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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01
-, Breaks the Bottle.

Rear Admiral Francis R. Bovles,
chief constructor of the ~ navy. and
somewhat of an authority on launch
ing, is the inventor of an apparatus
whereby the fair christener has only
to let go of the bottle as the ship
moves and watch it swi ng unerringly
to the bow. -, :. = + !, .i@4, s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01
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Passing of Cattle kinus,

The cattle. king of the Western
plains is passing away forever. A.
few. years ago there were nearly 100
millionaires, exclusive acattlemenS IN
the southwest, now there are but
thirty. Gs 1 ss ID i.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01

When a1ter acqulR sudden wealth
a man ceases to redpize his friends
they escape the thine stories of,
his early struggles. i. ~ ~. :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
MIDNIGHT BATTLE AT JACKSON
Attack Upon the Jail by Mob of ounaneers Sent
Back VoIey For Voiey-WiIdest Excite
ment Prevails.
ment Prevails.

7 ACKSON. KY, May 2S-Early last
evening a body of about sixty
! armed men was marched into
ia ckson. They were not together, but
kept close to each other At midnight
the providers began TO sneak across the
street from the bank south Of the Jail
The guards commanded them to halt
They refused and in reply fired several
shots. The guards returned the fire
The providers ran about 100 yards fur
ther and fired again. The guards then
poured three volleys into them in rapid
succession. Moving objects We're dis
covered on the north side Of the Jail
and the guards fred again and killed a
COW. A few moments before the firing
q fash of lightning revealed a squad
of mer in the hills in the rear of the
jail. 1t was expected that concerted
action was TO be made to reach the
jail, and the troops prepared 10 give
any Corners Il hot reception, but a ter
rife storm was raging and it was alb
.solutely dark No further demOnstra-
ton WAS made. The bullet marks this
morning showed that firing was ac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
MYSTERY NOT YET SOLVED.
Latest Concerning the Killing OF
Coachman Hefernan.

COachman HeneTnaD.
New York. May 2S.-It has been
learned. that John Henernan, who was
shot at Ardsley Sunday, says the Her
aid. did not name the man he accused,
but Indicated him by his recalling his
relation to another resident here Sarah
Campbell. the sweetheart of the muir
dered man. has left her place of en-
plOyment in TarrytOwn and gone to
New York City
Before she left TarrytOwn, however.
she gave a version of her conversation
with the coachman after he had been
wounded, which is at variance with
her sworn testimony before Coroner
Russell on Tuesday night. Then She
said that when she asked the coach
man if he knew who it was that shot
him. he replied in the negative In
her latest story she said:
when asked John if he knew wh9
shot him he said it was the sOn-in-
law Of a wealthy man who lived not
far away. and whose name ne gave.
And just as he told this to me three
men came down the stone steps lead
ing from the grounds above, and az
tkey FASTENED toward US I saw that
one of them wore no hat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29

curate and numerous. although no one
was hurt
Curtis Jett and Thomas White We're
arraigned today for the murder of J.
B. Marcum and pleaded not guilty
Their trial was set for next Monday.
Later White and Jet filed afhdavits
asking Judge Redwine to remove Els
sOr Little on the ground of prejudice.
Judge Redwine was sick and announced
that he was unable to hold court today,
and the cases We're set for Monday
The grand jury is still on the Cocktail
case.
No more indictments were returned
today. No more troops are to be sent
A counter affidavit Is being prepared
by acting Sheriff Little
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
iSCREPAnCY OF
THREE MILLIONS

New York. May 2S-Regarding p
> the statement that there is a So =
= 100000 discrepancy between the re- =
, ports of General Leonard Wood y
2 and his secretary OF finance of the =
> total disbursements of the Ameri- y
> can military government II cuba. =
> il is stated on the highest author =
= ity. says the Tribune's Havana y
= representative. that the discrepan- y
> cy viii be accounted for before the y
= national settlement between the =
= war department and Senior Que =
sada, Cuban minister at Washing =
, ton. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
SPY WAS THROWN OUT
EmpIoye of Detective Agency Dis
covered in Secret Meeting
of Trainmen.

