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buililng The robber went up to Estep
and addressed him by name. Thinking
II was a friend, Estep was taken UNI
aware, and when revolver was thrust
into his face, was not In shape for de-
Tense. Under threats Of death he was
forced TO 20 TO the composing room,
where he was also bound and gagged.
WATCHMAN TAKEN,
Night Fireman L. w. Clark was TAX
en- snawares In the steam plant of the
Exchange building. He RESTED and was
badly beaten with a sand-bag before
subdued He was also taken TO the
composing room and left bound and
gagged with his two companions.
About midnight one OF the robbers
was left TO guard the three oaptlyes,
while the other five went TO the bank,
which Is located on the first floor OF the
Exhange building near the center, with
nitroglycerine the robbers blew open the
steel doors OF the vault. These doors
are OF double thickness Of steel and
were shattered and the banks books
and papers blown into shreds.
ENTERING THE VAULT.
Entering the vault, the big steel safe,
with quadruple plate doors, was next
encountered. The plates were drilled
and a charge of nitroglycerine Inserted.
The explosion destroyed more books and
papers and scattered about 5000 In gold
and silver upon the floor. This money
was not taken by the robbers. They
took all the other currency and coin,
amounting to about $1,000, as nearly as
the bank officials can estimate. The
1--WE men left the men and slgnaled TO
the one who was guarding the captive
watchmen and fireman. This man join
ed his companions.
RELEASES HIS COMPANIONS.
Five minutes after the robber guard
left tie composing room Estep, who
had not been bound securely, worked
loose and released Clark and Philpot
This was about 4 o'clock. Estep then
ran to the telephone and called up
Charles T. Jones. general manager OF
the stociyards. and Informed him OF
the robbery. President c. Gordon
Krox, OF the bank, VAS also called and
he SION arrived az the stockyards. Mr.
Knox said that II the robbers had made
their haul the night before they would
have secured about $4,000 more than
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-07

At the meeting of the state land
board this morning 1t was decided to
make an offer to the school board to
sell the old university site and bulld-
ings to the school board for 100000
The offer will be taken under consid-
Grafton at a meeting Of the school
board to be held this afternoon,
The land board In setting the price
at 100000 decided to allow the school
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prevented. Bell had them tied and
concealed In a wagon and the crowds
vert partially deceived as to the pre-
senco Of the prisoners until they were
lodged In jail,
Deputy John Sherman reports that
= Charles Woodward. another Of the es-
capped men. was seen Saturday near
the Arbell ranch q miles west Of Err
way Woodward was on foot and go
ing west. Deputy James Kennedy and
his men got fresh horses at the ranch
and started four hours behind the
fugitive.
Charles Woodward Is the older BROTH
er and Is supposed to be the one that
shot Kicker He told his wife before
he broke Jail that he was going <nd
would never be taken alive,
Clarence Woodward says he had
nothing to do with the killing.
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STATE STREET FIRE.
Small Blaze in Doyle Plumbing Estab-
lishment.

The fire department was called out
thisafternonon to put out a fire ON State
street \ plumber in the employ OF
Geo. II, Doyle and company threw a
match into some oakum In the prem
ises In the Holmes building between
Second and Third South on State steret.
1t bla2ed up and for a time Il looked
az II fire OF consequence might oc-
cur However before any damage
was done the fire was put out.
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RECRUIT TRAIN WRECKED.
or Three Hundred Mel Aboard, Only
Three Were Injured.

Chicago, Jan, IA Rock Island spe-
clal bearing three hundred recruits
bound for the Philippines from Column
bus barracks, Ohio was patIaly wreck
ed In Twenty second street early today.
Three men were injured, as follows
Henry Lewis crushed between cars,
internally injured taken to hospital
G. G. Murphy thrown from train and
foot crushed, continued journey.
Lawrence Schaeifer thrown out of
window and clothing torn from body;
escaped with slight bruises
A tourist car containing fifty soldiers,
lost its rear truck and was dragged
half a block before the engine stop
ped and the car was badly damaged.
a sleeper occupied by eight officers and
the wife of one of them, was thrown
to an adjacent track but maintained
IFS upright position After several
hours delay the train was re made and
the journey continued The accident
Is said to have been due TO he failure
Of switch TO work properly.
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PAUL c. SELLMANN WINS CASE.

