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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-06
On the T1ack of
ACaHle Rustlez
Posse After "Gapng Dick" Casep Of The Hoe-n-tte Wall
Gang-HS Capuse Expected Hoaril Heavy Reaasd
offered for HIM Wyoming c4aiPorHeS Want HIM
Behind Bars Before Rooseveh Visits The STATE.

Denver, Colo, March CA special to
the Post, from Cheyenne, Wyoming,
says;
Laughing Dick" or as he is more
commonly called, Gaping Dick"
Carey said to be the last of the motor
ious Hole-in-th e-Wall gang of cattle
"rustlers' and train robbers, FOR whom
rewards aggregatng 50, 900 have been Of
fered, is still at large, but a posse Is
close ON his trail and his capture Is
hourly expected Last Wednesday
Gaping Dick passed through Sara
toga, en- route north ~ hours ahead OF
the officers but his mount was faded
and II is thought he cannot escape. In
view OF the proposed hunting trip Of
President Roosevelt through Wyoming
an extra effort Is being made to place
the outlaw behind the bars.
Carey, 1t Is said, was for years a
member of the notorious Butch Cas-
sidy and George Curry gangs Of out
laws that made their headquarters in
the Hole-in the Wall country, In CEN
tral wyoming and the Robbers
Roost' section OF southern Wyoming
and northern Colorado. When a mere
boy it Is alleged, he served the older
outlaws as herder, messenger and
camp attendant. In 1901, in consequence
Of the theft Of $50 horses from the Med
lcine Butte company in South Dakota,
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BURDICK MURDER CASE.
Officers Have Made No Decisive
Move as Yet

Buffalo, March 6-Despte the fact
that the police and the officials Of the
district attorneys office have declared
repeatedly and continue 10 assert that
they We're really certain of the Identity
Of the person who murdered Edwin l..
Burdlck and that the person was a
woman, they stll hesitate to make a
decisive move.
An official IN a position to know the
exact situation was asked.
DO YOU expect an arrest today?"
NO not today or tomorrow, or the
next day"
I'VE must have strong evidence when
we arrest anybody, for we know that as
soon as an arrest is made lawyers are
standing ready TO apply for q habeas
corpus writ TO rush us into court and
make US disclose our case at the first
jump.
Does suspicion still point to a wo-
man."
'lt does. II points to one who had to
meet expenses amounting 10 about 800
a month without any visible means TO
meet them, We viii name no names
until II is written IN the warrant charg-
ing the person with murder In the first
degree"
Perhaps the most interesting devel-
opment in connection with the crime
itself Is the interview given by Dr.
Marcy in which he said that the vic
TINS head was not only beaten TO q
pulp but that the murderer carefully
wrapped a quilt around the murdered
mans body to smother any possible
cutlery. II the blows on the head had
not been fatal the victim certainly
would have smothered In the tight folds
of the guilt around his head and the up.
per parl OF the body"
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BIC STORM CONE AND GONE.
Arrived Here Last Night and Brought With Good Mantle
Of Snow, Which Fell in All Parts Of the State
Plays Havoc With Street Cars

The delayed storm has come and gone
passed over into the northern central
states, leaving considerable moisture
behind 1t, The storm was general, and
covered pretty much the whole Of this
state. The skies were threatening 'off
and on much OF the day. and some
citizens imagined they heard thunder
early in the day, But the local wealth
er Office has no Information of any such
phenomenon, and no thunder was heard
by the officials there About p. m.
yesterday the snow began 10 fly, and
in 20 minutes the air was thick with
falling, blowing snow. II let up little
later in the evening, only to set In
again worse than ever and continued
until six inches or over had fallen. al
though in the center Of the city the
registered fall was less. The snow was
wet. and the ground did not freeze un
der IL until towards morning. when the
mercury sank TO "a degrees. The skies
were threatening this morning. and
there was a slight fall Of snow towards
noon. but the storm had passed over
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A BIC COLONIZATION SCHEME.
Twin Falls Land and Water Company Beseged With Inquiries
Concerning the Country 10 be Opened Up
Great Rush Locked For

