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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
MR.. E1oHNoR MIsaUoTED.
Knew Of Alleged Confession, But Did
Not Credit II


The Deseret News SAYS that the story
published by The Herald on Sunday
regarding an alleged confession bv
Peter Mortensen was false. In sun
port Of its allegation. II publishes pur-
ported statements from a couple Of
friends of that paper who are now in
the county Jail and misquotes District
Attorney EichnOr.
The Herald's story was based en-
tireiy upon information secured from
Samuel Dowse and Mr.. Eichnor. as the
following statements indicate. Mr..
Elchnor last evening authorized the
publication of the following statement:
My attention was called to the mat
ter Of the alleged confession Of Peter
Mortensen as purported to have been
related through Kelley and Grice. in
mates OF the county Jail. but L have at
no time attached any Importance to il.
and from something which occurred to-
day ] am more than ever convinced
that trap was laid in which 10 catch
the prosecution through the so-caIled
admissions OF Mortenseu as to where
the gun was secreted.
Il did not go to the place where. as
shown by what I am told is the sketch
prepared by Grice, Indicating where
tLle s-L 81 as o4Lte4r out am informed
that Chief Hilton and Detective Chase
did view the place.
The alleged confession OF Mortensen
Is absolute rot. When I refer to the
term rot. I mean the admissions al
legged 10 have been made by him and
as related by Kelley and Grice. I have
not cast any reflections on The Herald
and / did not discredit its story
Detective Samuel DOwSe also author
lied the publication o. the following
statement by him.
The accomranying diagram was
drawn by sam Grice at the county Jail
in my presence on Monday. April 2a It
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
BENTON'S JOB BROAD
Major Hooper Explains Powers
of Rio Grande's New Gen.
sraI Agent.

I. A. Benton, the new general agent
OF the passenger department Of the Rio
Grande, viii have practically the pow
ers of an assistant general passenger
agent. Major 5. K Hooper, general
passenger agent Of the Rio Grande
system. who arrived in the city yes
terday. announced that Mr. Benton
would have broad authority to handle
passenger matters in this territory.
Mr. BentoB's territory win include
Utah, Idaho and Nevada" said Major
Hooper. He viii nave power to ar
range excursions, grant reduced rates
for special occasions, make advertising
contracts, and handle practically all
passenger matters in this territory,
without referring them to Denver.
Il was very sorry that M. Heiutz
saw ft to sever his connection with
the road. His resignation was entire
~ voluntary. 1t brought about a mi
nor change In our method Of doing
business. but the public viii not be
affected. Mr. Benton is well known in
Utah and popular. and win have au-
thority to handle the local matters,
and / am confident that he will do so
with success"
Major Hooper spent yesterday in go
ing over the details of the business
with Mr.. Benton, and viii remain over
today for this purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06

to what Grice said Kelley had informed
him (Mortensen) had thrown the gun
with which James r.. Hay was killed.
On the Friday previous Grice volun-
tarily gave me diagram which was
not so definite
The diagram here shown was fol-
lowed by me and found to be correct
as TO location and objects indicated.
and on the strength Of this verification
/ showed to District Attorney Eichnor
this sketch and told him the substance
Of Grice's statements claiming Kelley
had obtained a confession from Nor
Jensen.
'Grice cannot write well. and al his
discretion I. in his presence. put down
the street names and other lettering to
indicate the various places with refer
ence to the location Of the swamp.
where, as was represented to me, Nor
tensen's gun is buried.
II do not believe Grice nor Kelley
has denied or will deny the correctness
Of my statement"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06

outside and purchase lands for the pur-
pose Of throwing them open to free
settlement. Having once acquired the
title 20 these lands, whether by pur-
chase or by any other means. believe
il 70 be the duty Of the government
to throw them open TO settlement as
free as any other portion of the public
domain. Why should they discrimin-
ate as to the manner Of the entry? If
it is thought wise to buy these lands at
a reasonable price. let them be thrown
open and let the law be uniform as to
all the holdings of the United States.
In this respect the constituents Of the
distinguished senator from South Caro-
lima have as fair and equal an oppor-
tunity as those who live in the imme-
diate vicinity Of the land TO obtain
homes for themselves where they may
rear AMI educate their children. I be-
lieve in the policy of throwing open
these lands for free entry 10 the strUg-
Cling yeomen Of the country, where
they may establish happy homes. en-
joy the fruits Of their own industry,
and thereby contribute to the advance
ment Of civilization in the great empire
OF the west and likewise TO the wealth
Of the nation and Of the world"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
LAST OF SERIES.
Final Lecture on Book of Mormon by
Professor Mills.

