the TesJlt o. a. and
sion AZ the intersection Of state
Fifth South streets
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Roharts Sent 10 Lail

Louis Roberts who. Friday. pleaded not
guilty to the charge of forgery. yesterday
was allowed 10 enter a plea Of guilty 10
the charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses. He was Immediately
sentenced by Justice Smith to sixty DAYS
in the county jail. Roberts passed 81
forged check on Eckstein & Markell last
November.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Counterfeit Five-dollar Note,

Washington. March @.-'The secret ser
vice today announced hat a new -
bank note the face of which is fairly de-
ceptive. is in circulation It is a photo
graphic print on two pieces of paper,
with fibre between. on the Union Ma
fiona! bank OF Rev Orleans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
NC Foreman Murdered.

santa Fe. y. NJ. March 29.-Mine Fore
man Alexander Clark was found murdered
last night near the MOnero coal mines in
the Rio Ariba county. A ballet had pene-
TESTED his heart Sheriff Alexander Read
ana Manager Jesus II. Christ ieIt there
Tor Monroe today to investigate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
His Only Antidote.
CPhiladelphia Times.J


In one OF the Philadelphia colleges q
professor Of chemistry asked student:
Suppose you We're called 20 a patient
who had swallowed a heavy dose OF
oxaIlic acid, what would y,u admins
ter2'
The student to whom the question was
addressed is preparing for the ministry
and takes chemistry because it is ooli-
gatOry
81 would administer the sacrament he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Washington March Chairman sui
lOway Of the house committee on invaud
pensions is preparing q report on the bill
granting a pension of 5000 annually TO
the WIDOW Of President Mckinley. and
Will present Il probably next week. The
bin has been before a subcommittee for
some time and has by common consent
ana without division been favorabiy re-
ported 20 the fun committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
SUES A CASUALTY COMPANY
Highland Boy Begins Action 70 D
cover For Judgment

The Highland Boy Gold Mining ~
many has filed an action against "
New Amsterdam Casualty COMPANY
collect SIPS. which the mining coz
pany paid one of its employees iA
ment of a judgment which ne nav f.
cured against the corporation lO'
iuries while in its employ che
The demand for recovery upon -
casualty company is based lt2 a. n
allegation that it had issued d pl- 49,
insurance for indemnity 10 inc ,.-- ----i.f
company, in which 10 would lii ,a'..--s.
the company against loss ana aal-17r II
on account OF injuries to emp'Oyes55 ,5s
is then set out that this was no. no. - -
in the case Of ". II. Class va" -.
cured q judgment for $4,000 for M
and was paid S3.125 In settleHleH"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
SICK MADE WELL
WEAK MADE STRONG
Marvellous Elixir Of Lie Discovered BY
Famous Doctor Scientist that Cures
Every Known Ailment.
Wonderful Cures Are Effected that Seen
Like Miracles PerfOrmed--.The Secret
Of Long Life Of Olden TimeSReyived
The Remedy is Free to All Who Send
Name and Address.

After years Of patient study, and deIv-
ng into the dusty record Of the past, as
well as following modern experiments in
James W Kidd. 1705 Baltes build
ing, Fort Wayne Ind, makes the Start
ing announcement that he has surely
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Middleshoro. Ky. March s9-To7,
and " III Warren, aged T. ana Il re-
spectyely. were drowned near NJ
1ufn III the tlo0d which syveDt dov-n
1ne Powell valley. Warren's house was
by swimming. ans axe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Forest Reserve supervisor.

phsuipsburE. Mont. March 29.-Thomas
J. Wilson was today acquitted by the
jury OF the charge of numbering Levi c.
Johnson. Johnson was formerly deputy
sheriff and was killed during q quarrel
with Wilson Seif-defense was the plea
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Better PREPARED

JuEely-No. sir. Four years ago
wouldn't have dared to attempt the pieces
/ sing now.
Binton-Yes. I've understood you have
been taking boxing lessons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Bookkeeping a Mystery

Bighead-afy wife can't keep her ac-
counts. Bookkeeping is mystery to
her.
Gayb0y-Tt's different with my wife
She does keep accounts. but her book
keeping Is a mystery % me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
WedgewOOd a Brevst Major.

Washington, March 29-Captai. p
a W+age~ood Of The Utah bsffar,,
l l oesn breyetted major for gallant
49, Sssslces IN action near Manila Feb (
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
REUNION of E1ssionaries.

The following programme will be given
at the reunion Of returned Samoan mis-
sionaries to be held in the Lion house
Friday evening, April &:
opening song .--.-...+.--.ssr--. $1,000 80
20 mai is outou ie aumeamamae-
Instrumental music - r Fernando
Greeting .............W William O. Lee
Response and remarks on organization
................ William G.. Sears
xvIophoue solo .................A. Beeslev
Hawaiian duet ......... Misses Fernando
Closing song. ''Sauni atu tatOu nei.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Easily Selected.

