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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-18

the Atlantic. am told that its steam
er lines now number about 80, but these
include some branch lines and minor
lines in other parts OF the world.
SOUTH AMERICAN STEAMERS.
Germany has a large steamship con-
nection with South and Central Ameri-
ca. 1t completes with England and
France for the trade OF the east coast
Of our hemisphere, and also does a
large business on the lower western
part of It. One Of the chief lines is
known as the Kosmos This sends
ships clear around the continent via
the Strait Of Magellan, It's vessels Of
ten go as far north as San Francisco,
and II has a big trade with Mexico,
Peru, Chill and Argentina. Another
steamship line goes from here 10 Braz-
n and German vessels sail far up the
Amazon. Most Of the South American
ships are paying good dividends, The
Kosmos company made a profit Of Is
per cent I'm 1900, and some other COM
panies pay almost as well.
THE ASIATIC LINES.
II uhtu 10 Ne llldl illt I4llEll0u hdu
the monopoly of the Chinese and Japan
ese trade, They had the hest steamers
and It was the aristocratc thing TO go
on the p. & o. or late years the Eng
fish boats have fallen of. They are far
behind the times in comfort and speed
and the Germans are getting the travel
The best accommodations from Asia 10
Europe are now found on the North
German LLOYD steamers and they car
~ large number OF passengers both
first and second class The same is
true OF Australian ships OF this line,
The Germans now trade along the
coast Of China and they are even try
ing 10 capture the rivers. They are
building steel ships on the American
plan for the Yangtse Kiang which shall
salt under the German nag They will
make y knots an hour, and viii have
triple-eXpansion engines. worked by
crude petroleum. They win run from
Shanghai to the great tea port OF Han
kow about 200 miles IN interior China.
and there connect with smaller German
steamers. which win go as far up az the
gorges Of lchang, or altogether about
COO miles from the coast.
They have also regular lines OF steam
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-18

0he Metz Lines SOUTH Amfrico and Asia German Steamers
tie Yangte Kd8Ho& the Kaiser Captured the Trade Of Siam
TIE Commerce australia TIE BacHambug and Its Free
Goods-Big Sbipbudng
II Visit Stehin Where Worlds Fastest Vessel are Made
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HER ENORMOUS SHIPPING
And CHIPBUILDING
YARDS.

that the Germans make the fastest
ships and the best.
HOW THE GERMANS BUILD SHIPS.
] went from Berlin to Stettln to see
how the Germans build their best ves-
sells. The town is on the river oder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
FLOOD SITUATION IN KANSAS
GROWING WORSE EVERY HOUR

Topeka Kan. May 29.-The high wa
ter at II O'Clock tonight has surrounded
the whole of North Topeka and hundreds
OF houses are deserted. People are NOV
ing out from that part of town as fast
as possible and great distress prevails
At this time nearly 5000 people are
homeless 1t viii be necessary for every
inhabitant of the north side 10 leave there
by morning, and this viii leave over TO-
900 people without homes. The people
south of the river are trying hard to
take care Of the flood refugees. The
court house, state house and other build
ings have been opened for their recep-
ton and a fund started for their re-
lief.
The water plant is being worked under
great difficulty and II is feared that BY
tomorrow this viii have to be abandoned.
If this is the case. the entire city viii
be without fire protection.
Reports from Wamego and other points
at the river say that a great volume Of
water is coming down this way. Wamego
reports a rise of two feet in the Blue
river and three feet in the Republican
river This viii reach Topeka by morn
ing and the large Nelan arch bridge will
have great difficulty in holding its own
Families Driven Out.
For six hours today the flood plowed
like a river through Abilene, filling 200
cellars and driving 100 families to places
Of refuge. The Rock Island, Union Pa
cific and Santa Fe tracks are washed
away two lumber yards burned from the
contact of lime with water, and several
buildings collapsed. Nearly all the
business houses were flooded. Scores of
people were rescued in boats today after
having spent a whole night in the trees
Merchants are all moving their stock TO
higher places but il If generally believed
that the worst IS over.
Salina IS Isolated and cannot at this
time be reached by wire.
The Western Union telegraph office in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
SAUCER TRACK
OPENS SEASON
Good Programme of Sprint Races
Pulled Of.
MANY FAMILIAR FACES SEEN
HOPPER, STEVENS, LIMBERG
AND DOWNING WIN FIRsTs.

