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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
EASIER FOR CHINA.
Great Britain Has Followed This
Country's Example.

Washington. May g.-Gredt Britain
has decided to accord China the same
terms in the settlements Of the Boxer in
demnity as those accepted by the United
States The state department has been
informed that the English charge at Pc
king has Signified the willingness of MS
Yer basis for "A term of years, reserving
under bond The right 10 receive payment
of any deficiency that might exist should
1t hereafter be decided that the payments
should have been made on a gold basis.
This very much strengthens the attitude
OF the United States
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
FELL UNDER THE WHEELS.

Crescoe, Ia. May 19-W lille attempt-
ing to board a northbound train at this
point, T. Ahearn. rOadmaster of the
Iowa and Minnesota division of the
Milwaukee q St. Paul. fell under the
wheels and was instantly killed, his
body being cut almost in two. He had
been rOadmaster of this division for
over thirty years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
ONE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED.
Desperate Battle Behind Closed Doors
in California.

Sonora, Cal, May 19-As a result of
an attack made on J. c. Webster. an
attorney of this city, Frank Price is
dead with a bullet wound through his
heart and J. NJ. Watkins, a saIoonkeep-
er, has a serious bullet wound in his
head.
The fight occurred in the attorneys
office this evening and grew out of f+ba
fact that Webster recently secuTa6 a
divorce for Watkins wife.
Watkins entered the Office M eo,,r7
the attorney alone A mor,a-+ Ia 49,.
Price, who was a bosom. friend of wat
kins, also entered ara closed the door
behind him A fea.rfuI struggle ensued.
several shoIs We're fired in rapid sue
cessI I.L,, ana khe attorney emerged from
me p'@ll ~ = with a battered and swOl-
-, ~ LeauF and a pistol smoking in his
hand Ted of the battle with his ad-
f-A<ff-l1Ies- He surrendered to the sheriff.
Both he and Watkins VIII recover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
INSTANTLY KILLED

Fairfield la, May 19.-Wiiliam Home
superintendent of bridges for the Iowa
division of the Burlington railroad. was
run over and killed by an east bound
Rock island passenger tram as he stepped
from his own train Hoppe was on a trfn
Of Inspection with a party of Burlington
ofnciais. He had been with the road for
thirty years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
POISON PUT IN
JETS WHISKY
attempt to Get Rid of Alleged
Slayer Of Marcun.
sAllER GRABBED TIE FLASK
MOTION OF DEFENDANTS. AT
ToRNEYs TURNED DOWN.
sAIIER GRABBED THE FLASK

winchester. Ky. May 19.-It has just
IN disclosed that an attempt TO poison
~ Us ]ett was made at the jail here
-ss1 sunday. A stranger who asked to
zee Jet was admitted by Jaier Boone.
5ett did not recognize the man, who
talked TO him quite Familiarity. After
q Whlie the stranger drew from his
i.oIAet a bottle Of whisky and offered
~ 20 JetI Jailer Boone took the bottle
rom Jetts hand as ne was about to
uI4nk. Jet protested. saying he want
So the whisky, but Boone refused to
isI MIN have it and kept the bottle It
mas been found that the whisky con-
eaIned poison and 1t viii be sent to the
state college for analysis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
PosToFFTCF ROBBED

Tacoma, Wash. May 19-The post
office at Tenino. forty miles from this
city was entered By burglars at 1
o'clock this morning Postmaster
Campbell was bound and gagged and
the safe was blown open with dyna-
mite Four hundred dollars in cash
and checks was secured by the robbers
There is no clue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
DAVE DAYS DUEL.
Colorado Editor Hit His Antagonist
in the Leg.

