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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

There is no mystery so inscrutable
as the theatrical business, of which
one "A. Ward, Snowman" was so con-
spicuOuS and shining an example. Art
emus appreciated its farcicalness and
cOmicality. depending upon, as it does.
the whimsicalities of the public. In
ridiculing the show business" Arte-
mus was, in point of fact, bantering
and lampooning poor human nature.
The utter impOssibility of even the
most experienced being able to tell
what the public will like or
dislike. is proverbial. All the import
ant New York managers spurned The
Christian" as unlikely to prove of in
terest to the public. while every we'll
known manager Of England or America
cast "FlorOdora' aside as being down
right piffle." and yet here were the
supreme dramatic and musical sue
cessss of the time. II is the same
with actresses as with plays. Charles
FrOhman refused to star Adelaide
ThurstOn after her big success in The
Little Minister" and so that petite lit
tie actress passed into other hands
who appreciated her ability and worth.
Her hit this season in Sweet Clover"
has been one of the big surprises of
the season, the surprise being that a
new star could draw as much money
as an old one. On the other hand,
none of Mr.. Frahman's associates would
go cahoots" with IN when he pro-
posed TO star Maude Adams And yet
Maude Adams has earned Frohman
half million dollars and over during
the past three years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

The largest matinee audience seen in
the Theatre for many weeks heard
The Princess Chic yesterday after
noon The engagement closed last
night TO a large audience.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

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URELY nobody can complain of
the week that closed last night.
II has been one glorious treat.
musically and laughingly. There
were no nrohIan1 nIare M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22

Berlin. Dec. 22.-It has been learned
here that the governments of Germany
and Great Britain have adopted de-
tailed answers to the proposal to ar
bitrate the Venezuelan issues. These
communications We're handed to Am
bassador Tower here and to Charge
d'Affaires White in London today. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
has learned further that the German
answer agrees in all substantial eff
fects with the British answer. and
makes no separate reservations in be
half of the German case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
vinoennes Want. a warship.

Nincennes, Dec. 22.-The following
telegram from Washington explains it
self: "A delegation from the city of
Vincennes, Ind, called upon Secretary
Moody at the navy department Sat
urday to secure Il promise from him to
christen one of the new warships after
their city. The delegation recalled to
Secretary Moody the fact that the first
warship TO be launched in New York
for the United States navy bore the
name of Nincennes. The only show
for Vincennes now is to name for that
city one of the two training ships to he
built. The secretary promised to do
what he could to meet the wishes Of
Vincennes people,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
ROASTED BY PREXY ANGEL
Which Publish Stories About
the Alleged "Goings On" of Some
of the Varsity students.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec. 22.-Student
newspaper correspondents at the l..
of NJ. are being summoned TO meet
President Angel in his private office
The faculty has determined to stop the
publication of stories about the dark
side of college life. y censorship of
the press is talked of. Week before
last IL correspondent sent in a story
about nude girls dancing before stu
dents. President Angel was away in
the east ut the time. and Secretary
Wade saved the article until the presi-
dents return. The president has since
been making vigorous efforts 10 discov-
er the identity of the obnoxious corre-
spondent.
The president laid down this forcible
opinion for the earnest consideration
of student correspondents: Writing
scandal stories about the university IS
nasty work. Such stories are always
too vulgar to be printed. and this one
about the girls was worse than vulgar.
it VAS vile. Students who cannot find
anything better to write had better not
write at all" There are fully fifty
newspaper correspondents in the uni
versity, who each pay few dolalrs OF
current expenses with their pens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
A HIDDEN CHEST
FULL OF RARE GEMS
Is Found in a College in Mexico
Precious Image is
Included.

City of Mexico Dec. 22-Senor OLA
yarria, director of the renowned Las
Nizc:linas college, reports to the gov
ernment the discovery at that institu-
ton of a hidden chest containing eX-
tremely valuable gems. The chest
contained solid silver image of the
Virgin, iniaid with gold and encrusted
with gems-192 diamonds, 342 emer.
aids. 26 rubies, jacinths and 1,947
pearls.
The gems will become the property
of the government. The director was
told of the existence of the chest by an
old matrOn TO her many years ago by
a former matron while on her death
bed. The chest was hidden beneath
u fiagstone in the chapel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Henf without Fuel.