dismissed The others removed were
d. j. Cohen, II. J, Wckersham and
Alice S. Harvey by the surveyor gen
eral giving the reason at the time that
there was no work FOR them, but the
next day their places were filled by
others who were not In the classified
service. This case was taken before
the court as a test one. Suits will now
be brought by the other parties wn'
were removed az the same time. Mr.
Sellmann has a brother in salt Lake
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Geo. n. WisMell Dead.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan, 7.--George N,
Wiswell, president of the Milwaukee
Mutual Life Insurance company died
today after a three weeks illness, aged
so years Mr. Wiswell was first strick-
en- With pneumonia three weeks ago
and when that malady was overcome
an liberation of the cavities Of the
heart set In which resulted fatally,
Mr. Wiswell was well known through
out the country, having served as SER
Geant at arms at the national Republic
can convention at Philadelphia two
years ago and as assistant sergeant at
arms at the Chicago, Minneapolis and
st. Louis conventions. He served as
United States marshal of the eastern
district Of Wisconsin under President
Harrison Mr.. Wiswell was a promln-
ent Mason knight OF Pythlas and odd
Fellow and la number OF variousother
fraternal societies.
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CHINESE COURT In FORBIDDEN CITY
Thousand GOrgousy Ared NObemen in processon-DoubIe
Row of Kueelng Soldiers Lined the Four-Mie Route.

ners and silk umbrellas. The troops Of
Gen, Yuan shi Kai governor of Pc
chi IL, preceded the emperor. The for
eign community assembled on top Of
the Chen gate.
The emperor and -dowager
entered the temple In the gate and
burned incense The dowager empress
upon emerging from the temple saw the
foreigners peerng down and bowed. A
double row OF soldiers, kneeling, lined
the fOur-mile route.
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to stockton Toocle and very likely to
GAINESVILLE. The horsepower at the
lowest water win be 226 but the com.
pany VIII have an abundant supply OF
coal on hand during the short time OF
low water TO keep the power up TO the
high water mark. Mr. Mcbride thinks
,Toocl1 All be lighted by electricity
pretty soon, and hr doesn't see Siiy
there should not be a street car SER
vice there also. He also says as 10
the Fog. that In January, 1887, there
were ten days Of Just such fog In Too
Gle as has been obtaining in Salt Lake
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[sre ial to the "News"l

Washington, D. c., Jan. Court OF
claims has rendered judgment in favor
OF claim Of Paul e. selmann who was
clerk in Boise, Idaho, land office, and
was dismissed on November list, 1891.
sellmann. through his attorneys An
drews aud Andrews, sued to recover
salary from the time that he had been
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ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
One is to be Installed at TOoele by
+. W. Clark,

Ex-sheriof c. r. Mcbride is a guest at
the White House. lie reports that f..
w Clark Light and Power company OF
Tooele as about TO get ready for BUSH
ness. The plant win be located in Too
ele canyon, OF 300 horsepower, and
capable OF furnishing light and power
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EXPLOITS or SIX
BANK ROBBERS

st. Louis, Jan, 7,--slx masked men
entered the National stockyards bank,
.North East st. Louis, H., last
night and after choking and gagglng
'he two nightwatchmen and the fire.
man at the steam plant agG blowing
open the vaults with dynamite, secured
'o'V'O in coin and currency, with which
'hey decomped, early today. From 2
O'Clock last night until 4 a. M, they
were at work on the vaults without be.
ing ihteIiered with. fhe entire East
~ Louis police force, aided by the st.
Louis Police, are guarding all avenues
Vi escape but as yet have obtained no
uue to the whereabouts OF the rob-
ners' VINO II is believed, escaped on
horseback.
WAS A ROUGH RIDER.
lee phi.ot, one of the watchmen
rough rider friend of President
d,ooSePelt' was standing near the lsx-
Inense building, in which the bank is
,%Iva'eu, when he was addressed by
c men who sprang out OF a fence
Sgrner with revolvers in their hands
a my SAID We want you. Phllpot {"
ana oyerpowered him before no cm,id
,e eaSn his revolver. The three robbers
.goN Philpot to the Composing room of
s.e Ddlly National stockyards Report
VI, nearby and laid him on the noo,
nc was bound hand and foot ana gag.
NJ WIN towels While lying there
NE ses other men came in Philpot heard
we leader OF the gang say. aLet's Kin,
p XXI he was deferred from doing this
nlpot says by the other f,bLers ON, one
q, lhe six men was sent Out with in
rs s,.. TO secure the others. Albert
esnsp me other bank Waterman, was
N@1bu' On the steps OF the Exchaner
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Pekln, Jan THE imperial court en-
tered the Fort lden city at 1880 this
afternoon II WAS the most brilliant
scene Pekin ever witnessed The pro-
cesslon consisted Of thousand gorge
ously attired nobemen mounted upon
gitterlnsly caparlsoned horses. The
emperor the empress dowager Prince
Chun, the empress and several princess
es were borne In yellow chairs. their
escort carrying hundreds Of gay ban
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MIR. Cleveland Improving.

