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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-27
lNHERlTS FORTUNE.
Good Luck Comes to Mrs. G. M. Pear
son of Poeatello.

Pocatello. March 26.-Mrs. George NJ.
Pearson. wife of Mr. Pearson, one of
the Oregon Short Line railroad pOr-
ters, received word from her lawyer
Mr. Davis Of Great Falls, Mont, last
Saturday. that she had just come into
possession of property valued az about
$50 900. The estate is, partly In Colo
RADIO and California and comprises
200 acres of ranch land in Arapahoe
county, Colorado, on which there are
500 head Of cattle and nifty head Of
horses. and eighty acres of the finest
farming land under cultivation I'm ST.
Claire county. California on which
there is the necessary stock for its Gull
tivation. Besides this real estate there
is $500 in cash in bank awaiting her
demand. This. is pleasant news. 10
worthy couple. Mr. Pearson is d faith
ful employe of the railroad company
and is an Industrious man and q good
citizen. and both himself and wife are
held in high esteem.
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BAD REPUTATION AS
CONSULAR POST

Washington March 26-Guayaquil is
acquiring a bad reputation as a con-
sular post First came the pathetic
death of the artist Mast then Mr..
Sawter went TO the city and fed in
c0ntently because Of the yellow fever
epidemic. leaving a vacancy. and with
I'm a few months has occurred the third
vacancy. which remains to be filled,
for DR.. Shaw Bowen viii not take the
place. though he was named and con-
frmed by the senate as consul. 1t is
said that some old naval courtmartial
has reverted 20 his detrimenL causing
the withdrawal of his hackers. the
Rhode Island senator's. and the cOnse-
Quent failure of the state department
to issue his commission.
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49, FscAPFD INTuPY

Kansas city, Mo-. March 26.-At a
crossing at Kansas CITY, Kan. today a
heavy Missouri Pacific freight train
ran into the s0uthbound St. Paul ex-
press on the Chicago Great western
railway. cutting the latter train in two
and badly wrecking the rear chair car
and sleeper. Most of the passengers
were in the ordinary coach and am, as
well as both crews. escapad injury.
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LEXINGTON HORSE SALES.

Lexington. Ky, March 26-The best
sales at the Trantor-Kenney horse
auction today were.
RichlaWn, D.. S., by Treasure, dam
only one, $500, TO Mode Nichol, Lex
iugton.
Reelected, g. S., 2:2lla, by Re-elee-
tion-Sister, $1,000, 20 David Lee, New
York.
Lizzie A. p. f., 2:l8. by Alfred c.
Spanish Maid $500 TO James y. Cat
comb, Concord, H. H.
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Bond Brokers surnrised

New York, March 26.-The offer of
Secretary Shaw seemed to come as a
surprise to bond brokers, some of whom
professed TO be unable to understand
its scope or purpose. 1t was generally
looked upon as an emergency or relief
measure. inasmuch as the offer viii
release from $4,000 TO $1,000 900. the
amount depending entirely upon the
proportion OF IS or As turned i'm. One
broker thought the proposition was
designed TO induce banks to increase
their circulation. Nobody could trace
any connection between the offer and
the coming Panama canal payment.
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TIDE OF IMMIGRATION
STILL FLOWS THIS WAY

New York. March 26.-Immigrati0n
figures for March show that immigra-
ton is increasing, iu spite OF the un-
usual strictness OF inspection on both
sides Of the ocean. During the first
twenty-five days Of March 1912 inn
migrants arrived. or 1900 more than
during the same period last year.
About 10000 are due TO land during the
rest OF the month
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JUDGE lDE RETURNS
FROM PHILIPPINES

san Francisco. March 26.-Iudee Henry
4. Toe. one of the members of me Pbfliu-
pine commission, arrived on the Korea
today. he returns after two wears sDent
Ia he ISLAND Judge lde health has been
impaired Tor some time and De- rccentlv
spent three months in Japan Be- an effort
% recuperate from the effects or the nv
ms climate OF Manila. Failing 10 secure
any permanent benefit, De determined to
return 20 America where Dc hopes 10 fl1d
complete recovery.
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LIGHTED LAMP HIT
HACKMAN ON HEAD

