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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
NINE DIE
IN CLASH
OF TRAINS

KANSAS CITY, June 3.-Nine per-
sons are reported to have been killed
and many injured in collision of pas
senger trains on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad near Martin City. fifteen
miles south of Kansas City. The trains.
which met head on, were the west
bound Colorado limited. No. 1. and the
eastbound accommodation train, No. SO.
A messag received by officials here
ordered them to send a relief train
as soon as possible and to get all the
surgeons obtainable, from which it is
inferred that numerous passengers
were hurt Newspaper men were not
permitted on the relief train. which left
about IL O'clock tonight. and details
of the accident will not be learned until
the return of the train with the dead
ard injured.
Train No. 1, the Colorado flyer. had
orders to meet train No. 36, the ac-
commodation, at Mastin. The crew, it
is believed, overlooked it's, orders and
met train No. SO south of Mastin tank,
about one and a third miles south of
Mastin. The engines were both large
and were demolished. Among the dead
is a tramp who was riding on the
blind baggage" Baggageman Williams
on train SO was injured and Engineer
Slocum on No. 1 has a broken leg.
Fireman Whaley on No. 1 was hurt.
The day coach on the accommoda-
ton was telescoped. The chair car was
not damaged, however. The mail car
on the express was telescoped and the
end of the baggage car stove in. At
o'clock Saturday morning the relief
train had not returned to Kansas City.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
PETALUMAN KILLS HIMSELF
IN PRESENCE OF HIS BRIDE
Sensational Tragedy at an Early
Hour This Morning in the
Grand Hotel.

In presence Of
tered FROM
wachman heard sheks Of
A on he oor lis
paraIyzed any
sible motive for he
following
foundo on
1 feel
God calls me-. bricklayers o
PETER"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
.SOLDlERY
DISPERSES
THE CROWD
Militia Of Houston Is
Called Out by the
Mayor.

HOUSTON, Tex, June 3-There was
turbulence in the street car strike to-
day, several men being hurt, but none
seriously. and tonight the Mayor or
dered the militia to disperse a crowd
which had gathered about the office OF
the street car company. The militia is
held at the armory TO await further
orders.
The street car company has secured
a number of strike breakers and a few
cars were run during the day. In addi-
tion to the trainmen each car carried
half dozen strike breakers armed
with clubs. Some of the strike break
ers have been arrested for carrying
revolvers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
MONTANA LUMBERMAN
MEETS AWFUL DEATH
Revolving Wheel Catches Clothing of
Mill Employe and Dashes Him
to Death.

BUTTE, Mont, June 3.-A lumber
man named c.. Thibdeau met a fright
full death in the mills at Bonner last
night, his shirt sleeve catching on the
set screw of a rapidly revolving fly
wheel, tearing his clothes from him
and dashing his naked body against
the floor with sickening force every
time the wheel revolved. With such
power was the corpse hurled that a
two-inch plank in the flooring was
broken by the impact. Every bone
in Thibdeau's body was crushed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04

Ojeda has an intimate knowledge of
Moroccan affairs and is disposed to re-
gard the present situation as danger
Gus.
The Navy Department is advised by
cable that the Marietta left Gibraltar
to-day. having gone there for stores
for the combined squadrons now at
Tangier.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
WOHAN USES PITCHFORK
ON INFURIATED BULL
New Jersey Wife Reaches Husband
in Time to Save Him From Being
GoPed TO Death

NEW YORK, June 3.-An infuriated
bull gored Stephen Haines, on a farm
near Morristown, n. J. Mrs. Haines
grabbed a pitchfork as Haines fell
and plunged it into the animals ribs
many times. She then used the handle
as club. A fortunate blow on the tip
Of the nose so panied the bull that it
turned and ran. Haines was badly in
jured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
TEE wEATREz.

Forecast made at san Fran
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight. June 4:
San Francisco and vicinity
Fair Satz-day; continued warm
weather; liGht ncrth winds,
changing TO fresh westerly.
A. G.. McADIE,
District Eo-ecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04

War News Continued on Page Two.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
THE rzEArzzs.

