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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
HELD TWELVE
BIG MEETINGS
HE
Epworth Leaguers Were Busy
During Day and Night,
WATCH SERVICE BEGAN EARLY
LARGEST CONVENTION ATTEND
ANCE ON RECORD.
SERVICE BEGAN EARLY

Detroit. July 17.-Beginning with
watch service at $50 O'Clock today to-
days programme Eor the Epworth
leaguers who are attending the sixth
international convention of the league
comprised twelve meetings during the
day and evening. Despite the early
hour there was a good attendance at
the morning watch, which was pre-
sided over by Rev S. B. Towne of
Greencastle. Ind.
At O'clock four departmental con-
ferences began, which occupied the
rest of the morning. They were on
spiritual work. missionary work, Junior
work and literary and social work.
At the junior conference Rev. A. +.
Mckenzie of Toronto, in his paper on
The Problem of Our Big Boys and
Girls pointed out the benefits of ath-
letics as an adjunct to the church and
Sunday school work among boys. Girls.
too, he declared, should have their eX-
ercises, lessons in Housekeeping. etc,
to help interest them in their work.
The general topic OF the three after
noon meetings in Epworth auditorium.
tent Ontario and the Detroit opera
house was Witnessing"
Rev. George A. Hough of Los An
geles discussed the "Epworth League
and the Boy Problem" He said;
There are four things that the church
ought to attempt to do for the boys.
1t must train them in habits of Chris
tian ideals it must lead them 70 per-
sonal conservation to Christ"
He declared that the boy problem
will not be solved until we understand
the subject. The end should be de-
veloped, not suppressed" he said.
At the headquarters Of the reception
committee it was said that there are
today $4,000 delegates in the city. The
record for attendance heretofore was
q 900 at San Francisco two years ago.
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SEVERAL ILLINOIS TOWNS
DEVASTATED BY TORNADOES
Report That Gardner, in Grundy County, Has
Been Swept From the Face of the Earth
Five Persons Killed at SeatO and Four al Mendoa-May On-
confirmed Rumors

= = = y = = y 3 g - AAAAAA
chicago. July lS.-There were .
unconfirmed reports that the town >
? Of Gardner I'm Grundy county had =
peen destroyed and many people =
Killed. All wires leading 10 the y
town are down and no definite in y
? formation can be secured. y
= y e = y - ~ >
IREATOR, H., July 17.-Five per-
y sons were killed and nineteen were
fatally injured and property loss
estimated at S2,OOO,oOO was caused by a
tornado here this evening.
The Dead.
Larry Doyle. n. H. Bovine. Richard
Purcell. Charles Snyder, William
BOwn. negro.
The Fatally Injured.
George Doyle. Mrs. Doyle. Bessie
boucher. Charles Snyder, Fred Crone,
fractured skull: Mrs. Crone. Mrs.
and wife, Ralph Boucher. Mrs Henry
Pease and baby. George Hunter.
George Doyle's little child. three chill
dren Of A. J. DOugherty and a man en-
pioyed on the latter's farm. a score or
more are reported 20 have sustained
broken bones.
Factory Destroyed.
The first building struck was the
Western Vulcain works, which was en-
lirely destroyed. causing a loss of $780,
COO The fifty employees had left the
place. only one man, Richard Purcell,
the night Waterman. was in the factory
and he was killed.
A quarter of a mile northeast AdOlph
NsHH HnfnF oil "A
About 100 people were employed there.
but all had left half an hour before.
Next the tornado caught a number Of
small houses, wreCking some. turning
others half way around twisting huge
trees and breaking them off a the base
The baseball park. the street railway
park and the driving park were next
In the storms path. All the buildings,
FENCES and grandstand at these three
places. including a $4,000 ampitheatre
IN course OF construction, were de-
stroyed- At the driving park about fifty
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the elimination Of an investigation that
mas been in progress at intervals since
MS sudden resignation from office last
spring. A number Of matters affecting
ms administration have been pr0bed
into, one of the first results of which
was the cancellation of 3,0:6 promo
tons that had been passed on BY him
to take effect at postofices Throughout
the country during the present fiscal
year.
subsequently other matters were
taken up by the investigating officials.
The case on which the present action
of the grand jury is based. it is said
Is a more recent development. The in
spectOrs have worked continuously on
the investigation and it is said That
it is only within the past two or three
days that the evidence finally vas Sc
cured that furnished a basis a. action
by the federal grand jury. Cdfef Post
office Inspector Cochran has made sew
eral mysterious trips TO New York in
connection with the case, and Inspector
Walter S. Mayer of Chicago, who
worked up the case against August w.
Machen. the former head of the free de-
livery service, has figured conspicuous
~ in obtaining the evidence placed in
possession of the district attorney at
Brooklyn.
The authorities are now searching for
Mr.. Beavers to place him under arrest.
His present whereabouts is unknown
The postal officials were chagrined to
learn of the publicity of the action of
the grand jury in advance Ce the serv-
ing of the warrant. They regarded the
news as premature and declined to
discuss the matter on the ground that
the time was not yet ripe to make a
, statement. Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General BristOw conferred with sew
eral of his assistants Immediately after
he learned that the action of the grand
jury had become known. subsequently
he refused to answer all questions on
the subject.
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CHARGEp WTTH LARCENY.

