New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-25
THE PASSING THRoyg

division or the Railway NJ, Ira
! vice. with headquarters at Atlanta Mr Robl,.e-
who has been in the service for twenty so,
went with General Brooke 20 Porto Rico v-s--s
! established the mail service FOR the conve-t -
| the army OF occupation. Subsequsutlv 4. - y
/ 1890. he went TO China. where he esfabTr--
postal service az Tientsn after the f,u - - ms
/ We had full fecged pOstoffce." said n p-s
son. IA day and half after arriving a. --r --'l-
| Owing 70 the fact that the troops o. The ssi1-
| occupying the country. our first dlfscultv -.
finding place to establish the ONCE Tae, - -.
| cember the h2rbor OF Ta<u frozs up and NJ.
compelled 20 mako an overland cOnnecfis- s, Wsse
| Port OK shan- haikwan. 10 miles away N' ne
transferred to Manila. Under the Director q, p was
Francisco the postal system ~ az rysin san
has been splendidly conducted and has besn 80
| has been the practice to appoint teachers a5S
| S Ss Americans. even though performing other
the mail is distributed BY boats that ply betGsss
the interior This has OF course been fbs raos !.
| difficult part OF the proposition. COastwfse boss
distribution OF the mails it has oeen the practics
to use every sort OF interisIand craft" Speaking
robinson said; -Of course. II is tropical but
probably remained long enough
Benjamin Franklin Miller. OF salt Lake city,
Is at the Grand Mr.. Miller for thirty-ons
years and until recently a resi-.
A STAR dent OF Nevada. al Ely. the Io~s.
ROUTE MAIL ton OF the Mckinley mine. Hs
CONTRACTOR. has been for twelve years star
route mall contractor who has
conformed 20 ths requirements OF CELEBRITY. GER
tainty and security in conveying the mails through
cut the portions OF Utah. Wyoming and Nevada
which not traversed BY railroads The de-
veloPment Of the country. said Mr.. Miller has
steadily extended service until cover
with stages 400 miles In Utah 740 miles IN Wyoming
has cut out only about 10 miles OF former stses
routes in the twelve years have been in the BUSH
sengers as well as mail We have had only one
suit for damages resulting from injury to passen-
gers IN the dozen years. and have encountered only
one holdup experience That in August OF asst
sef in ana tail H While a%atnE trial OUR rou,es rR1Hs
from thirty miles up to Ia The atrsr which Is
and Ely The heaviest traffic route Is between
ment Wyo. a distance Of forty-six miles. where va
employ stx-horse stages"
Sam d. Bradford is a former New-Yorksr whs
lives at Avalon. on Catalina Island. or the Cali
fornia coast He IS now staying az
ESCAPES the Park Avenue Hotel He feels
TRAIN justified IN expressing the convc-
DISASTERS ton that he is not reach his
mortal finish IN railroad accident.
Telling his story. he said Il came from
California on the Santa Fe road IN July and was on
the train that wrecked near the Needles was
in the smokers section of the composite car. and
three Of my fellow passengers IN that car were
killed, while I escaped without scratch The car
was No. 1863 and was pretty badly battered and
broken When came to take the eastbound train
at Frisco on my last trip over. few days ago. Z
was surprised to find that it included only thai
damaged composite car No. 1sOs that had Just coma
from the repair shops. but the same colored porter
that had been the train IN July when the wreck
down the mountain between Ratoon and trinidad
and on curve the whole train-ensine. baggags
car, composite dining and sl6eper-quit the
rails and rolled down the embankment. and not a
went over doube myself Sead down NV r7 N ~
wicker chair had been occupying and hung fr
dear life / was thrown about ike an old shoe. ous
suffered only a shin bruiSe I experienced a shock
used up a SO biz wiring friends the sss1r-
ance that had come out Of the disaster without
failed TO md any report Of the wreck in the press
cr2e5 o1 We any 9 me o5 81 s wreck 2s
while it was miracuOusly exempt from casualties to
possbintes' Mt Bradford saws Re IS Unable to
less he shall attribute il to the lucky stone he
carries 1t is the stone from the head Of the white
rabbit foot and kindred charms
Charles VI. Owen, OF Salt Lake City. was IN this
city on Monday en- route for Washington. Mr..
Owen was active in the agitation
THE FIGHT that defeated Brigham H. Roberts
AGAINST in his ambition TO occupy seat
REED in Congress- and has been engaged
SMOOT. since the beginning OF the year IN
gathering facts for use in the cam
paign the women have started against Senator
Reed SmOot. My connection with both the Rob
erts case and the effort TO remove Senator Smoot"
said Mr. Owen at the Murray Hill Hotel. "cams
about as a result of my wide acquaintance.
have lived IN Salt Lake City for sixteen years. and
have operated in my profession over Jtah ana sur
rounding States to such extent that 1 nave oeel
able get the facts. / know senator Sn0ot.
and, considered merely to his personality, ne ls
estimable gentleman, but am array ed dsfills-
him broader grounds. The hight Tor his eleetloh
from the Senate is not religious or political hsni.
1t is moral and ethical 10 is In the interest," o.
good citizenship and the highest patriotism IL Us
meet and proper that Utah should stand on l0
She is entitled 10 a government OF the people ,.
the people and for the people. rather IMAM as -
is now, a government OF. by and Tor the MOIIno-
Church. The situation in Utah IS not Wen unegsl
covenants, promises and pledges made oy 10
pillars Of the Mormon Church TO secure aHles-y
and Statehood have been broken as tlecIusss-.
have no doubt that shall be able 20 SUOMI
facts that will be convincing Of Mr. Srnoot ~.
fitness to sit IN the United States senate Ills ~
iZenshiD will be called question. and nave ~
doubt OF and in his electoi lis $50
nent is that he took obligation as Az @--csss.5
that Is incompatible with his service a. ~
States Senator That may be So but II VII - -
ably be made clear that his ODlEatiOn as an s---
patible with the oath OF a Senator or the Sl.' -
States. Our fight viii not end Win ine ~-l-
q vacancy in the place Senator SrlOot nov 49,
pies. but EFFORT viii De mace 90 S+ ~ poyy-
amy and the kindred vices OF adui1eFH AZ law
full cOhabftatfOn crime against letelsa. ssa
Under the Fdmunds-Tucker enactment gsts sJ -
admission OF Utah 70 Statehood q ae.-4 ---s-,s~ss
strafof was irrpOsed on the dernOraiizfnS pfacsS
that had prevailed 1 so 20 Wasnil4-o. -1sSrs IN
lish a bureau OF information on tld .ll'e- - AZ
Utah against which we are cOhtelC-l-3g go are
pect to make IL clear that many AsS~tl0N 49,
only subterfuges-
KAISER TO LEAD COURT HUNT
PsrIin Nov s4-Emperor william intends to sA-
~ o,,v,r co,,r, hunt IN the LetzinSen AofeS~