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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26

For an hour and a half last night All
Chan, a Chinese gardener in the west
ern part of the city. kept at bay gang
of tramps who tried every means in
their power to decoy the Celestial from
his home for the purpose of robbing
him of money which he was reported
to have concealed in his dwelling The
Chainaman remained safely behind his
doors. however. and refused to listen
to the inducements and threats which
were used to inveigle him out into the
open.
Chan is a gardener who lives near
the corner of Second North and Seventh
West streets. He is prosperous. and at
tends strictly TO business, and by his
frugaiity and thrift is said to have
amassed a considerable sum of money.
The report that he keeps the money
hidden in his premises has become cur
rent throughout the neighborhood.
Shortly after 10 last night he was
awakened by heavy knocking at his
door. and on peering from his window
was terrified 10 see a dozen rough-look-
ing men, some armed with clubs, trying
to gain entrance at his door. He has
tily barricaded all the doors and Win
dows. and, placing heavy wooden
beam against the front door. awaited
developments Unable to force open
the door, the robbers resorted to the
ruse Of decoving- the Chinaman from
his place of safety but were frustrated
in their plans. They told him that
they had come to purchase vegetab les
but he refused to believe. They begged
him to come TO the door and talk bust
ness for a moment, but he still re-
manned deaf 10 their entreaties-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
Significance of the Recent Union of
the Gould Interests.

nile combination of the Rio
Grande divisions and the Missouri Pa
cine is regarded as a natural conclu-
sion, railroad officials fail to compre-
mend the value attaching to a COM
oination of the J, J. Hill and the Har-
riman interests in the agreement which
brings the Burlington and Union Pa
chic interests together. In the case of
the Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific
is represented a natural union of Gould
interests and one supplements the 9TH
er in the handling of freight between
Salt Lake and Pittsburg.
1t is generally regarded as another
move in the announced effort of George
J. Gould to form a continuous chain OF
railroads from ocean to ocean. It is
given out on the best OF authority that
the Gould system of roads will enter
Los Angeles inside of eighteen months.
Another scene of Gould activity is in
the southwest. where he has purchased
the Gulf & Brazos Valley, in Texas.
This is a short line from Fort Worth
west TO Mineral Wells. and surveys
are being made to extend this line
northwest through Texas and New
Mexico to Trinidad. Colo. where a
connection will be made with the Rio
Grande. The new road will parallel
the Colorado & Southern for a consid-
cradle distance and will be the COM
peting line from Mexico TO the middle
west
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
MIMIC WAR FOR NEXT YEAR
Defending Squadron viii Have a
Harder Problem.

Washington. Aug 25.-AdmiraI Hig-
ginSon will soon submit to the navy
department an elaborate report Of the
results OF the chase of the white
squadron by the North Atlantic squad
ron, which ended yesterday. For OBJ
VioUsN reasons, such parts of this re
port as treat of any imperfections de-
veloped probably viii be withheld from
publication. In the meantime the Of
fetal report of the affair is confined
to the brief telegram already published
from Commander Pillsbury, announc-
ing his surrender, and dispatch from
Admiral Higginson, telling of the dis
position he had made of the vessels en-
gagged in the chase.
Naval officers here say that while
the capture of the white squadron
seemed to be a foresone conclusion,
owing TO the discrepancy in strength
between the two squadrons, yet this
chase has had instructive and import
ant results. 1t is the expectation that
perhaps next year another such chase
will be made, in which the problem
presented TO the defending squadron
will be much more difficult than that
in which il has just been engaged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
NO SIGNS OF SETTLEMENT.
Miners Display Friendly Feeling To
ward the Militia

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 25--After hav-
ing met a number of mine operators,
General Goblin said today that he does
not see any signs of settlement OF
the strike. In fact, he states that all
indications point more definitely to
prolonga ton of the strike now than
they did when he first reached here.
General Goblin is using his good offices
toward a settlement, and he allows no
opportunity TO pass, when in conference
with operators, to make a conservative
plea for the men on strike
Individual operators are beginning to
display evidence of a Willingness to
end the strike If method could be
shown them how they could make con-
cessions to the men without stultifying
themselves. In speaking with mem
bers of the staff at brigade headquar-
tiers, some have within the past few
days stated that If a way could be sug-
gested whereby they could give in
without placing themselves in a bad
light they would favor a settlement
The miners display a friendly feeling
toward General Goblin personally, and
the military has become popular.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
SHORT LINE MEN
ENTER PROTEST
Believe They Ought to Be Paid
for Extra Hours.
DISPATCRERS SWAP PLACES
TRAMPs SECURE LARGE SUM
FROM MEN STEALING RIDE.