Rochester. n. Y. July Warrants
have been issued for the arrest OF Park
Isensmore on the charge Of forgery ana
Grand larceny The German American
and the Alliance banks are the COM
plainants. and according to their Off
Gals the alleged fraudulent paper han.
died by them for Densmore amounted
to si2. 400. The police say the amount
win reach S25 coo. DeusUlore was the
president and secretary OF the Foster
Automobile company. which went irfo
Bankruptcy last week His where
abouts is unknown.
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MEMBERS Of SOCIETY OF
DESPERATE CRIMINALS

, New York, July 1.-THE United =
, States inspectors captured seven =
, Italian counterfeiters in Brooklyn =
, today after a hard night, in which =
, revolvers were drawn. The TIA =
= lians were members of the "SOci- =
, ETY. of Bad Blood seven of whose =
? members are now awaiting trial =
on a charge of having murdered =
, Benedetto, whose body was found =
in a barrel two months ago on the =
east side. =
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carpenters had just stopped work.
There We're four persons killed outright
and about fifteen injured.
House Blown Down.
At the dairy farm OF A. J. Dougherty,
on the edge of the town. a house was
blown down and several who were in it
at the time very badly injured
The Indiana. Illinois and Iowa bridge.
costing $1,000,0 900, was partially wrecked
and the hosting works and buildings at
Spring Hill shaft were ruined. Many
buildings in Kangkley. four miles west
OF StreatOr. were. blown down and sew
eral persons were injured there.
Many houses were unrOofed and
otherwise damaged. Wires are nearly
all down and details are meager.
At Emington several houses were ut
terly demolished and four persons were
seriously If not fatally injured.
At Campus one man was killed while
two others sustained injuries which
may prove fatal
The tornado was accompanied by a
terrific rainstorm which washed out
bridges, culverts and thousands Of feet
OF railroad track. The loss of crops is
very heavy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
BREWER DEFENDS INJUNCTIoNs

Dies Moines. Ia. July l1.-Justice
David J. Brewer of the United States
supreme court addressing the Iowa
State Bar association here tonight, de-
Tended the power of equitable injunc-
ton and its exercise by the federal
courts. and predicted and advocated
a wider scope for IT, He said:
Unless the law is to place itself out
of harmony with the advancing civil
ization, the right 10 prevent wrong
should have an enlarged rather than
a restricted scope. The necessity OF
government by injunction viii event
ually die out, and it will be felt BY
all that the power is exercised only
when necessity arises and equity and
Justice demands"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
ExPIREs WITHOUT PRoTEsT.

Picking. July 1.-THE prohibition of
the importation Of arms and ammuni-
ton into China as provided by the
protocol expires N August, without
protest.
The ministers have decided that tne
prohibition is useless and Ineffective
and that the Chinese are capable of
regulating the importation of war mu-
nitions. Ii also is admitted that they
need arms in order TO restore order in
the disturbed province.
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DEMAND THEIR LIBERTY.
Alleged Perjury Was Not Committed
N France.

Paris, July I7.-Counsel for A. J. Mo
ranne and Lucien Mas, the witnesses
of the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fair. who were arrested on Wednesday
on the charge of perjury as a result Of
information given to the judicial au-
thorities of the department of the Seine
that their testimony was open to the
suspicion of having been inspired by a
party to the suit has made a demand
thai their clients be set at liberty. The
provisional examining magistrate has
decided TO appoint experts to examine
the reports of the American procedure
wherein the arrest OF the witnesses is
based. Moranne and Mas gave testi-
mony in New York.
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END OF WHOLE MATTER
State Department Will Not Pre-
sent Any Petition to
Russia.

