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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08
PENROSE is "BOSS" AT PRESENT
Pennsylvania Senator VIII Name the Nan Upon Whom
the TOga Of the Late Senator Quay is
to be Bestowed.

fer with Governor Pennypacker on the
vacancy created by the death Of Senator
QUAY United States Senator Penrose ana
State Insurance Commissioner Israel ".
Durham held numerous meetings with To-
cal and state leaders on the situation.
Before leaving the city Senator Penrose
and Mr.. Durham reiterated their state
meuts Of Yesterday that no one had been
agreed ou for the place and that no an
nouncement could be looked for for sew
eTaI days.
Senator Peurose. who is chairman OF the
Republican state committee. has been
looked upon as "a state leader since the
death of Senator Quay, and the naming
of the new senator is practically IN his
hands Commissioner Durham is the
leader of the Philadelphia organization
and adviser of Senator PenrOse. Western
Pennsylvania viii be given the place. and
there Is a warm contest between Ale
ghcuy county, ia which Pittsburg is sit
uated. and Indiana county. EN-Attorncy
General John j. Eikiu of Indiana county,
no was defeated Tor the gubernatoriai
recently nominated by the state CcnNen-
tion for justice Of the supreme court for
term OF tWeuty-Ouc years at salary
of $4,000 per annum. IS a candidate
gainst the field Allegheny county has
put forth four candidates. two OF whom
are being seriously considered.
They are George i. Oliver, a million
aiFe. and William A. Finn. a leader In
various political movements in Pittsburg
Outside of Philadelphia and Allegheny
coHuIes, Mir Ekin is quite strong. On this
account his friends declaEe he should be
named for the vacancy.
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MUST PAY PROMPTLY
Secretary Shaw Sends a Gen
tie Reminder to Worlds
Fair Company.

st. Louis. June I'm a letter rs-
ceived by the exposition company to-
day, Leslie 8L Shaw secretary Of the
treasury gave formal notification that
if payments on the S4600,000 govern
meut loan are not promptly f0Fthcom-
ing when due, he, as the guardian OF
the United States treasury, win take
charge of the receipts and collection
of fair tickets.
The letter formally reminds the eN-
position company of the date f5I the
payment of the first iustalimeur Of the
loan, and iucloses d copy of the rules
governing the lean and repayment
President Francis. discussing Secre-
1ary ShaWs letter. said
THE 6rst payment 20 the United
States government by the World Fair
company ON the federal loan Cf $4,000
600 viii be made promptly on June 81.
as the law authorizing the loan pro-
yides. and every cent of the required
amount VIII De paid without the siisht-
est difficulty
Every subsequent payment VIII Ee
met promptly by the exposition mau-
agemeut ON The days and in such sums
as the laW has provided.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08

HARRISBURG. Pa, June IA con-
n ference to determine whether the
senatorial vacancy created by
Senator Quay's death shall be filled
by appointment or by an extra ses-
sion Of the legislature was held to-
night at the executive mansion be-
tween Governor Pennypacker United
States Senat tor Penrose and Insurance
Commissioner Durham. who control
the situation.
The governor spent several hours
TO-DAY examining the law on the sub
JeCt and il is thought ne reached a de-
cisiOn and viii announce il i'm the near
future.
The opinion still prevails here that
an extra session of the new legisla-
rure viii be held next December for
the election Of a senator and that
the governor is in perfect accord with
the Republican state leaders.
George L. Oliver tonight informed the
state leaders and the governor that be
did not wish his name to be further con-
sidered in connection with the senator
Shiu- His reasons for this act were pure
Is private and personal and has ne con-
uection with lie probability or improba-
oihty of his selection.
No One Agreed Upon.
Philadelphia. June Prior to going
90 the state capital this afternoon to con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08
MAKING FINAL EFFORT
Benson viii Plead Statute Of
Limitations as a Last
Resort.