II ROTBLE has been imminent in the
Oregon short Line Offices. An ex-
ira amount of work which mas
forced the clerks in the auditing depart
r1rnt to work overtime caused the dis
c7fisfactiOn. The clerks have been
working until 10 o'clock in some of the
derartments. and they feel that they
ought 70 have overtime. The regular
baurs Of the men are from $50 O'Clock
an the morning until $50 in the after
noon During that time they are driven
Al railroad speed. for there is always
an abundance Of work in this depart
mcnt Of the office. When evening ar
rfve- the men are worn out.
since the Elks' convention there has
been an extra amount OF work and the
men have been obliged to return in the
evening and put in two or three extra
hours A request for overtime was
made but the men were informed that
this could not he allowed. II is under
stood that the men I'm the freight de-
partment would not put in the extra
hours unless they were allowed over
time for the work, and the matter was
presented to c. J. McNitt. the acting
auditor.
In the disbursement department the
men have been required TO work from
: o'clock until 10 three nights in the
week and in the local ticket desk the
same amount Of extra hours has been
pat In. A complaint was made when
the clerks learned that they were not
10 receive. pay for the extra hours The
hours Of work have been changed. u
begin at s o'clock in the morning ana
continue until $50 in the evening.
Mr.. McNitt, when seen yesterday.
said that there was nothing of public
interest growing out Of the matter The
men have been asked 10 put in over
time to catch up with the work The
convention forced large amount of
extra work upon this department. and
II got behind Repair work has also
been going on in the department, and
this has inteTfeTed with the work more
or less. Mr.. McNitt says that COM
plant was made but when he ex-
planned the situation the men were
satisfied to help out until they can
catch up with the work
He says the extra hours are nothing
more than an equivalent for the favors
extended the men. They have a vaca-
ton and are provided passes IL they
desire TO go out of town During the
convention they were allowed to see
the parade and have other time off
Now that the work of the department
is behind he feels that the men ought
10 be wiring to pitch in and help the
Office catch up. When the matter wa.
laid before the men in this light they
expressed their Willingness to put il
the extra hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
Jeferv,s Great Climb.

The BLACK Diamond Express" Just
ISSUED by the Lehigh Valley road, CON
tains a large half-tone cut of Edward
T. Jeffery. president of the Rio Grande
system. Mr.. Jeffery began his railroad
career as a mechanics apprentice at
the age of Is. in the shops of the Illi-
noiS Central, and step by step worked
his way TO the top He was with the
company thirty-three years. In 1885
he became the general manager OF
the system In 1891 ne was elected
president of the Rio Grande system
The Express says OF Mr.. Jeffery
There are masters of transportation
whose knowledge and requirements are
of the highest order, but in none OF
these are the practical. financial and
mechanical more happily combined
than in Edward T. Jeffery."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
WILL RUSH WORK.
Denver & Northwestern Will Lay
Mile of Track Daily.

