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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
Farm Laborers Strike.

London, March PA dispatch from
Rome to the Central News Agency
says the strike of agriculturalists is
spreading throughout Italy, and that
100000 farm laborers are now out in
the provinces of Sfecrare, Bologna
and Vicenza, while in 16 other
provinces the laborers are represent
ed to- be organizing. Thus far no VIC
lence has been reported.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
KILLED HIS BROTHER.
Policemen Arrest Murderer in Time
to Prevent LYnchinu.

Albany, N. Y, March 22.-John Do
tierre, aged As, a we'll known local
business man, shot and almost instant.
ly killed. his brother William here to-
day. The cause Of the murder was
a family feud, as a result of their
father leaving the bulk of his fortune
to the elder son and disinheriting the
remainder Of the family. Policemen
who were at once on the scene arrest
the murderer, and he was locked up,
just in time to save him from injury
at the hands of bystanders.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
PLAQUE Mortality,

London, March pa dispatch
from Lahers says the plague mortal
ity reaches 1000 daily. The outbreak
is the worst on record and is attribut-
ed to the policy of noninterference in
caste customs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
Cambridge the Winner.

Puttney, England, March 22.-Cam-
bridge won the fifty-ninth boat ace
from Oxford by eight lengths. Cam
bridge led all the way, winning in 10
minutes and 9 seconds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
Waller. Court Martial.

Manila, March 22.-The prosecution
in the case of Major Waller closed
today. The defense in the opening
argument claiming the executions
were necessary, lawful and justifiable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
coR1ETT SENDS CHALLENGE
Wants to Take Fitz's Place and Puts
Up a Forfeit.

Richmond, Va, March 22.-James
Corbett, who is appearing here as a
member Of a theatrical company today
telegraphed Harry Corbett to chal-
lenge James J. Jeffries to fight should
Fftzsimmons refuse to fight under the
offer Of the Los Angeles club. Corbett
put up $1,000 for forfeit and a side
bet Of $4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25

Quick. reliable shoe repairing. Post
once basement. TAFT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12

the ks would be welcome
4
At the outlying hotel that
gh
vded the would wait for the SECOND table for
thunderuck
all posivene spirit
the lodge award the convention other city Tonight the
calculated radical
who viii
delegation
Louisville inclined to hagge
apy illustrated by the fact that
divided the following houses he nuto Miller
situation committees
entertain their visiting
business
win purely business affair the contracts specify
accommodations to be
which
up people they
well the affair to other
to and
wIco is
Brown Of the Louis
inclined discuss the
h
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
SALTLAKFMAYLOSF ELKS' CONVENTION

Unless business element and
public forthcoming gathering
be off,. "a s. Lake
moment not only the meeting eopardzed but there is
danger that 0
majority
pros Of the hold the
the awakened the
officials the Recommendations for
THERE'S
problem
70 m is how o adequ yaccomu n
o
Nearly
S100000 will incalculable
o
the
asked extend their
o
o a maintained If the
10 be
the situation through the arrival Monday Of committee ron
800 their special tram including
his second
circumstances If he had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
Special TO The HeraId.l

washington. Feb 1.-THE board Of
army officers appointed by Secretary Root
TO consider and report on the location and
distribution Of military ports required for
proper accommodation, instruction and
training of the army. as organized under
act of February, 1891, today made the
following recommendations on posts in
Utah. Idaho and Wyoming:
Fort Douglas. Utah. permanent. head
quarters and twelve companies of infant
ry and two batteries of field artillery,
present strength two batteries Of field
artillery and three companies of infant
Ty, making an increase of nine cOmpa-
MES
Fort Duchesne. Utah; permanent: two
troops of cavalry; present strength. two
companies of infantry; no change; sub
stitution Of cavalry for infantry
Boise barracks. Idaho; temporary; one
troop of cavalry.
Fort D. A Russell, Wyo.: permanent;
headquarters and twelve companies IN
fantry and one battery field artillery,
present strength. one battery field artii-
lery and four companies; increase OF
eight companies.
Fort Mackenzie. WyO. permanent; four
companies infantry; present strength. one
company; increase. three companies
Fort Washable WyO.; temporary; one
company, no change.
Fort Yellowstone, Wyo-i permanent F;
four troops of cavalry; present strength,
two troops; increase Of two
Finds For Perrault.
1t is reported here that the Inspector
who was sent TO Idaho 10 investigate the
charges against Surveyor General Per
rault and particularly TO verify the state
ments made in the surveyors answer 10
the charges of the civil service commits
sion. has reported so faEOrably upon the
case that Senator ShouD now believes
Perrault will be reappOinted. Il IS stated
thar the inspector has reported 10 the
president that in his opinion Perrault was
justified III his transferring of employees
10 per diem roll. and that the other
charges have not been sustained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
NEW NAVY HAS COST
OVER $IO9, 900, 900