Denver, May 2S.-E. L. Weiant. act
ing as a delegate to the convention Of
the Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
whose sessions are secret. was expelled
today after he had confessed that he
was an employe Of detective agency
in Chicago. Great excitement was
caused among the delegates on the
floor and the trainmen in the gallery
at the Coliseum when Weiant was
brought before Grand Master Morris
sey and charged with acting as a spy
Kill him." shouted one excited in
dividual
Morrissey, rapping for order.
All the notes in Weiant's possession
were taken away from him ard he was
escorted out of the han by policemen.
Weiant, it is said. was formerly d
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
PIONEER MINER DEAD.
Patrick Flynn Answered Final Sum
mons at Wallace, Ida.

Dillon Mont May 2S.-Pa+rick Flynn.
who came TO Montana in s.. died at Wal
lace. Ida at noon yesterday and his
remains viii be brought to Dillon Sat
uIday for burial. He has two broth
ers here-Terance and Thomas Flynn.
The dead man was we'll known as q
mining man all over Montana and near
by states and of him il is said that he
erected the first smelter- ever operated
IN the Helena district He was extern
sively interested in mining operations in
the Occur d'Alenes at the time Of his
death. In the eighties he made a deal
in the Wood River country in Idaho and
cleaned up q comfortable fortune For
some time he operated at Sandy, Itah-
Death was caused by typhoid pneumonia
He was married about three years go
and the widow survives him. He was
a native Of Ireland and about 50 years
old
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
UTAH P0STMASTERS
GET INCREASE IN PAY
Especial to The HeraId.)

Washington. May 2S.-BecaUse Of in
creased postal receipts salaries OF post
masters at the following Utah offices
viii be increased $500 per annum from
July ]; Park City, Lehl and HSlciiliela-
The salary of the postmaster at LO-
gan is Increased 800 and Eureka and
Nephi decreased 500 each, the latter
because Of a decline in postal receipts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
B0ILERMAKERS WANT
A UNION FOREMAN

Cheyenne. Wyo.. May 2S.-The boiler
makers on the Wyoming division OF ths
Union Pacific. except at Evanston. are
still out, in spite of the adjustment Of
the differences yesterday afternoon.
The men here declare that they viii
not work under a non-uniOn foreman
and that all Of the strikers must be
reinstated at once. tt is anticipated
here that the trouble viii be adjusted
within q short time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
WELLS FOR MANAGER
This City to Be San Pedro Head
quarters During Work of
Construction.

Los Angeles. May 8-Opera ting head
quarters of the Los Angeles & salt Lake
railroad Will be removed from Los An
be maintained in that city until the new
road is open its entire length. General
Manager Z. r. Wells and Master Me-
chanic +. E Davidson left today for
Salt Lake City. where they viii inventory
the rolling stock transferred to the Clark
road by the oregon Short Line
J. Ross Clark today concluded the pur-
chase Of 800 steel rails in addition to
the 1900 tons on hand and en- route.
Specifications are being prepared for the
contract for the 300-mile gap that must
be filled. Bids viii be called for in a few
DAYS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
Further Attack Expected.

Lexington, Ky. May 2S.-CoIonel Will
uams. commanding the troops at jack
son. who is here today said he was
rot incliped 20 attach serious impor-
lance TO last nights shooting He,
however. would not deny that grave
fears are entertained Of further at
tecks. Troops have orders To fire at
the least hostile demonstration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
HANNA TAKES HIS MEDICINE
Cuyaga County Endorsed Roosevelt For 1904 and the Senator
Went Along With the Tide of Public
Opinion.
Opinion.

from that awful day in Buffalo. when
in the presence of his cabinet he regis
tered a vow and called as witnesses the
whole American people that it would
be his duty as well as his pleasure to
carry out the policies OF william Nc
Kinley.
That utterance gave him a high
place in the hearts of the American
people, and to the best of his ability he
has Iabored honestly to carry out that
pledge"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
LINE OF MARCH.

= From Oregon Short Line depot on
= South Temple 10 pioneer mOnu-
? ment on East Temple; East Tenn
= pie 20 Fifth South; Fifth South TO
= state street, where the joint build
> ing grounds viii be entered at the
= southwest corner and covered to
= front of building. where President
= Roosevelt will speak 10 the school
> children and review the parade,
> leave joint building from northwest
= corner of the grounds; north on
= State to the Eagle gate: counter
= march to First South ard disband-
= = = = = = = = = = = y = = , = = = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
Coming to Salt Lake.