The Twin Falls Land & Water man
agement is expecting TO arrange with
another contractor who Is en- route 10
this city from the northwest TO take the
place Of the springyille Construction
company, which has failed TO qualify on
its bond. so that there will not be any
noticeable delay in inauguraung the
great enterprise.
Quite a number Of people from this
part OF the state have called on Col
Miner 20 enquire for particulars about
the Twin Falls scheme. as they think OF
possibly removing TO that country and
taking up lands under the bitches. So
the colonel Is kept busy answering ques-
tons, In fact inquiries come In from
many directions farther OF and 81 be-
gins 10 look as though there would be
a good deal OF rush for the new gar
den OF Eden.
This tract includes 27l000 acres OF
promising lands, which Will be thrown
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open and made subject 20 entry IN the
spring Of 1903. under the provisions OF
The Carey law, enacted by Congress and
supplemented by laws framed by the
legislature Of the state of Idaho. Water
used ~ the irrigation of the land Is a.
verted from the Snake river % miles
above Shoshone Falls. and Will fow in
the main canal IN a westerly direction
for q distance OF 60 miles. The main
canal viii BE so feet wide al the bottom
ana win carry "A volume o. water 10 feet
IN depth. IN their construction The
canals will require no lumes or site hin
work. The canals aud latcrals Nil cone
stltute system requiring over 1900
miles Of excavation Tbe snake river
always carries an abundance ot water.
and nothing ia the nfiuro OF req rvoirs
VIII be needed Tor stQragc purposes.
The country ls favorable Tor both stock
raising and agricultural pursuits Do
Tact, that part OF the Snake river basin
is adapted 10 the growing OF abou;
every species Of vegetable found outside
the tropics,
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and fair weather Is promised for to-
night and tomorrow.
The street cars ran without trouble
last night, but this morning there was
grief The cars had hard shedding.
and made haste slowly" and with un-
certainty. Three cars got punched up
at the head Of First street, also az the
head of Brigham street. two OF the car
men at the latter place improving their
time by scrap 10 see whose ear should
get out first. A car got straddle OF
the track at a and Second streets. and
there was another straddle at + and
sixth streets However, q thaw set in
by the middle Of the forenoon. and the
car situation was relieved. In the bust
ness center Of the town salt was freely
used to disintegrate the ice and this
with the thaw cleared the sidewalks
Sleighs were out for while but the
sleighing is becoming rapidly uncer-
tain.
The weather map for yesterday
showed a widespread precipitation II
showed at Modena and Grand juno
ton, and all over the Green River des-
ert The highest temperature yester-
day was 70 at Yuma. and the lowest
was 2 below zero at Helena, where there
was fall OF snow.
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Big Fire in watertown, \. y.

Waterfowl. N T., March G--Fire to.
day destroyed the otis House, one OF
tue largest hotels In this city, and
completely Quilted numerous stores ia
the same block. The hotel was crowd
- with guests and many narrow es-
ceres were reported. All the guests
were rescued ~ means OF fire escapes
and ladders The flames partially de-
The loss Is estimated at 100000; in
curance twO-thlrds.
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own expense This win practically
amount to second increase In wages.
There viii be indirect recognition OF
the union, which WIN come when the
findings are submitted by President
Roosevelt TO John Mitchell as president
Of the Miners union.
The causes Of the strike as found BY
the commission VIII not be comforting
TO the coal mining companies.
The boycott win be condemned. and
the principle viii be laid down that
miner has a right to work without
molestadon even though he does not
belong 60 the union
The terms OF the verdict are to hold
good for three years and recommends
tions are to be made for settlements
Of wage and other questions at the end
Of that period
In local disputes the operators will be
advised to treat with committees OF the
miners. and this may he suggestion
FOR local boards OF arbitration.
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Findings Of
THeComnission
neSS 10 Haze len PEI Gent lhcseaSe fsom Time of Re-
turning 10 Work-Operators 10 Pay BY Weighf-Nlne.
Hour DAY Recommended Lndiaea Recognition Of
Union-Boycoh Condemned Verdict tos Three Years.