IN the Leg
Denver. Colo, May ia Republican
special from Durango. Colo. says;
David F Day, editor of the Demo-
crat and Frank Hartman. a newspaper
writer, exchanged thirteen shots at
each other on the main street of this
city without serious results. Hartman
received a slight flesh wound in the
leg. The shooting was the outcome OF a
fight Day has been making against
union printers The latter started an
opposition paper on which Hartman
was the principal writer. The personal
references Of the editors to each other
in their respective papers have been
very caustic and when they met shoot
ing was commenced hardly without
warning. Each claims the other began
the duel Day used two revOlvers. No
arrests have been made. 1t was report
ed that Day had previously challenged
Editor Higgins of the Evening Tele-
graph to mortal combat, and when the
shooting began il was thOugSt that
these two men had met
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20

The New York Central forwarded in
baggage cars during the calendar year
OF 1902, 3,159 ,545 pieces of checked bag
gage. There were received at stations
S.121.9T4 pieces Of checked baggage. The
mum Der of bicycles forwarded and re-
ceived by baggage car was Al. Ga. and
baby cabs forwarded and received,
26. e54
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
BooTBLACK WAS HONEST.
Found a Big BIZ and Restored it to
the Owner.

Philadelphia. May 19.-Carimire Ca
mOrrati. a boOtblack. found $4,000
bill on the sidewalk at Twelfth and
Market streets. He returned it TO the
loser and received SO.
A few minutes later Policeman Vol
ner picked up at the same corner 4
pOcketbOOk containing $3.50. he also
restored it, receiving a THANK you
As no one saw CamOratu find the
$4,000 bill. ne might have kept 1t. In
stead of doing so he handed IT TO his
employer. A moment later a young
man. shaking from nervous fright. hur-
ried up to the stand and asked if the
note had been found. When it was
given to him he tainted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
A TranscontinentaI Motorcyclist.

George Wyman of the Bay City Wheel
men of San Francisco left the coast last
Sunday for New York on a motorcycle
and expects to make the trip inside Of
twenty-five days He made Sacramento
the first night and is now speeding his
way across the state OF Nevada. He is
due in Ogden some time the latter part
of this week or early next week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
SUMNER EXCURSIONS
10 Eastern POINTS

The oregon Short Line will sell tick
cts June f. 5, 9 and 10 at greatly re
duced rates. Return limit Sept.,S s. See
Short Line agents for particulars. City
Ticket Office, POI Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
THE REAL THING

is found in our new Well Worth
$3.50 Shoes for men. A line Of
goods of superiority, not only as
good as the rest, but BETTER
THAN THE BEST.
EVERY PAIR BEARS THE
UNION STAMP That means
superior shOemaking. The styles
are Americas foremost designs,
and materials such as are found
only in the 81 and S. sorts here
abOuts.
The new lasts. such as are
shown exclusively here. The
POy-Ua-tOe, the Cosmopolitan,
the Banker and fifty other swell
up to now styles are ready for
your choosing. Well Worths
have taken the town by storm.
They are it first, last and al
ways.
We originate and exclusively
sell Well WOrths.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20

Haley, Ida, May 19.-There is great
interest locally over the trial of Larry
BannOn for the killing Of Frank Brown
last winter The case has occupied the
attention Of the court since the 18th. 1t
VIII doubtless be concluded tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
Statistics

The statistics of the office showed
thirty-two deaths in the year 1901 and
fifty-one in the year 1902 The member
ship of the order Ihstthe sthree states on
May I was 2S13, eaiu. of thirty since
Jan l of this year. The total admissions
during the two years were eos by initia-
ton and 1926 by reinstat eInent. The losses
by suspensions were loo and by deaths
eighty-three. The totals show a slight
gain in membership during the past two
Years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
A. 0. u. w. AND
DEGREE OF HONOR
Continued from Page ~

effort is required. There should In my
opinion. be an organized effort of some
kind. At our last session the committee
on extension was created, and the
brethren composing that committee have
done good and valiant work, and the
committee has proven of great and last
ing good to our order; but there seems
to be still something more to be desired.
/ therefore recommend that this grand
tentiOn and evolve some method or
scheme by which the territory within our
jurisdiction may be more thoroughly
worked -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
CAUGHT IN BURNING HOUSE.

Charleston W. Va May 19.-News
comes from Campus. W. Va, that a log
house In which lumbermen were quar-
tered was burned. two men being killed
and five injured. The fire Imprisoned
The men who could be seen vainly try
Ing 10 make their escape
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
CHINESE ON STRIKE.
Chicago Celestials Initiate Their
White Laundry Brethren.