San Francisco. Cal. May 2S.-The West
eru Pacific railroad Is preparing to cover
the distance between San Francisco and
Salt Lake IS rapidly as possible. Attor-
ney Barnett today stated that the city
council of stockton had just granted
franchise which will open the north chan
mel to the new road the first railroad 10
enter the north side Of Stockton
Work was commenced at the western
terminus in Oakland several days ago.
and construction will be pushed west from
Salt Lake TO meet that from the western
terminus
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
TOWN ON FIRE.

= Montreal, May % a telephone =
2 message received at , a. m. from =
= Mariesville a small town twenty =
= one miles from here on the Gem =
g trial Vermont railroad, says that =
= IRE which broke out at midnight >
, in a large barn near the railway =
? station had destroyed fifty build =
= ings and was still raging. The =
. ances. The Wild is blowing a =
= gale. =
, h I 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
FAITHFUL REWARpED


Washington, May 8-Fourth-cIass
pOstmasters appointed.
,Utah-Cora Henderson. CannOnvfIle,
Garfield county; Charles L. Shelley.
Clear Lake. Willard county
Wyoming Flora Townsend. Daniel.
Uinta county; H. c, Kelsey, HillsdaIe.
Laramie county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
TIE PRESIDENT HAp coon LAUea.
lspeeiaI 10 The HeraldN

ia Boise ida May Loyey the eartoonSt The
morning When he returned
of the both
its
his attention o
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
BANDITS ARMED WITH
HANDFUL OF PEPPER

Kansas City, May 2S.-Two unknown
men entered the office or A. G. Kendall.
manager of the Secret Service union.
in the Temple BLOCK a downtown office
building, today. threw red pepper in
his eyes and escaped with S505 in bills
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
FOUR YFARs ~ PRISON

tSpecldi 10 lie t1er2tG-)
Cheyenne. WyO.. May ZS.-NIike Melon
aid the Union Pacific brakeman captured
in ST. Louis recently, was this afternoon
sentenced to four years in the peniten-
riaTv-- Mcdonald was the loader of the
gang of thievinS trainmen that operated
between Cheyenne and SlCney
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
rTILLER's CASE.
Former oficial Says He Can Explain
Everything.

Terre Haute. Ind, May 2S--DauleI
Miller. former assistant attorney gen
eraI for the postoHce department, who
arrived here last night stated today
that he would be able to disprOve AL
the charges against him. He admitted
that he made a trip TO st. Louis las,
FEBRUARY. and says he may nave told
some Of his friends that he was going
10 Kansas City but says he VIII be able
to explain these as wen as other mat
ters to the full satisfaction of th7
court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
WORK OF A CRANK.
Threats Made to Blow Up Grand
Stand at Boise

lSDeciaI @ ne IeraId.l
Boise Ida May @--Early this morn
Ing AdjuIa1t General AicEcrs turned
over to Chief of Ponce Francis three let
ters he had received threatening to blow
up the grand stand during the presidents
receDtion becauSa tie same was erected
by non-unicn labor. Iae letters were an
signed and all in the same By &: writing
The police took extra prcceIts'-Is. Us II
was thought to be thc work II some ir-
responsible crank. Tho matter Eas Kept
quiet during the presidents stay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29

= Butte. Mont. May 2S.-Ge0rge
> CUNNINGHAM. station tender, and
= John Martin. tool boy, fell Loco +
= feet to death in the Mountain
= View mine this morning They
= were coming TO the surface on the
= sinking cage. bringing machine
= driU dashed to the cage The lash
= ings slipped. the drill caught on a
> timber and the men were thrown
= Off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
CLEVELAND, O., May 2S.-

CLEVELAND, O., May 2S,-The Re
publican county convention today
adopted resolutions endorsing the
administration of President Roosevelt,
and recommending his denomination
and election in 1904. Senator Hanns ad-
dressed the convention and paid aaigh
tribute to President Roosevelt al his
administration He said, in part:
I have nothing but commentator
for the record of the president, who,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29

= Washington. May 2S.-Vice Con 4
= sui Ojaleeve9 at Erezeroum, wires 4
= the state department that an 4
= earthquake in the canton of Me 4
= lazgherd on April % caused the Z
: death Of 500 people and left the I
= city in ruins. I
Z OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
TRIALS WILL
BE EXPEDITED
Payne in Pursuit of Machen anO
the Croft Brothers.
ACCUSED ARE NOT ALARMED
STATEMENT MADE By ATTOR-
NEY DOUGLASS.