Washington, July 17.--It is stated By
the secretary. Of state that the incident
created by the question of the presenta-
ton of the Jewish petition to Russia is
closed. The state department today
made public the correspondence that
has taken place respecting the petition.
It's substance has already been fore
Casted in the press dispatches The
correspondence consists of an iustruc-
ton TO Mr.. Fiddle, United States
charge d'ahaires at ST Petersburg. re-
citing in detail the petition and direct
Ing him to present the same TO the for
eign office If IL were willing to receive
IL u Is stated by Mr.. Riddle that the
foreign Office would not receive it UNI
der any circumstances, and Secretary
Hay so Informed the committee in a
brief telegram.
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FOR ALLEGED swINDLING.

New York. July 17.-Alfred r. Ton
que. 50 years old, an Englishman living
in Brooklyn. has been arrested on a
charge of being implicated in swindling
operations which cost the Commercial
Union Assurance company, an English
concern having a branch office in this
city. many thousands of dollars, and
the discovery of which led to the sui
eide of George ?. Osborne, one of its
oldest and most trusted employees. at
Portsmouth, n. H., yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
RESULTS Az COLUMBUS.

Columbus O.. July 1.-THE summer
meeting Of the Columbus Driving assoc
citation closed today. Dan Patch was
driven half-mile against time and
eCualed the worlds pacing record for that
distance. .51&. made by Prince Albert al
Memphis. The quarter was made in .2S2i
and the half in :572i. Weather clear and
track fast. Results:
2.25 trOt. purse SS00-IslO won the sec
ond and third heats and race. Time.
2:l2h, 2;l6l4. Prince Cation won the first
heat in 2:17J5.
2:0S trOt. purse S100-MaXine won the
first and third heats and the race. Time.
209i4. 2:l21s. Baron de Shaw won the
second heat. Time 2:09%.
2:l3 ace purse SS00-Star Hal won in
two straight heats. Time 2O9I4. 2:0915.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
SHAMROCK IN FINE TRIM.

Atlantic Highlands. y. j.. July 17.-Sir
Thomas Lipton's new cup hunter was
in her finest racing trim today. MANI
tested by showing her clean heels to
Shamrock / from start to finish over a
thirty-mile course and winning by IA
elapsed time-a decisive victory. Twice
the captain Of Shamrock III got the
better OF IL IN a shift of wind after
the challenger had established q big lead.
Only the chaliengers superior heels en-
abled her TO regain her advantage. The
upshct II IL was that the Shamrock III
beat Shamrock ] by 1886, beating TO wind
ward, and f:0J running home
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WILL MAKE NO COMMENT.
England Informed of Assurances Re
garding Manchuria.

London, July 17.-Ambassador Choate
has been advised by Secretary Hay of
the character Of the assurances given
to China by Russia respecting the
opening of ports in Manchuria
1t is believed shat the ambassador
communicated the Information to the
foreign conference which was held this
afternoon with horeign Secretary
Lansdowne and that Mr. Choate cabled
the result to Washington But the
ambassador declined TO make public
any information respecting the repre-
sensations made, or the views of Lord
LansdOwne.
The foreign Office also declined to
comment on the matter.
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TORNADO AT MENDOZA.
Four Persons Killed and Ten Serious
ly Injured.

Four Persons Killed and Ten Serious
ly Injured.
Mendoza. H.. July 17.-Four persons
were killed and ten others seriously in
jured by a tornado that struck the
northern part Of this city tonight. The
path of the storm was about eight miles
in length. Everything in the storms
track was levelled to the ground.
The Dead
Cora BOisdorf. aged Is; Ora Luna,
aged Is. - Schamel. boy. aged Is;
- Schamel. boy, aged 4.
The Injured.
Mrs. John WiTschem. Miss Wirschem,
Mrs. Oscar Milligan. Jerome Milligan,
Alice Wilson. Eda Austin. James Aus
tin. James Smith. Henry Schwitzer,
Mrs James Smith.
Besides the foregoing nearly every
member of the Boisdorf family who
took refuge in their cellar was injured.
The house fell in on them.
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URGED TO JOIN UNION.