Chicago. Mag 10 -L,hinese -laundrymen
struck tOCay-the FIRST strike of the kind
in ChicagO's history Ten Cinnamon en-
plOyed iU a south Side laundry demanded
more pay and when iteWas refused fol-
lowed the example of their white brethren
and walked out. SeVerIl Of the strikers
picEeted the place. while e. committee-0f
their mum Der 1atcr ia 1tle-yiay- q tempted
10 carry on peace Negotiations. but the
proprietor. Willie MQy. locked himself in
side his establishment and refused to
treat with them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
To 1908 City Directory Subscribers

IS out and win be delivered to SUBJ
scribers as rapidly as the books can be
gotten out Of the bindery Special de-
livery VIII be made 20 any Of our sub
scribcrs If they will telephone 9O4-K.
W. p. COOPER.
Secretary and Manager
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
HELD FOR FXTRADTTToN

FL Paso. Tex. May Baxter four days
trial at Pecos, Tex, concluded last
evening Mason and Richardson. charged
with murder in connection with an al
legged insurance swindle. were held for eX-
tradition on demand of the Mexican gov
eminent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
OGDEN EXCURSION,


Only 81 round trip via oregon Short.
Line. Special train leaves $3.50 d. m,
retuFning, 9f45- ps- ms kolitz win serve
punch and candy free on train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
:l!I|iIIsi!II
Route:
Low RATES EASTR
VIA
BURLINGTON ROUTE

Tickets viii be sold June 4, >, . and TO-
Return limit Sept. s.
Chicago and return. ........... 81. 80
St Louis and retuFll. ..--...-..... 80 90
Omaha, St Joseph or AtchisOn and
Kansas city or Sioux City and re-
turn ....-..-,.....-........-. S2.00
Minneapolis and St. Paul and return s. IS
PrOpOrtiOnately low rates to all other
points
Through Pullman and tourist sleeping
cars from Ogden and Salt Lake CITY
daily. For fun particulars write or call
on r. +. NIELSEN, Gen. Agt.,
79 West Second South, Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
K0LlTZ EXCURSION
Va OREGON short -

to Ogden. Sunday. May "A: only 81
round trip. Special train $3.50 a. m,
special returning 9:45 .. m. Punch and
candy free on train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
Financial Statement.

The report of the grand recorder was
comprehensive in scope and conveniently
arranged. The biennial financial state
ment showed a total of SIS, 42S. 80 handled
through the various funds. as follows:
Beneficiary, $15S.612-57; guaranty. S15-045.94;
general, Sl4,6S9-03; voluntary, SS145-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
ONLY $l.OO,
Ogden and Return.

via Oregon Short Line for Koitz ex-
cursion. Sunday. May "A. Special train
$3.50 a. NJ. Special returning 9:45s p. m.
Punch and candy served free on train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
2. G. N. I. Great go sale.

Week commencing Monday. MAY IS
The greatest bargain event Of the year,
in all lines of goods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
AN0 RETURN sI.on
Va r. d - - =

Leave salt Lake 7.30 p. m. Return
ing leave Bingham a. m, after the
ball. Everybody invited
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
Chinaware Chances
Millions Of Trunks

at Z. c. NJ. L Great May Sale. week
Monday, May IS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-20
Hosiery and Underwear Offers.
INTEREsT IN MURpER CASE.

Be at Z. @. NJ. I. Great May Sale
week commencing Monday May Is.
The Washington times., 1903-03-01

TwEEDLEDUM TwEEDLEDEE, AND THE OTHER TRIPLET.

They Apply for Job and Up he Manager.
The Washington times., 1903-03-01
The Boast of an Expert.

This. ladies and gentlemen. is the
celebrated trick mule. Dot" said the
clown, as the animal was led into the
ring After many years OF effort l am
able to say can make him do anything
ne wants to."-St. Adams Messenger.
The Washington times., 1903-03-01
Considerate.

