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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS

The woman's golf tourney at the Town and
Country club has narrowed down to the finals
in the second eight. Miss Helen Bum, a scratch
player, and Mrs. B. H. Baker are the ones who
Will have to try conclusions for the supremacy
in the second eight
The first sixteen have not played Off the semi
finals. The tourney IS match play competition
for some handsome prizes.
The boxing contest to be pulled OF in Hurley,
Wis. Wednesday evening, Sept. %, promises
to be the best contest ever seen there. The bout
will be a $tH enty round go between Harry Fails
doc Irishy OF milwaukee, and Jack Glenn OF
Chicago. - 56as.tSsss 81 b, sssS{..
Fails has established his training camp In the
woods about ten miles outside Of Hurley, and
Clarence SHort OF Minneapolis is acting as biz
trainer and sparring partner
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
Mr.. WARE DENIES
Pension Commissioner Saws He
Has Not Violated Civil Ser
vice Rules.

Topeka, Kan. Aug. 6.-United States
PENSION Commissioned Eugene +. Ware
reached Topeka at noon today for two
or three hour stop senroute to the G.. A.
X reunion at San Francisco
In reply to a question as to the
charges of Albert Martin being dis
missed from the Topeka pension Office
as being violation of the civil service
rules. Mr.. Ware said:
i have not seen the newspaper .ac-
counts of the charges. but understand
/ am charged with promoting nv
ccachman TO the bureau. As I never
had a coach or 4 coachman I think
this must be mistake. We have done
more business in the pension Office this
past year than in any similar time for
ten years.
As you will see / am not charged
with misconduct of Office in any man
ner, save a violation of the civil ser
vice rules. No shortage of funds is
alleged. In reality it seems to be an
sttack upon the administration through
this bureau by enemies of President
Roosevelt. ] court the most rigid in
Vestigation by the civil service com
mission"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
BENT ON A LYNCH!NG
Ohio Mob Has BIoodhounds on
the Trail of a
Negro.

Wheeling, W. Va, Aug 6.-St. Glars
vile. Ohio, a small city in Belmont
county, was thrown in a panic this
evening when it became known that an
outrage had been peTpetratcd on Miss
Nj. Il. Stowe, one of the most prominent
residents of the town, who was as
saulted by d young negro lawyer.
The young woman had been out FOR
a walk in the afternoon and remained
later than she had anticipated. About
O'Clock she started for her home
the route extending through a lonely
tract of woods. When within 200 yards
of her home she was seized by the ne
gro ard thrown to the ground.
She made a brave but unsuccessful
struggle. When the woman regained
consciousness her screams attracted
the attention of paSsers-by She was
taken to her home. where she told of
the outrage.
A posse was organized and set out in
pursuit of the negro, who escaped to
the woods. The mob is fully armed
and bent on lynching the negro.
Miss stowe is in a critical condition.
Her assailant is Il well known negro.
c. +. Burns, who mas been practicing
law in that vicinity.
A report received late tonight states
that the blood hounds have scented the
trail and the chase is being pursued
with renewed vigor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
BURGLARS TAKE SAFE
Roll it From Building to Street
end Crack it at Their
Leisure.

Seattle, WASH. Aug, 6.-Cracksmen
capped the climax at 5. o'clock this
morning by carrying off bodily the safe
fIOm the bar of the Washington hotel.
then blowing it in broad daylight with
in 100 feet of spectators. With rare
impudence they lifted . it out of the
bars ground floor window and rolled
it down the steep hill. upon which tlse
hotel is located into Stewart SECT.
Here they drilled the safe and planted
the dynamite. The robbers leaned
against a telegraph pole in plain sight
of a number of street car men waning
for the explosion. When this came
they ran to the safe to get the mon ~.
Employees of the Washington hotel had
FASTENED TO the spot and the 81 -
blowers fed without the $500, which it
had contained
The police have not the slightest
clew upon which to base q search for
the daring robbers though Il po.:c,.Ean
was among the spectl lrs nf the eX-
plosion and flight of the robbers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
SHEEP STRUCK
DEAD BY HAIL
Serious Storms Sweep Over
Parts OF Colorado.
TRACKS ARE WASHED AWAY
TRAIN SERVICE STOPPED ON RIO
GRANDE AND SANTA FE.

