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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
THREATS OF lYNCHING DIED WHILE READING
Sudden Summons to A. c. CleaVe-
land, Prominent Cattle
Raiser of NeVada.

Reno. New, Aug. PA special from
Ely to the Gazette says that A c.
cleveland died suddenly Sunday after
noon at his ranch in White Pine cOun-
~. New, while reading a newspaper.
Mr.. Cleaveland was one OF the largest
cattle raisers in the west. He was
born in Maine in 1893 On attaining
manhood he went to Nevada and en-
gagged in cattle raising and mining
besides taking an active interest in
politics. He was a member of the
Nevada legislature in 1869 and served in
the state senate from 1870 to 1874. He
was a member of the Nevada commits
sion which was sent TO Washington in
1871 10 settle the territorial Indebted
ness of Nevada. He was presidential
elector in 1888 and again in 1892, and
was a candidate for the governorship
Of Nevada on the Republican ticket in
1894. Mr.. Cleveland was a delegate to
the Republican National convention in
1885 and left the convention with the
Silver Republicans. In 1898 deceased
was an independents candidate for the
United States Senate
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CHARGES AGAINST
MARSHAL COLBERT

Washington. Aug. 2A-Charges said TO
have been made by r. Felis Fox. editor
Of = newspaper at ArdmOre. J. T., have
been forwarded TO the department Of
justice against Benjamin II. Colbert
United States marshal for the southern
district Of the territory. The charges
include the alleged use of his position for
the furtherance OF political ends ale
cations that during gubernatorial cleo
ton OF the Chickasaw nation he took
prisoners out OF the federal jail In order
10 have them vote for his candidate tor
governor; that he IS continuously absent
Ing himself from sessions OF his court i'm
order to attend TO private business. and
that he is director in an Indian land
company whose operations work 10 the
disadvantage Of the Indians.
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WAGNER FAM LY AND
THE KkISER AT OUTS

Berlin Aug. 24.-The refusal of the
Wagner family 10 participate in the cere-
monument in Berlin on Oct ] and in the
musical congress incidental thereto was
due to the fact that the emperor declined
law of Frau COsima Wagner, showing the
development OF Wagner's genius. It
would have required both the royal opera
house and the royal theatre fourteen days
to produce it. The emperor said il was
impossible to do so. It is desired to make
Munich the great Wagner center Hence
neither the Munich court orchestra nor a
prince of the royal house of Bavaria will
attend the Berlin unwilling. The en-
perOr has arranged TO unveil the monu-
ment
Andrew Carnegie's acceptance Of an in
vitatiOn 70 be present has been notified
by the committee 20 the court master. of
the ceremonies. with the expectation that
the emperor viii request that Mr.. Car
negie be presented to him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
ST. LOUIS STREET CAR
GOT BEYOND CONTROL

St. Louis. No. Aug. PA Chester
Grove street car that got beyond con-
troll today ran down an ambulance, an
ice wagon and a dirt wagon and injured
struck first and the driver Fred Gren-
Ecr. thrown to the street and severely
bruised. He Tighted his vehicle and
continued his journey. coming upon the
overturned ice wagon and driver James
McAlevy severely bruised. but McAlevy
would not go to the hospital. Some
distance away the ambulance came up
ON the overturned dirt wagon and driv-
or Jesse Carter lying unconscious. He
was placed in the ambulance and taken
10 the hospital where he was found to
be seriously injured.
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STRIKE WILL END IN FAILURE
Cocks and Waters Chicago Restaurants Generally Failed to Re
spond to the Call of the Alliance to
Come Out

CHICAGO. Aug. 24-The attempt OF
the officials OF the Hotel and Res
taurant Employees union 70 tie up
the Chicago restaurants today proved
a failure. not a single establishment
having been compelled-sO close for lack
OF help. Out of the 5000 mem bers of
the different unions ordered on strike
not over 10 per cent responded TO the
summons, and the places of those who
did quit work were quickly filed With
non-union employees. The calling-0ut
of the strikers by the local joint boar1
of the Hotel and Restaurant Employs
International Alliance without consult
ing the various local unions is said to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
Explosions OF GAS.