Our beautiful patterns in Easter
neekwear viii require little effort TO
please you
BROWN. TERRY & WOODRUFF co.
les Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
VAN KURAN Is
OUT ON BAIL
Former Short Line Treasurer Re-
leased From Jail.
BONDS OF $4,000 FURNISHED
CASE TO COME BEFORE SUPREME
COURT NEXT MONTH.
BONDS OF $1,000 FURNISHED
THERE was a glad surprise yester-

TNHERE was a glad surprise yester-
day afternoon in the home Of
Arthur Van Kuran, when the lat
ter, who has been in the county jail
over thirteen months awaiting the out
come of an appeal from a sentence OF
two and a half years in the peniten-
uary, walked in ana announced that
he had been released from custody.
Mr.. Van Kuran. who was convicted Of
embezzling 5000 from the oregon
Short Line railroad while treasurer,
furnished bonds to the amount of $1,000
and until his appeal is decided in the
supreme court. viii be a free man.
The case was heard before the dis
trtct court over a year ago, and the
sentence was imposed, but a certificate
Of probable cause for new trial was
granted and the matter was taken by
Judge Powers, attorney for the defend
ant to the supreme court. In the
meantime, Mr.. Van Kuran has spent
his time in the county jail. making re-
peated unsuccessful efforts to furnish
bail.
Bonds Are Secured.
Yesterday, though, the bond was
filed and approved, and the prisoner
was released from custody at O'CLOCK.
His sureties on the bond are Frank
Knox and William =. Land The
bOndsmeu are Unidentified by $1,000
furnished by friends Of Mt. Van Kuran
in Omaha, and by other funds fur
nished by a number Of local parties.
The motion before the supreme court
for a new trial will be argued at the
April term and the attorney for the
defendant hopes to easily secure a new
trial.
Mr.. Van Kuran says the long con-
hnement has not affected his health
and he proposes to go to work imme-
lately on an advertising proposition
which he has considered while confined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Tourists in Florida Confer
fChicago News

tCnlcagO News
First Tourist-Cm. er-did you come
down here for your health?
Second Same-Naw; 1 fetched that with
me. 1 came down here to shoot a naliy-
gator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
The Sad Part.

Mrs. Batterson-What You've had
fourteen cooks in three monthsi
Mrs. Catterson-Yes And didn't
please Any Of them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
A Friend Indeed.

philadelphia ReCordl
a fair weather friend Is one who &c
fuses 10 lend you his umbrella.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
A TRAIN HELD UP.
Masked Men Rob a Train on the
Denver & Rio Grande.
PASSENGERS GIVE Up VaLUABLES.
Only Ono Person Hurt and That Was tho
Engineer, Who Was Knocked Down
with the HUT Of . RlHe-POsses
After the Robbers,

Salida, Col, July 15.-Five masked
men held up the westbound passen-
ger train on the Denver & Rio Grande
narrow gauge line running from Sa-
Ida to Grand Junction at $40 o'clock
yesterday morning. The robbery
secured at Mill switch, two miles
sast of Chester. The passengers
were robbed and both safes in the
express car were broken open with
dynamite and their contents taken.
Il Is not known how much money
was secured, but the express COM
pany declares the amount was small
and the train generally carries very
little treasure. The mail car was
not molested.
Among the passengers, who num-
bsred about 60, were many ladies',
two Of whom tainted. Several of the
passengers succeeded in secreting
their valuables, but many of them
lost considerable sums. But one per-
ION was hurt. Engineer Perry Ru-
land failed to obey an order Of one
q the robbers promptly and was
knocked down with the butt of
die.
Posses were sent by special train
from Gunnison and Salida and are
now hunting for the robbers, who
sre believed to have gone south.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Mosquito Plague In Texas.

Houston, Tex, July 1.-THE plague
Of mosquitoes which has visited por-
tons of the Texas and Louisiana
coast country during the past ten
days has been the cause of heavy
loss in chickens and cattle. In some
portions of the district affected out
side labor has been almost impossi-
BILE except where laborers have used
heavy netting wrapped about their
heads and shoulders. The chickens
we're stung about the head and died
in short time. The cattle and
horses were attacked by the insects
in great clouds, and, as they could
get no rest, they literally walked
themselves to death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Killed His Farm Hand.

Guthrie, Ok, July 14.-Over in
Woodward county Samuel Dipert, a
csttleman and farmer Of prominence,
has given himself up to the authori-
ties for the killing Of Will Griffin, an
employee on the Npert ranch. When
Npert returned from town it Ia al
legged that he found Griffin and Mrs.
Mpert coming in from the field,
where they had been driving hogs
from the corn. A quarrel ensued
and Dipert shot Griffin through the
heart, killing him instantly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
TIE FRlARs MUST GO.


Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root
were so busily engaged yesterday in
the consideration Of important SUBJ
jects that neither one attended
church. Shortly before the morning
services began at Christ Episcopal
church Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied
by four of the children, arrived at
the church in trap from Sycamore
Hill. The edifice was thronged with
people and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children were given a cordial recep-
ton by their neighbors and friends.
The rector, Rev. DR.. Washburn, made
indirect reference to the assassina-
ton of Mr.. Mckinley by basing his
sermon upon the last words of the
late president; "Thy will, not ours,
be done"
One Of the important questions dis
cussed by the president and Secre-
tary Root was that relating to Gov.
Taft's negotiations with the vatican
respecting the Philippine friars.
Both Mr.. Roosevelt and the secre.
tary of war deem it unwise that the
friars should remain in the archipel-
ago with the prestige they now pos
sess. The attitude the friars as.
sumo is regarded not only as men,
ace to the Peace of the islands, but
also as an obstruction to their gov
eminent and to the civilization Of
their inhabitants.
No statemspt Of the conclusion
reached by the president and Secre-
tary Root could be obtained at Sag
amore Hill, but, unoflicially, it is I'M
derstsod that note is being drafted
In response to that transmitted by
the pope through Gov. Taft to the
administration. As Gov. Taft started
the negotiations it is likely that the
reply of this government will be
sent to the vatican authorities
through him. Ample assurance is
given that the United States will take
strong ground in support of its con-
tention that the friars must be elm
mated from the Philippine equator.
1t is said that no official statement
Of any phase Of the situation will be
made public until the negotiations
with the vatican have been concluded
and that then the announcement will
be made from Washington.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
ANTHRACITE MINERS STRIKE.


Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 1.-THE
tenth week Of the great anthracite
miners strike may witness the crisis.
Everything now depends upon the
national convention which meets at
indianapolis on Thursday. II the
convention votes solid support to the
hard coal miners now on strike the
conflict with the operators may be
prolonged indefinitely. On the other
hand, should substantial support not
be Forthcoming, it may have a dis
couraging effect on the strikers and
the operators, taking advantage of
1t, may attempt to resume opera
tons at some of the collieries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
TRACEY NOT CAUGHT.
Although It Was Reported He Wss
Ill Through Exposure.


Seattle, Wash, July 14.--Notwith-
standing the general belief that out
law Tracey is on the verge of col
lapse as the result of buckshot
wounds and Illness resulting from
exposure in the wet brush, he man.
aged to keep hidden from the officers
all yesterday. This was especially
Disappointing to the four sheriffs
now camped on his trail, as they had
ed him an exhaustmg chase up to
Saturday night and hoped to push
the pursuit to an actual encounter
Yesterday. Vigilance had been re-
doubled and the encircling Gordon
about the district where it was al
most certain the man was hidden
vas stronger than ever. The depu-
lies secured the neighborhood all
lay long, but beyond unbeleved re-
ports of the convict's appearance
near Enumclaw, nothing was seen of
he desperate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
FIELD FOR YOUNG MEN.
SECRETARY Wilson Says There IL Not Enough
Thorough Traluing In Scientific
Agriculture,

Washington, July 15.-Secretary
Wilson believes that not enough at
tention is paid to scientific agricul-
ture by the colleges Of to-day and he
has taken up the agitation of this
matter as hobby. Wherever he
makes speech he tells his hearers
that his department utilizes the serv-
Ices OF every young man 1t can find
who has had thorough training in
some branch Of scientific agricul-
ture. There is great demand for
this kind Of service, and the depart
mont has the utmost difficulty in
holding on to its experts because of
the growing outside calls that are
being made on them. There are
about 1900 people in the department
Of agriculture who are engaged on
scientific agricultural work, yet
hardly ono of them came into the
government service fully equipped.
Secretary Wilson calls attention to
this fact to emphasize his statement
that the colleges should give more
thought and attention to the develop
ment of agricultural sciences.
There are some so agricultural col
leges in the country calling for COM
pctent teachers, and some 60 or 10
where there is always an opening for
trained scientist. There is money
b becoming an agricultural expert
and Secretary Wilson thinks our
young men would do well to choose
such a profession rather than the
pvercrowded fields of law and medi-
Inc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17

Ardmore, |. T., July 14.-Announce-
ment is made by the government
townsite commission that $40 lots in
Ardmore, declared vacant by Secre-
tary of Interior Hitchcock, will be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder, commencing to-day. The
sale will last probably two weeks.
The report of the townsite commits
sion shows that over 5000 lots were
improved in this city. Many lots
were classed unimproved, containing
insufficient improvements.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
A "Niargined Price" for July Corn Asked

Chicago, July 14.-A petition was
given to Secretary Stone, of the
board of trade, asking that a mar
gined price" be fixed upon July corn,
which has been cornered by a party
headed by John W. Gates. The mean.
ing of the petition is that the d.
rectors proceed to fix fair price for
corn, based upon the selling price
Of the cereal in markets where the
supply is not manipulated, Such a
step has not been taken in 20 years,
although the rules provide for such
action. Brokers generally are
quoted as being opposed to the petit
ton.