Alcazar-"Tol1 Gate Inn"
California-Janics Meredith"
Central-"A Celebrated Case"
Chutes-Vaudevi11e.
Co1umbta-"The Little Minis
ter"
Fisch cher's-"U. s."
Grand-"Gismcnda."
orpheum-Vaudeville.
Tivoli-"The Toy Maker"
Matinees at All Theaters To-Day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17
THE BEAUTIFUL FAIRY PRINCESS

made himself bed of soft green moss beneath
tall palm and went TO Sleep
In the morning the sound of voices awakened
him. and listening closely he distinguished the clear
laughter of girls in the forest. Softly ne stole
through the underbrush and before him saw small
lake shimmering under the beams of the rising sun.
and soon he saw four lovely E-aidens who had been
bcthing in the lake and we're now reclining beneath
the palms the shore. He went toward them, but
as soon as he appeared they vanished Ike smoke.
There were traces of their footsteps on the
sand Of the shore.
Greatly mystifed he went back to the old
phongyee and told him what he had seen, and asked
him why the girls had fled.
You have seen the four Mats daughters OF
the fairy king! Such has not happened for many
century. You are very lucky"
Now Harry had soon learned that IN BG-ma tie
people believe implicitly IN fairies that every
strange event Is laid upon their shoulders but he
was convinced that the girls he had were NOR
tails like himself One of them had appeared So
beautiful that truly she seemed more like a fairy
than human being, but he not yet ready to be-
heve IN such things at all.
He thought the liyelong day about this particular
maiden, and went at night to the lakeside to sleep
once more, hoping that the four would again VISIT
the place, but they not All day long he waited
at the waters edge and at last despair he went
away oppressed, with the feeling that he had seen
the last of the lovely girls The old phongyee as
sured him that never had two glimpses been caught
other stroke Of such extraordinary good luck, but
to enjoy what good fortune was certainly coming
20 him. Still uneOnvinced that the girls were not
mortal Harry again slept by the waterside, but net
morning he at last realized the truth, and al
most heartbroen at the thought of never seeing the
charming creature again.
In order to cure this heartsckness he set himself
to capture the giant serpent and IN few days sue
ceeded in the task bringing the monster to the tenn
pie and frightening the old monk nearly into a Ct
at the terrible sight. The phongyee FASTENED away
10 find the king and tell him what lad happened
Soon an immense crowd Of people appeared, who
hailed Harry with shouts and great rejoicings for
the danger had been everted by the capture Of the
snake by white
King Gambit escorted by a troop of soldiers, soon
arrived and he Immediately created Harry luke
and presented a magnificent palace, all carved and
gilded beyond the power of description to him for
residence and invited him to help govern the king
dom of Khongmalong.
Harry declined TO be assistant monarch, but Re
accepted the palace for the time being, and as tie
king refused to have anything more to do with tho
great serpent Harry installed it in long cage mace
of bamboo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17
GREAT ADVENTURES OF A
LAD WHO RESCUED A FLY
FROM SPIDER-SPARED 1T

and, at last, coming to the forest lake. found the
emerald ring Then he knew that she had fed to her
father, and he resolved to seek his court.
Without knowing how he Sound himself guided
upward, upward, until at last, after days and
nights of hard climbing, he stood top of the
Himalayas AID saw a castle of shining silver, be-
fore which stood dragon of such enormous size
and of frightful aspect that for once he feit
timid about tackling him Yet only for a moment
did fear make him hesitate, and then he strobe to-
ward the immense creature which at his approach
rose and rushed at him. but he threw the shining
spiders cord over that great neck md the dragon
became as mild as a calf.
Leading the stumbling, awkward animal along
he entered the castle and wandered through its great
glowing halls shining with gems, but saw nobody at
ALL When he had reached the top of the castle bn
went out upon the roof and there he found golden
horn hanging.
Obeying, perhaps, the guidance of the ring, he
blew a blast upon this horn. and IN few minutes
saw troops of fairies coming toward the castle IL
great haste, for this was signal summoning all 10
the king The king and his courtiers as well as his
daughters, who had been out hunting Beloos, which
are funny little monkeylike creatures dwelling only
in the Himaayas, came very soon, wondering what
had happened that the horn should have been bown,
and when the fairy monarch saw his son-in-law he
was enraged.
He did not, of course, know who Harry was, but
when he was told that this was his daughters hus
band he was madden still. Neither did he know what
had happened to his pet dragon, which Harry had
locked in the cellar but after he had listened TO his
son-in-law's story he relented somewhat and finally
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

