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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14
TRAILS ARE NOW OPEN
Search viii Be Made For Body
OF Superintendent Eagan, Lost
in the Mountains.

Butte, Mont April ia special
from columbia Fails says that A. III.
Lagan, superintendent of the Illinois
Central has arrived there and is orr
ganizing party to go into the mom-
talns aad search for the remains OF his
brother Benjamin Eagan formerly SUI
perintendent of the Great Northern
Who became lost and persisted in the
region about Bolton while hunting Ieer
iast december Eagan VII enlist the
AID Of all the oldest and most expert
encct wo0dsmen he can secure in the
iatnead country ana o. wild animals
have NOT destroyed the corpse of the
missing man 10 is believed beyond a
DOUBT that the body Will be found The
snow ls fast leaving The mountains and
lialis can now le traversed with safety.
superintendent Eagan win remain m
lhe held with The searching party sev-
eral weeks.
There is standing reward of $1,000
Tor tne recovery nj Eaeans remains
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

does not anticipate any serious trouble
with the boxers.
When the trouble comes. ne says,
lit will, I believe. take the form Of a
demonstration against the Manchu dy-
nasty. Admiral Evans has sent three
of the light draught boats captured
from the Spanish to Canton, aud the
navy is doing its best to be prepared
for any duty ii may be glled upon
TO perform. Our ships. however. are
under-oficered and undetermined. and
from midshipman TO admiral. officers
are now called upon to assume duties
and responsibilities that properly be-
long to the grade they have not Of
heially reached. But ] imagine that
condition applies to the whole service"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14
PERSONS FOUND GUILTY
WILL BE DULY PUNISHED
So Says Postmaster General Payne in a.tais.
ment Regarding P0Stofice Scandal
Some Parts of the Report Of Those Making the Investigation VIE
Be Suppressed.


AL the same cine -r.
pose is 10 eife iar end just
90 AN concerned. ana not 10 a-t
trariIy and with undue haste Fo
reason ir CEN Dr. stated -llf ~
diate changes Of Importance M
personnel pl me service are nesf
templated. and progress Wii ae
largely on me report 10 Dr. nade
Fourth Assistant Postmaster aene
Bristow on ne investigation alfhea
ucvelopme meantime may
tate some Deviation l0m mis- policy
The oiH1e ot Che ASST cana altnrar
general f5r nee post0Hce depa
ls amoug taosf nc,uaca in +as Ele
inquiry Ai- fu the nrests toH ~
the ana rs EeAeiaag IS completed
pr01ante tHai ~ successor t0
ant etiorney Genera Irner WIFI
1ln9
P8simaster GenerN payne did
reaf enc department. unfi q oc.aeE
thf afternoon "A Score III aH-uaoer
mHn was awaiting h.m al.a queries
"a -cerning the p0st0mce md t1afirl
"a Pre- PARTED all guestoa wish
nd rks on his "trip 20 tae
Af Payne later summoUadf nHnfer
% officers Oh the aepar-neut aac ta
SPORT consultations with thasn Tgre.r-
idg postal analrs. About ear
he eare Qut-hie statcmcuf
qaenlly be led an 9Kiendel rlfIrEieW
Win Dir. Brstow
has a Bad Loof
ItNs learned chat itNin te f
weeR5 before the postomce Inspectors
viii 2e able % complete taeir Wor
Wheh iley have auiaael E1ulth
si~tqnA tnaster 1enaiai EtoW
win pIAa q comprehensive report ~
the WhoiA pleet u Is PROBABLE lhat
some part@l the report WiI ha fh-
held from pul iieation.
Postodce Epector Fosne ~ e
Northwestern dFision who ras diIee
son general of 49, of cuba irom
time of llr. RathboH disposal - ae
close % fthe America regime a -
island is the prineIs'4
ML. Bristow and chief mspasar tocl-
ran in The actual handling ~ tfeto
Postonce Inspector Thorpe o
York and others have been mough
from The lcld
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