Butte. Mont, March 26.-JOhn MacGin-
Miss. vice presidenc and assistant general
manager of the Montana ore Purchasing
company took desperate chances this
morning ln his mothers room. Mrs.
MacGinnlss came into hor room in the
Butte hotel and noticed that AN OIL lamp
she kept burning was blazing am over.
She called 90 her son, VINO. regardless of
the consequences. seized the lamp and
threw 81 out OF the window. It struck
John George. hackman. ON the head and
burned most Of his hair off,
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METHODIST PARS0N
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Altoona. Pa. March 26.-Rev. J. C..
Grimes. who has been attending tine
Pennsylvania Methodist conference
here, shot himself twice ia the face to-
day He is in a serious condition. Mr.
Grimes said he intended 20 KIN himself
He is said 10 have been suffering from
melanchOlia.
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800 0VERTmRNEn

Caruthersviue, No.. March 26-WaI-
ter Chism. Luther Owens and Jennie
George were drowned iu pemisc1tt
bayou. at No. 9 milL Arkansas. eight
cen miles south Of here. While return
ing from prayer meeting Boo canoe
their craft overturned. Miss George
and owens were tO have been married
within "a fortnight
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FRENCH NUNS FINED.
Sisters Had Violated the New Law
Against Teaching.

Paris March -5.-The superior and four
sisters of the order OF Little Sisters OF
the Assumption appeared before the corr
rectloual police court today on the charge
OF violating tne Jaw of associations. The
and the sisters 90 so each Their depart
ure from the court was the occasion for
a demonstration iu their favor and
cOuntrr-drmonsLrd Five hundred
persons surrounded The carriage CARRYING
The sisters. half cheering them while me
other half shouted. Long live che gee
public a priest who was prominent
among the demons traitors was arrested.
The police dispersed the crowd
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SCALP WORTH $1,000.

? Indianapolis. Ind. March ga
. superior court jury today decided q
= that the loss OF her SCALP bv 4
. Jose phine stephens, while em- Z
9 ployed ia the Tacoma laundry
= WAS worth $1,000. She worked at
. washing machine and her hair
2 wound about the shaft Of the
= machine
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BICYcLE PLANT BURNFD.

can of gasoline at the plant OF the
American Cycle company here this after
noon resulted in the destruction by ire
of The entire works and also the plant ~
the India Rubber company. adjoining.
Workmen in The bicycle plant were pain
fully burned hy the explosion OF the
gasoline. The losses viii aggregate EaB.-
IUl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-27
WILLIAM E. AMIN DEAD.
Noted Correspondent Falls Victim
20 Tuberculosis.

Phoenix. Ariz.. March z6.-Wliam +.
Amin, q special agent in charge of the
rural route service for the Denver di-
vision. died in Phoenix today Of tuber-
a wife ana two children. For years Mr..
Amin was known as one of the most
brilliant newspaper men of the congress
siOnal gallery membership at Washing
ton, and was one of the most prominent
members Of the Gridiron club. of which
he was president for ID term.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-27
NEW MACHINE GUN.
Twenty-Five Shots by One Pull Of the
Trigger.

Cleveland o.. March IA test Of the
machine Trims guns, the invention Of
ln The presence of General Nelson A.
Miles and General Joseph Wheeler iu
this city today General Miles was Dres-
eul as the president of the board of forth
llcatiOus. The firing was done from the
ton of "a high building into Lake Erie
The Mclean gun shoots TWENTY-FIVE
times with one pull of the trigger A
circular plate fitted no the side of the
weapon feeds the cartridges Gas gem
Grated by the first explosion sets the
plate automatically iu motion. The gun
can also be used as a machine gun CEN
eral Wheeler thinks we'll of the new fire
arm and General Miles was quoted as
saying that % was am interesting eyreri-
ment and The gun AN important invention
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WILL REBUILD AT ONCE.

canon City. Colo. March 26.-Omcials
of the United States Smelling company
said today that The loss caused by fire
az the American zinc smelter last night
win not exceed 500, co., instead Of
500 GOO as first reported. Rebuilding
wiz begin Immediately and the plant
is expected 20 be in Fun operation
within a few weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-27

DISASTROUS WRECK.