Topeka, Kan. July 1T. L. Wilson.
fourth vice president of the Information
al Union of Machinists, addressed a
large meeting of Santa Re machinists
today and urged them TO join the
union. He recounted the success of the
union in the late Union Pacific strike
and asserted that the Santa Fe was
getting ready for a strike by building Il
high fence around their shops here. No
action was taken on the matter There
is a disposition on the part of the men
here to be. satisfied with the present
condition.
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WOMAN ON THE SCAFF0LD.
Dora Wright Hanged For Killing a
Little Girl.

South McAiester. I. T.. July 17.-Dora
Wright was hanged here today. She
mounted the scaff0ld without a tremor.
Dora Wright. the first woman ever
hanged in this section, was convicted Of
whipping a 7-year-Old girl, Annie Will
liams, until she died Of her injuries.
The evidence showed that the little girl
had been beaten severely for many
months as there were old scars on her.
Some of these indicated that the little
girl had been tortured with a red hot
poker. Both the woman and the girl
were negroes.
Charles Burt was hanged today for
the murder Of John Hennessy, an aged
man, who he shot from ambush. Rob-
berry was the motive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
CELEBRATED ARTIST
PASSES INTO hlST0K

4 London. July 1S.-Jsmes Abbott =
= Mcneil Whistler, the celebrated =
y American artist. died yesterday 4
= afternoon at his residence. IA 4
y Cheyne Walk. Chelsea, at the age 4
y of 69. HIS death came unexpected 2
y ". although for some time he hac 4
been seriously ILL.,
> This mornings papers publish !
p Ella bOrate obituary notices. fecQE-
, nizing the DISTINGUISHED ana :
, unique personality Of Npistlef,
y whose genius greatly domino ted =
= European art Of the present. gem !
y Grafton While admitting that II :
y is for posteTity to decide bis exact ,
y position as a painter. ir 5 seiier
= ally conceded that he was a con-
= summate etcner-
= The Daily Telegraph says. II
= may safely be prophesied that me ,
= light of his genius Win but oufl
= the brighter when his self-a asserted
= individuality has been little lg7
> gotten CT, al any rate obscure
y The Daily CHRONICLES says. ~ y
= mortifyihg TO -hink that there is
= no example Of ms work in the PUB
= lie gallefies of London. mere ne
= lived and worked 50 many Years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
GREAT LEGAL BATTLE.
Ship-building Company on the Rocks
of Bankruptcy.

New York, July 17.-Judge Kirkpat-
rick. sitting in the United States dis
trict court, signed an order on appH-
catiOn Of counsel representing the Mer-
camille Trust company of New York,
permitting that corporation TO fore
rlose the $4,000. 900 mortgage of the
United States Shipbuilding company
held by IL as trustee for bOndholders.
The petition sets forth the default in
payment of interest charges due early
In July. The petition may be filed with
any United States district court and
day will then be fixed for argument by
counsel for and against the allowance
Of the foreclosure. Receiver James
Smith. jr.. viii open the suit. The or
der permitting the filing OF the petition
has been anticipated by counsel repre-
senting the receiver and the legal battle
70 prevent the foreclosure when il takes
place viii be Of a sensational nature.
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TRIED TO END MISERY.

jacksonville. Cal. July 17-At >
o'clock this morning a well dressed
stranger, registering at the Hotel
Johnson as e.. Ardery. Auburn. Cal.
attempted suicide by firing two pistol
shots into his body He left a note say
ing he had heart trouble and was not
long for this world and would end the
misery He directed that his trunks
be sent to q brother il Virginia City.
NeY. Ardery is not expected to live.
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F1rrH cAVALRY ASSIGNED.

San Francisco, July 1.-THE regi-
mental headquarters and troop X OF
the Fifth cavalry, commanded by Col
cnel Charles /. Cooper, left this morn
ing for Denver. Colo, where they viii
be stationed. The major. staff and
troops / and N. in command Of Major
Bishop viii march at 1:30 to the train
for Fort Grant, Arizona. while troop l.,
in command of Captain W. A Hol-
crook. win take train at the same time
for Fort Huachuca Colorado.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-18
LAND OFFICE CRAFT.
Psrquisites Of the Clerks About to Be
Cut Off.