"If you viii not or can not love me IN return
will release you" LIe removed the magic moose, bat
she still remained and he said joyfully:
you do not fee You viii remain With me"
She replied as she cast down her eyes:
Il could not fee now, even if | wished. Yes /
love you, and viii remain with YOU forever, but
must tell my sisters so that my father viii know that
l am not unhappy"
She moved into the deep forest and disappeared,
but soon returned and said:
"They are much alarmed, fearing that harm viii
come to me, but they have taken my farewell mes
sage to my father. Now / yours"
Harry, filed with JOY, led her to his palace and
then sent word to the king, who came IN hurry to
see the fairy princess, 1 assure you, and great
banquet was given to the bride and groom. People
came from hundreds of miles away, mounted on
white elephants covered with gold and brocades also
whole armies of musicians and gaudiy-clad princes
and prneesses, acrobas, jugglers, and the cocks of
the land performed prodigies in the endeavor to
surpass all previous feasts.
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Every few days he would steal away to the lake
and soon al the people knew that the animal
charmer was in love with a Nat. and all felt very
sorry for him, there was surely no hope of ever
seeing her again Some of the people even came
and warned him that his search was dangerous Cor
the king of the fairies might do him harm, but Tar
ny merely laughed at these warnings and persisted IN
his quest And in the end he was rewarded
One day at dawn he sat beneath tau palm. and
as he looked out the silver surface Of the paci
lake he heard ripple Of laughter. Turning quickly
he saw the lovely fairy maid slipping past ana but
q few steps away, She looked back smiling at him
in teazing manner, if she wished Kim to pursue
her. and yet in her quick glance he thought he saw
tender CLEAN.
Springing to his feet he tossed MS magic noose
toward her feeting form, and true its object it
few like lightning falling about her fair neck and
holding her as in a vice She tremble6 IS he moved
nearer 10 her and held her hands before her lively
face but when he touched her she fell ilto his arIs
As that moment appeared he three sister Mats,
who nftereda 8sliaf and vanished instantly.
= love foai desfl55 be not aIarmcd.a said Harry.
cafessing the fairy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

A large part Of the shining web was destroyed,
which showed that the fly, after being first caught
in the meshes, had struggled valiantly; but the
spider had niubly wound him p meanwhile and
fastened a cable to him previous hauling him up
into his dining-room.
Harry watched the operation with treat interest,
but after time he began to feel respect for the
fly, who was struggling desperately for his life,
and when for Tie tenth time the spider had let him
slip and began all over again, Harry put out bis
hand and broke the cable The fly fell upon his back
and 1y there kicking feeby, If getting his breath
after the battle, and the spider, with his eyes
vieiously cleaning, FASTENED down to attach the
cable TO HIM once more.
But Harry promptly pinned him against the moss
with a stick, and then it was he heard an insect
speak. A tiny, but quite distinct voice sounded and
1t took but an instant for him to perceive that it
that of the fly.
XIII him!7 e-ied the fly. Don't spare him! He
Is a villain and murderer who entrcps all who fly
past his housed Stay him at once, I beg IF youD'
Then beneath the stick the spider called out:
Spare me- Spare me! Don't kill mel I have never
harmed you'll"
Don't release him cried the fly, earnestly. "He
Is treacherous and boodthirstyI Kill him at once
If you win spare me-" cried the spider, Il win
reward you0
"Howl" asked Harry, who had no intention what
Of killing the spider for he knew that it had as
much right 20 live the fly had. But he was eager
70 learn what a spider considered q fit reward
q
der "With that you can capture whatever you wish"
"All right" said Harry, "but I VIII let the fy go
also, you understand"
every WE'LL" replied the spider Il don't care Hes
too big and tough, anyway"
Harry lifted the stick and the spider, after care
fully feeling himself all over, slowly crawled up the
small tree-trunk while Harry removed the strands
of web that enveloped the big fly binding his wings
close to his side. The fly shook himself as be re-
marked:
"Goodnessl am glad to get out Ct thati He al
most had mel / viii try to repay you some day for
rescuing me, you may be sure of that"
"Huh 2 grunted the spider from the centre of his
shining dew-bedecked web. "How can bic fat
green, pop-eyed fly repay man for such service p
Il know not returned the fly, mai ng his wings
fash like eneralds in the sunlight in some nan-
ner, depend upon 1t, 1 viii repay you. I viii watch
you always, and you may be sure that when you
need me III be near you. Coed morning"
The fly ,buzzed away, Tor he knew that it was
an unhealthy neighborhood for insects like himself
As Harry was about to leave the spider said:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