maj LtCLuIc Gu Rooh VI 4AuALuOu Dl
Professor Mills.
The course OF lectures on the Book Of
Mormon" which Professor Mills has been
giving az the L. D. s. university. came
10 a close last night. and as an express
sion of appreciation. his class. 10 whom
he has been lecturing, presented him with
n purse Of S15.
once each week since last fan Profess
sor Mills has been delivering these lee
lures. and last night about 40 persons
gathered 90 hear the last one Of the Sc
ries An interesting programme was ar
ranged for the occasion. The lecturer
gave q brief talk on the Book OF Nor
mon. after which Professor II. T.. Giles
PLAYED a selection on the piano illus
traIive og an incident IN the Book of
Mormon" mentioned by Professor Mills.
After ,his the Misses Fernandez Of Ha-
wall sang duet in their native tongue
and to an encore one OF the sisters re-
soouded with a song IN English.
Then. as an Illustration OF how many
different tongues MOrmOnism had been
preached in a passage from the Book
OF Mormon was read in English by Pro-
fossor Paul and repeated In these Ian
Euages by the following persons: Ger
man. James Meier. Frerch. Spencer
SQuiress Spanish. Mrs. 4. ". MCCme.
Danish Miss Mary JonfgsOn: Swedish.
Mrs. Julia BTiNen; Italian. Theodore La
dico- samoan. W. q. Sears. Maori. VIII
Nau EtNhNt =. .itttttf '''tf'i llt ~ luelut,
Hawaiian. Miss Fernandez. Dutch John
Bloom. Bulgarian, MisCha MarkOw.
Welsh. Miss Watson: Roumanian and
Servian. Miscah Markow.
A recitation The First Settlers
Storv" was then read By Miss Tebbs.
after which Mrs. Nellie e.. TAYLOR asked
Professor Mills 90 step TO the platform.
In a neat speech she presented him with
the pu-sc Of SIS as a memento from his
class and as an assistance 20 him in his
schooling IN Harvard where he expects
20 spend some years. Professor Mills
briefly responded. thanking the donors
for -he Eift- Professor Paul then ex-
pressed the high regard in which Mr.
Mills IS held by everyone connected with
the university.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
BoERs NOT soUELCHED.
They Are Keeping up the War and
Harassing British.

London. May 5.-Mail advices have
been received here describing the siege
Of the British garrison at O'Okiep in
western Cape Colony.
These advices show that early in
April the Beers. under MUTT had pref
~ much their own way in the north
western corner of Cape Colony. They
destroyed miles Of railroad, burned the
sleepers and dynamited the block
houses in the district. compelling the
evacuation Of many small garrisons
and blockhouses and the concentration
camps Of the British at O'Okiep. while
the small garrisons at Springbokfon-
tein and Concordia surrendered.
The former garrison gave up after a
stiff fight. in which the British had
four men Killed and Tx wounded. The
refugees from outlying places poured
into Port NOllOth, to which point two
British gunbOats were sent to protect
the place. General Mutz demanded the
surrender OF O'Okiep April 4, but al
though he had 5000 persons to feed and
provisions for only three weeks. Col
oneI Shelton firmly declined to give up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Railroad Notes.