San Antonio, Tex, March 97.--
> sunset limited Of the Southern Pa
? cihc and another passenger train I
= colllded al Lacoste, eighteen miles
= west of here at $3.50 O'Clock last 4
? night. Three passengers were (
2 killed and niue injured. The 1
= bodies of the dead were burned.
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ILLINOIS BOY KILLS
BRUTAL STEPFATHER

Peoria. March 26.-Leslie Zeine. aged
t. last night shot and killed his step
father Charles Krause, a farmer. aged
49,, The latter was abusing the bows
mother, and when Zeine demonstrated.
attacked him. Zeine grabbed a sun
and killed him.
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ETLIFp - RopBERs.

Santa Fe 81 NJ. March 26.-The night
agent of the Santa Fee at C.uIIos stq-
tlon was fatally shot last night by TWO
unknown men who robbed the deYo-.
Sheriff kinseil and Deputy Closso1
t,arted overland in pursuit
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DONE To DEATH
United States Senate EffsCtuaIIy
Killed the Scheme.
NO SHOW FOR CUBAN TREATY
CHANCES CONSIDERED SLIM
EVEN AT HAVANA.

L INGsTON. Jamaica, March 26-At
II today's session Of the legislature
the governor. Sir Augustus Hem
ming. announced that the proposed
reciprocity convention with the United
States has been abandoned. owing TO
representations from Washington that
il was hopeless 10 expect it's radfca-
ton by the United States senate. The
jamaican reciprocity convention Is one
Of the conventions made by the United
States with the several British and
Italian colonies. and although the life
or the treaty has been extended several
times, it has never been brought 10 a
vote in the United States senate.
Washington. March 26.-The Announce
ment I'm the Jamaica legislature reeardIus
the failure Of the reciprocity Treaty with
the United States Is but foreruuucr OF
what may De expected ln the case of ali
agreements of similar character when
failed 10 secure action by the United
states senate. II was evident trOm the
attitude of that body that the members
were opposed 10 the reciprocity idea as
outlined ln the reciprocity treaties that
were sent 90 10 By the president. and an
efforts along that line have been
abandoned bv the administration.
Inc rejected treaties. among which Is
that with the French republic are not Il
is duthOrltatively stated, 90 be- again sub
mitted 10 the senate I'm December next,
and because of the attitude OF the senate
the president is dlsCQuraging the forma-
tiOn of new treaties.
sugar formed am important Item or
reciprocal exchange iu some of the
treaties, notably those in the West
Indies and so far as that article of Im-
port IS concerned, the administration ls
estopped from agreeing 20 any reduction
or duty by reason Of the terms of the
Cuban reciprocity agreement. which
specifically provides that no sugar pro-
duccd by any country other than Cuba
shall be admitted into the United States
as by treaty or convention while the
Cuban treaty is I'm force, al a lower rate
or duty than is imposed by existing law.
Havana. March 26.-The chance for ear
rylng through The reciprocity treaty app
pears slender tonight unless the United
states government comedies 10 the Cuban
senate the right 90 provide that the
treaty shall not be effective unless ID Is
ratified by the United States congress
during the present year
The senate committee ON foreign rela-
tons met this afternoon and decided to
report tomorrow in favor of the adoption
of all the amendments introduced by the
United States senate TO the treaty. but
also 20 adopt a seperate provision as an
accompa nlment 20 the effect that the
Notification must be complete before
Dec. g.
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HER HEAD WAS HARD.

AbortlVe Attempt Of a GlII 70 Commit
Suicide.
Seattle Wash. March 2s-Miss Lou
Storme had narrow escape from sue
ceeding in her attempt az suicide this
morning, when she leapel from "a bal
c0uy sixty feet 90 the ground below.
She struck squlreiy ON her head. lriv-
ing q hole in the ground three inches
deep. She was not even rendered UNI
conscious by the fam. and not "a bone
was broken. She eudeavored Co ptr-
suade the officers who picked her uD 30
allow her 90 walk Co the hospital
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A WYOMING AsPIRANr.
Os1lcIaI 10 Tnc HeraIdJ

Washington March 26-lt Is expected
that the vacancy in The position oil
superintendent of rural tree delivery
service t0- the western district. caused
hy the leLth of William y. Amin WIN
be filled hy the promotion of Harry
Clarke OF Wyoming. who has been acting
as Ar. Annins assistant al Denver.
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COST HIM HTs LIFE

Astoria, Ore March 2S.-Frank
Burns, q logger in a spirit Of brayado
today, while slightly intoxicated. ate "a
quantity of gum opium and died within
an hour His father is an inmate Of
the Soldiers Home az Los Angeles.
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; New orleans. La. March 1.-THE
, first crevasse I'm Louisiana Oc-
CURED az midnight $50 feet of the
, leVee near Lucy, forty miles above
? che city. giving way. To is the de
? NidinG Ilne between ST. Charles
? and ST.. Johns parishes It is a (
; big leyee four feet above the wa- (
ter and is presumed 90 have been
cur
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viii Reduce Taxes.