lTYAsHINGTON. April l3.-Posmas-
w ter General Payne tonight gave
out a statement In which DE am
nouneed that Investigation of The an
fairs of the postohce department wii
De continued. and that amy persons
found guilty Of wrongdoing Wli be
dealt with summaril-. % fafrment
follows;
"Duriug the months OF January and
February Information and repor Is
reached me which I deemed i- for the
public interest 10 investigate ANA
personally gathered such Information
and facts as would enable the proper
officers Of the department TO undertake
proper Investigation INFO The truth OF
falsity Of these reports directed
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BristoW 60 take the propeg steps 10
institute the Necessary inquiry USING
for that purpose the s0stohce inspec-
tor division and suca other methods
as would thoroughly ascertan tne
truth on lalsiy 0f the charges or ing
siuua lions made. sud De was instructed
20 proceed promptly and With VISOR
during my absence
Roosevelt Approved.
Since my remrn this morning
have not seen General BristoW SO that
] am not advised of the progress. The
Investigation Will continue. and if any
wrongdoing is disclosed, the parties
guilty of such wrongdoing win DE SUM
marily dealt with II the system or
method Of doing business in the de-
partment IS faulty the proper remedies
viii be applied without fear OF favor
inaugurated the investigation with
the determination that it should be exc
haustiVe. 1t is proper for me 10 add
that ] laid before the president the
Information which ! had in my pos
session and that be fully approved Of
the action proposed by me-"
The whole administration of the
postoflee department is made subject
90 the Investigation under the p0sl-
master generals direction. and every
division will be pr0bed thoroughly and
the inquiry be made as thorough as
the departments most expert inspec-
tors can make it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

great deeds. and why should we not
observe the anniversary Of bis hlrtl
and recount his deeds2 Great deed
require great men, lie was born ON
what was then the frontier $50 years
ago. He grew To magnificent man
hood and Dc is a singular fact that one
of his first associates when he reached
the capital was Patrick Henry He
was a member Of the Virginia conven-
ton which set the revolution in mo-
ton. and a member of the rrst CONT
mental congress
Work in Legislature.
''After his service there ne was
again elected 10 the house OF burgesses.
His return 90 the legislature Of his
state was timely He found laws that
were confusion and as bad as the blue
laws of Connecticut one Of these
punished gossips with the ducking
stool lie established courts of JUS
ice, fixed the law Of entail. cutting of
the absolute possession Of the eldest
son, dividing estates 70 all children
equally, This was "a serious blow TO
the nobility OF that day.
He assaulted the established church.
He wiped out the tax which the coll
onists had paid TO its support. but 10
took nine years for the original bin %
become law lie revised The whole
system of the Virginia criminal law
and he failed in but one thing. This
was lh Wiping cut slavery Had De
accomplished this there would have
been no Lincoln. He was governor En-
lag, and for his great works AN he
got was thanks. I'm 1854 he was min-
lster 20 France and there studied the
European situation and saw the French
revolution. lie was "a philosopher and
we are indebted to him for the great
rice fields of the south lie brought
the FIRST rice over himself. efforts to
send 10 over having failed
Beginnings Of Party.
AS vice president with Adams. he
began the great organization of which
we are members. lt was first called
The Republican party. then the demo-
cratic Republican party. ana later she
Democratic party AS president be
consummated with France the Loaisi-
ana purchase. His minister was 70
|Ir.-.r... s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

Deputies Are Closing 10 Around Notorious California Despssd
and Mur5srs. and Battle Is g.
nacfad

n AKERsFIELD. Cal, April 49,
n OUTLAW Mckinney was seen this
morning at Isabella He was on
foot Deputies are in pursuit from
kernville. sheriff Collins and posse
left Garden station for Kernviue LAST
night
Mckinney apparently Is not Wounded
and there is no question that n he IS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

Clinton la April While =
temporarily d-ranged Frank .
Hursh Of Erie Ills. ten miles easr .
of here shot and kled his wife 3
While on th4 way 20 church. ana 2
thtn returned nome and sHled 3
himself Their lllie daughter =
startled Che congregation By up- 9
ming into church and telling Of ihc =
trasedy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

manchester England. April 49, .
~ F.. Cody iBunaio Blu3 mot WITH 3
aa aeeident uf the frst perf0rnl- =
ance % bis shoW here iolag His .
morse reared and fell on h4 lie .
Mdr removed u q hotel
Us inllries are mon ser'0ns His 3
ankie IS badly sDra'nad ban he .
appeared in the arena d M
riaee tonight
8 q q . y 8 4 q q 4 a a 4 ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14
M Varian's Appeal