u ENVER, Colo, Aug. "Details of
the storm which prevailed along
the eastern slope of the Rocky
mountains in Colorado and southern
WyoTing last night show it to have
been much more severe than at first
reported. In some sections the hail fall
was unprecedented. In the neighbor-
rood of Greeley and Eaton, in the
northern part of Colorado, chunks of
ice. measuring in some instances ten
inches in length, fell, and the damage
wrought was immense. Sheep were
struck dead in the corrals and cattle
and horses were severely injured.
Farm houses and barns we're wrecked
and crops utterly wiped out OF exist
ence.
Near Greeley a man named Johnson
was severely bruised and rendered un-
conscious by the hail. The damage
cannot be estimated in that section.
but VIII reach thousands of dollars
Near Lafayette. Colo, there were two
storms, the second following the first
within fifteen minutes and with great
er severity. The streets of the town
were flooded, cellars partially filled
With water and trees and shTubbery
stripped of foliage. Many windows
were broken. The crops in the country
surrounding were destroyed. Hail lay
on the ground in many places to a
depth of two feet.
The damage in and around Lafay-
cite IS estimated at $500 coo.
In southern Colorado the rainfall was
heavy, approaching the proportions of
q eioudbUrst in several places. Rail
road traffic was stopped on the Rio
Grande for some time by washouts.
The Santa Fe was also seriously al
fected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
NEGRO MUST EAT ALONE
Petty Oficsrs in Navy Refuse to
Associate With Co..
49, ored Man.

New York. Aug. 6.-Thc color line has
Dcen drawn on board the United States
receiving ship Columbia at the BROOKLYN
navy yard. fhe chief petty officers have
refused 10 mess with a negro who has
just been sworn in as chief carpenter's
mate. They have asserted their unwill-
ingness to assO ciate with him in any way
or to receive or carry out any orders that
may come TO them through him in the
line of duty.
Isaac Miller. the chief carpenters mate.
IS not "A full-blooded negro. He has been
IN the navy many years. and has a good
record For a long time prior to his
recent promotion. which was for merit
ne ranked as carpenters mate of the
nrst class. When Miller appeared al the
ch'ef net officers mess on Wednesday
eight other members of the mess rose
ai.- .et. tne tauie when he sat down Mil
Ter ate his dinrer as if nothing out of the
ordinary had happened. Since then he
mas ndu lao company AT his meals. He
has been allowed. when ne reached the
table first. 10 eat alone. and when 9TH
ers preceded him he has waited until they
finished.
Captain snow said Millers rights would
be protected. as the navy makes no dis
tncticn as 10 color.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
Trains Are Tied Up.

Florence, Colo. Aug 6.-As the re-
suit of the heavy rainstorm that pre-
vailed in this section last night rail-
road operations on both the Rio Grande
ana the Santa Fe are crippled by
WaSht uts and soft roadbeds a wall
of water several feet deep came rush
ing down Hardscra bible canyon this
morning. carrying away fully fifty feet
of the 100 feet of bridge that spans the
creeE east of the city.
Previous to this. w A. Watkins. por-
ter on Denver & Rio Grande passen-
ger train No. 3. piloted the train safely
into the yards in this city. walking
ahead OF IL a distance Of five miles
through water from six inches to two
feet deep. Owing TO numerous wash
outs. no trains are running today be-
tween Pueblo and Canon CITY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
ARRESTED FOR
MAKING SHIP WAIT

Boston. Aug. 6.-John keenan,.
steamship fireman. who. after signing
articles to ship with the steamship Ad-
miral Schley. a vessel carrying mail to
Port Antonio, Jamaica. declined to
make the trip and in SO doing delayed
the mail about three quarters of an
hour on Wednesday. was held for the
grand jury by United States Commits
sioner Fiske today charged with re-
tarding the United States mails.
Assistant Attorney John II. Casey
summarized the case as follows:
This man disregards the rights of
the United States. disregards the law
on the statute books as TO the retarding
of the United States mails. disregards
the consequences Of his action in re-
tarding mails in order to stand by his
union"
keenan, refused TO sail with the yes
sci because he did not like the accom-
modaucn provided for the men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
SENATOR HEY8URN SOON
TO BE MARRIED