"You are bold man, doubtless, else you would
not have braved the dread journey and dared al tho
perils of this climb above the Clouds but you do not
deserve my child unless you greater man than
I think you are. Had my dragon been here your
bravery would not have awaited you pennys WORTH
but he has strayed away and allowed you to enter,
and so will give you chance. First you must sub
due a wild horse, and still wilder elephant, ana
then ride them here to my court"
ooh iddlesticksw cried Harry. "Can't a fairy
king get up something with little more excitement
in it than an elephant and hOrsef Sick your old
dragon on me and let me tackle him!
81 regret to say the dragon is absent, and may Be
away for months" said the king. He stayed away
the last time for nearly year, and he only came
back then because ne got sick No. you must engage
with the animals have selected
"All right" said Harry. "WheTe ave theyg'
He was conducted to the great forest, where IN
about ten minutes his guides saw the two animals
and then fed III gerat fear, which was turned into
wonder when Harry reappeared IN a short time cad
ing them both.
Then while the king looked down from his high
parapets Harry rode them one after another, and
when be had finished he went up to the king and
said:
"That was pretty tame sport, was it notl Now
give me my wife!"
ooh. there IS more to follow" cried the king,
somewhat troubled however, at the ease with which
Harry had accomplished the difficult, IN fact the
most difficult task the king could think of right of
hand but he had had time for reflection and had
chosen another, which would really tax the clever
est of men. He added:
"You must prove your sagscity, well your
bravery, oh, my son-in-lawl not give her to
dullard even the bravest dullard IN Ell the world"
81 have no objection TO another test, but you said
the capture of the elephant and the Forse would de-
eide it." said Harry.
"That was too easy, as you said yourself. Now
have placed my four daughters IN great ebony chests
and shut the lids, If you tell IN which chest
your bride is concealed you shall have her Here
are the chests" added the monarch leading Harry
into great hall of opals. Choose
At that moment the green fly circled around Har-
rvs head and nobody saw It. All were gazing at the
black chests on the floor The fly eireled nearer and
then whispered:
81 crawled into every chest and found them all
empty and then discovered that the four prnccsses
are above your head in the opalgallery and looking
down at you this moment Your wife IS weeping for
fear that you viii never succeed IN the tests that
her father viii impose on you"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