Nervous Party-You are sure. driver.
that those horses are perfectly safe?
Driver-The horses are safe enough
but they're pesky. and we can never tell
how safe we are when we're behind EN-
Harvard Lampoon.
The Washington times., 1903-03-01
His Little Joke

Yes remarked the sad-looking
stranger. as he lined up in front OF the
har. I've seen the last of many a good
man"
Doctor or undertaken" queried the
man behind the white apron.
Neither" replied he Of the sad looks
I'm a shoemaker. ."-Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1903-03-01

Jinks-A Syracuse man gave a little
supper to 200 widows.
Binks-Well. there's safety in num-
bers, you know.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
%&&
GLOOMY FoREBoDINGs

What The Independent has been tell
ing it's readers would be the outcome
If the mad worship of Mammon is be-
Ginning to be understood by some oil
these who have joined the financial
saturnalia that has been going on IN
Wall street for the last three years.
State Senator Raines of New YORK IS
reported to have said to President
Roosevelt at the Labor Day celebra
ton at Syracuse:
sMr. President, if you are NOM
mated and elected, as we all hope
you will be, you may thank your
God if you do not have to meet,
before the end Of your term, sit
uation similar to that Mr.. Cleye-
land had to meet in Chicago In
1894"
The Chicago Tribune and several
other plutocratic dailies are very much
disturbed over this matter and they
say such expressions are mot in the
best Of TASTE" The fact is that when
things finally "bust up" in Wall street
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

and tens of thousands lose their all,
when the banks suspend specie pay
ments," when the mills shut down and
thousands are thrown out OF work, the
east will be very fortunate if it is
able to keep order. No wonder that
Senator Raines and a good many 9TH
e.s down in those provinces begin to
have gloomy forebodings.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
GAVE THE BANKS TEN BILLION


The situation is this: The trusts
oohhled the small industries and then
the banks gobbled the trusts. Inc
people first deposited all their spare
money in the banks and then the gov
e,nment turned over to them $l5o,
600 600 more. on all of which the BANKS
rav no interest and loan = out at nlsn
rates. That's a good graft, but not
the greatest by any means. Inc
hanks having all the money In the
ccuntry. including what belongs to the
government. control all the business
ircluding trusts and railroads. me
hanks have, according to the oHcla'
statement, over Oo,0oO,0oo of mon
az denosited with them and that mon
nv ;s invested in trusts, railroads and
~ her industries. The people OF THIS
country have made gift OF all tneif
savings to the banks and with those
o;fts the hanks run all the businesses
Of the country and get all the pronts.
n Is practically gift, for if the peo-
ple should demand their money i
could not be furnished. for there IS
cnly one-tenth of that amount in ex-
istence.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
COURTS AND THE POOR,

= = t. - + r. Is
Following the. example of the Nor
San Baer anthracite combination.
which seems to have the approval OF
the president as he will not allow
criminal proceedings brought against
it, the little coal trusts are f1ourishing
everywhere. One of these trusts.
which is running the coal business at
Topeka, Kas., with the usual inn
pudence and arrogance of trust man.
ayers, was prosecuted. The men run
ming it, leading citizens" of the city,
wien brought into court to testify re-
fused to give evidence because it
would incriminate them, whereupon
the judge sentenced the whole lot to
jail for thirty days for contempt Of
court. Being leading citizens" they,
Of course, did not go to Jail, but APP
pealed and gave bail. Long before
that case can come to trial, the win
ter will be over and the poor will have
suffered the long, cold months through
for want OF coal which they could not
buy at extortionate prices. Then the
combine will dissolve and another one
will be formed to run things next year.
Who says that this is not a govern
ment of plutocracy? Don't the rich
rur the courts just as much as they do
Wall street? What chance have the
poor of any city in the courts? Whe-
tEer constables rob them as in Chica-
go,or coal trusts freeze them as in To-
peka and Omaha, they are alike with
cut protection.
&$$$$$%
The peoples party does not stand
as suppliant before any other politi-
cal organization. 1t asks no favors.
1t resents any attempt at domination.
l. manages it's own affairs. 1t does
not plead with, but defies the whole
lot Of them.
The socialists say that five years Of
worldwide good crops would produce
universal bankruptcy" Such state
ments as that they call Science" and
that settles it in their minds. Fancy
the whole wrold in state of starva-
ton want and bankruptcy, because
there was too much corn, wheat fruit.
vegetables, beef, pork and poultry!
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

I'VE WILL PREPAY FREIGHT on all orders amounting
$500 and providing full amount of purchase
money is sent with order II you cannot send such
large you take advantage of this offer and your
goods if you will club together with neghbors
friends and all your orders together in letter. but
each order separate sheet We will pack andmak each
package separate and ship all free of charge
This will be quite saving to you and your friends.
This offer good only for shipments going by freight
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

There have been many speculative
manias and history has but one tale
to tell of them all. The present one
will not be different from those that
preceded it.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
T. H. TIBBLEs, Editor.
C. @. DEFRANCE, Associate Editor.
F. D. EAGER, Business Manager.