S. Nariau's topic was "Old Wine
New Bottles" but the address was "a
emit appeal for adherence to the
.ncip'es ol Democracy. lie declared
greed and avarice had taken the
ce Of the patriotism of early DAYS.
chat The republic had been recent
.urestne from the resisting hand ~
ln AN 0f her possessions.
'rhe blood of my ancestors in my
lr romptiH mP when armies AFRO in
field and navies are an sea to say.
n f5r my country right or WRONG.
afl "hui the war IS over. and the
..e- faf are the subject OF coDsi1-
.r f8r Dcmacrats. inequality o.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14

FOR SALT LAK
Fair, rising temnelatu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
WAR FLEET SAILORS
ARE ACTING UGLY
Admiral HigginsOn's Men Angry Be-
cause Refused Permission
TO Land.

Dallas, Tex. Feb. 27.-Private ad-
vices from Galveston Indicate that
bad state of affairs exists among the
sailors on board the war fleet of
Admiral Higginson.
The men are represented as being
ugly almost to the point of mutiny.
The exact condition of affairs can
not be learned, as the six battleships
composing the fleet are anchored out
in the sea, eleven miles from shore,
and have never been nearer than sew
en- miles.
But reports brought in by parties
on the converted little cruiser Scor-
pion and other craft, is that the men
claim they have been mistreated by
being denied shore leave, after hav-
ing been promised it when the vessels
should reach Galveston.
Nearly all the men have been Jnlin-
terruptedly on shipbOard in tropical
waters, drilling and maneuvering for
approximately ever since assembling
in the Caribbean sea.
Two pay days have been had and
the men have their money in their
pockets, and want chance on shore
to spend some of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
TORTURED BY ROBBERS:
APPLY FIRE TO VICTIMS
BOY is MANGLED
BY A SAVAGE DOG
Beast Chases a Cutter Occupied by
Two Children at jack
son, Mich.

jackson, Mich, Feb. 27.-Dr. Guy
q. Holcomb's bull terrier tried to jump
into a cutter in which Rev. William
Forkelrs 1O-year-old son and Robert
G. McNaughton's 14-year-old daugh-
ter were driving. The children drove
off in alarm and the dog pursued. So
savage was the brute's manner that
the girl was reminded of stories of
Russians pursued in their troikas by
wolves, and this suggested the idea
of throwing cut something to appease
the animals fury. Accordingly, she
cast a buffalo robe out upon the road.
The dog attacked the robe, shook
it viciouSly a few times, then dashed
after the children with renewed fury.
The chase had covered mile, when iS
was brought to a bloody end. The
dog leaped into the cutter, seized the
boys leg and began tearing the flesh
from it. Many persons witnessed the
scene and one of them, throwing a
robe over the terrier, succeeded in
hauling the terrier off and holding it
until policeman shot it. A portion
of the dogs brain was sent to Ann
Arbor to be examined for evidences OF
rabies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
FIVE men ARE KILLED
IN POWDER EXPLOSION
HARRISON ESTATE
MAY GET IN COURTS
Dissension Reported to Have Arisen
in Former Presidents
Family.

indianapolis, Feb. % Probate
Commissioner Walker has made Il de-
mand on the Union Trust company,
executor of the estate of General Ben
jamin Harrison. for a report on the
condition of the estate. There has
been no report made to the court since
the death of General Harrison, al
though there have been frequent re-
quests for 4 report made by w. II.
II. Miller, attorney for Mrs. Harrison
and her daughter Elizabeth.
That there is dissension among the
heirs has been apparent for some
time, although those directly interest
ed say that the estate is being set
tied to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. The diSSenSion is said to have
been created over the disposition of
real estate. Colonel Russell B. Har-
rison said that the delay of the trust
company in reporting was occaSioned
by the desire amicably to settle up
the realty affairs through n partition
suit. He declined to give the location
Of the real estate that is to be d.
Cided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
BRIBERY CHARGE
AGAINST CAPITALIST
Henry j. Miller, of Fort Wayne, Ac-
cused of Paying Money to
Councilman.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Feb. 27.-Henry
j. Miller. a well-known capitalist and
electric lighting man, was indicted
yesterday on charge of bribing the
late Councilman George Il. Hench,
who on his deathbed mortgaged his
home for S4OO, saying he must pay
that amount to Miller. who. he said.
had given it to him for aiding in an
alleged franchise grab that failed.
His widow took legal means TO recov-
er the money from Miller.
4 score of indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury. Among
others who are accused is Chief of
Police II. y. Gorsline, indicted for al
legged drunkenness. Many gamblers
were arrested on indictments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
WRITES A LETTER TO NO. 4
Who Says She Loves Him and He Loves
Her-AnectIonate nIissive.