New York, March 6.--The Herald
prints the following as a summary OF
the findings Of the coal strike commits
sion appointed by President Roosevelt
which ii is expected win be handed to
the president within week.
There win undoubtedly be at least
10 per cent advance in the pay for min
Ing, to take erect from the time the
miners returned TO work last October
The per diem employees win not have
their wages increased, but win be re-
commended for the same pay for day
Of nine hours
The system Of pay win be regulated.
wherever practicable the operators
VIII be required to pay by weight, in
stead OF by the car, and elsewhere by
the lineal yard. The miners win have
checking representatives. at their
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A CRISIS APPROACHING IN CHINA

Washington, March G.--Whlle no adj
vices have been received at the chi
nese legation here regarding the seri-
Gus condition Of affairs which Is APP
preaching a crisis in the interior Of
China, as a result Of the renewed ac-
tivity Of the Boxers aud Of other reb-
els In various parts Of the country It
Is the understanding that the ministers
Sir Liang chen Tung who sailed from
Hongkong on Feb. 81 on the steamship
Korea for San Francisco, VIII bring to
Washington important instructions
bearing on the subject, In addition 10
the uprising OF the rebels and the in
creased importation of arms, the extor-
ton practlsed by the viceroys in the
collection Of indemnity is said to have
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knapp's Attorneys Sec Him.

Hamilton, Ohio, March 6--Alfred a.
neys from Cincinnati end they say they
cannot get ready for the preliminary
hearing this week. There is no doubt
whatever about the defense pleading
insanity, and the first movement will be
for an inquest. Hnapp's fourth Wife,
parents. brother, sisters and brothers
in-law win testify that Knapp has not
been right mentally since he was kicked
by colt when he was five years old.
and II is expected that nelghbors Of
the Knapps and fellow workmen OF the
prisoner win testify as to Knapp's
queer ways Knapp Is Indifferent 10
tau
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All Quiet at Amapala, Honduras.

Washington, March 6,--The secretary
OF the navy has received a telegram
from Rear Admiral Glass commanding
the Pacific squadron, saying that all is
quiet at Amapala, Honduras and that
reports from the interior Of the country
indicate the success OF Bonllla, the in
surgent leader, and the restoration OF
peace shortly. in view OF the assured
safety Of American interests, Admiral
Glass added that his fleet would leave
Amapala today for Acapulco, Mexico,
presumably intending to return to San
Francisco The feet consists Of the
flagship New York and the cruisers
Boston, Marblehead and Hanger
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Detroit, March G--Every indication
pointed to protracted and hard fight
over the nomination for justice Of the
state supreme court when the state Re-
publican convention was called to order
shortly before noon today.
The early morning hours did not
tling any combination among the seven
candidates who are opposing the re-
nomination Of Justice A. + Hooker and
enc adherents OF each candidate aplar-
entity were determined to support their
choice indefinitely.
w. W. Wedemeyer. OF Ann ArboI
was selected as temporary chairman
OF the convention.
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gagged for her. that they came from
Chicago, the police reported today thar
a check for a sleeping car berth on th
Michigan Central was found among her
effects. The man paid for the room and
after handing the woman some bottles
Of dark liquid the landlady's sister says
she heard him say.
Don't forget to take this medicine.
You know | am q physician"
one Of the bottles was found empty.
The police are looking FOR the man.
The police found am alligator skin
reticue among the woman's cffects.
Several bottles Of medicine In the re-.
ticule had been filled at Morton's phar-
macy I'm Chicago, on a DR.. Hyde's pre-
acription. Several of them We're lah,
Miss Fletcher" A class pin with the
letters ID Nj. 'g7' was found In the
reticule A key was found on the
dl tsses In the room and the key was
tagged 'Metropole hotel, Hotel T."
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caused the most distressing osafssions
IN many provinces.
European adyices that have reached
Washington IN the last few days show
no evidence OF weakness on the part OF
the powers IN their demands for the
payment OF the indemnity IN gold This
problem WIN bo The first which the new
minister win gfarpe VIII lpon his ar
rival In Washington. lie Is expected
here early in april. Reside Sir Lang
there are go members in his party in
Guiding new charges d'affaircs aud Sec
retaries for the Chinese LEGATIONS in
Spain, peru and Cuba, conslls-g general
for San Francisco and vew York. and
a consul ana vice-consul for Honoluu
also trst secretary. In Cheng to sue
coed Mr. Shen. who viii ,eturn TO
China.
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HAN1ILTONA DESPERATE FELLOW
Slayer Of Old Man Brown Makes Jun Play at Deep Creek
is Arrested Tried and Held 10 the District
Court