Washington. July 17.-Recent reports
Of special agents of the interior de-
partment disclose the fact that It has
become more or less common Frac-
tice among clerks Of local land OfIicCs
and in surveyor generals Office to de-
vote time, before and after Office hours,
TO transcribing records. copying plans.
etc, for outside parties and drawing
personal remuneration for such service.
I'm consequence.a general order is TO be
Issued strictly prohibiting all clerks
from doing any work of this character
for outside parties, or from giving out
Eiders any information concerning pub
Tic business and government records.
In but few cases has it been possible
30 collect enough proof against clerks
so warrant their dismissal. although
The department believes the practice is
general. Many clerks. by such work.
are believed 20 have been making more
ON the outside than their regular salary
amounts to.
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RECORD PRICE FOR WOOL.

Butte. Mont. July ia Great Falls
special SAYS: The state record was
again broken in the local wool market
today when a clip was sold for 173s
cents a pound. The last record was
made earlier in the week. when a Mon
tana clip brought 17Iz cents in the
market over 1000 rounds of fleece
were sold.
This has been the greatest season for
wool I'm the history of Montana.
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MIILToNs TNVoLvEp.

Butte. Mont. July 1.-THE defend
ants side of the case was opened this
afternoon at the trial of the celebrated
Nipper mining case. the plaintiffs rest
ing their side at noon.
At that time Governor Thomas, of
counsel for the defense. moved the
court to dismiss the complaint of the
plaintiffs and give the defendants
Judgment The motion did not prevail.
the court overruling It,
over IS. 900. 900 is involved in the issue.
being 2 portion Of the alleged Nipper
vein claimed by the Heinze interests
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BENCH WARRANT WAS, ISSUED
George Beavers to Be Arrested indictment Which Charges
Him With Accepting Bride While
Postal Employee.

NJ EW YORK, July IA bench war
IN rant was issued BY Judge Thomas
in the United States circuit court,
Brooklyn. today for the arrest o.
George w. Beavers on an Indictment
found by the federal grand jury. which
>Aarges- him with accepting a bride of
$40. 1t is understood that payments to
Beavers were traced back to the pur-
chase by the government of the
Brandt-Dean Registering company
The pOstOfIice inspectors found that
Beavers had a large account IN the
Nassau Trust company, Brooklyn, and
are said 10 have discovered that checks
deposited there had been given by ex-
Congressman briggs. The warrant
has not yet been served, and it was ru-
mored that Mr.. Beavers could not be
found. 1t was stated that he would
have until Monday to present himself,
and that an arrangement had been
made by his attorneys to enter a plea
for him at that time.
New York. July 17-United States
Judge Thomas, in Brooklyn today lis
tened to arguments by counsel on al
hdavits in support of demurrer to four
indictments found by the federal grand
jury against George F. Miller as New
York agent OF the Brandt-Dean Auto
matte Cash Register company Of
WATERFOWL. Wis. for the procurement
of a contract and payment of moneys
thereon, with former Congressman f.
II. briggs Of Brooklyn. who was indict-
ed at the same time for his part in
automatic cash transactions between
Miller and the United States pOstoffice
department. Judge Thomas directed
that briefs be submitted on both sides
by Sept. I.
Counsel for Miller cOntended that al
the time of the Procurement of the
contract briggs had not been sworn in
as a member of congress, but was a
member-elect. Judge Thomas said:
1T ought to be made reasonably
clear whether member-elec o. CON
gress is to be considered a member o.
congress-"
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CoREAN pIPLoMACY.

Picking. July 1.-THE Corean minister
here has urged Prince Ching, head Of
the foreign Office. 10 instruct the Chi
nese minister at Seoul 10 authorize
COrsa TO open Wiju. Corea. to foreign
trade as means Of mutual defense
against Russian encroachment. but his
action is regarded as futile. Corea be-
lieves her independence viii be
strengthened and prolonged IL she is
able to open northern Corea TO inter-
national trade.
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BLAME THE BRITISH.
Attitude of Japan Discussed in Rus
sian Press.

st. Petersburg. July 1.-THE rela-
tions between Russia and Japan are the
subject of comment in the newspapers
here. They attribute the strained stu
alton to the attitude of the newspa-
pers published in Japan with the aid of
English money"
The Novoe Vremya asserts that Rus
sid stands as the guardian of peace in
Asia and points out the lack of wisdom
on the part of Japan in allowing herself
to be influenced by Great Britain, who
"in the event of war Will not assist
her.