New York. June John a. Benson,
the California millionaire luudnolder.
was held today Ou q warrant of re-
movaI by United States Commissioner
Shields The Indictment charges that
Benson and Frederick A. Hyde the
latter also of California, eonspireo
fraudulently to obtain title TO certain
reserve lands i'm California and Oregon.
AT the hearing today the defense
placed in evidence the deeds and
patents issued by the states of Cali
f0rnia and Oregon 10 the land Benson
and Hyde are accused of securing,
showing that the property, many
thousand acres in extent was acquired
more than three years prior to the
date of the indictment. Evidence was
also introduced by the defense to show
that the special agents Of the land
Office were instructed 10 publish i'm
California and Oregon newspapers the
boundaries OF the proposed forest land
reserves. This evidence was put i'm 70
answer the charge in the Indictment
that the defendants COnsDiled To bribe
the agents of the interior department
To learn the location OF these reserve
lands
Benson was surrendered by his bonds
men and a writ OF habeas corpus was
secured from Judge Laeombe OF tae
United states circuit COURT THE writ
raises new iUrisdiCto1ai question
ana alleges that Che statute OF limlta-
uous prevents the United states from
alleging fraud. after three yeUs nave
elapsed from the date Of films lite
deeds. 3lr. Benson was released ON
$4,000 bonds pending argument ou
the writ of habeas corpus
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"Or suicide" interposed Justice
Clarke.
No Sign Of Anxiety.
Mrs. Patterson never took her eyes
from her counsels faCe as ne was
making the argument. but she gave not
the slightest indication of nervousness
or anxiety over the outcome FROM an
her Gemeanor showed. she might have
been one of the half dozen women
spectators in the court room
Assistant District Attorney Sanford
said it would BIZ a great pleasure to
the coroner if he could discharge the
woman, but ne could not under tie pure
question Of law. The information bad
been laid before him that a crime had
been committed.
The assistant district attDrnep went
on 10 describe the wound and said
that the woman was tpe only one who
was near the dead man
The pistol was held SO close to the
coat that it would not have been hsid
by anybody but the defendant or Tue
dead man, and from the nature of the
wound the dead man could not hays
returned the pistol 10 his coat pocket
said 0Ir SANFORD as d asked the
CnuTt 10 dismiss the writ
Al he close e tise arguments Judge
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Aged Mother of Murderer Sells the Old Homestead in
Germany and Writes She Will Come to Utah
to be Near Her Imprisoned Son.
ga ATERNAL love is sufficiently i'm
I'VE tense in the breast of Mrs. Botha

hH ATERNAL love is sufficiently i'm
IHI tense in the breast of Mrs. Botha
TO warrant her making a journey
almost half way around the globe to be
with her son, Charles C'Dutch Char
IeyD Botha. who is serving a life
senteace III the Titan state peHitentary
for the shooting aad killing of his wife
and William Tibbetts. Describing the
advice of physicians. who told her that
she might not be able 10 Withstand TIE
fatigue Of the journey, the aged
mother who Is about IS years old,
has begun the trip from Germany 60
zzlu Lake City. to see her son
Botha IS i'm receipt Of d letter from
his r3other saying that she is about 20
undertake the journey to America. she
SAYS size has but enc ambition, 10 be
near her son I'm her declining days
There was nothing definite as regards
the date of departure from fhe Botha
homestead In Germany; the last letter
was filed mostly with mOtherly advice
TO son; Couuseling him to be good
boy. that his mother had not lost faith
I'm him. and that IL was only a ques-
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ton of lime before she would be with
him again.
At the time the letter was written
BOtha was under sentence to die Fri
day. The mother i'm her advanced age
cid not seem TO comprehend that fact
Her only apparent realiza ton was that
her Charles was in trouble and wanted
the advice and consolation of a mother
The maternal love I'm Ter breast was
sufficiently strong for her to run the
risk of death en- route 10 iein her son.
Mrs Botha may reach Salt Lake City
and she may not To make the journey
Mrs Botha has been forced to sacrifice
the BOtha homestead i'm the Father
lana. Without sufficient means other
wise to make the trip, the mother
found IL necessary 90 sell the home
where she brought up her boy. 1t was
not a hard task, she said because the
money would be q means TO an end
the reunion of mother and first horn
child after years of separation This
hope has LED her to put aside the desire
TO end her days i'm peace and happiness
at the old family place, and to set her
face toward the prison where her son
is doomed TO spend the rest of his
natural life.
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and if he decides that conditions war
rant IT, to place the gold camp under
the reign of The military Cor The seq
0ud time since the strike of metaIlifeT-
Gus miners began last August. Gen
eral Bell travelled on a regular Colo
RADIO d Southern train from Denver 90
Colorado Springs. At the latter place
the adjUJant general and his escort en-
tered a special train and JOuTueyed on
TO Cripple Greek. The framing of the
proclamation was the result Of an APP
peal from Sheriff Bell of Teller county
Tor troops, declaring that state Of
instruction existed i'm the Cripple
Greek district The appeal reads:
Appeal For Troops.
You are hereby advised that there is IN
existence iu Teller county. Colorado,
riot and that mobS of men are acting TO-
gether with intent % commit telonles. ana
that violence is being offered and at
tempted and threatened IS vel upon the
persons of said county as upon property,
and that organized m0bs are by force aHG
violence breaking the laws of tne state OF
Colorado. and are threatening TO continue
TO break the laws of the state of Colo
RADIO and the civil authorities of said
county are unable to suppress the said
tumults and riot. and are unable 10 dis
the threatened violence TO persons and TO
property. That numerous citizens or said
county have requested me to demand sueh
military protection as may be necessary
90 prevent violation of the law.
Therefore D. as sheriff of Teller county.
I'm view of the foregoing. hereby request
that shat portion of the uatioEa. guard
OF Colorado as may be deemed necessary
to enforce the law. preserve peace anu
suppress the iu-urrecfiOu now existing
and threatened bc sent with all C0uVcu-
ieHt speed for the said purpose 20 Teller
county
Il hereby request that maslIuch as a
state OF iusUrreCtiou and TeDcI-iOn against
the local authorities of the state OF Colo
RADIO IS iu existence, that you. al chieT
executive of the state of Colorado. and
commander be- chief of its military forces.
proclaim tie said county of Teller TO be
iH "a state Of iusuTTecLiOn and rebellion.
iSiauedJ EDWARD BELL,
Sheriff of Teller County.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08
LynChing Was Planned.