came engaged In quarrel with George
D. Felt and Delbert Larson A fight
was soon in progress and Hamilton
made a grab for a rifle which was be-
hind the bar which he secured after a
hard struggle. The rife was unloaded.
bur Hamilton remarked that he had
cartridges IN his pocket which would fit
the rifle and thereupon Felt and Larson
made a run for the door and were soon
Out ~ range Of the gun. They made
good their escape and Hamilton was
arrested His preliminary hearing was
held before Justice Fred Snively, who
bound him over TO the Third district
court on the charge stated above.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-06

New York. March 6.-The high rate
now prevailing for time money. rams.
ing from TO per cent, has attracted
considerable German capital TO this
market Several large loans were made
To-Day, one firm with prominent Berlin
connections, placing about Sl,5O0000 at
an average Of 5la per cent, On mixed
Collateral loans are made from 20 9
months at as high as per cent
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rhe kInr,s Racehorse Reaten.

London. March 6-Klng Edward s
Ambush II. his majesty's candidate for
the Grand National steeplechase 10 be
run az Liverpool March g. was de-
featod today IN the race for the Grand
Military gold cup az the Sandowne
Park steeplechase meet by his stable
companion. Marpessa The king went
to the course IN expectation Of seeing
his horse. which was a hot fayorite,
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snnkcr Has Reen Very M.

New York. March 6,-Allan Saukey
son Of Ira d. sankey the singing evan-
gelist and former assistant Of Dwight
l.. Moody. speaking today Of his faith
er's Illness, said be had been very III
Tor some time. the result Of oyerwork.
An eye disease developed and an oper-
alton was performed, On account OF
Mr. Sankey's weakened condition the
disease did not yield readily to treat
mGnt. He Is now improving however,
and the hope was expressed that he
would ultimately recover.
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see the president. he was urged by
the White House attaches to reduce his
communication TO writing This he en-
doavored to DO, but failed, ne OF the
secret service officers interviewed him
and found him possessed q hallucina-
tons Berg said chat a.. years ago
he had informed the 4 ed states gov
eminent that the Spa iaIds Intended TO
blow up one OF lis battleshlps and
wanted the president to see to IT that
he received 100000 for his Information.
Berg was persuaded to return to Prov
idence and there place his claim In the
hands Of a lawyer.
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Floyd Hamilton who last fan killed
a man by the name of Brown in
First South street employment Office in
this city and VINO was acquitted by
Judge Diehl, has again been heard from
in the role Of a criminal Dist. Atty.
Eichnor today received word from
Deep Creek that Hamilton. on Feb. IA
last made an assault upon two men in
a saloon at that place and made a gun
play, which resulted in his being ar
rested ON the charge OF assault with
deadly weapon with intent TO do bodily
harm.
The story Of Hamlltons latest scrape
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found dead IN rcoming house in West
iilriy-seventh street last night II was
partly cleared today bv the statement
that a physician had examined the body
and told the police the woman proha-
bly, had died OF natural causes In corr
ntction with the statement OF the man
with whom the woman came 20 the
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window Glass situation serious.

Philadelphia, March 6.-The public
Ledger today says,
Never In the history OF the window
glass industry in this country, Il is said.
have manufacturers and jobbers been
confronted with such a serious situa-
ton as a, present
II the plans Of number OF leading
producers to close down their factories
temporarily are successful II Is said.
higher prices are assured, while II It
fails. It Is predicted that the most ruin
Gus rate war here which has ever been
inaugurated will be a certainty.
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Fire at Fairhayen, washn.