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE new navy
has cost the United States S99S03,92S
for construction, and S9,343. 2S5 for re-
pairs on completed vessels. These fig
ures were supplied in statement for
warded to the senate by the secretary
Of the navy in response to a reSOlu-
ton adopted by the senate in February,
1901
In addition to the expenditures made
on vessels now afioat, there are sew
eraI ships i'm course of construction.
These include the Kentucky and the
Kearsargc. on each of which an ex-
penditure of $40 GOO has been author
lied. and the Illinois, Indiana and Ala
bama. on each of which an eXpendi-
ture Of So, $50 600 is authorized. There
also are several smaller vessels in
course of construction.
The statement covers the period from
1888. ana begins with the building Of
the Chica go. Atlanta and Boston.
or the completed vessels the Oregon
cost the greatest amount. $6.575, 032. The
Massachusetts is second in point OF
cost. $6.O47.115. The cost of the Maine
was S4.67I5SS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12

no" WORKING, out the intention was to
resume developments shortly. The
statement that he was also interested
III the wolverine mine, near Park CITY.
was an error His Salt Lake ascot
ates in the Ophir and Tiewalikee
Messrs. l.. A. Jeffs, NJ. J.. Efinger. and
r. n. Lathrop with d. II. Peerv and
clarence Mccormick, are the chief own
ers of this property
AS TO how far Bank Commissioner
Maltz of Michigan, who closed the
hank, is Interested in the Ophir prop
erty, could not be ascertained yester-
day but the impression given out was
that his holdings in this sprouting bo-
nanza are small in comparison.
Checks Will be Protected.
Last Saturday the pay checks for the
men employed last month at the Ophir
ana at the Tiewaukee were sent out.
and these are scattered now among the
me- chants near the mines, as is usual
Some apprehension was felt yesterday
that there would not be money enough
at the local banks to protect these
checks. but Messrs Lathrop and Jeffs
declared that there was no cause for
apprehension. They said that the 9TH
er large shar ehOideTS in these proper
ties are wealthy men and they are as
Sured that the value of their holdings
is more than enough TO justify them in
protecting the properties from all lien
claims. Now that Andrews has gone
TO the wall, il is believed that all of
the creditors OF the Ophir and Tiewau-
kee will be anxious for immediate set
Element Manager EfEinger is now in
the east, and his Salt Lake associates
believe that after today no difficulty
win be experienced in promptly meet
ing all claims.
Messrs. Jeffs and LathTop were of the
opinion yesterday that no serious en-
baTTassment would occur 10 the Utah
mining properties in which Andrews is
so heavily interested, on account of
mis- financial failure.
At the end of last month less than
thirty men were employed at the Ophir.
anG about the same number. twenty
five, at the Tiewaukee. Since then the
working force at both properties has
been materially reduced. 1t was in
tended to increase the force at the
Stateline property as soon as the new
water pipe line is laid to the mill, while
1t the Tiewaukee il was not the inten-
ton 10 push developments until the
final payments are made on this prop
erty As to how much is due On the
purchase price of the Tiewaukee could
not be learned yesterday Operations
had not yet been started up on the
Mammoth when it's owner, Andrews,
failed.
Among the claims against the ophir
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
AWAKENED TOO LATE.
SAND OBSCURES THE sun
Terrific Wndsorm in Nevada Drives People Mountain
Nearly Stripped of Snow by the Wild Gale
Railroad is Affected

drifting whirling walls of dust and
sand. At Desert and Mirage the sand
hlled the air to such an extent that the
sun was Obscured and lamps were nee
eSsary.
At Humboldt house about forty
miles west Of Winnemucca, the few
people who ventured out of doors be-
held a peculiar sight About eight
miles south Of the town is a mountain.
rising abruptly from the sandy desert.
The wind. sweeping across the fla
country. caught the snow Of this hill
and seemed to stretch it out for two or
three miles from the slopes. Through
occasional breaks in the clouds of dust
across the plain between the town and
the mountain the middle slopes could
be seen, apparently swept bare Of
snow in q few hours by the terrific
force of the wind. The storm tonight
shows but little sign of abating.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
SENATOR w. A. CLARK THOUGHT TO BE IN
LOS ANGELES STREET RAILWAY FIELD