The state headquarters of the cam
paign committee Of the peoples party
Of Nebraska is in Liberty Building,
1928 O street. Lincoln, NeD.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

Congressman Fowler got fighting
mad the other day when a banker in a
bankers convention told that distin-
guished f1nancier that if he was honest
he would vote against his own BILL
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

ANONYMOUS communications will not be
noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not %
returned.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
f1om ocean to ocean?

from ocean to ocean?
What is your duty? Is it not, as 1ar
as you are able, to extend among your
neighbors the information that they
So sadly need by extending the circu-
lation of the papers that print 1t!
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

The bankers were Mortified at the
rascality and reputation involved in
the coinage of silver, but now they
want the free coinage Of paper and
Shaw grows red in the face shouting
for it.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

The latest scientific thing that the
socialists have discovered is 1.-The law
Of the gravitation of commodities. :
That settles all economic disputes for
It takes the place of the old law OF
supply and demand
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

when making remittances do mot leave
money with news agencies. postmasters, etc.
to be forwarded by them. They frequently
forget or remit different amount than was
left with them, and the subscriber fails to get
sropei credit
Address all communications, and make Al
drafts, money orders, etc, payable to
Che nebraska Independent,
Lincoln, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

One or~tWo departments have been
selfminated from The Independent this
week on account of the absence OF the
al sociate editor. 1t is impossible for
one man to do all the work, even if he
stays at his desk until II or ! O'Clock
at night.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

second class mail mattel
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
FIFTEENTH YEAR.
$I.OO PEP YEAR
when making remittances do not leave
money with news agencies postmasters. etc.
20 be forwarded by them. They frequently
forget or remit different amount than was
left with them, and the subscriber fails to get
sropei credit.
Address all communications and make AL
drafts, money orders. etc, payable to
Che nebraska 7ndspendenf,
Lincoln. Neb.
ANONYMOUS comm unicatons will not be
noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not Be
returned.
TIL. TIBBLEs, Editor.
c. @. DE TRANCE, Associate Editor
Ed. EAGER, Business Manager.
The state headquarters of the cam
paign committee of the peoples party
of Nebraska is in Liberty Building,
1928 O street, Lincoln. NeD.
&$S>SSSS$
There have been many speculative
manias and history has but one tale
to tell of them all. The present one
will not be different from those that
preceded it.
Congressman Fowler got fighting
mad the other day when banker in a
bankers convention told that distin-
guished financier that if he was honest
he would vote against his own bill.
&S$S$S>&
The bankers were Mortified at the
rascality and reputation involved in
the coinage of silver. but now they
want the free coinage of paper and
Shaw grows red in the face shouting
for it.
81 $>>S>$S$
The latest scientific thing that the
socialists have discovered is 1.-The law
Of the gravitation of commodities. :
That settles all economic disputes for
It takes the place of the old law OF
supply and demand
One or~t&o departments have been
eliminated from The Independent this
week on account of the absence OF the
associate editor. 1t is impossible fol-
one man to do all the work, even If he
stays at his desk until II or O'Clock
at night.
$SSS>>Ss$
The Massachusetts literati some
times, when they really get in earn
est, use just as vigorous language as
The Independent does. For instance
The Springfield Republican refers 10
the New York Sun as journalistic
tout and DEVILS advocate"
&$S><cS$
The Independent would like to know
where the money comes from to pay
for the publishing of the scores of re
views, magazines and hundreds o.
costly books on socialism that are be
ing constantly sent forth. Does the
'sDroletariat" furnish the funds?
&$S$<S$$
It is announced that James K
Jcres, the chairman of the democratic
national committee, will retire and
that Tom Taggart, the gold hug demo
crat from Indiana, has been chosen tt
take the place. All that is in accord
ance with what The Independent has
been saying for the last few months.
&$$&$&&$
Imperialism is rotting the very hear