The salt Palace saucer track opened
last evening with good programme and
aIthough the weather was a little cool it
dld not keep the racers from fighting
for the prize money in every event Many
OF the old timers, who have pleased the
public in the past with their thrilling
I4ueS around the oval, were again in evil
Qence, and seemed to put as much energy
IN their work as of old.
The races were all of the sprint order
last evening and gave the public a fair
Inc on the men who are booked to keep
Things humming around the track this
summer Orlando Stevens made his first
appearance in this city last evening and
bids fair to hold down such men as Hop
per. Holman, Chapman and SamueIsOn
in the professional class In the amateur
division. Downing, Agraz and Limberg
are new faces TO the public and appear
pures.
The final of the haif-miIe open wit
messed hard struggle between Hopper,
Hoffman and Stevens. but the little boy
from Chicago brought out one of his old
time spirits and won by a length, with
Hoffman second and Stevens third. In the
mile, the same three men were in the
sprint at the finish after being paced by
elem TUrville- Hopper was in third DO
sition when the jump came and could
not get around the leaders, who finished
yards ahead of Chapman, the fourth man
in There were three events for the anna
teurs, all having good finishes, especial
y the NfD-LlAAS td4lOCI4 between three
teams.
There will be another meet this even
ing, commencing AT SIS. The list of
events includes half-mile open and pur-
suit races between Redman and AgFaz,
for the amateurs. and a quarter-mile
open, haIf-miIe handicap and one-mile
motor race between SamuelsOn and
Chapman for the professionals.
n. c. Hopper, the former Salt Lake
rider, who made such a showing in Au-
stralfa the past winter. arrived in the
city yesterday and entered the races last
evening 1t was also announced that
Badly Staver, who is a familiar figure
to the local cycling fans. will arrive some
time within the next couple of days from
Pueblo. Colo. The summary:
Half-mile open. professional final
Hopper. Hoffman, Stevens. 1ime-1:OO.
Half-mile open, amateur. final-Lim-
berg, AgTaZ, Redman. Time-1:06-
Quarter consolation. amateur
Downing Heagren,- Burris- Time--32 Id
Mile open, professional, finai-Hofman,
Stevens. Hopper. Time-2:02 20
TWO-mile tandem, amateur-Redman
and Downing. Limberg and Agraz, Ray
burn and HeagTen- Time-4:29 1-5.
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Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A
meeting Of the stockholders of the BAN
berger Coal company, a corporation under
the laws of Utah, viii be held at the Office
of the company. No. 161 Main street. Salt
Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, the 4th day
Of June, 1903, at 10 O'clOck a. m. TOR the
purpose of considering the following pro
posed amendments 10 the articles Of IN
corporation.
L-Amend article first by changing the
name Of the corporation to Bdmberger
Coal & Grain company
2-Amend article third so as to make
the same read as follows.
The business of this corporation shall
be the buying, selling and handling at
wholesale and retail Of all kinds of coal.
coke and fuel. hay, grain, flour. seeds
food products and feed and other similar
commodities, at any and all convenient
places in the state of Utah or elsewhere
in the United States, and the general Of
fee for the transaction of its business
shall be at Salt Lake City. Utah.
3-Amend article seventh so as to fix
the date for the annual meeting of the
stockholders for the second Tuesday in
April of each year at s o'clock p. m.
J. OBERNDORFER,
Secretary BambeTger Coal Company.
Dated May i, 1903
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
RoAp RACE ToDAY.
Sixty-eight Riders Enter Annual
Decoration Day Contest.