A dispatch from Indianapolis says
that Emmett Greenfield. Il molder en-
ployed at Evansville. says that he has
discovered an energy which will revo-
lutioniZe mechanical power and solve
the problem of fuel and heat for all
time BY simple device like an elec-
tric battery, the construction of which
remains his own secret. he says he can
extract energy from the rays of the
sun and transmit it to motors for me-
chanical power or to stoves and fur
naces for heat. He says he has Il sue
cessfully working model of the battery,
which is especially adapted to produc-
ing intense heat for smelling purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
RESPONSIBILITY FOR A WIFE
When She Happens to Run Over a Man
with WagOn-Dictum ofR
Court.

Indianapolis. Dec. D. - Pauline
Radke, wife of August Radke was
driving wagon loaded with butter,
eggs, and other produce in Michigan
City. when the wagon Knocked down
Louis Schlundt. street cleaner, and
ran over him. Schlundt sued the hus-
band for damages for personal injuries,
and IA jury awarded a Judgment of
$515 against both husband and wife
The appellate court has reversed the
LapOrte circuit court. and Judge Slack.
in the opinion, sets out the legal prin-
cipleS thus:
I'VE are of the opinion that where
the wife is engaged in the use of her
husbands personal property in the per-
fOrmance of her duty as wife. in
domestic service for herself and fami-
ly, including her husband. not in her
presence, he is not liable for a per-
sonaI injury inflicted by her not by
his direction. but by her trespaSs,
through negligent use of such prop
erty."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Terrible Ocean Disaster Perhaps.

Gloucester, Mass, Dec. 22.-It is be
lieved that a large vessel, either tank
steamer with oil, or a sailing craft
loaded with some highly infiammable
material, was burned last night in
outside of Boston harbor. Nothing GER
tain is known except that there was a
fire at sea and the life-saving crew
could not reach nearer than ten miles
of the blaze.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
HALF MILLION FIRE
LOSS AT KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 22.-Fire ear
ly this morning in the business por-
tion of the city caused a loss of half
n million. The following are the
heavy losers: George Brown Hard
ware company; Col. Charles McGhee;
the Cattee company, liquors; Knox
vile Tants company; Broyles, McClel-
Ian d Lackey, farming implements;
Shanklin Grain company; David Com
mission company; Haynes d Henson.
shoes; McTeer, Reed & CO., clothing;
Davies Furniture company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
NO FIGHT AT DETROIT
Gov. Bliss Does Not Permit the Sheriff to
Decide to IA Boxing Matchs
Legality,

Detroit. Dec. 22.-Sheriff Henry A.
Dickson. of Wayne county, announces
that he will not allow the CorbCtt-
McGovern fight to be pulled off in De
troit or Wayne county; that Governor
Bliss has instructed him to stop the
fight, and he has been advised by an
attorney that the only thing for him
to do is to stop it
Saturday morning the sheriff said he
was going TO permit the fight. subject
to Stoppage when an expert said it
was a violation of the law which
permits boxing matches" But Gov
ernOr Bliss was in town and saw the
sheriff and the result was the change
of mind noted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
BOXING GAME AT BUTTE
Jcffries Meets Man Who Seems Conner
-Fitz Wants to Knock Out the
New One

Butte, Mont, Dec. 22.-Champion
Jeffries Saturday night lost decision
in u fOur-round contest with Jack Mum
roe after four rounds of the fiercest
fighting Butte has seen for some time.
AT one time the champion went to his
knees and a knockout looked possible.
Jeffries and his manager had posted
a forfeit of $3.50 for any one to stand
against Jeffries for four rounds and
MunrOe accepted the challenge. At
the end of the fourth round Munroe
was still ready to fight. Munroe is
amateur champion of the Pacific coast.
FitzsimmOns has posted Il forfeit Of
$500 to put AIunrOe out in four rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
SPOT WAS AN HoNoRED DOG
Said To BE the Receptacle of the Spirit of
TheOsophic Judge.

