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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01

to the leather store kept by Charles
smith, in'thiS city, and had contracted
with Smith to furnish the government
with 10000 leather pouches for use in
the rural free delivery service, at 80
cents per pouch, when as a matter Of
TACT Smith could make good profit
on them at 40 cents apiece. The differ
ence between 80 cents and 90 cents. it
was alleged, went into the pockets Of
McGregor and Upton, while Smith
made his profit of 10 cents per pouch
on each one and paid the remainder
amounting to $4,000. back to Upton and
McGregor as a ''rake-Off"
Smith was the only witness examined
by the government today. Smith tes-
titled that Upton called at his store in
1891 and exhibited to him a leather
pouch, asking what he could manufac-
ture them for. and he said about so
cents. he took the pouch and sent it
TO the Warren Manufacturing com
pany Of Massachusetts.
The Warren company. Smith said
Informed him that it could furnish him
the pouches at 371A cents apiece. When
these quotations came, he said. Upton
wrote him a letter TO be sent to Su-
perintendent Of Free Delivery A. w
Machen, quoting the pouches at 90
cents apiece. He said he made a copy
Of ne letter from the draft UPTON had
written and sent it to Machen with
the letter, he said IRE sen Machen one
of the sample pouches.
He said he Informed UDton that he
could furnish the pouches for so cents
apiece. but he said that Upton told
him to put i'm his bid at 90 cents per
pouch and ne did so.
Subsequently Upton brought Nc
GregOr to his store and Introduced
him, and he agreed TO give them 90
cents on each pouch furnished to the
government. and this had been paid
them on all 10000 pouches which he
furnished
The court adjourned until Wednes-
day, when the hearing win be resumed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01
CRANK AGAIN ON THE
WAY TO WASHINGTON

= Washington. Nov 30.-Informa- =
= ton has reached the White House =
= that Peter Elliott. who created 50 =
> violent a scene in the vesubule of =
the White House several weeks ,
= ago, is either again i'm Washing =
= ton or en- route to this city. He =
. escaped from the asylum at St. =
2 Paul, where he was sent TO be con- >
= fined and until advices We're re- =
= ceived here about his coming TO =
= Washington, no trace of him had =
2 been discovered. Police and secret =
2 service officers viii use every en- >
> deavor TO prevent him from get >
= ting near the president.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01
NHRENEPORT. -. -.

NHREVEPORT. La, Nov. 3o--In the
presence Of a crowd of about 1000
persons, composed of whites and
negroes, Phil Davis, Walter carter and
Clint Thomas, al negroes, were Iynched
this afternoon about 1 o'clock within a
short distance Of Belcher, which is
twenty miles from Shreveport. The men
were executed for participating in the
fatal shooting of Robert Adser a pop
ular business man.
The negroes confessed their crime.
They stated that they were trying new
guns and when Adger appeared on the
street that 1t quite natural to turn the
guns on him. No shots were fred at
the lynching, the negroes all being
hanged TO a single limb of q tree. Two
of the negroes under arrest. sam Lee
and Peter Thomas, were released. Lee
proved that he had attempted 20 pre-
vent the negroes from shooting Adger
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CONDEMNED CRIMINAL
C0NFESSES TO MURDERS

= Chicago. Nov. 30.-Chief Of Po- =
= lice O'Neiu stated today that y
y Kruger. in jail at Greensburg. Pa, =
= has confessed to the murder Of PO- >
= lcemen PeIneu and Devine. I'm ,
, Chicago. Kruger has also con- >
= fessed to the murder of sixteen 2
= other persons in Kentucky and the =
= east. The prisoner was arrested p
= on the charge of burglary origin =
= ally and has been sentenced to be ,
= hanged in January
= In his confession Kruger states p
= that he came to Chicago i'm order =
= to escape the consequences Of p
y crimes committed in the east and, p
y reaching the city i'm a destitute ,
p condition, he and an accomplice >
= started on a hold-up tour and en- =
= COunteTed Penneii and DeVine. =
= y y 3 = = . 3 = . > = = = = . , y >
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Given Until December 90 to Work. Pay Their Fines or
Go to Jaii-BatCh of John Doe Warrants
Issued at Telluride.