Her-AHecttOnate mtSStVes
Indianapolis, Feb. 2T.-Anna Gam
BILE, the fourth wife of Albert \.
Knapp. received a letter from her hus-
band yesterday, evidently written aft
er his confession to the Hamilton au-
thorities Wednesday night. From its
tone Knapp expects to be sent to the
penitentiary for life. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
MY Dear Little Wife-I will drop
you a few lines to let you know how
l am getting along. 1t looks very.
dark for me, and so we will have to
expect the worst. l don't know what
they will do with me, but L expect it
will be life in prison at Columbus, o.,
as they are on the track of Hannah.
They have not found her body, but
may find her by the time you get this
letter. | won't write much this time,
but as soon aS you answer this l will
write more
But. oh, my darling sweetheart. 1t
is hard to be parted from you. But
be a good girl for Allie. and take good
care of yourself. You know what I
mean. don't you? Now write me a
nice long letter Don't forget your
kid. and he will never forget his little
sweetheart us long as he lives. l will
tell you all in my next letter. Write
just as soon as YOU get this. How is
daddy? With love and kisses. l Will
close Your loving husband until death.
Get our marriage certificate from the
police Write at once. Allie to Annie.
Address Albert \. Knapp, Butler Coun-
ty Jail. Hamilton. o."
Mrs. Knapp said she did not know
anything about the Hannah mentioned
in the letter, as her husband had new
er spoken to her of the woman. HE
spoke of having wife at one time, y
she said, but l didn't ask him any
questions. 1t didn't bother me-" Mrs.
Knapp abused her husbands family
and said they had objected to the mar
riage.
"They wrote to him." she said, ''and
told him that if he did not give me
up they never wanted to see him
again. That was after we were mar
Tied. Allie told them he had married
me and intended to stick by me
through thick and thin. He loves me
and | love him. All / am afraid of Is
that they Will kill him in the electric
chair. If they send him to the peni-
tentiary it won't be so bad, because l
can go and see him once in a while"
When asked if she thought Knapp
was insane rhe young woman said he
had never acted as though anything
was the matter with his mind Mrs.
Knapp said that if she got the money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
AquinaIdO's Chief Sup
porter SWears Al
IegianCe
TO UNITED STATES
Ceremony Takes Place
Aboard Transport
Thomas.

Manila, Feb. 27.-Mabini. who was
Aguinaldo's chief supporter in the
insurrection, and who was president
of the supreme court, and again min
ister of foreign affairs in the brief
days of the Filipino republic. took the
oath of allegiance TO the United
States yesterday on board the trans
port Thomas, and was permitted to
land. Mabini has been an exile on
the island of Guam. and has just re-
turned. His companion in exile, Ri
carte, refused to take the oath. He
was placed on board the steamer
Gaelic and sent to Hong Kong. Both
NIabini and Ricarte refused to take
the oath at Guam. Mabini asking that
he be allowed to defer so doing until
he reached Manila. Gov. Taft in
structed Collector Schuster to board
the Thomas and administer the oath.
MabiRi at first demurred. saying he
came under the amnesty decree. but
he finally acquiesced. Ricarte said he
wanted to confer with his friends.
and added that he might take the
oath before the United States consul
at Hong Kong.
Fail to Locate san Miguel
Gen. San Miguel has evidently made
good his retreat to the Morong noun
tains. as the scouting parties have
failed to locate him. The Ladrones
abandoned Bosoboso when reinforce
ments reached the government troops
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
she would go to Hamilton and see her
husband.
KNAPP Is a MORAL PERvERr
AS Dangerous to Society as a Mad Dog and
Much More So.