The annual Decoration day road race
over the Pennington course to the La
COON starts at 10 O'Clock this morning at
the corner Of Third West and Fourth
North. Sixty-eight riders are entered for
the event, including nearly all of the
best amateur riders throughout the state.
The entries closed yesterday and the
handicap committee announced the han
dicaps last night as follows
Carl Limberg, Forest Geiger, Emil
Agraz, Bert Downing.
1:O0-William German. W. J. White, J.
II. Tate, Frank Burgess.
2.O0-ClaTenCe Maybe, Sid EliWOOd,
Charles /. CrOwton.
3:O0-Carl Redman, w. Dunlap, Albert
NadeI. Thomas Bytheway, Mark Hol-
brook NJ l. Holbrook.
3:30-A- R Riddel. ArvOrd Johnson. r.
D Phinney, John Kessler, George Moss
4:O0-Janes Lawson. Ivor Bowen. r. W
Dayton. A Larson. William Carlson, G..
BeltO Nolan McHann
4.30-Arthur Murphy. Irvine Mills, Ar
thur Cook, A. 3. Smith, Charles Bow
man, Calvin Morford, Clarence "A. Swan,
5.6o-Ge george Lindholm. R. Fletcher,
jay Henderson. W. f. Slater, w. w.
Wiscomb, Henry Bytheway, William
Main. Charles Deitz.
5:S0-David Maybe G. T.. Holiday, il. !,
Chester Grimmett. II. kesler, A. L. Jen-
mems. r. s. POLAND.
6-00-J- Il. Baker, Russell Hawkins, Carl
War;, Fred Bath, Hal White, f. Nelson,
Ralph J. HenrOid-
6:5O-Jed Wooley, A E. Hoare,1 Frank
7:oo-Eugene Holiday. Bert Pole.
Charles n Fehr
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SaIina has collapsed and no news can
be sent out from there.
At Lawrence the Kansas river has con-
tinued to rise rapidly all day, and in the
last three hours has come up nearly three
feet. The water stands thirteen feet
deep on the dam there and has caused
the waterworks, electric light plant and
brick factory to close down.
Higest Ever Known.
At MaFysville the water is the highest
ever. known and is getting higher. One
hundred people at Wamego are home
less and had TO be moved out of their
houses in boats. In many places the
water is up to the second story win
doWS. Word was received there tonight
that a rise of two feet was coming down
the Republican river and a rise of three
feet down the Blue river. The river at
WamegO is rising two inches an hour
Over 500 head Of cattle have been
drowned and washed down the river
From Marion comes the report that the
Rock Island depot is flooded and had to
be abandoned late tonight
Many. square miles of country near EN-
pOrla are under water At Americas the
river is four feet higher than il has
moved any trains south of Emporia all
day.
Council Grove reports that a large part
of the county is flooded.
Struck by Tornado.
At Marquette the Smoky Hill river is
higher than ever before known, Iinds-
burg is surrounded by water. At Con-
cordia many have been driven from their
homes by the Republican river. over
five inches of water fell there today At
Newton the streets were flooded tonight
by a clOudburst. A tornado passed
through that county tonight. doing small
4 tornado struck. Strong City tonight.
demolishing the High school building and
Baptist church.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
Assessment No 4

AJAX MINING COMPANY. OFFICE
and principal place of business, Salt Lake
City, Utah. Notice is hereby given that
at a meeting of the board Of directors
of the Ajax Mining company. held on the
18th day of May, 1903 an assessment of
five 90 cents per share was levied upon
the capital stock OF the corporation. is
sued and outstanding, payable immedi-
ately to the secretary, at his office room
306 Dooley block, Salt Lake City, Utah
Any stock upon which this assessment
may remain unpaid on Thursday, the
18th day Of June. 1908, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton and, unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on Monday, the 18th
day of June, 1908. at II o'clock a. m at
the Secretary'S office, to pay the delin-
quent assessment thereon. together with
the costs OF advertising and expense of
sale BY order of the board of direc-
tors. J. NJ BURT,
Secretary. =
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Ogden Briefs.

Howard HoTingsworth is back from
ElkO. New
A marriage license was yesterday is
sued to John B. WaSnitz aged q. and
Pauline COttreu- aged "a, both OF Soda
Springs, Ida. They were married by
Commissioner Stanford.
The pOstOffice service today includes
one delivery by carriers. The general
stamp and delivery windows will be open
from till 10. The money order depart
ment Will be closed all day
John l. Herrick- resigned as sec
rotary of the Boyle Furniture company
and formed a partnership with George
J. Kelly in real estate and insurance.
The change takes effect June !.
Michael Higgins has been rearrested on
an old charge of assault with a deadly
weapon, growing cut Of the shooting by
Higgins Of L. 3. DOre nearly two years
ago. Higgins has been arrested twice
before, but has thus far escaped trial.
owing to technical defects in the papers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

A. w. Winberg. jr-, to Josephine
Winberg, lot 40 and east half lot
50, block s, Coates & c. Lake
Breeze, etc. .........................
Josephine Winberg to Lyman P.
Freeland, lot 40 and east half lot
80, block s, Coates & c, Lake
Breeze. etc -------..--.---...--.-.-.
Franklin D. Brinton to Joseph p.
Newman. part section rs, town
ship south, range 1 east..-----.-.--
John T. +. Thompson to Mary Alice
Thompson, 43% feet by 10 rods
east from ~ rods south of north
west corner lot >, block 100, plat
a
John Riches to Isaac Riches, north
half lot s. block p, 10-acre plat A
John Riches to Isaac Riches, lot Is.
block p. 10-acre plat A--....-..-.---. /
Jessie G. Collier to Gustav J. Lund,
lots is and 10, block 2, Park View.
Lyman r. Freeland to Onesime Bur
don, lot q. block 2. LangtOn park
Annie S. Cutler ct al. to s. ]. Robson,
part section Is, township 2 south,
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Notice Of Assessment.