J. T. Cass, vice president and secre-
tary Of the Waterloo & Cedar Falls
Rapid Transit company. arrived in the
city with a party in a private car from
the northwest over the Rio Grande
yesterday.
Purchasing Agent I. o. Rhoades of
the Oregon Short Line left yesterday
for the east, to be gone ten days.
Travelling Passenger Agent ". B.
Townsend of the Rock Island went to
Colorado last night.
G. P. Iamprey. general manager Of
the Erie Dispatch. arrived in the city
and held a conference at the Knutsford
with agents in the western territory.
Commercial Agent Donald Rose Of
the Illinois Central has returned from
a trip north.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
STAGE PRESENCE OF MIND.
Part it Plays in Averting Catastro-
plies.

pu1SS.
tPhiladelphia Saturday Evening POst)
''I am thankful to say that I have
never been called upon to face a dis
aster on the stage" writes John Drew,
although I have been near to it.
Miss Rehan and I were one night
playing in a piece, the name of which
l do not remember-but that is neither
here nor there-and were in the midst
Of a little conjugaI quarrel. She looked
past me with a change Of expression
entirely apart from the purpose of the
scene. Following her eyes, / saw that
the gas logs used in the stage setting
had set fire to the scenery. To give any
evidence of knowledge of il would Gre
ate panic We walked slowly toward
the fire, improvising as we went TO fit
the situation. When we got there 1
stopped, threw a rug over the blaze
and smothered ii. The alarm of the
audience was averted.
"Once. in a Night Off, in the scene
I played with Otis Skinner, and which
hinges on a pocketbOOk, the call boy
forgot to give It to me. and we came
near to upsetting things generally. The
man who is ambitious to have 2 past
nut VINO has none, was waiting for the
pocketbook which I was to lend him.
and which contained a lock OF hair
and some other little mementoes to
prove his gallantries. I put my hand
into my pocket to get it. 1t was miss
ing The whole scene depended upon it,
I tore madly of the stage. leaving
him to face the situation. and he
proved the hero Of it. There he was
impTovising: Dear old Jack-as err
ratio as ever. Forgotten something
aps-likely his pocket handkerchief
- and so kept 1t up until rushed
back with the missing property The
audience knew nothing for he was very
alert, but / was fearfully upset. We
were all so strenuous in those days at
Days that 1 felt had done him some
wrong. but he took it as delightedly as
he had carried the day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Tramns in CITY Court

Half a dozen more tramps appeared in
the city court yesterday to answer TO the
charge of vagrancy. Nearly all were
sentenced to short terms in the city jail.
Others are constantly coming into the
city, but some of the gang who have been
here are making their exit. Thirty Of the
gang of wanderers were seen last night
near one of the railroad deDots, waiting
for freight train, to steal a ride out
Of the city. They at last caught a ride
and have separated themselves from Zion
for a time They have received warning
from the police officers that their de-
parture was necessary and have at last
begun TO listen TO their warnings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Major Wagner Dead.

New York. May 5.-MajOr William
Wagner is dead at his home at Short
hills. n. J. He was a member of the
military order Of the Loyal Legion of
the United States. having served with
distinction as a major Of cavalry in the
civil war. Until four years ago, when
failing health forced him to retire from
business. Major Wagner was secretary
of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway
company He was one of the founders
Of Colorado Springs, and its first
mayor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
a Gun Of Lanes Tea at Nipbt

Moves the bowels next day, and It's
continued use viii cure habitual con-
stipation, sick headache and indiges-
ton. 1t will do you more good, and
cost you less money than any other
medicine on earth. Your druggist will
refund you the purchase price IL you
are not satisfied. Price Csc and soc a
package. For sale Dy Godbe- Pitts
Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
HARTMAN COMING SOON.
Stay in Salt Lake to Be Long-of-
fcials Return.

Stay in Salt Lake to Be Long-of-
hcials Return.
General Manager W. II. Bancroft,
Traffic Manager T. NJ. Schumacher,
General Passenger Agent D. E. Burley
and General Counsel 2. l. Williams Of
the Oregon Short Line returned yes
terday from San Francisco, where they
went to attend the dinner given by Z.
H. Hartman to the officials of the
roads he controls. Mr.. Bancroft stated
that Mr.. Hartman himself expected to
arrive in Salt Lake during the month,
to remain here some time studying 10
cal conditions and the needs of the
road.
A look at the face Of the general pas
senger agent suggests fishing off Gaia
lima island. His countenance is several
shades brOwner than it was when he
left some time ago.
Freight Traffic Manager ]. A. Mum
roe Of the Union Pacific came in with
the other officials yesterday and spent
most Of the day in consultation with
Traffic Manager Schumacher Of the
Short Line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
It Made a Difference.
ATLANTA constitutions

"Br'er Williams. all thOo de winter
season you wuz preachin' red-hot SER
mons on heV fire, en- now dat De spring
come. you amt got a word ter say bout
hell fire. How Gomez
'Br'er Thomas. de wayfarin' man. do
mighty foolish. mout er knowed why dat
wuz. In de winter season, Br'er. Thomas.
coal was IS a tom,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Severely Damaged.