Spokane. Wash, Aug "a ro- =
= nance extending over a quarter y
3 of a century comes TO a happy eli =
y max next Wednesday when Wei =
= don Brinton Hepburn, Idaho's y
= bachelor United States senator. y
y will marry Miss Ghe~atine Yeat- y
= man of Chester county, Pa. Years =
= 2 so young Hepburn met Miss y
= Yeatman. like himself a Pennsyl- =
= vauian of Quaker ancestry. and y
= they became friends. In 1884 the y
= young lawyer came west and set y
= tied in Idaho. He became a leader y
= AT the bar acquired wealth. and +
= last winter became United States y
3 senator; but he did not forget the y
> Quaker girl. Now he has gone =
y east. and il is announced they are =
= 60 BE- married next Wednesday, y
y probably at the home of the brides q
, mother. A wedding proba blywypp
y mother \ Wedding trip to SpO- =
= kane and Alaska will follow. y
= ; \ y y y = = y y 3 = y = = = y \ y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
DEATH WINS AGAINST TRAIN
Henry Lowe Charters Special to Reach Oeathbed of His Daughter
But She Expires While He Is Crossing
the Continent.

his mountaineering run FOR which all
arrangements had been made before the
news was communicated TO him.
The schedule west of Albuquerque
calls for as fast time as is consistent
with safety. which probably means an
average speed of nifty miles an hour.
Topeka. Kan. Aug. 6.-The Santa Fe
special train. bearing Kenny Lowe of
New York. on recOra -hrealSing jour
ney- to the death bed of his little girl
at Los Angeles. passed La Junta at
$40 this morning. considerably ahead
of schedule time. When her death was
known a little later. messages were
hurried ahead of the special. but the
railroad company's wires We're down
west of La Junta and it was impossible
to get word through up to IL o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07

OS ANGELES. Cal. Aug. G. Mary
Lowe, daughter of Chief Engineer
Henry Lowe Of the United States
Steel corporation, who is speeding
across the continent on a special train,
died at a hotel here last night. Mr..
Lowe started from New York on the
Twentieth Century limited on the Lake
Shore Tuesday afternoon. and in the
hope of reaching Los Angeles while his
daughter was yet alive. chartered
special train from Chicago on the Santa
Fe railroad at an expense of nearly
$4,000. When death came to the child
Mr.. Lowe was passing through Western
Kansas. %
Mr.. Lowe has been advised of his
daughters death, but he viii continue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
WOMAN FORGER.
Cleverest in Country Caught in New
York City.

Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Annis e. Shap-
ley, who was arrested in New York on
Tuesday and brought here to answer
the charge of raising United States
postal orders. today confessed that her
operations had been carried on since
May p and that New York City.
Trenton, Newark. Yonkers, Brooklyn.
New Rochelle and other points IN New
York New Jersey and Pennsylvania
had been victimized by the raising OF
postal orders.
The postal inspectors say Mrs Shap-
ley is one OF the cleverest Women f0rg-
ers in the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
DON'T LIKE NEW
AMERICAN COINS

Manila. Aug. 6. p. m.-The effort of
the United States government TO intro
duce its new currency into the phil
ippine islands has not met with the
success that was anticipated Al
though d large quantity of the coins
minted at San Francisco have reached
the islands. there exists considerable
prejudice against their use, especially
in the provinces.
The bankers of Manila, having be-
come convinced of the necessity of -ac-
tion in the matter. held a conference
today with Governor Taft and after a
full discussion promised to render the
government all the aid in their power
to secure the acceptance of the Amer
lean peso as the standard Of value and
the general use Of the new coins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
FRAUD is ALLEGED
Startling Charges Made in a
$4,000, 900 Suit in the
Denver Courts.

Denver. Aug. 6.-Papers filed today
in the supreme court make the charge
that there has been conspiracy of the
legal representatives of the estate of
Jane G. Brown and the heirs or devil
sees and the c;editOrs to retain pos
session of the estate and thus defraud
the New York Life Insurance company
of it's rights. The insurance company
alleges that Henry G.. Brown, as sole
deyisee of his wife, Jane G. Brown,
conveyed the property claimed by it
after the death of Mrs. Brown and aft
er the probate of her will. The prop
erty involved is said to be worth over
s.. O0O, 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
UNION PACIFIC ANNUAL
Report Shows a Slight increase
in the Net Earnings For
the Year.