'TELLURIDE. Colo. Nov. 3O.-Justice
Of the Peace Warrington Robin
son today issued a lot Of John
Doe warrants to Sheriff Rutan to be
used as he sees fit. The sheriff says
that Governor Peabody ordered the
militia to Telluride on condition that
"agitators, idlers and trouble breeders
be driven from the camp" and that
ne viii use the blanket warrants to
accomplish this result The union
leaders regard the action Of the justice
as an invasion of their rights About
fifty miners are working on the Tom
Boy property, but no attempt viii be
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LET THE PEOPLE JUDGE
Senator Kearns Thinks BTistOw
Should Present Proof Of
His Charges.

Washington. Nov. Ex-senator Eearns
is quoted hy washington paper Today
follows
$50 far as we have known Mr Heath
i'm Utah" he said. eve have known All1
TO be straigh tforward. fine gentleman
He came there "a stranger and has made
mauV friends. People iD salt Lake go
not credit the stories which have been
put into circulation concerning him.
tAu 7 have known OF Alr EriEtOW has
been of favorable nature ana 4 have
always regarded him rs 3 fair-ninled of-
Hcial. but iu this case Z de think that if
to be given wide publicity and then let
the people judge
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Then They Were Hanged to the Limb of Tree-Three
Bad Darlies LynChed in Louisiana for
Shooting a White Man.

and Thomas established the fact that
he was too frightened TO shoot
Phil Davis and Walter Carter were
captured yesterday afternoon several
miles from the scene of their crime.
Clint Thomas was caught later about
a mile and a half from Belcher.
The negroes We're taken before Adger
and confessed their crime. They were
held in COncealment until shortly before
I o'clock today. when they were taken
out and hanged.
Davis is said 10 be an ex-cOnvict and
Walter Carter was forced to flee from
Mansfield, La, about a year ago for
insulting a white woman.
The negroes of BeIcher Joined fin the
search for the men and apparently
were as eager 10 have them Iynched
as the whites. One negro was present.
ed by the whites with a purse of nearly
500 for the part he took i'm the pursuit.
The negroes were given an 0pp0rtUni-
ty to pray before being hanged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01
MITCHELL SURELY
GOING TO COLORADO

= Trinidad Colo, Nov. 30.-Au 4
= doubts of President John Nit 4
= cheUs coming 20 Trinidad were 4
= dispeiled today when John II. 2
y Beam received a telegram from =
= Mr.. Mitchell dated Chicago, I'm 4
y which among other things, me .
= says.
y '.WW arrive I'm Trinidad over =
= Santa Fe wednesday morning. q
. o'clock. Reserve hotel accommo- =
= dations."
= Great hopes are entertained by .
= striking miners that the coming =
= of Mr.. Mitchell win bring the =
y strike to a speedy termination. =
. , = . = = . = . . 2 ? > q - . q .
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Especial to The HeraId1

DROVO, Nov. Ex-senator Smoot
came in from Washington last
evening. The object of his visit
is to take Mrs. Smoot east to visit her
mother Mrs. Horace S. Eldredge, who
is in New York. They viii leave on
Thursday and Senator SmOot viii be at
the capitol on the opening Of the regu-
lar session or soon thereafter. He is
in good health and spirits and evident
ly enjoys his labOrs as a Statesman.
He intended to go to Salt Lake this
morning. but the train was several
hours late. This gave him an OppOr-
tunity to exercise his strenuOsity. and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01
HUNTER GETS CERTIFICATE.

Frankfort. KY. Nov S0-The Ken
lucky election commission, today issued
a certificate Of election as congressman
from the Eleventh district to w Cod
frey Hunter late minister to Guatema-
Ia. DR.. Hunter is the only Republican
congressman from Kentucky.
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'%@%&A@ 4&4A ~ >
> DENIED By KEMPNER. ,

2 washington. Nov. 30-Louis =
? Kempner today denied the truth =
= 81 the charges made by Mr.. BTis- =
. tow against himself. and said he y
= would issue a detailed statement >
= showing this. =
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oUARANTTNF ITFTED.