Fairhaven. Wash, March 6,-Fire
which occurred here last night totally
destroyed the plant Of the Nottingham
Lumber & Shinglc company, scorched
the Northern Pacific depot and several
cars standing on the Northern Pacific
tracks Early reports OF character and
damage were exaggerated.
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show considerable improvement over
his form at Kemptcn Park when on
Jan. 30 he was unplaced In the st.
Edward stoeplechase, Ambush H.
however. was only able 10 run third
out of four starters
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| ,,ss city was the scene this
~ - a very serious railway
'ap. 8. mat resulted in painful IN
r. ~, ..,s,al persons and which may
Z y ,,,a,ly IN one case, though II Is
v . ~, no deaths will ensue' the
g ',, in the northwestern part OF
= y. '' ~ ,be tracks of the Rio drande
I. ~ - where during the day hun
', \ oersons assembled to look up,
\. . a yl,is' which train crews and
=" s.ye been removing since y d.
So .S,eb hour the accident occurred
,sal head end collision ana
u .0ne Of the train men claim by
/ !. ,so osit there appears to be no one
/ Who saw any fog in Salt Lake To-
THE coLLIDINd TRAINS
|, Rio Grande Western man ine
E,n'esed nom . o'clock this morning
fa@n M AT a point on sixth West
r.sr Filth and Sixth North streets
I, n No. 70, the morning passenger
4 ,,om ogden, running into engine
| ! running light to Woods Cross on
ttal trip' ,t,,,on yera hurt
number Of passengers badly shah,
4. soms Of them receiving cuts and
y. The list Of those hurt Isl
THOSE INJURED.
k,,rssr Ed Bartlett, three bad scalp
XXI fingers smashed on left hand
number Of bruises
k-s.sman Buckwalter, broken shout
k.Uaseman II. D, Lawther face cut
nis senator David Mckay, slight In
[lsl injuries, -.
5brs,dent Cluii Of the b. Y. academy
nj rose cut and face bruised.
4 B Waters, bruised and lacerated
IA
3gHERE THE ACCIDENT HAP
PENED.
h accident occurred about 9.O5 a.
| ga south Of the curve in the open
4, nearly opposite the Warm
.tg Just who is TO blame Is not at
tine forthcoming as nothing viii
gyen out until the usual inquiry Is
The crew on the light engine as.
! that il was foggy at the time and
n ga not see the approaching train
kll was 100 late. Then they jumped
ayet themselves Engineer Bart
however stuck TO his post and met
.uue, as did his fireman, Joe
~.a who escaped practically unhurt
tid not Engineer Frank Norman and
fireman, Delos Boyer, Jumped, both
pa have doubtless been scalded 10
M
oysr claims that he saw the APP
|a.hlng train first, and yelled. He
Rzpdy went through the cab window
landed IN q ditch on the ice. which
e and let him through. He pre-
rM that the engineer did the same
De other side.
n passenger train had slowed down
aisnbly when the two engines
bul such was the force Of the
gad that both engines were badly
tttel, The pilots, smoke arches and
rdeI castings We're smashed TO
Atnens while both locomotives
knocked OF their trucks and the
ads ammed out Of shape. The ten
q the passenger engine, No. GA,
sent through the yestibule Of the
anation baggage and passenger
TIE vestlbue floor however. was
go stun and the car was not bad
/ RnCked
sA what The light engine was doing
u ne fields heading north Is yet
= explained, for No. 70 was due,
Nlhg local train It is nearly al
o. Tine, The suppositlon is that
1sal engine figured on making the
spIlngs siding before the passen-
ush arrived.
STORY OF THE WRECK.
N Story Of the wreck was graph
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Prof CASTOR Paris Dead.

Paris. March 5,--Prof Castor Paris,
a member OF the French academy and
professor OF the college Of France, tied
today. aged Ga years.
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Wanted TO See President.

Washington March GA swede. who
gave his name as u, Berg Of Provi-
dence, r. l.. tried for an hour today TO
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NELLIE BLANCHARD'S
DEATH A MYSTERY.

New York. March GA good deid OF
mystery surrounds the death Of wo-
man who had registered az Nellie
blanchard. Chicago" and who was
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Rad Wreck on
| TheRio Grande

Ed Collision in he Northeast Part Of City ReSuAS
!, Serious Injury 70 Sevesai PeSsons- Some Have Vesy
o,,,,ow Escapes Trammen SAP That Fog Was Cause
NJ .4ccdent Though Passengers Say They Sac None
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y story Of the wreck was graph