At present the United States Steel
corporation pays a tax In New Jersey
on its general capital. while each Of the
underlying companies pays tax on its
individual capital though it is repre-
scented in the general capital of the cor
pOrauOn In other words, the corpora
ton is paying taxes twice on its cap
italiZatiOn.
President SchWab of the United
STATES Steel corporation arrived here
today. His arrival revived rumOrs Of
proposed merging of independent steel
interests into the corporation. but he
refused to say anything in reference
Ito the report.
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, Madison. Wis. March 2e-The :
? anu-cigarette bin was passed u =
= the assembly today without I
= word of debate. TO prohibits the 4
. manufacture on sale of cigarettes 4
? or cigarette paper, and takes eff 4
= feet July I next
= . = = . . > =
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DOuRTE MuRnFP

Arimore J. IT, March 26.-Francis Hare
ana vile were assassinated at Ravia last
night each being shot u The breast The
motive of the crime is not known and
details are not obtaiuable.
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One Giant Concern.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 26.-The only
explanation offered i'm Pittsburg for the
fling of articles Of merger at Trenton
today by subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel corporation is that
the latter is about to carry out It's plan
OF merging all It's constituent cOmpa-
MES, practically abolishing the sub
divisions Of the general corporation and
having the parent concern become the
operating as Wen as the stockholding
concern.
This plan viii do away with the in
dividual organizations such as the Car
negie Steel company, the American
Sheet Steel company. the American Tin
Plate company, the National Tube com
pany, the Federal Steel company. the
American Bridge company and all un-
DERIVING concerns operated separately.
1T VIII also simplify matters consider
ably and by arranging them as depart
ments of the general corporation. there
will be practically no change in the
methods. while a tremendous saving in
capitalization tax viii follow.
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-FOUR MEN DROWNED

owen sound ont, March -G-Faur men
were drowned az Bass lake. nine miles
from hcrc today They were fishing vi
"a leaky llat h0Jl1mel boat when Do elnk
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49, = 4A&A4 444AAA
? TREASURY BUYS SILVER. :

2 Washington. March 26-The Sec =
= rotary of the treasury today pur- =
= chased 100000 ounces OF silver az =
40 l-l0 cents an ounce delivered =
= Tree az the Philadelphia mint =
? This purchase was made en- ac- =
? count of the Philippine coinage ?
2 act :
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Efforts We're made today TO trace the
letters and documents received by Major
Macdonald from the war office shortly
before his suicide. as it was thought they
might throw light on the motive but
the magistrate who has taken charge
Ui the dead mans effects saws no letters
or documents were found. except some
unintellisIble Scribbling which would in
dictate that the writer was ln a daZed
condition. AS a humber OF letters from
the war office We're delivered 20 him last
Wednesday and Thursday. the author
titles conclude that the general prepared
Tor Ills end by first destroying the letters
The Figaro asserts that one of the let
ters received by Sir Hector Macdonald
from the war office on Wednesday morn
ing was am ultimatum ordering him to
leave forthwith for CeylOu thus destroy
inc his last hope of a reconsideration of
his case by the war authorities in Eng
land. The fact, however. that the general
took his life soon after be was observed
scanning Two newspapers published in
England, giving the charges against him
and publishing portrait of him. is taken
as indicating that pain at the publicity.
rather than any action by the British
war office. determined his act. The re-
mains were placed i'm a leaden casket to-
day.
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SYMPATHY FOR
DEAD GENERAL
Memory Of Macdonald viii Be
Shielded by officials.
WILL BE BURIED IN SCOTLAND
COURTEOUS ACTION OF THE
FRENCH AUTHORITIES.