Mile of Track Daily.
Il is expected that ten miles of the
Denver & Northwestern road will be
completed in about ten days This is
at the rate Of about a mile a day.
Arrangements for the work between
Arvada and the base of the mountains
have been made. Thousands of ties
are seen at ArVada. from which point
they viii be loaded on the cars and
sent to their destination. Steel rails
have also been stored in the yards at
Denver and will be forwarded on the
Colorado & Southern road as fast as
required 4 special construction train
cf ten cars viii be used and the ma
terial viii he handled by a party of
about 100 workmen stationed at diff
ferent places on the grade II is said
That the feat Of laying ten miles of
track was completed in one day by the
Kansas Pacific when il was building
into Denver in 1865 and the feat is
said 20 have been repeated for stretch
~ 100 miles by one of the transCon-
unental roads
The route of the Northwestern be
youd Arvada leads through a beautiful
farming country as far as the noun
taiuS. The grade has made a large
amount Of filling necessary. and the
railroad Is one of the prominent fea-
lures Of the landscape. The object Of
the road Is to reach the coal beds so
the development of the deposits may be
begun at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
,Frisco,s Choctaw Branch.

A circular has been issued from the
Office of the st. Louis & San Francisco
railroad, announcing that the system
has secured possession of the Arkansas
& ChOctaw railway, which Will be
operated as part of the Frisco sys-
tenn The road has been operated by
the Frisco system since the first of
the month. when passenger service was
inaugurated between Soper, 1. T. and
Ashdown, Ark. Through trains are
being run over the newly acquired sys-
TEN of the St. Louis road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26

mad / go now"
why. what is the matter, SAM"
Me no likee dam girl. Me no workee
any more. Me go dam quick and the
telephone receiver shook with sympa-
thy.
In vain did the distressed lady plead
with the enraged cook. Arguments
availed not, and. after a torrent OF
mixed Yankee and Confucian "cuss
words, the receiver at the other end
of the line was hung up with a hang
and. on arriving home half an hour
later, the lady discovered that the c.
lestial had really flown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26

the road through TO the main line and
connect at New Castle or at Glenwood
with the broad gauge. The proposed
line H. an extension Of the narrow
gauge between Grand junction and
Montrose and opens up a very valuable
mineral country.
There is also a report that the line
to Delta from Grand Junction is to be
broadeRed into the standard gauge. II
this is done il is probable a cut will
be made between Montrose and CHM
arron to avoid Squaw hill. About
seventyfive miles will be saved by this
cutoff and the heavy grade just west
of Marshall Pass will be avoided.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26

putting the Utah members of the order
in the high estimation of the visitors.
Past Supreme Chancellor Westwood.
of Baltimore and Grand Representative
Schwartz of the domain of Baltimore
spent yesterday in this city.
Major General Carnahan of the uni
form rank and his family were guests
yesterday OF Supreme Representative
Duncan.
Union B. Hunt. secretary of state of
the state of Indiana, and other Pyth-
ianS in his party are expected TO reach
Salt Lake in a couple of days from the
west.
Imperial Prince Holmes and Imperial
Secretary Bedding of the supreme tenn
pie of the D. o. X K will be here
Wednesday evening on their return
from San Francisco and will pay a
fraternaI visit TO the FL Sebekkah tenn
pie. of which Captain Sonnedecker is
chief
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
Portland Roads Combine.

Portland. Ore. Aug. 25.-Negotia-
lions are pending between the Port
land Railway company and the City
& Suburban Railway company, with a
view to the purchase Of the latter by
the former, and the consolidation OF
both systems under one head.
The purchase of the interests of the
City & Suburban railway in Portland
will involve the expenditure of between
S2,00o,O00 and sS.000000. The stockhold-
ers of the Portland Railway company
are mostly eastern capitalists. headed
by D. o. Mills of New York. while the
owners of the City & Suburban are
Portland capitalists.
The proposed consOlidat ton, IL effect
cd will unite all the street railways
of Portland under one system.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
PATRoLLING THE MINES.
Strikers Have Men on Every Road
.r- and Path

Tamaqua. Pa, Aug. 25.-Not since
the Inauguration of the anthracite coal
miners strike have the United Mine
Workers had so many pici1ets patron-
ing the Panther Creek valley as today.
Every road and every path leading to
the collieries was guarded in an effort
to persuade the nom union men not to
go TO work. No new recruits were
added to the working force and quite
a number were turned back The extra
vigilance was due 10 the rumor that 1t
is the intention of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company TO cut coal
as soon as sufficient men can be Sc
cured An official of the company ad-
mitted today that practical miners are
hard to procure and that none of the
coal companies are able to operate any
of the mines for this reason.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
CHINESE COOK DIDN'T LIKE
HIRED GIRL, so HE QUIT