St. Louis Aug. 24-While railroad
men were engaged IL trying 10 place a
derailed freight car on the track Ie3r
Union Station early today. a torch WAS
accidentally brought in contact with 4
bursted pipe from which gas was e.
Gaping. resulting in an explosion that
VIII probably cause the death of I'm
gneer l.. Bouquette and seriously N
lured Switchman y. Hardin and -. :.
Hunt The men ,rere thrown high inc
the air by the explosion and the &C.
rallied ear. loaded with wheat. was de-
,ftroyed by the fire a hich followed.
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MAXWELL BOOMING
OGDEN CONVENTION

Portland, Ore. Aug. 24.-At the Conn
mercial club this evening a reception
was rendered to George II. Maxwell
executive chairman of the National
Irrigation association. His address
strongly brought out the great posi-
bilities for the development of the
northwest by building national irriga
ton works. He urged that all the west
ern states should work in harmony and
make the ogden Irrigation congress
the greatest convention ever held in
the west. Mr.. Maxwell will speak at
Spokane Wednesday, then return to
Chicago.
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have been responsible for the refusal
of the majority Of the employees TO obey
orders and the indications tonight are
that the strike viii Re of short duration
and will end disastr0usly TO the union.
The strike which was a total failure,
was marked by a few slight dis
orders. In Cefending the business OF
Kings restaurant. Miss Anna King
was knocked down by one of the IN
ions business agents, who, in turn, was
roughly handled by patrons of the pa ce
who came to The woman's assistance.
At a Clark street place a business
agent was beaten and thrown into the
street when he attempted to reach the
employees
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
GERMAN SERGEANT
ARRAIGNE0 IN COURT

Halle. Prussian SaxOny. Aug 24.-Ser-
geant Wilhelm Neblung of the first COM
pa1y of the Thirty-first infantry regi-
ment. has been arraigned before a court
martial for maitreatment OF the soldiers
under him. He was charged with batting
brutahties also are charged against him.
When I'm a bad temper he would tear the
buttons from the mems coats and compel
them TO sew themOn again. ffe forced
the soldiers TO go through rifle drill on
their Bonded knees until they were eX-
hausted. and on other occasions he made
men take rifles in their mouths and
crawl around on all tours The court
took tho case under Amusement and
called for additional testimony
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MANY VESSELS BELIEVED TO HAVE
CONE DOWN DURING THE HURRICANE

Mobile. Ala, Aug. 2-W. X. Syson x
CO. received today q cablegram from Ci-
enfuegos. Cuba. telling of the loss OF the
American schooner G. Z. Bentley, lum-
Der laden. from Mobile to CienfuegOs.
The cabIegram says the passengers are
safe, but the crew is supposed to be
lost. 1t is thought here that the pas
sengers from Mobile landed at Grand Cay
man. Captain Eden was master Of the
Bentley and her crew numbered eight.
Her cargo was 100000 feet Of lumber.
IN the same hurricane the following
vessels are believed to have been wrecked:
American schoOner Stake, Captain
Senes, 1885, tons. lumber from PascagOula.
Miss. Aug. for Colon. Besides the cap
tain and crew of seven. the captains wife
was on board.
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ONCE STATIONED HERE.

Butte. Mont. Aug. IA Helena spe-
cial says that the following orders
from the war department have been
received at Fort Harrison. announcing
various promotions;
Colonel MaJile, who was retired as q
brigadier general last week. is sue
ceeded rs colonel Of the TWenty-fOurth
infantry by Colonel James A. Buchan-
an. who has been lieutenant colonel OF
the Eleventh infantry. The new COM
mandcr is fresh from San Juan, Porto
Rico. where his regiment has been sta
toned On garrison duty.
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JuNKETERs IN PORTLAND.