LITTLE CHIEF MINING & BILLING
company Principal place OF business.
Salt Lake City. Utah Location OF mines
Tintic mining district, Juab county, Utah
Notice is hereby given that at meet
Ing of the board of directors Of the Lit
fIe Chief Mining & Milling company, held
Nav Z 1903, an assessment of one %
cent per share being assessment No is,
Vas levied on the capital stock of the
cOrporation. issued and outstanding pay
sbIe at once to P. =. Mckinney, secre-
tary Of the company, at his office, No.
Al 70 48l south Tenth East street, Salt
Take CITY. Utah. Any stock upon which
this assessment may remain unpaid on
the sth day Of June. 1903 viii be delin-
0uent and advertised for sale at public
auction and, unless payment IS made be-
fore, viii be sold on the 18th day of June.
19G2 TO nav the delinquent assessment,
together with the costs OF advertising and
EXPENSES of sale p. +. n KINNEY,
Secretary,
Nos. Al to 4SI South Tenth East street.
at Salt Lake City Brewing Co.'S office,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
NEPHPS TWISTS
TANGLE OGDEN
Young Thomas Proves Undoing
of the HOLSTERS.
CLARK SCORES HOME RUN
SAVES CANNING FACTORY
CROWD FROM A SHUT OUT.
CLARK SCORES HOME RUN
Standing Of Teams.

1t wa the kind Of a game that re-
minds one of the big league. True there
were a couple Of errors scattered around,
but the game itself was one of those that
make the fan think he is getting his
moneys worth. II was Salt Lake crowd
ana nothing 60 the game but Salt Lake
from start to finish. Ogden played a mi
nor part IN engagement, but put up a
game tight 70 the last ditch.
The Mar .8ns won by a score of ) to
J. and IT Is not hard to guess the reason
why Unless memory fails, there Is a
faint recollection that a certain indi-
vidual. known hereabouts as Nephi
Ihomass who draws a salary on the Salt
Lake team Tor pitching, did the bust
ness This youngster was lit yesterday
ana ne way ne did things to the can
ming EtOry crowd is sad to relate. After
the game of Thursday the MaroOns
needed someone to lead them out of the
one.
Thomas. in fact. was the whole thing
during the latter part of the game. In
the seventh inning he pitched just nine
balls and struck three men out In the
eighth, eight balls were thrown, two men
struck out and the other was retired on
a caught ny after having one strike
called on him. In the sixth two men
we're also struck out. which gave Thorn
AZ seven strike-Outs in three innings He
was only hit six times during the nine
innings. Not a. bad record for a young
Bter.
one single Lobster reached home. and
this was Clark the brother Of Dad
Clark. The ogden right fielder sent
bail over the fence in the second for a
home run saving his team from a shut
out There was also some brilliant work
done in double plays Three Of these oc-
CURED during the game, all showing
quick snappy work
Salt Lake completely changed her line
up for yesterdays game and seems at last
10 have placed the men where they can
play the best game. Her infield con
sisted of Whiting at first. Egan at sec
ond, Cook at short and Mauser at third,
and they make the fastest aggregation
of players seen on the infield this season
The summary:
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Nargetts came Up in the first as usual
Yesterday. The bases We're fun and
hit was needed Bert smashed the bail
away over 70 left field, where Spilman
nailed st. Christie however. scored on
the throw home and Berts effort was as
good as sacrifice hit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
Assessment 10. 5.