Stranger-Did the late storm do much
damage in this seCtion1
Farmer Mcadow-Did it, I should say
It did III rsined so hard that my wife
and six daughters who got caught I'm it,
rushed into the crossroads store an
bought seven umbrellas an had 'em
chlrEad To me
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
What He Feared.
Philadelphia Press

There is one thing IN particular that
worries ne about the alleged torture az
those Filipinos By making them drink
great quantities Of water"
What is it,
I'm afraid the water wasn't filtered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
500 Consolation.

Jasper-Now that Scadsby has made a
fortune he doesn't know his old friends.
Jumpuppe-Well. that has its advan-
taces. They don't have 10 listen to the
story OF his early struggles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Conldn,t III 40 an

lAtanta C0nstitutionD
You know. Johnny said the mother
" the child IS father Of the man.
Then said Johnny. surveying his father
from he-d 10 foot.
-But be ain-t big enouEh % whip him,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
His Eneouragement.

CoIlector-Can't YOU give me any en-
coura cement at all about this old ac-
count2
Mr.. Co-Easy-Why, YES. Of course:
will pay you as soon as pay anybody
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Didn,t Want Particulars-


Does your husband always tell Won
in the evenings everything be has done
during the days
Mercy no. Do you suppose would let
him bore me that ways
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
PETER MORTENSEN is NOW
FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE

was drawn from a diagram which Grice
said had been shown to him by Jim
Kelley. a cellnate Of Peter Mortensen,
to describe the place where, according
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-06
Religions Relief

do you believe in an after-existence
or state after death?'
Yes. sir"
ITO what church do you belong?"
The Mormon church"
IF the defendant was a member OF
your church. would that fact influence
you in rendering verdict?'
No"
do YOU understand that the state
could not, under the law, compel the wife
OF the defendant to testify against him?"
Yes. sir
IF the defendant were to offer him
self as a witness in this case. would YOU
take INTO consideration the deep interest
he has I'm the outcOme?N
Yes. he certainly is interested IN the
outcome"
The 1uryman was passed for cause.
Talesmen Excused.
The talesmen examined yesterday. all
OF whom were excused excepting the two
mentioned. were Oscar A. Hunter, Joseph
Smith. Sidney X Hooper, Samuel
Bringhurst. Miles ROmney. Alonzo Young.
X v. Decker. William T. Cromer. VIII
liam c. Bouck, Arthur Foulger. Hiram
Golf and Archibald France
During the examination, Attorney Ber-
nard Stewart asked Talesman Smith the
following questions:
rs it not a belief of the Mormon
church, your faith, that if a man shed
human blood &c is better for him in fu
ture existence if his blood be shed on this
earth2F
4 was never taught such doctrine"
was the reply.
After Messrs. Smith and Bringburst
were sworn, court adjourned until this
morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-08
Eis,. ,hc Whole show.

don't care much for comedy of the up lifting sort The epIgram and repartee and gentiy-vOiced FFt0Ft: can't say that like the jokes that leaves so much to thought And do not bump against you in the fash ion that they ought. That's why always go to see, as often as can, A show that guarantees at least one lusty slanstick man The slaDstick man! He never leaves you guessing for the point; He keeps fellow laughing till his vertebrae untoint. Say, ain't 1t funny where he asks why chick ems cross the road And whacks 1t to his partner with that en- eFgetic goad? It does me good to see him swing that slap And yell out "Swow!' He's all the goods that funny slapstick man. And ain't it great where he sneaks up be, hind his partners back Just when the show Is getting tame, and comes down hard-kerwhack? Then all the audience clap hands and cheer and stamp their feet. And me? laugh until I mighty near fall from the seat Of course, the other actors do the best, per. haps, they can But as for me, I'd rather see a first class slapstick man.
 Baltimore American
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-08