Portland, Ore. Aug. 24-TweIve
councilmen and fifteen other prominent
citizens of salt Lake city arrived here
today In a special car over the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation line, as the
guests Of the Oregon Short Line. The
party viii make a trip to the ocean
beach and to the mouth of the Column
bia river, and before returning home
viii visit the Puget sound country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
LOST HIS POSITION
FOR WORKING A GRAFT

Phoenix. Ariz., Aug. 2L-W T. Muir
ply. chief clerk in the office of the sur
veyor general of Arizona. has been re-
lieved upon Geographic instructions from
Washington, and has been succeeded by
Thomas Armstrong. formerly i'm the
drauEhting department. The removal is
the result of an investigation by a spe-
clal agent Of charges that Murphy col
lected double fees for certain work
claiming that the government did not
supply funds tot keep up with the work
and an extra charge was necessary to
pay the clerks overtime for service in
connection with the applications for pat
ents on mineral lands
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American schooner Flora MorOng, 200
tons. Captain l.. BOden. from Colon. Aug.
4, for PascaSoula; crew of seven.
American schooner Governor Blake,
from Grand Cayman for Cienfuegos. The
Blake was out seven weeks last Sunday.
British schooner Maggie Ella, sixty
TONS Captain ParamOns, from Mobile
July % for Grand CSyman, crew of six
and two passengers, John L. and William
Eden. brothers of the master of the
Bentley.
American schooner Annie NJ -Slammer,
Captain Maline, from Pasca gOula last OF
July for Colon; should have reached her
destination.
Twelve days is the longest sailing tine
to the above ports All these vessels
were in the track Of the hurricane from
the West Indies.
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THRILLING DIFFERENCE.
OmciaI Statement of the Result Of
RemeasuremenI.

New York, Aug 24-After having de-
molished l,lO0 pounds of ballast and taken
on board a cable and anchor weighing
that much, the Shamrock III was remea s
ured In a dry dock in Erie basin today
The net result was that there was no
change in the time allowance of one min
ute and fifty-seven seconds which the
Reliance is compelled TO give her. The
challenger was just three One-hundredths
of a foot shorter than before the change
and that difference was not sufficient to
make a second s increase or decrease in
her time allowance. Her load water line
length is now 1913 feet and her racing
length 104375
A new main boom measured today was
no longer than the old one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
CANAL QUESTION BURIED.
Colombian Congress Busy Discussing
Other Matters.

Colon. Aug N-It is supposed here
that the Colombian congress is now dis
cussing the other questions for the con-
sideratiop OF which IL was convened. viz.
the financial situation Of the country and
the best means OF Withdrawing and re-
deeming the paper money. Congress al
ready has approved the construction Of
railroad from Cucuta. in the depart
ment Of Sontander. 20 Tamalameque. on
the Magdalena river The railroad will
obviste the necessity OF importing and
exporting goods across Venezuelan ter
ritOry 20 and from the port Of Maracaibo.
Many persons are in favor Of utilizing a
portion of the standing army in the con-
struction Of the line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
ATTACKED BY PIRATES.

Hongkong. Aug. GA German mission
airy named However has been attacked
by pirates near Namhung. on the North
river. He his wife and maid servant and
their boatman We're robbed and badly
wounded Tho affair occurred where the
American engineers were recently at
tackled.
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Many the words of commendaton bestowed
on The Herald for its enterprise in showing the yacht
race in miniature together with the bulletin service
THEY Go AGAIN TODAY. Be sure and see the mini
allure boats sail the cOurseiust like the big ones For
convenience the will be laid off in three legs of
ten miles each, starting at The Herald Office and finish
ing at Auerbach's store.
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ENDORSEMENT OF SENATOR.
johnson Will Insist That Such Ac-
ton Be Taken.

Cleveland. Aug. 2A-Regarding the pos
sibiltty OF the reimbursement Of a can
didate for the United States senate bv the
Democratic state convention at Column
bus Mayor johnson said tonight that he
would insist upon the endorsement of
some man for that office and that if the
convention refused TO make such en-
dorsernent he would withdraw from the
candidacy for the gubernatorlal nominal
ttOn. The mayor stated that the reason
fvt his insis lance upon there being an en-
dorsement BY the convention was to sup
press any insinuation that he Johnson)
would De a candidate for the senate him
self IN the event of his defeat as a can
didate for governor.
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SILVER Fer PHILIPPINES.

Washington. Aug. 24.-The director OF
the mint today purchased 100000 ounces
of silver for account or Philippine
coinage at an average of $685. cents
an nnnfp
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sLAUeHFER AZ vAsILIKo.
Entire Garrison Slain and 100 Of the
Inhabitants.