She regulated where every member
should lodge, what they should eat,
and where they should eat it; whom
they should have conversation with,
whom they should walk or talk with.
and whom they must not speak to or
look at. Deponent testified that Mrs.
Tingley had dog named spot" and
further said: Mrs. TinGley told me
that Spot was a great deal more than
a pet L believe 1 know said Mrs.
TingIcy. that Mr.. Judges spirit en-
tered into Spot at his death. Mr.. Judge
gave Spot 10 me at the time of his
death, and at the time that l assumed
the leadership of the Universal Broth
crhood as his successor.
The deponent testified further that
Mrs. Tingley's supervision of the in
tercourse of members extended to in
terference with the relations between
the members of the same family; that
she did not allow Mr.. and Mrs. Anson.
who were inmates. to speak with their
own children; that the colony was
patrOlled by armed guards, and that
restrictions were placed upon the en-
trance of visitors
Fitch described some of the cere-
monies performed in connection with
some of the orders to which he be-
longed. The costume prescribed for
all meeting and gatherings except the
Sunday morning services consisted OF
n cheeSeclOth robe-without clothes
belted with 4 chord at the waist. this
garment to be worn over underclothing
only. and no starched clothing was to
be worn, according to Mrs. Tingley's
orders.
Fitch says further that Mrs. Ting
ley was n very hard worker. and that
although her official title was lead
er she was frequently addressed as
purple" by her official cabinet. often
time as ''P." and frequently as Moth
er." until she requested that the lat
ter be stopped. Fitch affirmed that
to his own knowledge women mem
berS of the colony were employed at
hard work in the gardens and fields.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Sea Elephant Leat.--

A New England sea captain named
Cleveland has created a sensation by
bringing home a few hides of the sea
elephant. a giant seal thus far hunted
for oil alone. The hides are said to be
more flexible and tougher than those
of cattle, and a process has been in
vented which produces from them a
grade of leather superior to anything
hitherto known. The elephants have
Increased rapidly in numbers during
the last score of years on account OF
their comparative immunity from
slaughter Captain Cleveland's ship
is the first vessel to sail after sea Gle
phant hides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Death of svIvanu.H.s stevens.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-Sylvanus III. Stew
ems for the last twenty-one years chief
inspector of fiaXsecd on the board of
trade. died at his home here Saturday
of Bright's disease. Stevens was well
known throughout the country. He
was n member of the Kansas legisla-
ture during the years 1875 and 1876.
At the outbreak of the civil war he or
ganized in this city what was known
as the Board of Trade battery and
served throughout the entire war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22

Washington, Dee. 22.-Word from
Rapidan, near which place President
Roosevelt has his family, spent Sunday
as the guests of Joseph Wilmer,is that
it rained practically all day and the
party was compelled TO remain indoors
most Of the time. The members at
tended divine services, however, at the
Rapidan Episcopal church in the MORN
ing. Bad weather was Il great disap-
pointment to the president. who was
anxious to spend some time in the
open air. The president and his fam
lily started to return to Washington
about noon today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Statesmen Begin Their Holidays.

Washington, Dec. 22-After ses-
sion of less than three hours the SEN
ate Saturday adjourned until Jan. ,
next The session was largely given
up to an address by Morgan upon the
isthmian canal. The report of the con-
ference committee on the strike COM
mission appropriation was agreed TO.
An executive session was held.
The house adopted the conference
report on the strike commission appro-
priation and adjourned TO Jan. >, 1903
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Man Was Badpered tn Dea,h.

South Bend. Ind, Dec. 22.-Rather
than testify a second time against the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad in the $4,000 damage suit
brought by Mrs. William f. Bowman
because of the death of her husband
at a railroad crossing. Benjamin Gar
yer. of Bremen. Ind, committed sui
eide by drinking an ounce of carbolic
acid. Garver's friends claim he was
badgered by the railroad attorneys un-
til his mind gave way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
ENGINE CRASHES INTO A COACH
Leak in a Boiler FIue the Cause of the
stoppage That Was Fatal.