Much More So.
Hamilton, o.. Feb. 27.-AIfred A.
Knapp, the seIf-confessed murderer,
made an extensive statement last night
at the jail. He adhered to his written
confession, and added some points. OF
these the most interesting relates to
the fate of his first wife. Emma
Stubbs, whose fate had been over
looked. Knapp declares that she is
still alive. lie says that she got a
divorce from him and that he lost
track of her except that he heard that
she was in Louisville. Another chap
ter was added to Knapp's confessed
career when he asserted that he was
implicated IN several hold-ups here
last December.
Knapp was asked why he commit
ted his various crimes, and how he
felt when he was choking woman
to death. He said: Il can't tell. l
was seized with an irresistible desire
to choke them, and L can't help it. 1
could not let 90 when l once begin
even if l wanted to. L never feel any
remorSe-Only a feeling of satisfaction
when 1 know that they are dead.
used my hands in every case except
that of Mary Eckert. L choked that
woman with i towel, but l could have
done it with my hands. l got acquaint-
ed with Mary in Dayton, o., through
an advertisement. and when she went
to Cincinnati l visited her at her room
and choked her to death one night
Knapp denied that he assaulted lit
tie Ida Hebhardt at indianapolis be-
fore he murdered her. Every doctor
who has seen Knapp here agrees that
he is a normal pervert, similar to
"Jack the Roper" except that he finds
satisfaction in choking women and
children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
Fan to Locate san Miguel.
CORPSE OF BABY
LEFT IN A STORE
Chicago Police EndeavOring to
Solve a Mys-
terry.

Chicago. Feb. 27.-The police are
prosecuting a vain search for the per-
son who left the dead body of a new
State street department store The
baby was apparently but two or three
hours old, and was found in a paste
board box, partly wrapped in clothes
and newspapers.
Employees of the store remember
having seen no one place the pack
age on the chair where it was later
discovered, and the mystery remains
unsolved. The body was removed to
the morgue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-27
FIGURES FAVOR CITY OWNERSHIP
Big Profit Shown for Chicago-MethOds of
Private Companies.

After referring to the insurance and
other charges which private owner
ship advocates urge should be included
in statements of municipal plants, Ell
licott said: ITO place the matter i'll
the worst possible light let it be as
Sumed that the accountants figures
and estimated charges are correct: add
the interest yearly to'the total amounts
expended in operation and building
the plants; treat the cost of rented
service the same way and see what
is the result of such comparison. This
will show that when the two amounts
involved are fairly compared, even
with all the charges that could he
made against the municipal plant add
ed, the city has still a clear profit.
1T has in its possession a lighting
plant which IN 1902 saved the city an
expenditure Of $2S3, ,62S.4S an amount
representing the difference between
the cost of rented service and the total
cost of operating the present munich
pal plant. What would private COM
pany do if it owned Il plant capable
of making this amount of money? If
we may judge by the business policy
of the private company whose state
ment has been quoted, it would i'm
mediately Issue bonds to the extent of
$3.75O,OOo, claiming the plant was
worth it because it earned interest
thereon. 1t is worth just as much to
the city.
''The venture of municipal owner
ship in the street lighting service in
Chicago is n practical demonstration
of what has been done under varying
conditions throughout a period of fif-
teen years, and when the results are
considered and compared with results
that would have been secured by rent
ing the same service, no intelligent
and fair-minded man Will deny that
the venture has been and will continue
to be profitable.
"Let us cease all arguments on
theoretical operation of lighting plants
and compare our relative practical re-
suits for corresponding periods of time.
publish the cash cost of furnishing
service allow the same relative
amounts for taxes and depreciation
and give the general public. IL practical
comparison of private and municipal
operation.
Those who represent private cleo
tric lighting interests dare not set a
date when they will produce in public
a true statement of their operating
costs and fixed charges, as carried by
them, to be used for the purpose of
comparison with the actual costs of
municipal lighting plants and the fixed
charges it is claimed should be made
against them.''