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. lit seems
10 be pretty well established today that
Senator W. A. Clark, president of the
San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake
railroad, will enter the local street rail-
way field and become a rival to the
HuutinSto Heliman syndicate by the
acquisition Of valuable franchises sold
yesterday by the city
1t is said that f. A. Davis. Who yes
terday offered Sls9.eoe for a franchise
with a freight-earrying privilege, viii
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
ANDREWS is A YOUNG
NAPOLEON OF FINANCE
Only 28 Years of Age, He Made a Million Dollar,
in Eight Years
Ruined Detroit Capitalist Who is Heavily Interested in Utah
Mines, Has Had Unique Career.

IS The story Of the downfall Of
u Frank G. Andrews. vice president
- of the City Savings bank of De-
t-oit rs unfolded. it is revealed that thu
nan. whose mining investments in
Ttah are Of no small proportions and
worth. is or was a veritable Napoleon
Of finance. How the Detroit banker
succeeded i'm overdrawing the funds of
the bank which has been forced To s,fs-
pend payment, was told at length in
Yesterdays Herald. and local interest
was added to the story by the mention
Of the fact that Andrews is heavily
concerned in the operations of the
Ophir mine at Stateline and i'm the Tic
vsukee at Bingham.
Andrews, the Detroit banker aud
pIuHging speculator. presents a unique
character study in financial affairs. He
is well known in Salt Lake by his assoc
GATES In the management Of the Ophir
and Tiewaukee properties. and mis-
friends predict that he will yet wrest
victory from an apparent temporary
reverse I'm money matters.
Banker andrews is IS years Of age.
and eight years ago he commenced his
business career in Detroit with cap
ital Of only s. and a long fund Of self
confidence and an indefatigable deter.
mination to succeed. BY dabbling in
real estate deals. small at first. but
growing in magnitude. he was not long
IN accommodating modest fortune
Then he tcyed with the stock markets
and his luck at speculation of this kind
lever deserted him. In the course Of
time And eWs became identified with
the bank which ne is now charged
with running. but before the exposure
came he was reckoned to be worth
easily more than $1,000 900.
Looks Like Gould.
IN appearance. Frank G. Andrews
closely resembles George Gould. so his
intimate Salt Lake acquaintance as
sert
Mr. Andrews Detroit friends are
tanding by HIN, declared one of his
friends in this ci..- yesterday. What
ne needs now more than anything else
is a little time. for he has many large
interests scattered through the country
which will put him on his feet again.
] predict that inside of two years Mr..
Andrews viii be worth s.. 600 900 at
least. He is too active and shrewd a
a1ancier 10 be kept down by the re-
verse which seems u have Overtakep
him."
Besides his large interests in the OPnir
iTine and the Tiewaukee. Mr.. Andrews
owns the New Mammoth property
81 Bingham, which went through d Sc
ries of litigation some months ago, re-
sultng in the foreclosure of the prop
prtv under the various liens charged
against u. This latter property is not
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
AMERICANS WITH KNEE BREECHES AND
SMALL SWORDS PRESENTED TO EDWARD

London, Feb. liking Edwards first
l7yee since his accession to the throne
was held at St. James palace at noon to-
day and was an exceptionally brilliant
function
Allison Armour of Chicago and Charles
Gibson Of Boston, wearing knee breeches
and silk stockings and carrying small
swords at their sides. were among those
presented 10 the king.
The Prince of Wales. the Duke of Con-
nlught and other members of the royal
family were present. and members of the
automatic corps. cabinet officers and
naval and military officers were present.
The king wore field marshals uniform,
The levec began with "A reception OF thr
ambassadors. who passed before his
majesty i'm order OF precedence, followed
bv their secretaries and the naval and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
lSnecial Id - HeraIdl