In the collision. the engine of the
local plowed its way into the last
coaches of the Owl" which was filled
with Fresno people. The passengers
who escaped injury or death were
hurled to the fore part of the coach,
crushed in between the mass of debris.
their sufferings and danger intensified
a hundred fold by the clouds of scald-
ing steam that joured upon them from
the shattered boiler of the Stockton
engine
The Owl left the Oakland mole
about D. m, and on the way toward
this point il was noted that there was
a leak in the flue of the engine. This
increased to such an extent that il was
deemed advisable to stop her to take
up a freight engine for relief. The
train officials knew that No. 81, the
Stockton local, was following a half
hour behind, and a fiagman was sent
back down the track to give warning
of the presence of the owl
1t is said that the Stockton train,
in charge of Engineer Mcguire and
Fireman Joyce got the warning signal
in due time and gave the usual re-
SpOnse with whistle blasts. Why the
incoming train was not checked, how
ever. has not been thus far explained,
the men who could give the facts be-
ing numbered among the badly in
jured. On came the train with APP
parently scarcely any diminution of
speed, and the Fresno coach was COM
pletely telescoped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Negroes Get a New Trial.

Des MOines. Ia. Dec. 22.-The su-
preme court has ordered new trials
in the cases of Phillips and Brooks.
negroes. convicted of the murder of
Marshal Sunblad. of Lake City, and
sentenced to be hanged Dec. IS. The
marshal was killed while attempting to
arrest the men for robbery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
NUMBER OF SAILORS
ARE LOST AT SEA
Survivors of Wrecked Schooners Ar
rive at Bos-
ton.

Boston. Dec. 22.-The schooner
Manhassett arrived here today, hav-
ing OH board 10 survivors, badly frost
bitten, of the wrecked SchoonerS
Frank \. Palmer and Louise B. Crary,
which were in collision Wednesday
night off Thatcher's island. Eleven
sailors either were killed in the col
lision, drowned, or died from expos
ure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Shark Ents a Racine Man.

milwaukee, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Anna
Findlin, of 3345 Park Hill avenue, Sat
urday received n letter from her son,
who lives at Greytown, Nicaragua, say
ing that a man named Wissen, former
ly of Racine, had been devoured alive
by shark. Wissen, he says, was out
in the bay in a small rowboat when it
began to sink. He jumped into the
water and tried to reach shore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Heroio Enort Partlv UnavallInr.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Dec. 22.-With one
child under each arm J. J. Higgins. a
farmer, near Castana, fought his way
through smoke and flames in his home,
after having rescued the remainder of
the family. When Higgins reached a
window he found he had dropped one
of the children, boy. Throwing the
other into the snow he returned for the
boy to find him dead. Higgins then es-
capped with difficulty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Aud He Cannot Give Bail.

Houghton. NTH. Dee. 22.-Gordon
c. Blair. formerly secretary of the
Chamberlain Transportation company,
of Chicago, has been bound over on Il
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. He cannot furnish bail. He
negotiated the sale of the lumber car
go of the barge WILDER to John Price
for 50 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
They Object to That Notice.

Joliet. Ills. Dec. 22.-Highway COM
missioners from various cities and
towns along the Illinois and Michigan
canal met in Joliet Saturday to take
action against notice of the canal
commissioners TO the effect that they
will no longer maintain certain bridges
over the canal. n committee was ap-
pointed to treat with the canal board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
whanye's Death Was Accidental.

Louisville. Dec. 22.-Thc corOncr's
Jury, which mas been investigating the
death of r. C.Whayne. who was found
dead two days ago with gunshot
wound i'm the breast, rendered IL YER
dict of accidental death. If this stands
Whayne's heirs get S39O.OO life insur-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Cleveland Grade Crossings to Go.

Cleveland, Dec. 22.-Work will he
commenced i'll the spring to rid the
city of Cleveland of 134 grade cross
ings in the several directions, which
these dangerous localities now exist.
The estimated cost of the work will be
$1O,OOO,OOO. and ten years will be re-
quired to do the work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
terminating the Dead.

In a dispatch from Moscow the cor
respondent of the London Daily Mail
says that DR. Koulatke has succeeded
in his experiments in terminating the
heart of an infant which he had ex-
tracted from n child who had died
twenty-four hours previously. The heart
beat with normal regularity for one
hour. DR.. Koulatke hopes that his dis
covery will assist in termination in
cases of death by drowning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Debaters for WISCONSIN chosen.