New York. Aug. 6.-The report of the
Union Pacific railroad for the year end
ing June 81 shows
Gross. earnings, s51,075,lSS; increase.
S2,574 .909
Operating expenses and taxes, $2S
747215; increase, SO. 1877 $50
Net earnings, $22.327. 972; increase,
S3S6.919
To the net earnings were added divi-
dends on Northern Securities company
stock of $3.sSS.053, and other income. to
make the total income S27. S92. 1872. an in
crease of S70.527. The total fixed
charges were S12.07t.0eS. an increase of
$50 1886.
After paying off dividends there re-
NAMED a surplus OF $685., 159, an in
crease of S64S.19
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
Wrecks Caused by Hailstorm in
Cheyenne.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Ans. 6.-Evidences
of damages wrought by the hail storm
last evening. the worst ever known in
this city. are on all sides today. Many
windows are shattered and splinteres
from broken shingles strew the streets.
The ground is carpeted with foliage
stripped from the trees. A the close
of the storm. which lasted thirty min
utes. two inches of hail covered the
streets and lawns. Gardens are ruined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
HOW CHEN DIED.

Chinese Reformer Strangled at Own
Request.
Picking, Aug. edward T. Williams.
the Chinese secretary of the United
States legation, has made an extensive
investigation into the execution of Shen
Chen. the reformist journalist. who
was put to death by order of the en-
press dowaser July 81, and has handed
Minister COnger a report proving thai
the executioners. after beating Chen
for three or four hours. desDaired of
being able to fuhu the dowager en-
pres$ orders and yielding to Shen's
pl~s iings TO end his misery, strangled
him with their hands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
CANTON BANK SHORT.

Deficit of S22, OOO-Teller Deibel Is
Arrested.
Canton, O.. AuT. Ga shortage in
the funds OF the City National bank
which. it is said. may reach S22. 900. has
been discovered. The officials of the
bank declare that it win not affect the
concern, as it has a surplus and un-
divided profit of $4,000. Albert w
Deibel. teller OF the bank, has been re-
moved from his position and war
rant has been issued for his arrest
subsequently Deibel was arrested on
the charge of embezzling $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
Will REsUME WORK

Pittsburg, Aug. 6.-As result Of con-
ferences between the Builders *
change league and the building Trades
council IL is expected that the trouble
of the two organizations VIII be settled
at once and chat the 10000 men now
out of employment viii resume work
not later than Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
Stage Is Overturned.

Perry Park. Colo. Aug. 6.-At this re-
sort for tourists. about forty-five miles
south Of Denver a high wind prevailed
this afternoon during which the roof of
the hotel was blown off and a pavil-
ion near by blown down Five persons
are reported injured, but their names can
not be learned.
During the height Of the storm the
stage which was returning to the hotel
from the railroad station with several
passengers. was blown over. and several
Of the occupants were injured. Among
them was Mrs. Gardner Of Chicago.
who was pinned to the side of the coach
by trunk. which fell upon her when
the coach vert over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
LABoRERs ON srRIKE-

Minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. 6.-A thou
sand laborers employed in the building
trades of Minneapolis, struck today for
an increase in wages. Masons and all
skilled laborers who are dependent on
the men who are out have also been
forced TO quit work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
Tregtle eives va Unaer rrain.

Pueblo Colo. Aug. ga cIoudburs.
and terrific electrical storm occurred
last night west OF here. A great vol
uue of water is coming down Arkansas
river and the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad was washed out in one or two
places east of Florence, delaying trains
Shortly after Z O'Clock, as Rio Crande
passenger train No. Is was going over
the Fountain river bridge at Little
Buttes, the trestle gave way. The en-
CINE was plunged into the water and
buried completely out Of sight. Engi-
neer Hughes and Fireman Lillis were
in the water for fifteen minutes They
managed TO keep afiOat by hanging on
TO small pieces of timber and debris.
Finally they succeeded in reaching the
cab of the engine. which had been
knocked off the bridge but was not un-
der the water. All the passenger cars
remained on the track
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
DIES WHILE ON OUTING.