Reno, New, Feb. 11.-Since early this
morning the wide stretch of desert in
western and central Nevada has been
swept by a windstorm that at times
has approached the proportions of
hurricane. At several points on the
Central Pacific between Reno and Elko
the wind at times blew at the rate of
eighty miles an hour, and though no
serious damage 10 property has been
reported, delayed trains. Frustrated tel
egraph wires and Ions stretches of rail
almost buried in sand tell of the force
OF the gale.
Vast clouds of sand, picked UP by
the gale. were hurled across the coun-
try with fearful force and at Wads-
worth. Desert. Thistle and other towns
business was practically suspended all
afternoon. it being almost Impossible
for people to breathe while facing the
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military attaches, subsequently taking a
stand by the side of the members OF the
royal family. The cabinet ministers and
others entitled to the privilege of being
present followed the diplomats and, final
". the general company.
As Prince of Wales. King Edward mere
" bowed to the presentees or shook hands
with intimate friends but today new
feature was introduced. All those who
were known to his majesty kissed his
hand. though they did not knee, as was
customary when kissing the late Queen
Victoria's hand. The king himself Sc
lected those who were TO kiss his hand
by extending his hand palm downward
whereupnn the presentee placed his own
nand beneath his majesW's and kissed
the king hand on the back. The ma
iority of the prescntees. therefore, had 10
be contented with a simple bow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12

secure the rights asked for. through
the default of the highest bidder E.
Murray. who offered $415,OO0 and failed
to qualify in the required time. Both
bids are generally believed 10 have
been by the direction Of Senator Clark.
through the medium of the traction
company.
The traction company is at present
the only competitor TO the Huntington
lines for the street railway business Of
Los Angeles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
SUGAR PRICES HIGHER
Pool Forming of Coast IObbers to
Advance Prices as Far East
as Utah.


San Francisco. Feb. 1t-Preliminaries Of
continuation of northern jobbers VINO
"iH maintain the price of sugar have been
competed at a conference held i'm this
CITY. The northern dealers have com
taeI with The pool Already formed by
,'i."Hui- lobbeTS., both in this city and
.-ToIERout the state. II is the purpose
.'' pool TO regulate the price along
entire Pacific slope as tar east as
.t. iu order 8. do this jObbers con-
'..IH- his I'-o~y have entered into
a-f3"uCnt 40 maintain such
iI' price as shall Dt adopted by the
~" price. as heretofore. will be de-
,.'mIH.u 10y refncrieS. but il is the in
-....H of johhcrS 10 add the additional
-H' to onc-quarter Of cent per
.t. n order 10 reimburse themselves
I mo expenses OF handling. JoboerS
.a.s SHAT they have handled sugar on
.. narrow margin that there not only
L--.a Io be- any profit i'm its sale for
...N. mt That 10 had even become 4
roe '' expense. In many cases sugar
-lt a-'u made leader 10 induce the
''ya'1r io purchase other commodities.
O. u. -.H'r Or not the pool will succeed IN
81 -''ff'a taking remains 20 be seen. Ihis
me first combination which mas
L formed among iobbers for this pur-
. 'Hl ~ is the largest and strongest
E' iar including every prominent
no house ia the territory covered.
,l EFanClSCo. Feb. 1l-There viii be no
oyars pool in sugar At the eleventh
3' ITO" Western refinery notified the
;-'l,T- mat should any attempt be made
ai't ,he price. the refinery would cat
', r'i 90 the retailers.
tt'r l'IlncatiOn came aS q surprise 20
s J'ooerS and will cffeCtUaly stop any
tallp5 at combination. The Object of
s-5 l.HnSry i'm refusing 10 stand by the
i'srS rs supposed by them 10 be dec
ifa-oh of The intention To cut the price.
+ i.geeSS2r7-, to fight the beet sugar men.
.lt nvet sugar output proves 20 be a
one the chances are promising for
~ local iobbers are informed. the pur-
ar OF this pOoi is TO put up the price
L+t@dr. which was bought by Specu-
m t Waen cut prices were i'm force early
resi-. winter. 1t is not believed that the
Tt9b prices viii have any effect IN
sra ior the reason that freight rates
far 10y favorable to Shipping sugar this
SIZE mere is not a very large stock 81
sool' it is sid. ''s' - &c "i's''e0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
MAN TO
BE PROMOTED
lsnecial % 10 Heraldl