Ev7 ASHINGTON. May 2S--Diller IS.
w Gron. senior member Of the hrn
of Croft Bros. manufacturers OF
letter box fasteners. who was arrested
last night for alleged bribery of former
Superintendent Machen. appeared be
fore United S-ates Commissioner lay
lor today for preliminary examination
After consultation with Assistant
District Attorney Taggart the preiIIii.7-
mary hearing was postponed until
Tuesday. June 9. Mr. GrOH then re-
newed his bond Of $4,000, gwen IaSt
night. Samuel A. GrOH, the Junior
member of the firm. who was also ar
rested last night. charged with the
same offense as his brother, appea -1 go
before Commissioner Taylor TO-DAY. IDS dls
preliminary hearing was set Tor J. usS
dav June 9 also as the cohlpIe'illc
AGAINST the brothers Croft charged
them Jointly with the offense-
Statement of Counsel.
Charles A. Douglass Of counsel for
Mr.. Machen today gave out the IolSoWr
ing statement of the present status %
the Machen case:
..Mr. Machen cannot fight out ms case
in the newspapers, but this hlCch oo-i
with propriety be stated; Itch
great elaboration, are of the graves
character. and il the government sue sue.
ceeds in establishing them, MI MdCIlGl'
and everyone connected with the case
ought TO be severely punlsneo'
however. they have been made lIIlPIOE
identially and without suhcleht
dApce nublic censure, swift and sJrohS'
should fall upon the ne&0s on CIIe -
suonSible parties MI Mdcneh nc
been a long time in the public service
and he is widely and favoraDly known
throughout the United states, ana -
Is due him that the public should not
preiudge his case. Nj Macneh y
ready to meet in the clearest ana mos
satisfactory way. the charges now spe-
cifii.aII,, made against him. and he now
generally and publicly lHt ties the il nus
rigid investigation into every act anu
transaction connected with his ofhclai
life More than this should not now De
said.
Case Will Be Pushed.
Mr.. Machen. under advice OK his
counsel refused to discuss the case
A ssistant Attorney General Robb OF
theNDostoffice department had a IONS
con Srence today with United SLaIeS
Attorney Beach 1t is the wish OF lne
postmaster general that the trlat OF -
Machen case be expedited as much d
pCSSi Bile Inc evidence III me 49,
already been reviewed by Attorney
General Knox. Solicitor General hoy
and District Attorney Beach, and the
prosecution now rests with the depart
nent Of justice. The federal gram
jury is in session and it is -e&pected
that the case of Mr.. Machen VIII o.
presented Immediately to that oody-
The civil suit and attachment proceed
fEgs. TO recover the amounts alleged PS
r,oerr,1 % cror. General nave DEtt
obtained from the post box fastener
contracts Will be instituted at once
The postmaster general said that no
further sensational Developments were
expected today. Nevertheless, other ar
rests are believed to be imminent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29

brakeman on the Rio Grande railroad.
bat after going to Chicago ac5 Joining
a 3. r. T. lodge there he entered the
service of the agency as "spOtter-"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
SALT LAKE is READY To
RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT
Preparations Have Been Completed For Magnifi-
cent Welcome to Theodore Roosevelt
Features of the Demonstration Will Be Imposing Parade and
Two Speeches by the Chief Executive.
49, , = = 2 = = = = = = = 3 2 2 = ~
PRESIDENTS PROGRAMME.

PRESIDENTS PROGRAMME. =
s.30-Leave train, oregon Short =
Line depot.
9:15-Address to children from re y
viewing stand outside city ana =
county building.
10 o'clock-Arrive at tabernacle; ,
addresses and programme.
IL o'clock-Leave tabernacle for ,
Kearns residence.
12:4O-Leave Kearns residence for =
train at Oregon Short Line depot =
%. m.-Train leaves Salt Lake for :
Ogden.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
IKE METALS.