The wife of a prominent Democratic
politician recently ran against phase
of the help question which is some
what new, even to Salt Lakes suffering
servant-h hiring matrons. She had IN
her service Celestial by the name of
Sam While downtown the other day
she was called up on the phone. and
recognized the voice Of her Chinese
cook. In his squeaky tones she detect
ed the culver of rage as the descendant
of Confucius called: missile Blank
yes, Sam, this is Mrs. Blank" she
answered.
''Thissee dam girl she makee me dam
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
Union Pacific Meets Cut.

Following in the wake of the Santa
Fe, which recently established a colon
lists rate from the Missouri river, the
Union Pacific has also made a special
rate for the same points covered by
the Santa Fe. The rate is SIS from the
Missouri river, and $33 from Chica go
for points in Washington and Oregon
and intermediate parts of the west. The
rate is good for September and October,
and is for one way only. The Bur-
ington and the Northwestern have
excursion rates which go into effect
about the same time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
RIVALS ON SAME TRAIN.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-President J. g
Osgood of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company passed through Chicago to-
day en- route to New York He left
this city on the Lake Shore Twentieth
Century Limited, and by a coincidence
John w. Gates was a passenger on the
same train. Mr.. Osgood says his trip
east has no bearing on the contest
between himself and the Gates party
for control of Colorado Fuel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
GUARD UNDER ARREST.
Truth About the Shooting at Scran-
ton Last Monday.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 25.-Frank Deck
er, one of the guards employed by the
Temple Iron company at the Edgerton
colliery. was today placed under S2.o0a
bonds on the charge Of shooting Fore
man Connolly and Forest Crossman
last Monday night. Up to the present
time the belief has been that the shoot
ing was done by the strikers. and Gen
eral Manager Thorne had offered 81 ,001
reward for the arrest of the perpetra-
tor of the deed The evidence which
led to Decker's arrest came from Cross
man, whose deposition was taken in the
CarbOndaIe hospital
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
Benefit Western Roads.

Berlin. Aug. 25.-The Prussian rail-
road administration has reduced
freight rates on exports of iron. incIud-
ing wire. locomotives, cars, cranes and
pig iron. The action taken is in re-
Spouse TO an appeal from the western
manufacturers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
BREAKS THE RECORD.
Santa Fe Makes the Greatest Ship
ment of the Year.

ment Of the Year.
The Santa Fe has broken the record
as a carrier of livestock. In one night
recently over 40 cars of stock were
carried into Kansas City over this
road. and sixty cars were shipped into
st. Joseph. making 200 cars of stock
handled on the eastern division of the
road in ten hours This establishes a
record for this year. 1t is stated that
the new type of Prairie freight engines
introduced on the Santa Fe has made
the feat possible.
Three of these locomotives drew the
three trains from Emporia to Kansas
City. Each trains was composed of
fifty cars of cattle. A few years ago
il would have been regarded an impos-
sibility to run string of three heavily
loaded trains of fifty cars over this dis
lance in the time consumed. 1t is said
the engines had no difficulty, made
good time and pulled the trains with
ease. The only difficulty that has been
experienced in handling such large
trains has been in passing other trains.
as some of the sidetracks will not hold
fifty cars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
MRS larson DEAD.

Mrs Louisa Larson died yesterday
at her home in the Twentieth ward
She was born in Sweden and came TO
Utah in 1874. She is survived by two
children. Charles A Larson and Mrs.
Mary L. Herne. Funeral services will
be held at the Twentieth ward meet
ing house at O'Clock Wednesday af-
ternoon-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
DISPATCHES SWAP PLACES.
Short Line and Rio Grande Men Find
a Trade COngenial-