y OLORADO SPRINGS, colo, June z.
A special train consisting of an
engine and two coaches bearing
fifty union miners deported from Grip
ple creek By the citizens, passed
through this city this evening. Tt was
going at the rate of thirty miles an
hour ana did not STOP mere. The first
car was empty and the second car had
all the blinds drawn and armed guards
were on the platform. The police and
sherihs Office here were determined
not To let the deported men stop here,
and arrangements were made with the
Rio Graude road to carry them past
This city. 1t is presumed they are head
I'd for Denver. About 300 people were
Ht the depot 10 see the train pass
through. but there was no demOnstra-
fi8n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08

twenty-five deputies to which large
additions have since been made and
later ne disarmed the union officers
who had been appointed by City
Marshal O'COunell of Victor. Mean
time O'COnneU had visited the Mine
Owners headquarters. in which about
thirty armed men had assembled. and
demanded that they surrender their
arms to him. He was forcibly elected
and after being deposed from office by
Mayor French he was placed under ar
rest. Many of the other regularly
chosen peace officers of the various
towns i'm the district have also been
deposed and some OF them locked up
with about 200 union miners who were
arrested after the ri0tiug in Victor.
How the Riot Started.
The sentiment of the Mine Owners,
as voiced by q. c.. Hamlin, secretary Of
the association. is that all union min
ers must be driven out of the camp.
His deClarat ion that the time had come
to purge The district started the
rioting at the mass-meeting in Victor,
called to discuss the dynamite out
rage at independence.
ITS no 10 you 90 drive these scOun-
drels out. Hamlin had declared,
81
who had been sworn i'm as deputy
sheriff, raised his rifle and inquired,
Whom are you referring tO2" Muler's
rife was seized and the shooting be-
gan which resulted in the killing Of
Roxy MCGee. q non-union miner, and
the woundiug of six other persons, one
of whom. John Davis also nom
union miner. died few hours later.
The first shot was fired by some one i'm
the crowd. This was followed immeGi-
ateIy by two rife shots from windows
OF the Miners Union hall s. man
standing in the door of the union store,
it is said also fired into the crowd with
q repeating shotgun.
Unions Books Seized.
Sheriff Bel called ON The local com
pauy of the state guard commended 10y
Captain Harry O.. Moore, TO assist in
preserving order and 10 arre5tiug the
men in tie Union hail. Soldiers were
stationed on the roofs of buildings OPP
posite the haIl and from his point of
vantage fred into the door and vim
dOws of the hall 4 scattering fire was
kep- up ley both sides for twenty min
utes. al the end of which the miners
surrendered. only three wounded.
CaldeFwcod Parker and Ackelvey,
were found iu the hall and there were
no casualties 20 the attacking parties.
Tie union men numbered sixty, who
We're an placed uuCar arrest. and the
books and documents found were
seized.
During the night further arrests
were made IN Victor G0ldfeld and Iu-,
dependence. The union stores ia Vic
tor and GOldHeld were wrecked and the
stocks scattered n che streets by a
mob This was not countenanced by
Sheriff Ben or otherS in authority.
Among those ~ kvu prisoner was Edi-
tor George kyner ~ the Victor
Record. but he was equeutly re-
leased.
A bloodhound brought from Trinidad
took the trail OK tEe nend VINO exploded
the dynamite at Independence by pull
ing a wire attached III n revolver. OF
some other instrument and thereby
murdered al least thirteen working
men, and followed * frosa Buii Hin to
the Colorado Springs wagon road.
Detective Robert SterliHg of fGe Niue
Owners aesOciaLiJn taeu declared .that
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Murderer Intended to Kill His Brother Foul wyoming
Crime Being Investigated Convict
MCCIOud Under Suspicion.