II ARTS March 26.-The body of
Major General Sir Hector Mac
donald. who committed suicide
here yesterday. was removed today
TO the British mortuary chapel
where il wiz await shipment 70
ms final resting place in Scotland.
The French law requires that the bod
les OF suicides be taken TO the morgue,
but owing 90 the urgent desire of the
British officials that the body Of the
distinguished oE.cer be not deposited
in the public morgue, the usual legal
requirement was waived.
10 was said at the British embassy
that no orders have been received from
London concerning the disposition Of
the body. and il is expected that the
family OF the deceased viii make the
final arrangements. Both the officials
OF the British embassy and the con-
SUI general of Great Britain disclaim
any knowledge of the existence Of the
letters which were reported 10 have
been found in the room where the gem
er8l killed himself
Mr.. Inglis, the British consul general.
said to- the Associated Press corre-
spOndent. 81 have been personally
assured by the commissary of police
that no such letters have been found.
There is evidently a desire on the
part of the officials TO shield the mem
ory of the general out of sympathy
for his family.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-20

dangers of urinary and bladder dis
orders. from common inflammation,
to Dropsy, Diabetes. Bright's disease.
CASE NO. 4o,321.-Mr. w. H. Ham
mer, well-known builder, residing at
1925 N. Hinde Street, Washington c. H..
Ohio, says: II am glad to endorse a
remedy which possesses such inestim-
able value asDoan's Kidney Pills. They
cured me of inflammation of the blad-
der which had caused me much an
noyance and anxiety because of the
frequency and severity of the at
tacls. I have advised others to take
Doan's Kidney Pills and l know they
will not be disappointed in the re-
suits"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine, which cured Mr.. Ham
mer, will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. Adj
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all druggists, price
so cents per box.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-20
THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS
FOR WESTERN CANADA.

"There will be thousands of Amer
leans coming up here in the Spring."
was the remark made by q farmer
from the vicinity of Langdon, North
Dakota, when he arrived in Winni.
peg, Manitoba, the capital of West.
ern Canada, o few days since. He
was the advance guard OF a large
body who are following him. and he
has already invested in several fsrm-
ing sections for himself and others
and purposes to take up his perma-
nent abode in this country. He went
on to say: Hundreds r coming
from my district alone. ] know this
to be a fact, for many of them are
neighbors of mine. The chief topio
of conversation with the farmers is
the coming immigration in the
spring"
"The impression general in the
part Of Dakota where ! live that
farmers can get from 10 to Is cents
more a bushel for wheat on the
American side of the line than ON
the Canadian, has not prevented peo-
pie from turning their eyes to Cane
ada as a place to live in. They know
they can get land in this country
which is every bit as fertile as tina:
in Dakota at about one-quarter tho
price. It is safe to say that the
exodus from Dakota into Canada this
year will exceed the expectations Of
all Canadians"
The Government has established
Agencies at st. Paul, Mimi; Omaha,
Neb.; Kansas City, Mo-; Chicago,
ILL.,; indianapolis. Ind; Milwaukee,
Wis; Wausau, Wis; Detroit, Sault
Ste. Marie, and Marquette, Mich;
Toledo, Ohio; WATERFOWL, S. Dakota;
Grand Forks, N. Dakota; and Great
Falls, Montana, and the suggestion
is made that by addressing any Of
these, who are the authorized agents
of the Government, it will be to the
advantage of the reader. who will
be given the fullest and most authen-
tic information regarding the results
of mixed farming, dairying, ranching
and grain-raising, and also supply in
formation Us to freight and passcn.
ger rates, etc., etc.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-20
pER1sHABLE GOODS.
Hon-Marrying Young Man of Twen.
ty-Four Gives His Doting Moth-
er Much Concern.

In a Vermont village there lives a young
man who has reached the age Of "a with no
apparent thought of taking to himself a
wife, although all his companions have either
Settled" or left the place. He is regarded
by the entire community as a confirmed
bachelor. His mother looks upon his state
with 3 sadness which has afforded more
or less amusement to her summer boarders,
says Youths Companion.
There's one of his last pictures" said
the mother, displaying q photograph ON .
small card. Its a good likeness, amt it?
Getting kind $ drawed round the mouth,
same as his pa, he is. ! said to him thatI'd
been wanting he should have a dozen taken
50 | could give 'em round to his friends
young ladies-for sometimes a picture stand
ing on a bureau, facing right to you every
morning, will start a kind Of affectionate
think of it himself, but when l saw this
spring that he was beginning to fade and
show his age, | took matters right into my
own hands, and marched him to the pho.
t%ographer's quick as l could. I only hone
some good may come Of it."