of you viii return IN week viii have the magic
Moose ready for you" Then he scuttled into hole
IN the tree trunk and vanished
At the end Of week Harry happened to think cf
the spiders promise, and although he did not believe
that the insect really could make magic moose he
was curious to see what it would be- He went to the
spot where he had witnessed the incident and the
spider appeared at once, saying;
"Ah, there you are. / have looked for You since
yesterday morning. The magic moose Is ready for
you, and think it Is beauty" He drew from be-
meath pile of leaves long, shining strand with
slip knot at the end, and swiftly running along the
ground made moose of the line. Il seemed like
silver thread as it lay upon the green moss
Il can make these" said the spider. "althougb.
unfortunately, ! can not use them, fo- l can not
throw them. ii / could / wouldn't need to spin
web"
"How Is II used = asked HAIRY curiouslv.
"Just toss it over what you want to capture" re-
piled the insect. 1T IS q magic lasso and viii he'd
anything fast, from an elephant to a snail"
Il much obliged" said barry, picking I'D .he
silvery cord Il VIII try 1t as soon as possible He
didn't, Of course, believe IN It's power hut he was too
polite tell the spider that he departed with his
prize.
On the way home, however, more in {dn than n
earnest be thought to test It's power upon the rsr
creature he encountered, which happened to be
mole llurryins to get under ground as Harry ap-
peared.
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The boy tossed the moose toward the little bundle
of black fur. and to his amazement It caught the
mole around the neck and held it. Then he tested II
on a squirrel and then a hawk. and soon was COM
pletey convinced that he had magic lasso.
Then began the numerous captures Of all sorts OF
rare American animals which soon brought Harry
Goodrich into such prominence that after time
he was employed by great menagerie to go to for
eign lands and capture lions, tigers, elephants.
giraffes, the okapi kiwi birds, antelopes and
apes so infTequently seen that their existence was
doubted by scientists. All Of these and more he
deity caught with his moose of shining webstrand.
that the natives of these countries, wild savages.
soon called him the Animal Charmer,"
Now and then, just for sport, he captured some
Wild untamed barbarians and brought them tfem-
bling TO his feet so frightened that they lost all
power of speech or movement.
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Il see your chests" said Harry, looking at the
king sterny, 'and 1 find that you are foxy ole de-
ceiver who doesn't intend me to have my wife at
all. But smart as you are, / am still your master
in all such arts. There the chests, but they
all empty, and my wife IS up yonder IN the gallery
'You are indeed my masterP cried the amazed
king almost dropping to the floor IN surprise This
beats meF
"Ah have X-ray eyesI" replied Harry. Nothing
is hidden from me. can even tell you where your
dragon has gone"
If you can you shall have my daughter" cried
the fairy king, eagerly.
"Can take her back to my home and at once or
when l please" demanded Harry.
Eyes, at any time you wish, If you viii tell ne
where to md my dragon"
Look In your own cellar, then, said Harry,
laughing. and In a few minutes the news was
brought that Harry had indeed told the truth
Then the king relented entirely. saying:
1.-The lad pleases me greatly. He is a worthy SON
in-aw to a fairy king Take your wife when Fou
please, but pray delay your departure until We get
better acquainted, for there Is much that you cen
teach me, am sure"
So that's why Harry Goodrich has not yet re-
turned home for everything is so delightful at the
fairy kings court that ne cannot bear to think
of leaving. In his rare letters to mo he declares
that he is going to bring his fairy bride here next
summer even if he has lasso her fathes and
him along also which I hope he VIII DO Cor I would
like very much TO see q fairy monarch.
WALT McsNoUGALI.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17
A MAGIC LASSO AND HOW IT
BROUGHT FAME AND GREAT
FORTUNE TO A GOOD BOY

~ nee there was a boy named Harry sGood-
rich who never believed IN f7iry stories,
which he said were invented to amuse very
small children; although for ages all the
oldest people were the ones who told them and
afterwsrd put them into books, for, of course, ch
dren would not be likely to remember and tel
story correctly Harry however, was fond OF studV-
ing all about animals and bids and used to roam
about IN the woods day and night watching owls
skunks, wOodchucks, crows and squirrels, until
really believe that he knew every haunt and hole
of all Of them
Now and then he came across something so nlys-
terious that nothing short of fairy or elhn work
manship could explain 1t, but still lie simply dc
clined TO believe IN anything of the kind.
One summer day he received a Lesson that IN
clined him to admit that perhaps there are many
He heard for the first time the voice of one of the
smaller creatures.
He was strolling through the woods when he saw
a great green fly struggling IN = spiders web, and
as he looked the fly fell toward the ground, but.
before be had reached it, was slowly drawn upward
again. Harry went closer and saw that the insect
was fast to the end of a strand of eob-web and
completely bound, being quite wrapped up in the
encircling folds so that it was helpless.
Aloft In the centre of the web, sat a great black
spider firmly holding on and deity drawing I'D,
hand over hand the captive, but the fiy's weight
was great that now and again the spiders grasp
would loosen and the fly would fall but never to the
ground, for the big spider would make a grand ef-
fort and haul in ike mad to prevent the hy's feet
from clutehing some blade of grass. That would
have meant his escape very soon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

. nee there was boy named Harry Good
rich who never believed in fairy stories,
which he said were invented to amuse very
emaIl chlLdran. althoneh for ages ali the