William MinniCk focks. with the eti-
dent intention Of earning his money.
although he would have TO kill two
men for the price OF one.
Detectives have been at Wcrk on the
case, and as soon as McCIoud serves
his term for robbing the postofice, ne
viii be brought back here and tried
for murder. 1t is said the ease viii
be even more sensational I'M it's de-
Velopmeuts than the Tom Horn affair,
for il is alleged that some Of the most
prominent CattlCmen fn Gig Horn
county were the iustigatOrs Of the
plot TO do away with the Mmnicks aId
any other sheepmen that trespasscd
upon The cattle ranges.
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LsDac-aI b - IIeraIll

n ASIN CITY. Wyo June Since
ID the assassination of William
Morrison, near the scene of the
murder of Flockmaster Ben Minnick a
year ago. William Minnick, a brother
of the deceased. has renewed his
search for the murderer of his brother
Minnick and Morrison were not shot
by the same man. William MinniCk is
satisfied his brother was shot down
By Jim McCIoud, alias ''DTiftWOod
Jim" now serving time in the state
penitentlary for robbing the Buffalo
postof1ce.
William AIiuuiCk recently made the
startling statement that il was not his
brother Ben that the murderer in
tended TO kin. but himself 1T is said
that McCIouds mistake cost him a
nice sum of money for those who
had engaged him TO kill William Min
nick refused to pay him a cent when
the brother was killed.
When McCloud was captured for
robbing the Buffalo postOfice he was
lowering i'm the Heighborho0d of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
RUNS TELLER COUNTY
Union Miners DepOted and Warned Never to Re-
turn to the District.
Grave Suspicion Aroused by Finding Marked Photographs Of
NOn-UniOs Miners in the Union Hal-No
BIOOdshed Yesterday


Victor, Colo June Two hemp ropes knoed with a. moose
Tor hanging lying table where Cripple
creek district Mine Owners held heated
day behind closed doors The members greatly ucensed by the
discovery what regarded evidence the existence of
plot IN the Victor Miners for wholesale
and miners THIS evidence bundle
photographs found by Lieutenant Keegan the union hall On
the back OF of the photographs the Coc
r8ne, secretary of the union
Names OF Killed Crossed Out
The photographs groups employed various mines
The most important of the night shift of the Nud
The photographs about
numbered from the back the
of the persons numbered those OF Charles
Mccormick and Mel Beck had been crossed These
killed IN the Nludieator explosion last November
On other photographs, similarly arranged asserted there
crossed out the of the have disappeared
and whose whereabouts or departure are unknown
Secretary Arrested.
James Cochane arrested and taken the Mine
headquarters for hearing.
g" do anything about these pictures he said
that they taken By
of the who have been killed mysterious
present when the pictures taken and tell
about it'
LynChing Was Planned.
leaked today had Thomas Christensen been
captured last night three would have been nchcd The plot
arranged and special standing the Florence
Cripple Greek tracks body OF who ready
Cripple Greek awaiting signal
Alfred Miller former Marshal Mike OConeH
regarded rngeade the roug yesterday and
they marked for nchng that The failure
Chr6anson the only the plan carried
The other still in custody and awaiting the decision of the
Citizens Alliance to their fate
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ICE MARSHALL LAID UP.