Princeton, ~ j., Jan. Former
President Cleveland. though not yet
fully recovered from his illness, is much
improved In health, Mrs. Cleveland
geid today: MIR. Cleveland is still
weak from his illness, but he has be-
come strong enough this week to leave
his room and come down stairs. He
viii not, however, be able to so out
OF doors until the weather becomes
considerably milder."
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AFTERNOON MINING CALL.
All Stocks Ruled at Lower than
Mornings Figures.

This afternoon the following stocks
participated in the trading to the ex.
tent named and at the figures given;
Ajax, 1900 at 573, 662..
Carlsa $500 at t6h-5Oi5.
Dalton and Lark, 1000 at ~
May Day.
Uncle Sam Con, 1900 at 69--S6ia.
Victor, 400 at As.
Yankee Con, 100 at $3.50,
California $500 at 7G-75la.
Century $500 al $40.
May Day, 1900 al Giis-62%.
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WANTS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Price Set on Old University Buildings by State Land Board at
Meeting Held This Morning.

board $4,000 for the improvements al
ready made on the buildings, the
balance viii be required to be paid In
seven years at the rate Of $4,000 u
year
The offer includes the two old build
ings known as the university proper
and the deaf and dumb asylum, and
also the laboratory building a block
away with their sites. The school
board is to assume all the expenses Of
maintaining the buildings and the in
Hurance
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To Protect Alleged Murderer.

Jackson, Mich. Jan, THE govern
or's guard has been ordered to pro-
coed 20 oxford Miss. to protect WIN
Mathis, the alleged murderer and
those IN Jail with him under the charge
of completely, from a threatened mob,
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Birdie AND HALTER SSAP,HooK
(speclal 10 Ia oNews. i,

Washington, D. c.. Jan. IA patent
for combined bride and halter snap
hook issued James Candllsh, Rawlins,
Wyoming,
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they got They did not take any Of the
banks papers, most OF which were
damaged by the two explosions, The
robbers We're all masked, Some wore
red bandannas over their faces and the
others hsd on black handkerchief. The
watchmen say that all the bandits ap-
peared TO be mlddle-aged men, none OF
them under So years of age The Lead
en- man OF about 40, was tall and
slender probably feet, inches, with
sallow complexion, short brown
moustache aud black eyes. Like all the
others, the leader wore q dark suit ana
a lark overcoat with a soft black hat.
Phllput says that while he lay In the
printing Office he could plainly hear two
men outside, whose voices he recog-
ni2ed, yarding cattle. they We're With
in 20 feet Of him and the I've robbers
who appeared quite uneasy and kept
very uuiet
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WYOMING BANKS.

The banks OF Wyoming show average
reserve held at 25.l2 per cent against
24.2S per cent
Loans and discounts; increase from
50. $40. 2s6 TO S3.Sl12i6
Total specie, decrease from s2i5.llO to
s2ii.5lS
Lawful money reserve, from 1904
S42 to 5000, S9s
Individual deposits, from si,2So,s24 to
si,22s,0e
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In addition to the $4,000, the robbers
secured $3.50 left with the bank by AS
slsstant Postmaster Bushell OF the
stookydtds This is the bank whose
officers recently swore out warranc
charging Theodore Duddleston. the
assistant cashier with embezzlng sl2,-
600. IL. +, 4, Hollster was at work In
one Of tho Offices on the floor where the
bank II located when the robbers first
made their appearance at o'clock He
worked through until $3.50 o'clock, He
noticed several men at different times
entering and emerging from the CORR
dor Some Of them he recognized as
employees while others were strangers
TO him. The police Of both cities are
investigating the robbery and II ls said
some SENSATIONAL arrests may be made
before night
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UTAH NATIONAL BANKS.
Especial to the News. y

Washington, D. c., Jan. 7--Abstract
OF the condition OF the national banks
bf Utah AT the close OF business on De-
'cember 10, as reported to the comp
troller OF the currency thus
Average reserve held at S5,45 per cent
against 4O.9S per cent on September 30.
Loans and discounts increased from
$4,000. ALB 10 81. 202S91.
Gold coin decreased from sS2s,422 to
s779,9Gi
Total specie from $3.50, 1886 to ssl3 500.
Lawful money reserve from 1884,
52S 10 s905. 0A
Individual deposits from sG.4S2s19 to
&C. gg4 b64
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