LAREDO. To'z.. New a0.-The yellow fe-
yer Quarantine which has been in force
against Laredo since sept ld was lifteu
today. During the prevalence of the epi-
demic there were lsa25 cases and ninety
nine deaths.
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EVIDENCE IN DETAIL.
Salisbury Tells How He Got Into the
Bribery Business.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Nov 30
State Senator David z. Burns. charged
10y Liant x. Salisbury. the former
city attorney. in the latters confess
sion recently regarding the whole
> sale bribery I'm connection with the
notorious water deal. with having
received 5000 for his work. was given
an examination mere today. Salisbury
appeared for the state and testified
that me offered Burns 5000 i'm addition
60 500 which Burns told him he had
already received. Burns scorned the
oCer az first saying that ne was no
800 man, and threatened, so salisbury
swore that be would tack on a refer
1 crdum clause to the bill unless he were
given $1,000 Salisbury told him TO put
I'm the bin and to say nothing about
the 5000 until the measure became a
Jaw intimating that ne would be fur
fhcr rewarded then The $500 was paid
90 Burns ia SalsbUry's Office in the city
hail. Salisbury testified.
His Bank Account Short.
Salisbury testified that the water deal
first came TO his attention in June.
1907 when Thomas +. McG8rry. a local
attorney. told him he had some clients
who wanted 20 get a contract 20 fur
-uish the city with water, and that
Sthere would De $1,000 I'm it for him.
4. Salisbury was driven into the deal. he
said. because of a $4,000 shortage I'm
his bank account. caused by specula-
> tiou iu wheat. lie met b. A. Cameron
OF New York and agreed TO so into the
deal for S25 600 cash. The money was
sent by IT. A. Taylor Of New York. the
moneyed man in the deal, to the State
bank.
'Hy sole purpose wac 90 take the
$4,000 said salisbury "to straiEhten
mp my bank account. IF I had got Chat
money at that time 7 wJ,ud have set
tied The shortage and there the water
deal would have ended"
Newspapers in the Deal
Attorney McGarry. however wanted
s2l 800 from Salisbury. he testified. but
40 wac finally agreed shat Salisbury
4 should pay him $500 Salisbury then
went into the newspapers alleged con-
uecti0n with the deal
Cameron wanted % know that the
newspapers would support MS. I told
him that T would take care Of st.
paid Charles s.. Burch of the Evening
Press 5000. I also gave j. Clark
Eproul. The manager Of the Democrat
. some. I was talking Of becoming a
partner with SprOul. 20 being known
that J WIS to use the paper ar 1
wanted"
salisbury said the reason that ne did
not got out Of the deal after getting
the first Doodle wac that he had to keep
up ara appearance OF good faith with
the promoters. and. because of the
drains upon him in interesting other
persons. De was unable 90 get enough
out Of Fl FOR himself 70 pay up his
$4,000 shortage. After paying Nc
Garry $500 he went down to ex-
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Checks We're Bogus.

The connection of z. d. Conger with
the deal, Salisbury explained by telling
of the discovery that bogus checks were
being put in with the bids that went
in for the contracts with the city for a
water supply. Conger made the dis
coVery. so he stated
As soon as Perry heard Of the bogus
checks he told me- Salisbury testified.
We decided that if there was any
thing bad we had better be the ones to
expose it rather than any one else.
did not suppose that McGarry would
put up bogus 100000 checks Perry's
message making the exposure was pre-
pared by Frank w. Ball, who was un-
der pay by the indianapolis alteration
scheme and 7 revised it. Tt was ar
ranged TO return IL to us unopened.
paid Conger $4,000 after the checks
were thrown in the air I knew we had
TO have some more men about town 20
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RAKE-OFF AMOUNTED TO $4,000
MoGegOr and Upton Trial Conspiracy to Deraud the
Government Contracts for Mail
Pouches.

u ALTIdORE, Nov. 30.-The trial Of
ID Thomas McGregor and Columbus
Ellsworth Upton, postofice de-
partmeut employees. charged with con-
spiraCy to defraud the United States
on contracts for mail pouches. was be-
gun in the United States court here
today.
The government attorneys announced
that they proposed to prove that Nc
Oregon and Upton had last winter gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01
DEMoLLI IN HARD LUCK
Prosecution That savors Strongly Of
Persecution.
Especial to The Herald.