Silver. 53e per ounce.
copper 1sc per pound. New
York. Slf.75 per 100 pounds.
Lead. 1910 per 100 pounds, New
York. S4.31ia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29

Continued on Page p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
With Kearns.

After the tabernacle exercises the
president viii be driven to Senator
Kearns' house. where he VIII have
luncheon. AT the same time the other
members Of the presidential party.
with the committees. the marshal and
his aides. viii be entertained at the
Alta club. The marshaTs aides are as
follows.
Major r. W. Young. Colonel c 5.
burton. Colonel John Q. Cannon Cap
tain Mercer (WhiterOcks). Major FOs-
ter (Fort Duchesne). Colonel Samuel
C.. Park A. g. Mckenzie. Colonel Bubb.
Hon. a. Eldredge. Charles Ward.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

1t was just FIVE years ago that
Dewey did it. He may have bluu.
dered since but on the frat day Of
May he made no mistake. In honor
of'he occasion the largest flag used
bJ the government was boisted from
the east flagstaff on the war, state
and navy building in Washington.
II is twenty by thirty feet. Admiral
Dewey will now not have an oppor
tunity this year If dining with the
officers who we're With bim on the
memorable occasion, ne has been bic
custom each succeeding anniversary
Of the victory. He is on inspection
duty at Hampton Roads with the
general board
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

fine Carrie NaiioR woman, DOW
Iecturing in Kansas, is an inexhaus
Iible mine Of rich but unconscious
humor. She said at Fort Scott the
other day; "Tbst man Roosevelt il
a regular brewers President have
read all Ct his speeches aud in never
n one Of them has be roasted the hell
broth dealer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19
Speaking of the rush ofimmiyran,,

Speaking of the rush of Immigrants
into Canada, i. is to be noted tina.
some of our western states bestirring
themselves 10 stop it, in 40 far at least
RS IL originates in the United States.
Thus the Legislature of Minnesota
has just appropriated $4,000 for an
immigration bureau to advertise the
advantages of farming in that state,
and Wisconsin Is to take similar
action.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

Ii ii were not for ST. Louis,
Kansas City and Chicago, life in
New York would be void of excite
,rent. Every one in these three
cities who can do so, goes 10 New
York at least once year to find on;
what is going ON, and then things
happen. Recestly a st. Louis girl
rushed out Of the Waldorf and kissed
cab driver To win bet of box
ofgioves. These little things amuse
New York and the rest of the
east.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

The German Dental associat ton
has Issued circular advising
patients to advoid American dentists
because many American colleges
sell their degree to incompetent
applicants and hence anyone holding
an American degree is open to su
spicion." Probably the Germans
think it isn't so much question of
degree as of skill. and tha,'s why
our dentists there are so prosperous.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

A fearful explosion of natural
gas occurred Wednesday at Fort
Gay (Cassville), w Va. iust across
the Big Sandy river from Louisa,
Ky. An N. and w. crew Of
workmsn were engaged 10 lowering
the gas mains Of the Triple State
Natural Gas and Oil company. and
in doing so the big gas pipe broke
and big aOlume Of gas shot out,
which igniled from a nearby FIRE
and caused terrific explosion.
Three workmen we're thrown over
20 feet in the air and severely in
jured aud burned.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

The man who claims that the arts
are being neglected will take back
seat. A man out west advertised
the same day for Cook and music
teacher. From the former he recei
we'd nine answers while 389 persons
were heard from in regard to the
latter.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

The Mexican postal department,
has taken a very novel and effective
means of distributing weather bulle
tins. Every letter which passes
through the Office is to be stamped
with the Indications for the next "a
hours at the same time as the CANCEL
alton of stamps is made and also as
the receiving stamp is placed on the
envelope.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

Blanche Collins, the woman
murderer, who Isnguishes in the
Wyoming county Jail awaiting
trial for the murder of an eight.
year. old boy, is reported to have
become insane. She site and broods
and not a word has escaped her
mouth for over q month When
spoken to she looks At the speaker
in mute despair.