In thc sarord nl,cn "pu,.sl Epyl.,pd e"
which is i,s ntig de,Is ,ir,ost cntirsry
with tbe oeoucr,irs of l,,,olisb .to,ir,,l.
tue , fonie which bordtc ,nneaIs ~
tho .,,.r.,q., ,r,or,,.,n ro..,,r
Yot Mir Ir,aa,t.,,,s ,,.,, bool. ia ver,
irtg,......, III c,.i itt.., most in,,,o,.
t,ut rrhliooffo, ro t,vo vaars br
t,..tvcrrI t5rrtah mo o,,i.,,it,,r,l di.
tricts of IpvIaid r.tbe;.inr his mata.
rial rhan h, tooIl 81 wear or two In
wi,.a .t.. a, .a.,.l nqres which make
mn t',o t,., ,.i-,,as
Thn.nI,i...nr Ni, u,rsard,s in,.iirios
WINS to f,G out iu4t ,yn.. p .,., .e.. FER
wifh I,s.t.5 ,,..s..- ,rs ,,il why the
nri,i.h rsrosr f,ue g., nal-o . l;vi.o
Un forra o,,f Pho rr~lisb top,nt
srstpm which hos rss,rfa5 IN tbn nj.
most tot,I dis,rnp.,lr,a of fine small
Ior5hotdo,.. fran n..,,,, I'm r,,fs,rfr,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

porting the millions of New York city's
populace between its business and its
home
This has been accomplished by the
leasing of the Manhattan Elevated rail
road by the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit company, of which Mr. Belmont is
president. The Interborough company
is corporation organized for the pur-
pose of operating New Yorks under
ground railway system when it is com
pleted. Mr.. Belmont will be the head
of both systems, which will have
combined capital of $172.000,0o0 and
trackage of 169 miles, and will thus
become the greatest urban traffic man
ager OF the world.
August Belmont is the second of the
three surviving sons of the elder Bel
mont. Unlike Perry. his elder brother.
and Oliver H., the youngest, August
has taken no active interest in politics.
1t is related that the father of the boys
had a theory that each of his sons
should work along different lines. BE
each of the three brothers has made
his mark in Il particular field of en-
deavor-Perry as politician. August
in business, while Oliver has devoted
himself almost entirely to society.
August is fair sized, active man in
the prime Of life. He is in his forty
ninth year. Like all the Belmonts, he
dresses IN good taste. He is as well
known as clubman, art connoss1r r
yachtsmnn and turfman as he is rs u
financier. Until a few years ago Air.
Belmont was an enthusiastic polo play
or, b-t latterly has confined his e'-o-'
else to an occasional gallop after the
hounds across country.
When horse racing was at low ebh
m New York Il few years aCo and
threatened with suppression, /. w.s
Angus. Belmont who went TO the res
cue BY his personal efforts he sue
ceeded in eliminating the obiectiona-
BILE features of the sport and putting II
on higher plane. As president Of tle
racing commission. which has abso-
lute power to grant or refuse licenses
to race tracks in New York. he is tie
supreme power on the American turf.
August Belmont, many believe. is the
man on whom the mantle of J. Per
pont Morgan will fall when that Ma.
poleon of finance lays down the scep-
ter. Whether or not Mr. Belmont be.
comes the king of Wall street he has
at least proved his ability to success
fully manage great enterprises.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