Constantinople. Aug 24-AccOrding
10 Turkish advices, when the insur-
cents captured Vasiliko they killed the
garrison. consisting of fifty soldiers,
and about 100 of the inhabitants. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-25
THE ElETaIS.

Silver, 551sc per ounce.
} copper, l23sc per pound. New
} York, $l5.62ls to sf375 Der 100
} pounds.
Lead $3.50 per 100 pounds; New
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-01
Charged With Manslaughter Appear
for Trial.
The Indictment of These Officials
Followed a Verdict by the Coro-
ners' Jury Fixing the Responsible
ity on the North Jersey Street Rail-
way Company.

Newark, N. j., Aug. 3l.-Thc seven
members Of the executive committee
Of the board of directors of the North
Jersey Street Railway company ap-
peared today in The Essex county
court for trial on indictment charg-
ing them with manslaughter. On
February 19 last, nine Newark high
school students We're killed in col
lision between a Clifton avenue troll
ley car and Lackawanna express
train. Indictments were returned
against Alexander j. Cassatt, presi-
company; John d. Crimmons of New
York; Edward G.. F. Young, president
of the North Jersey Street Railway
company and of the First National
bank of Jersey City; DR.. l.. E. Ward,
vice president of the Prudential In
snrance company; e. B. Gaddis,
Wholesale merchant and director OF
IL Pennsylvania Railroad company;
Da l Young, president and general
M ager of the North Jersey, and j,
Z .Osevelt Stanley, member OF the
egecutive committee of the street
railway company. In addition tc
these men there also appeared as de
fendants: Charles NJ. Chipman, for
mer general superintendent OF the
North Jersey; James Smith, Arthur
! w. Pratt and Richard Eick, division
/ officials of the company.
The indictment of these officials
! followed q verdict by the coroner'E
i Jury fixing responsibility on thu
North Jersey Street Railway com
! nany.
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And Dashes Down the Hill Into Col
orado City.
1T STRUCK A SWITCH ENGINE
And Precipitated One of the Worst
Wrecks in the History of Western
Ralroading - Train Crew Jump
When They See the Train Is Be-
yond Control.

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. 81
4 Colorado Midland freight got away
from the crew five miles above Mani
tou at O'Clock this morning. and
plunged down through Manitou and
into Colorado City at an estimated
speed of 100 miles an hour. In Colo
RADIO City the train, which consisted
of an engine, a caboose and 16 loaded
boXcars, plunged into a switch en-
CINE on a siding, knocking the engine
over 100 yards and precipitating one
of the worst wrecks in the history
of western railroading. The men,
bers of the train crew jumped, leav-
ing the train to its fate, when it was
seen that it could not be controlled.
No one was injured. Estimated loss
to the railroad company $25,0O0.
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For Three Men Who Committed the
Double Murder
IN THE CHICAGO CAR BARNS
A Score Of Arrests Have Been Made
But No Clue to the Perpetrators Of
the Horrible Crime Can Be OBJ
tained-Every Effort Being Made
to Track Assassins.

Chicago, Aug. 31-With the in
centive of $1,000 reward and urged on
by Chief Of Police O'Neil, who has
taken personal charge of the case,
every member of the police depart
ment is on the alert to capture three
men who committed the double MUIR
der in the barns of the Chicago City
Railway company early yesterday
morning and then escaped with about
$4,000 in cash.
The police have reason to believe
that the slayers are the same men
who, On the night of August I, shot
and killed B. C. Lagross while in his
saloon at 212O North avenue. These
robbers also shot Adolph Johnson. a
customer, in Lagross' place. and he
died from his wound next day. The
bullets fired at Lagross and Johnson
We're of peculiar pattern, and were
discharged from particularly de
structive revolver which was put on
the market recently From the walls
of the city railway office a numhor Of
| bullets have been dug and are iIrn
tical with those fired during the
| North avenue hold-up.
| The police have made a score of ar
rests but they are not satisfied witt
the guilt of any Of the prisoners
! Tho mon hold hy the FnplpWOOd 10
lice are John Slauder. George Nc
Leroy, John Blake. Daniel Lynch
James Doyle. Lawrence Doyle ant
Tony Scapardino. Three men have
been detained by the Woodlawn po
lice. but their names are being with
held Slauder of the suspects, il
said to have contradicted himsel
several times. He is a former EN-
ploye of the street railway company
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BETTER TIMES FOR IRELAND.
Former Lord Mayor of Dublin Sees
Brighter Future.