Boise. Ida. Aug. &c r.. Nesmith
young man engaged in mining at Pearl.
died today He had gone on an out
ing TO Rocky Bar with his wife and
child. his sister and some friends. and
WAS stricken down by typhoid fever. dy-
ing In camp. He was a relative of Sen
ator Ankeny Of Washington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
PAYS So 1-5c FOR SILVER.

? Washington, Aug. 6.-The
, treasury department today pur-
= chased 10000 ounces of silver
, at the average OF 50 Is cents
= for Philippine coinage. delivery
: to be made at San Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
VETERAN IS CAUGHT.
Old Postofice Clerk Found Opening
Letters.

Washington. Aug 6.-John +. CARMEL,
SO years Of age. a veteran clerk Of the
office G. the auditor for the postoffice
department, formerly OF Iowa, was ar
rested today BY Dostofnce inspectors on
the charge of opening letters addressed
to the auditor and appropriating the
contents
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
TO WORK ON FINANCE BILL,

= Providence. r. l.. Aug. 6.-The =
= members of the Subcommittee OF =
r the United States senate commit =
, tee on finance are assembling at I
. Senator AIdrichs country resi- =
y dence at Warwick preparatory to =
: discussing Informally the details >
= Of the financial bill which Is to be =
= presented at the next session of =
y congress. The subcommittee in =
= cludes Allison Aldrich. Spooner =
4 and Plat of Connecticut ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
OVERCOME BY GAS.

Ohio Firemen May Die as Result Of
Experience.
Tiffin. Ohio, Aug. Sire Chief Wei
mer. Captain Grogg and four firemen
We're overcome by carboiic gas today
while investigating supposed fire
in Wilson cold storage plant. The met
We're rescued by the crowd watching
the dense fumes which were supposed
To be smoke All the firemen are in a
serious condition, and one or two viii
probably die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
CONVICT is CAUGHT
Albert SeaVis, Co!ored Man
Who Escaped From Folsom,
Surrenders After Fight.

Auburn. Cal. Aug. ALBERT Seavis. the
escaped from Folsom prison, is i'm Jail
here tonight. with bullet wounds in both
OF, his legs He was captured shortly
after o'clock tonight when the train
cane IN from Newcastle.
Sheriff Keena received word from New
castle that q negro answering the de
ScrlFtion of Seavis had boarded the night
train there on the way out. and when the
train came into Auburn Kenna and Dep
uty Sheriff COan were at the depot The
negro Was called upon to surrender and
he Immediately opened fire on COan who
was on the side nearest him. SeaVis
fired thFce shots but he failed TO hit the
deputy. who dropped down beneath tue
car At the same time kenna and COan
opened fire and shot the negro. who
begged that his life be spared
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
THE METALS.

Silver $3.50 per ounce.
Copper. l2Ac per ID: New York,
SID per 100 lbs.
Lead $3.50 per 100 lbs; New
York. $40
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-19
What She Was Seeking.

A lawyer who has charge Of the
collection of rents of a large tenement
on the east side was recently visited
by an old Irish woman. who, after
much persuasion had been induced to
come down town and pay her rent.
The lawyers Office was on one of the
upper floors of a large Office building.
After the rent had been paid and the
receipt given, the old woman was
shown out into the hallway by the
Office boy. The lawyer found her in
the a few minutes later, when he hau
occasion to go out. She was wander
ing about opening doors and other.
wise acting in a strange manner.
"What are you looking for?" asked
the lawyer.
"Shure, I'm looking for the little
closet I came up in."-New York
Times.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-19
A Broken Record.

Young Dunderhead's proud mother
tells her friends that he has certainly
broken the record. Only four years out
of college-that is, of course, he didn't
graduate, but he left four years ago,
you know-and here he is purchasing
agent for International Ivory at a sal
airy Of $4,000. She says she has often
remarked to her husband, who has the
controlling interest in International,
that she does not believe there was
ever such an instance of rapid advance
ment Of the young man under the re-
gime of competition.