San Francisco intervening land sta
tions will be built and put into opera
ton, so that in few years time he
expects to have the whole continent
dotted with stations ard wireless mes
sages flashed in every direction.
Just as soon as the station at Cape
Cod is thoroughly equipped and placed
in communication with Glace Bay. G.
b.. and possibly Poldhu, a station will
be erected on Sable island. the grave
yard of the Atlantic ocean. and Mr.
Marconi thus hopes to be in position
to remove the great danger attending
merchant shipping approaching that
perious spot.
The station at Glace Bay was built
by the Dominion government at cost
of $200.000. 1t comprises four towers
of crcosote timber. rising TO the height
of 225 feet. Adding to this height that
of the land and the tops of Marconi's
towers are about 300 feet above the
level of the sea. Each tower consists
of four columns connected with Il lat
ticeWork of creosote pine ard further
strengthened by steel cables anchored
to the ground.
While the station is comparatively
duplicate Of the one ut Cornwall. still
the instruments used are more power
full and calculated TO produce a great
increase in the efficiency Of the service.
MESSAGES are now in waiting at Ia
bic Head for Transmission across the
pathless ocean the moment communi-
cation is established with Cornwall.
The first to be sent will be greetings
from Lord Hinto, the governor general
of Canada to King Edward VII. This
Will be followed by greetings to the
king of Italy. and the third will be
from the mayor of the town of Glace
Bay to the mayor of Cornwall.
Thus will be set in operation the
I Marconi system of wireless telegraphy.
and thus will two continents be
brought in touch with each other by a
mode of communication that has been
the life study of the inventor and that
now constitutes perhaps the most re-
markable contribution to science of this
or any age.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
A. BELMONT, BANKER
MAN WHO is HAILED AS THE CON-
ING KING OF WALL STREET.

Recognized ns II Mighty Power In
Financial Anairs--How He Has ne
come the Greatest of city Traffic
Managers-His Personality.
1t begins TO appear that the persons
who have assumed the August Bel
mont of today TO he merely the echo of
Il name which yesterday sounded loud
in the market place We're somewhat
mistaken. The present August Bel
mont, as the world of high finance is
beginning to discover, is far more than
just the son of somebody. Not only
has he carried on the work of his IA
ther, but he has kept step with the
march of progress. 1t is quite likely
that the first August Belmont would
have hestated to handle the divers"
and bulky enterprises which his son
now directs
Starting with big fortune, an es-
tGbishcd social position and a ready
made business career, the August Bel
mont of today has multiplied his mi!
lions, made his social niche more eX
elusive and widened the scope of his
business activity until now he looms
large on the commercial horizon
He is, as was his father before him.
the head of the banking house which
acts us the American agent for the
Rothschilds. and he has become one of
the leading street railway magnates of
the country.
The first August Belmont was !;
patron of sports. The second August
Belmont is not only Il patron, but 4
director, of sports in a large way. He
is president of the greatest racing as
sociation in the country, he owns one
of the finest strings of racing horses on
the American turf he takes hand in
building cup defenders, ana he is prob
ably the foremost dog fancicr in the
Union.
Great as was the influence of the
elder Belmont, in the affairs of Wall
street. Ills SON and namcsa&e is more
pa.oa, power in the realm of finance
Under his management the firm Of Au
gust T. luun, & Co. bankers and bro
kcia with IT. powerful European CON
uertoNe. is second 20 none in the vast.
boss OF iJs financial operations, except
ing only the house or j. pielpont Nor
gan K GO. TO thes activities has just
been added the mighty task Of uals
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

NEW MAROON STATION AT GLACE BAT
CAPE BRETON, n S
delicate telephone instrument at the
base Of long Wire held aloft by kites
Now Mr.. Marconi has established on
both sides of the Atlantic powerful
stations which can throw ont strong
electrical oscillations that reach far
and wide. The Cornwall station has
already kept touch with the Italian
cruiser Carlo Alberto TIE whole way
across the Atlantic
Instead Of single wire the new sta
tons are ttEed with l5O wires, which
are not fixed in perfectly perpcndic-
ular position. but are arranged in the
form of IN inverted pyramid suspend
ed between four wuJG2n towers. These
towers give the stations Il most impos-
ing appearance. hat tEpr duty is mere
ly to hold up The wires which 10 the
work of transmitting and catching the
electro magnetic waves in the ether
This fan ARRANGEMENT OF wires is eVi
IDENTIFY designed to give the low but
cumulative impulse to the ether waves
required for tuned or "Svnt, liic wire
less telcSraphy us it is dcsisHmjcd 10y
Mr.. MarcOni The old single wire gave
out its energy in on" or two violent
spasms which coGsd .e c;lueht iy amy
receiving station within reach The
necessity for secrecy has ii is under
stood, led to the use Of the greater
number If wires which give oUt more
regular flow of waves that can only be
read fy an instrument tuned TO re
ceive them
The attempt TO establish tuned" sta
tions is the latest phase of wireless
telegraphy. While it is not easy for the
laity to grasp The intricaces of the
wave motion theory on which wireless
telcgraphy is based it is possible to
explain the action Of electro magnetic
wave telegraphy in some of its simpler
aspects.
An electric spark is made to snap be-
tween two brass balls. The sparks may
be said to make "A splash in the ether.
the high wire taking the place of the