Especial to The Herald)
Price. Utah. Nov. 30.-The matter OF
the petition of Charles DemOlh for a
writ Of habeas corpus and the dis
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Mayor Perry's Office and gave him
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TY1AsHINGTON. Nov. 30.-Major
w General John z. Brooke, retired,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25

II seems strange, says the WATERFOWL
Times. that more Patrons do not take
advantage of their organization to pur-
chase feed and other supplies on Il cash
basis and thus save Il large margin
from prices paid to retailers under the
credit system. Reputable dealers are
glad to make large discounts where car
load lots are taken and cash paid. r"
illustrate. some farmers not far from
Waterfowl formed an association tC
buy together feed in car load lots. Tw"
of the enterprising milling concerns in
the city sent agents to the first meet
ing these farmers held and offered t.
furnish them with the best grades OF
feeding stuff Mt wholesale prices for
cash. which in some cases amounted -
81, 81 and even 81 ton saving fror
the retail price. Every grange can d.
the same thing if it will.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25
Mrs. Rogers Will Hang.

The Bennington court room was
crowded Dec. % to hear the verdict
from the jury in the case of State VS..
Mrs. M. Rogers for the murder of her
husband, Marcus Rogers, in August,
1902
As soon as the court came to order
the foreman of the jury announced the
verdict, which was murder in the first
degree. Mrs. Rogers was apparently the
most unconcerned of any person in the
room. She gave no sign of emotion and
did not finch in the least. Not even a
muscle twitched.
Mrs. Rogers has completely broken
down since it was announced that Stella
Bates had been discharged and released.
Mrs. Rogers apparently realized her sit
uation at last and going to her cell gave
way to a flood of sobs and tears that
continued long time, for the first time
since the night Rogers was killed.
Sentence was suspended until next
Tuesday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25
STATE NEWS.

The condition of State Senator George
Sibley, East Montpelier, who is ill with
acute stomach trouble, is growing
worse.
\. S. Batten, of Stannard, has TWENTY
eight pullets Matched in April, from
which he has sold eggs to the value of
$l1 since October l.
The annual meeting and banquet of
the New England Alumni Association of
The University of Vermont. Burlington,
will be held in Boston the evening of
January 10 The women graduates
have been invited to attend.
Thursday. the day before the death Of
Gen. Stephen Thomas, of Montpelier,
occurred, the bill to increase his pension
was favorably reported to the Senate.
Among the Boston police inspectors
Just retired on "a pension was Charles
Glidden, a native of st. Johnsburv. He
went to Boston when mere boy and
was appointed to the police force in 1873.
He has been prominent in detective
work at the Hub. He was made an
lnspe ctOr i'll 1893.
A remarkable astronomical feat was
performed in the square at Bellows
Falls Thursday. \ horse attached to
delivery wagon of the Chase Furniture
Co. was seen to eat three sheets OF heavy
wrapping paper without change Of
features. The performance strengthens
the theory that the horse is related to
the goat
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25
VERGENNES
Thad Field is on the sick list.

Thad Field is on the sick list.
Moses Lee spent Sunday in Rutland
with his son, Edwin A. Lee.
Daniel LeBarge will remove at once to
Burlington to reside.
muscular rheumatism.
Thad. Fields is seriously i'll at his home
on Water street, and typhoid fever is
feared.
Miss Vera Ward has recovered from
the mumps and has returned to her
home in Waltham.
Miss Mary Blanchard, the bookkeeper
in the Syndicate store, is confined to the
house by illness.
Miss Agnes Grannels, of Nashua, n H.,
depending Christmas at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hoffnagle.
John Murphy, who has been in the en-
ploy of w. a. Sherrell for the past four
years. has resigned his position and gone
to Monkton to superintend the Vermont
kaoin works in that town.
Albert Henrecks and f. E. Thomas
have purchased b. r. Fields meat mar
ket on Green street and took possession
Monday morning. The business will be
done under the firm name of Henrecks
& Thomas. Mr.. Henrecks has been in
the employ of G.. f. Stebbns for the
past ten years and Mr.. Thomas, has late
ly moved from Charlotte where for the
past ten years he has carried on the farm
of w. II. Prindle.
Edgar S. Woodbury. died Sunday at | |
a m, at the home of his daughter, Mrs
w. {. Taber from Bright's disease and
combinations of other diseases AGED ~
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25
Bradstreet's Vermont Report.