A satisfactory swap has been made
by two dispatchers Of the big local
systems. F. H Williams. dispatcher
IN the employ Of the Oregon Short
Line. has accepted a position with the
Rio Grande. Mr.. Williams formerly
was the dispatcher at Pocatello and
IS regarded as a frst-class man. 9. L.
Hamilton. who left the Rio Grande
bout two weeks ago. win take Mr.
Williams place and enter the employ
of the oregon Short Line Mr. HAM
ilton is a careful man and a hustler
He thinks the work on the Short Line
VIII be more Congenial and Mr. vii
liamS feels the same way With regard
10 the position he has taken with the
Rio Grande- The swap seems TO be a
most satisfactory one all around
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
FAILED TO SEE MORGAN.
Committee Of Young Men From
HazeIton in New York

New York, Aug. ga committee of
three young men called at the office Of
j. Pierpont Morgan & Co today, but
Mr. Morgan had not arrived at the Of
fee. and the committee left without
having seen any member of the firm.
Neither of the young men would speak
OF himself or of the purpose of his
visit but ii is understood they consti-
tute the committee of the Peoples AL
lance of Hazelton, Pa, which is said
TO have a plan for the settlement of the
strike. There was no appreciable
change in the coal situation here today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
FIRED INTO THE CROWD.
Boy Shot by Outside Foreman of
Brookside Colliery.

PottsviIle, Pa. Aug. 25.-George
Wheatley. an outside foreman at the
Brookside colliery of the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal & Iron company. is
under 81 GOO bail, charged with shoot
ing George Searer. aged ~ Wheatley
said he was followed through the
streets by crowd of strikers and sym
pathizers. who jeered and hooted him
Becoming enraged. he fired into the
crowd the bullet striking Searer.
Wheat ley formerly was a mine boss
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
THOUSANDS OF HARvEsTERs.

st. Paul Aug. 25--A Winnipeg
NAM special to the Dispatch says
Eight thousand harvesters have ar
rived here today OF the number,
about 200 have gone to North Dakota
and il is said the alien labor law ma
chinery may be set in motion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
YELLOWSTONE EXCURSION.
Aug. so, Via Oregon Short Line.

Aug. so, Via Oregon Short Line.
Absolutely lowest rate ever offered
sss.75 from salt Lake; SS0.T5 from Og-
der. Tickets include hotel expense:
beyond Monida for the siX-day tour
Party limited TO forty Make early
reservation
city ticket office, 2eI Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26

Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Mamie Bridwell and Mr.
De Soto Donaldson and invitations have
been issued by the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George NJ BridWell, $50 South
West Temple, for a reception on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
YELLOWSTONE EXCURSION.
Aug. 80. Via Oregon Short Line.

Aug. 80, Via oregon Snort Line
Absolutely lowest rate ever offered;
$50 Is from Salt Lake. $5o.75 from Og-
den. Tickets include hotel expenses
beyond Monida for the six-day tour
Party limited TO forty Make early
reservation
City ticket once, 2o1 Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
FAVOR uNTFoRMITY.

Saratoga. N Y, Aug. 25.-The state
board of commissioners for promoting
uniformity of legislation in the United
States met here today in national con-
ference
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
We Can
MAKE YOU HAPPY

We prepare medicine that will cure any
CONTAGIOUS Blood Poison, especially
Syphilitic, in % to so days. and If of re-
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Not speck of mercury or potash used
in any of our medicines. Also medicine
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For Piles-blind, bleeding or itching-for
SOC Tumors killed and driven away for
from 81 to S. Also medicine that will
cure Lead or Smelter Poison in 10 to 20
DAYS, or no pay. We manufacture medl-
cine for many other diseases. All consul
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THE PALMER MEDICINE co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26

Wednesday evening in honor of the
young couple. The bride is a daughter
of the well-known superintendent OF
the Mccormick. Progress and other
buildings. and the groom is bookkeeper
for the Troy laundry. of Brown, Terry
& Woodruff company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-26
RIO GRANDE EXTENSIONS.
New Cutoff Proposed TO Save Seven
ty-ffve Miles.

Material is already on the ground for
a new road which the Rio Grande viii
build from Delta north The line is 4
short one and viii extend into the
heart OF mining country that Is not
tapped by any road at the present time
Il is the intention TO eventually run