GOBCONDA GOLD MINING & MILL
ing company. a corporation Principal
place of business. Salt Lake City, Utah
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting
Of the board of directors Of the GOICOnda
Cold Mining & Milling company. held at
salt Lake City. Utah. on the 80 Day of
Nav 19O3,s an assessment of One-fOurth
an cent per share was levied upon the
"a pital stock Of the corporation issued
and outstanding. payable Immediately to
n II Mead, secretary of the COMPANY
at his office, 617- Mccormick building, Salt
Lake City. Utah. ANY stock upon which
fl1is assessment may remain unpaid on
the 9Th -dav Of June, 1893, viii be delin-
o1Ient and advertised for sale at public
auction and unless payment is made be-
1909 at D. M. to pay delinquent assess
ment thereon. together with costs of adj
vertising ard expense OF sale
r. II. MEAD. Secretary.
salt Lake City, May %, 1903
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
FOUL TIPS FOR FANS.

IT begins 70 look as If Salt Lake really
ba6 a ball team, and a few more games
like the one of yesterday Will convince
the fans Of the fact
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EASY VICTORY FOR CANS.
Disposes of Fitzgerald in
Tenth Round.

San Francisco, May 2s.-The Gans-Fitz-
gerald fight at Mechanics pavilion was
an easy victory for the Baltimore won
der. 1t ended suddenly in the tenth
when the negro put in a terrific left to
the jaw dazing Fitzgerald. The New
Yorker tried 10 fight back but was too
far gone, and a right cross 10 the jaw
put him out for good 1t was Cans
fight throughout
Only in one round-the ninth-did F'itz
have even a shade the better of it. IN
this round he pat his left to the negro :
stomach and body frequently, and Cans
was guessing for the time being. The
tenth round was all Cans up to the time
of the Knockout. The New Yorker was
ready and willing 10 mix il at every
stage of the game. and really did good
work against the Baltimore man. but the
negro far outcIas sed him IN cleverness
and landed upon him almost at viii.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
Assessment No. 10.

BEN BUTLER MINING q MILLING
company, q corporation; principal Mace
of business, Salt Lake City Utah-No-
tice is hereby given that at a meeting of
the board OF directors of the Ben Butler
Mining & Milling company. held at S9It
Lake City. Utah, on the 18th day of Nav
1893, an assessment of One-fOurth "a cent
per share was levied upon the capital
stock of the corporation, issued and oIIf-
standing, payable Immediately to A L
Jacobs, president CT the company. AT his
Office, 305 Progress building, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment
may remain unpaid on the 18th dav of
June. 1903. win be delinquent and adver-
tised for sale at public auction, and IN
less payment IS made before, win be sold
on the End day of July, 1903 at % m
to pay the delinquent assessment thereon
together with costs Of advertising and ex-
pense of sale.
A. L. JACOBS,
Z. d. R. THOMPSON.
Secretary.
First publication. May g. 1903.
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salt Lake was IN a bad hole in the
third. The bases were filled with one
man out. when the AIaroOns got together
and shut off two runs at the home plate
on fielders' choice hits, retiring the side.
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OGDEN NEWS
Office: 2434 Washington Ave.
Ooden, saturday 20 90.
WERE PICKED
One Man Lost $l7O and Another
$500 Suspect Arrested on
Complaint of Woman.

Frank Pierson yesterday had his Pock-
cts picked Of $40 while in the crowd on
the city haH square.
Leo Peterson cashed a check Tor 500
yesterday afternoon putting the money
IN the pocket Of his Overalls. After go
ing short distance he missed the money
and il is still missing
A man named DennisOn Kelley was
arrested by OFFICER Tom Burke on a
charge of attended robbery in me nick
ing OF a pocket. A woman pointed out to
Burke that Kelley was trying to extract
a pocketboo6 from q pocket and the
officer Immediately placed him under ar
rest His bonds were fixed at S50G and.
considerably TO the surprise of those
present he deposited cash to that amount
Tor his appearance tomorrow morning.
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PERSONALS.

Manager G. A Hannaford of the Audi
forum at Pocatello is in Salt Lake.
g. R. Pearsan. manager Of -LeysOn' s
jewelry store, leaves for the east today,
accompanied by Mrs. Pearsall. During
his trip Mr.. PearsaH will visit Chicago
and New York, with a view to securing
plans for fixtures in the big establish
ment which the LeysOR company expects
to open in its new quarters late in the
summer.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
works. Salt Lake City, May p. 1903
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until 3 o clock p. m. Friday June
>. 1903, for the work of furnishing and
installing steam heating plant for the old
city han and fire department quarters
Instructions to bidders, together with
specifications and forms for contract and
bond can be obtained upon application al
the office Of the board OF public works.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
BY order of the board of public works.
SPENCER CLAWSON, Chairman. Z