Madison, Wis, Dec 22.-Seth w.
Richardson. Of Ortonville, Wis: George
J. Danforth, of Memee and Arnold l..
Geselle, of, Alma, were chosen by the
judges of the preliminary debate last
week to represent Wisconsin in the de-
bate with Michigan to be held in Madi-
son early in March,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22


day.
Martinez. Cal. Dec. 22.-AS a result
of Il rear-eud collision between the
Stockton fiye" and the owl train. on
the Southern Pacific at Tyron Satur-
day night. sixteen deaths have already
been recorded. and there are indica-
tiOns that the total will soon he raised
to twenty. Most of the wounded pas
sengers who We're too severely injured
TO be taken TO their homes were taken
OF the Southern Pacific hospital at San
Francisco, and on the way TO that
place five victims died. Twenty-four
of the injured reached the hospital,
where it is announced that r. Post. of
Fowler Cal. and Lon Len Il Chinese
of San Francisco. will probably sue
cumb. OF the twentyfour patients
only three were permitted to receive
visitors, so seriously We're they suf-
fering.
List of the Dead Victims.
OF the deaths resulting from the col
liSion ten We're killed outright and the
others succumDed TO their injuries.
Eleven of the dead have been identi-
fed as follows: Elizabeth l.. Smith.
Fresno. Cal: Clarence d. Oluffs. Fres-
no; Miss Birdie Elliott San Francisco;
Mabel VeZey, Modesto. Cal; George
Sessions, Oakland. Cal; Chas. Owens
and Miss Myers. Fresno; Robert Rem
rick. San Francisco: Len Irwin. Oak
land; w. F. Temple: Tony Tia Gong,
Chinese girl. of San Francisco.
Those Who AreSInjured.
A revised list of the injured in
cludes: u. J. Vernon, Fresno. Scald-
ed; ID. J. Vernon. Jr., Fresno. Seri-
Ously bruised: Edward Joyce. fireman
Stockton train. and :. :. Critics. Ba-
kerstield, scalded; three Chinese wom-
en-, badly bruised: George Washington.
''owl'' cook. leg broken: Ed Slaughter,
second cook. head and leg hurt; Chas.
Harris third cook. head and leg in
jured: E. TowleS. fourth cook. head
cut and leg smashed: \. \. Alexander.
waiter. knee broken; Engineer Mcguire.
severely hurt; W. Emily Mayor. San
Francisco: J. F. Carroll. scalded and
bruised; Carl Keller and wife. Flor
ence, Colo. and Richard Post. Fowler.
Cal. scalded; +. +. Eastman, Paris,
Me-, fatally injured; George MOke.
Japanese. San Francisco. head cut:
Lou Len. Chinese. San Francisco.
Scalded: Lawrence Hunter. Eugene,
Ore. and f. Lee. Louisville. KY, burns
on head and face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Variety Weather at st. Louis.

st. Louis. Dec. 22.-Peculiar storm
conditions prevailed simultaneously in
the four quarters of st. Louis Satur-
day evening. In the eastern portion
rain poured in torrents; i'm the south
ern portion Sleet mingled with rain;
in the northern portion hail fell, and
in the western portion there was snow.
Vivid lightning and heavy thunder pre-
ceded the storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
shaw Talks to Chicago Bankers.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-TwO hundred
of Chicago's most prominent business
men were at the banquet of the Chi
cagO Bankers club at Kingley'S Sat
urday night. The chief speaker of the
evening was Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw. who addressed the club on
Possible Financial Legislation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Nebraska Representative Recovering

Madison, Neb.. Dec. 22-Representa-
tive Robinson. who became ill with
appendicitis Wednesday, and whose
condition later became alarming, is
now on the way to recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
She who Had To BE obeyed.

He said the pledge of the Esoteric
Society of TheOsOphy was very bind
ing. with members taking oath to obey
the leaders in all things, the leader
being Katherine Tingley. Mrs. Ting
ley had absolute control over every
thing and everybody, and she eXer
cised this in the minutest detail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Prominent Men Dead.

Marion. Iowa, Dec. 22.-James ID.
Giffen, former district judge and a
prominent pioneer lawyer and repub-
iican politician. died suddenly today
of heart failure, aged 63.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 22.-Rob-
ert NJ Haynes, of GrinnelE, president
of the Iowa State Bar association,
died today, aged 65.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
Gives the TownaPark.

Louisiana, Mo. Dec. 22.-It is an
nOunced that John B. Henderson, ex-
speaker of the house of representatives
of Missouri. who began his career here,
has made a gift to the city of two
blocks of city property overlooking the
Mississippi river. to be converted into
RI