Especial 40 The Herald)
san Francis so, Feb. lit Is reported
from. Sacramento that J. 5. Noble. super
intendent of the Ogden division of the
Southern Pacific company. viii succeed
John A. Muir as superintendent of the
southern division. with headquarters at
,os Angeles Muir has resigned TO take
service with the Huntington eiiman in
terurban electric railway system that is
to gridiron Los Angeles county
II Is also stated that Assistant Super
fntendent T. r. Jones Of Sacramento VIII
he sent TO ogden To take the place OF
Noble. and that +. +. Pryor will remain
in charge of the Sacramento DIVISION
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
ASKS $4,000
TO PAY FOR SCARS

= special to The HeraldD =
= St Louis Mo. Feb. 1.-BeSSie :
< Reams. aged rs. sued Joseph Fyrich =
4 for S15000 tOdas alleging that she =
= caught the smallpox at Fyrichs =
= house. causing her face. once pretty, =
= TO be covered with scars =
. 49, < . = AAAAA y !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
MORE TROOPS FOR TIL FORT
Army Board Recommends That Twelve Companies and Two Bat
teres be Stationed at Fort Douglas
Perrault Gains Point

The senate committee on public lands
today made favorable report on Repre-
sentative MondelTs bill, which recently
passed the house. amending the present
land laws 50 that afidavits in land cases
may be made in the counties in which the
entries are located.
Representative 8Iondeu and Senator
Dubois were guests this evening at d
banquet given at Baltimore BY the Ma
uonal Association of Clothing Manufac-
turers. Both made after-diuner ad-
dresses, speaking in favor Of extending
government aid to western irrigation in
dustries.
Protest Against Yost.
Senator Dubois today received q num-
Der of charges from residents Of Idaho
against John +. TOst. recently nominated
as register of the Occur d Alene land Of
ice, which he fled with the committee
on pubTT lands The DrOtestants allegc
thdt 1oSt s character and reputation IS
such as Sn0uld debar him nom holding
a public office Of confidence. II is be
HeIed further protests are on the way
and no action viii be taken until they
are received
Senator Gibson today introduced bill
providing for the formation of a new
customs collection district OF Montana
and Idaho with port of entry at Great
Falls, Mont
The Utah delegation to the National
Suffrage association. which opens fOmOr-
row at the First Presbyterian church ar
rived last night. They are Mrs. Emmeline
y. Wells, Mrs. +. a Hyde. Mrs b Y
Beatie. Mrs Ida S. Dusenberry, Miss
Anna NJ Cannon Miss Addie " Cannon.
Miss Nyra Y DougaU. Mrs George 5
Taylor, Mrs Z. S Burton. Mrs George
@. Cannon. Mrs. Alonz0 E Hyde. Mrs
Olive Cannon and Mrs. Amelia Young all
OF salt Lake. On Friday Reports from
Acknowledgement VIII be submitted by
members of the Utah, Idaho and Wyo-
ming delegations.
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MUST PAY FOR
REFUSING LIGHT.

= New York, Feb. fi.-Because
= City Judge Bennett Of Mount Yer
= non refused TO pay a gas bill of
= Sl.65. which he COntended he had
y never contracted. the gas COM
y pany turned of his supply three
= years ago. He brought suit, and
= the gas company carried the case
4 to the appellate division OF the su-
y preme court, which has Just
= handed down a decision affirming
> Judgment for $500 in favor of
4 Judge Bennett for the incOnveni-
b ence to which ne had been put
= The damages were assessed at the
= rate Of s. per day.
. = = = , : = = = = +
\ = , ! = = = = = = , = , = ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
DUFFERIN IS DEAD

= London. Feb. 12.-The Marquis :
= of Dufferin. former governor gen
= eral Of Canada. and eX-viceroy OF :
= India, is dead.
= 444&%+4@%%%+4&k&44
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
SILVER AMI EEAB.

silver. SOC per ounce.
copper, h'se per pound; New York.
lead, $50 per 100 pounds: New York
$40
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