in Mexico willing to undertake the ex- petition. But after finding his man ar engagements were quickly made.
 They made the journey. says the Ro- chester Democrat and Chronicle, partly by rail. then along the seacOast and the volcanic region, disembarking at Coli ma and travelling by mule around the volcano mountain Uf C0lina. He de- scribed this volcano as emitting sudden and silent explosions of vapOr which rise in the air like a flower. He trav- eled about ninety-five miles from the coast. and finally found the meteoEite about which so many rumors had reached the scientific ear, some declar- ing it was as large as a ship. It was found in a cultivated cornield.
 Professor Ward engaged some twen- weight Mexicans to dig it out for him, paying them seventy-fve cents a day, which was double their regular wages It took them a day and half to dig around the mass and expose its base. It rested on solid rock, and had not this rock interVened it would have disap- peared in the earth. Professor Ward de- clared. There was absolutely no soil between it and the rock on which it lay. All the surrounding soil had undoubt- edly come in since the meteor fell, and if this were so it will carry it's fall very | Tar back in the past. the speaker said. Professor Ward gave the size as thir- teen feet one inch in length, six feet four inches thick, and five feet four innhnG TTrf1 AI,o INaTN ofrrtk | fifty tons. The outside was well pre- serced. the absence of moisture in the atmosphere preventing decomposition The pittings were finely distributed all over it. There was one large crack. By using small sticks of dynamite Professor Ward was enabled to sepa- rate several large specimens of this me teorite, which he declared to be beauti- full in formation. The great mass will probably never be removed. He esti- mated 1t would cost something like fif- ty thousand dollars to get it to the sea- port.
 But the discovery says Professor Ward, is an exceedingly valuable one, | in settling once and for all the exist | ence of this meteorite, and is of special ! interest to scientists. It was stated by Professor Dodge, president of the academy, that Professor Ward possess es the largest collection of meteorites ever gotten together by one individual, though the latter says it ranks fourth in size in the world.
 | The address of Professor Ward was merely preliminary statement and the first public presentation of the subject, as he had been in this country only two or three days. He is preparing a full account of the analysis of the forma-
 tion of the meteorite and other particu- lars which will be published by the Academy of Science. An account of the discovery will also be published in the
 American Journal of Science.-New York Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-08
SMART AND EFFICIENT.

The trade commission sent out for the purpose of inquirlng into the best methods for promoting British trade ia South Africa writes home as follows: America Is making fine effort to get hold of the market The Americans are introducing their practice of spec. .allza- ton and concentration in their dealings with South African trade, with a result well exemplified in other parts of the world. For instance. an American house has just sent here a man to trav- el over South Africa with files alone. Now. no English house would do a thing of this kind. They would require such man to sell from ten to twenty differ ent kinds of goods, with the result that the market could not be thoroughly worked in each line.
 Of course. The Americans know how to make goods and how to sell them. That is one reason why they are be- coming so prosperous. and why they are likely to inherit the earth. even though they are not distinguished for meekness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-08
THE STRTK z.

Yesterday was lively though quiet day in New Haven. There were no crowds and no disturbance, unless vol luminous talk can be called disturbing. There was plenty of talk. and though much of it was not to the point perhaps it was, on the whole, healthy. This is a free country, and one of the best feat ures of freedom in New Haven is the talk in which its good citizens delight.
 The strike has reached the negotiation stage, and consequently there is hope of speedy settlement. That this hope will be realized is the desire of all interest ed in the peace and prosperity of New Haven. The company and the strikers have made their statements, and they do not appear to be far enough apart to be irreconcilable. if reason and tact rule.
 The strikers continue to conduct themselves we'll, which is much to their credit. Politicians are busy, and we may yet hear that Short and not Cod lin is the real friend of the strikers. At present both Short and Codlin are working hard for recognition. It is to be hoped that business, labor and poli- tics will not get so mixed that it will be impossible to tell which is which.