New York. Aug. 3l.-"Ireland has
crossed the turning line into a newer
and better civilization" says former
Lord Mayor Valentine Dillon Of Dub
lin, who has just arrived on his way
to Pittsburg. only those who have
lived in that land all their days, as |
have done, can fully appreciate the
condition of the provinces"
While not optimistic of Ireland's
future, Mr. Dillon declares that the
British government has eventually
opened its eyes.
and now that its eyes are open
ed he continued, I'VE actually feel
better. Personally, | have never
been of an aggressive nature, but
bad not the turning point soon been
reached. Ireland would have been
forced to a condition that is anything
but desirable But the new land
bill has anticipated such a crisis and
the next ten years will see Ireland
rid of the system by which the pro
vnces have been impoverished
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was despondeut over her rejection,
and decided that life was not worth
living without her.
Yesterday he hunted up her chum,
Miss Hoffman. and the two spent
u,ost Of the afternoon together. she
going over to the fort with him. He
went around at that time and bade
his friends goodby. They thought
little Of it, and supposed he was
fooling. Later in the evening he
made the rounds among the boys. af-
ter they had gone to bed. and bade
them goodby. This morning he was
not at the fort for breakfast.
Miss Hoffman is a stout, rather
good looking girl Of 20, and has black
hair and eyes.
1T was because he wanted me to
that | jumped with him into the
river" she said.
mo. | don't love him. 1t was all
over a girl. He has been going with
Fannie Owens and she wouldn't have
him any more and he wanted me %
jump with him, so I did.
II never was with him alone be-
fore yesterday afternoon and we
planned the act then. | left him at 5
o'clock and made an appointment
to meet him at 8 o'clock on the
| bridge, We both met there and he
| wanted me to die with him and 7
agreed to. 1t was all because Miss
Owens and ne quarreled.
Miss Owens and had been work
| ing at Coam d'Alene and came here
two or three weeks ago. We rented
+, a room in the building west Of the
| Gardner hotel on Riverside. I didn't
| have much money. | kept company
| with Miss Owens brother and she
got acquainted with Burbin and kept
company with him and We four went
together ] never was with Bnrhin
before Miss Owens brother has
gone to Harrington to work in the
harvest field. He is a silver platter
when he stays in Spokane.
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A committee consisting Of Mayor
Logan and Aldermen Rogge and Cut
Ter made short work of the petition
presented by the firemen asking for
the removal of Mr.. Walling, at the
council meeting, Friday night. The
petition was presented to the coun-
Gil by ex-Chief Lee Kerr, and was
signed by almost every member of
the department. 1t asked the coun-
Gil to remove Mr.. Walling from his
present position. After the reading
of the petition the above named COM
mittee was appointed On motion of
Alderman Webster and a recess was
taken to give them time to consider
the matter 1t took but few min
utes for them to arrive at conclu-
sion in many ways at variance with
the wishes of the department. In
substance they recommended that
Mr.. Walling be retained until Octo-
Der 1, and if by that time the mem
bers of the chemical company had
gotten out and drilled, and had shown
some interest in their work he would
be let go, not, however, until the fire
men had shown themselves compe,
tent to do the work. The chemical
company during the month of Sep
tember must get in and attend drills
regularly as we'll as demonstrate an
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TRAIN OF PALACE CARS
With the Conveniences of New
York Fifth Avenue Hotel.

New York. Aug. 31.-Plans are re-
ported to be complete for the incor-
poration this week of a million dollar
company having for its object the
operation of train Of five rolling
palaces between New York and San
Francisco. with so many improve
ments and conveniences that a Fifth
avenue hotel patron will not know
he is out of New York if he does not
look out of the windows. It will con-
sist of five cars and its patrons will
be kept exclusive by the fact that
passengers will be booked from the
one best hotel of each city through
which it passes. 1t is planned that
the train shall have every conven-
ience from palm garden to laun-
dry. An endeavor will be made to
complete the trip across the CONT
nent and return every 10 days and
if successful the service will be in
| creased.