AS reported to Bradstreet's, numbering
operations are probably more active in
the state than any other manufacturing
industry; nearly every section contri-
butes to greater or less degree in the
production of lumber and the fall of
snow is very opportune for logging;
prices remain firm, demand good.
In many other lines manufacturers
are but moderately, the tendency being
to curtail production where stock would
accumulate if plants We're worked to
their capacity. There is a good demand
for common laborers and teams for the
lumber districts, but there is probably
more idleness among skilled workmen
than there has been for some time.
The snow has been of benefit to the
water situation, but some of the larger
places are much exercised because of
lack of water and farmers are greatly
inconvenience where nearby wells and
springs are dry.
tions being particularly favorable for the
merchants.
A number of the larger towns have
been canvassed by parties who are intro
ducing trading stamps for the use of the
retail merchant, but while the store
keepers are anxious to use proper
methods to increase trade it seems TO be
the general impression that the margin
of profit which the merchant now re-
ceives is too small to admit of any unne-
cessary expenditure.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25
Pro eminent Citizen Dead.

" John Gregory Wellington died at his
home on Court street Friday morning at
six o'clock after an illness of several
months. DR.. Wellington was one of
Nliddlebury foremost citizens and best
know men, and although he had never
held or sought political office, he was for
many years prominent in Middleburv
and throughout Addison county. He
was the son of Oliver and Lucretia
CBarnaby Wellington and was born in
Middlebury, July II, 1917 He was
fitted for college at the old Addison
county grammar school and graduated
from Middlebury in the class of 1898.
1t was a large class and many Of its
members became distinguished in
various walks of life, among his class
mates being the late Rt Rev Edgar
Wadhams, Roman Catholic bishop of the
diocese of Ogdensburg, and the Rev
Byron Lunderland, for so many years
chaplain of the United States Senate.
The late DR.. Henry Kingsley and Emer-
son Wright, Esq, of Middlebury were
also members of the class.
Mr.. Wellington studied medicine and
attended lectures at Harvard for some
time, receiving his diploma but never
practicing his profession.
In 1S4S he became teller of the old
Middledury State bank and continued
with that institution until it was merged
with the Middlebury National bank, of
which he was teller from 1S4S to 1865,
and cashier from 1865 to 1885, when he
resigned. Since that time DR.. Yelling
ton has lived a life of leisure but was
largely interested in agricultural pur-
suits.
He was a great, whole souled man, a
scholar, a gentleman and Christian.
DR.. Wellington was man of rugged
constitution and up to within a few
weeks ago he was to be seen on the
streets daily and his familiar form was
known to everyone in town, young or
old.
DIR. Wellington was married Septem-
Der 30, 1856. to Miss Mary Elvira Roscoe
of New Haven, who survives him. The
funeral was held from the house Monday
afternoon at p. m, and the interment
was in the West cemetery The Nation
al bank of Middlebury was closed during
the funeral services which were largely
attended
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-25
CHINA WEDDING.
The Many Friends of Judge and Mrs. A. w
Foote of Cornwall Help Celebrate.

Foote of Cornwall Help Celebrate.
A delightful social event occurred at
the residence of Judge Abram w. Foote
last Friday evening when about 20
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Foote assembled
to celebrate the Goth anniversary of their
marriage. f. L. Foote acted as master
of ceremonies and presented Rev. S. H..
Barnum, pastor of the Congregational
church, who made very happy present.
alton speech presenting Mr.. FoOte and
his estimable wife with a set of china
dishes consisting of $40 pieces, hand
some dining room table and an easy
regard in which they are held by their
friends in the community where they
reside. Mr. Foote responded with much
feeling thanking his friends for their
kind remembrance. c. S. Dana of New
Haven who was groomsman at the
wedding was then called upon for a few
remarks. The company then repaired
to the dining room where choice refresh
ments were served Mr.. Foote was
taken almost completely by surprise as
his friendshad planned his being notified
only in time to reach home from Mid
dlebury where he was attending court.
OF an interesting family of eight children
all were present except the eldest daugh-
ter, Miss Eva. who is attending the state
Normal school at Castleton.
Among those present none seemed to
enjoy the occasion more than r. A..
Foote who was reminded of his own
China wedding some 80 years since
when over POO people were present.
After a pleasant social time had been
enjoyed the party took their departure
wishing Judge and Mrs. Foote many
happy returns of the day and a long and
prosperous future.
G.. S. ID.