Joe Marshall, Bosses star batter and
OutGel5er. VIII not be seen on the To-
series with Boise Alarshal was sent
from Spokane Monday 10 Boise and
was taken 10 the hospital TO under
so treatment for a painful strain Of
TIE muscles of his right leg.
He injured hiss leg in che nrst part
of the season but lass Wednesday at
Spokane WFenched his leg again and
has been unable so walk since The
loss of his gc0d botiing Weakens the
team cons derabls aH9 it win be some
time before be can gel rs The game
aEain,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-08
MULATTO WOMAN
ARRESTED lN BED

New York. june I-Deteclives To-
night battered down the heavy front
door al the residence iu this CITY ~
airs. Hanna Elias the negro woman
who is charged witch obtaining nearly
100000 from agad john r. Piatl br
blacEmaiL They then placed her under
Platt in May iast
Airs ELIAS was in bed when the ~ar
rant WAS served immediately AFTER
HaGd the papers m the civil action
brought against her b. Ar Pest grare
served.
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SENT OUT UNDER GUARD.
twenty -Four Union Men Deported
From Cripple Greek District.

Twenty -Four Union Men Deported
From Cripple Greek District.
Cripple Creek. Colo. June Under
the regime OF hundreds Of deputy sher-
ifs and about $50 miliJiameu, receiv-
ing their orders from Edward Bell.
wealthy mine owner who succeeded
Sheriff Robertson when he resigned
under threats of IyuchiuE yesterday,
this gold mining district passed a COM
paratIVely peaceful day. Throughout
the day deputies and soldiers searched
the hills for union miners. and the sum
total Of the days arrests was nineteen.
This sWelled the number of men con-
fined I'm the "buii pen" TO consider
ably over 200, and tonight tweuty-fOur
OF them were placed aboard d special
train and depOrted from the district
A guard OF deputies rode ont of the
district with them. The men were res
idents of the following towns of the
district Cripple Creek. three, Victor,
ghree- Independence, twelve Goldheld,
Since. Anaconda, two, and Altman.
E1a. They were all active uui0uists
and served as leaders I'm the strike
now pending Three additional city
officials were forced 20 resign their Of
fees today namely; Chief Of Police
William Graham, Night Marshal Fred
Hsrdey and Justice OF the Peace
Charles Harrington Their reputed
sympathy for uni0nism led to this
ECtiOu
Threatened With Death.
In each case O. committee Of the Cit
{zens' alliance waited upon them and
compelled them TO act Immediately,
under pain Of violence. Sixteen deDu-
ties armed with saWed-oh shotsuus
visited the union store and made
thorough search for weapons. They
were rewarded by finding a rife and
shotgun concealed behind large ice
E0X Subsequently they went 10 union
headquarters and overturned every
thing I'm AN effort 10 find the union
records Their efforts were unavailiug.
All of the injured I'm the accident at
Independence and the rioting In Vic
tor are reported doing well. No def
mite clue. Do is understood. has been
obtained through the bl0Odhounds
which were started on the trail of
the persons who placed the internal
machine under the station at indie
pendence.
While the tension is tightly drawn
sod the whole district has taken sides
j the bitter feeling existing between
tie Mime Owners association and the
uuiouists, 81 IS thought that clash
MuI 5e avoided for the reason that
most. If not aIL OF the union leaders
are iu durauce, The streets of this
city are being constantly pauolied oy
deputies and soldiers.
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San Francisco. June Although it
is believed I'm New York that the re-
yOiyer which caused the death of
Caesar Young was purchased in this
city, the local police force has not yet
been asked to assist in securing evil
dence regarding that Captain OF De-
tecJives Martin however. has begun
am investigation which has already
convinced him that it viii be almost
impossible TO discover from whom the
pistol was bought.
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State Senator Simon Bsmberger 90
looked upon with Increasing favor as
candidate for delegate To the uatieu7I
convention and is considered q probable
member of the delegation. Major sam
King Of Provo IS a strong candidate from
the outside and VIII get heavy support
from sources outside his own county A
L-futah man spoken Of taTOrablT IS for
mer REpreseHtEIiTe Blnugal tit seems
Ur0babIs the delegation VIII consist Or
two from SALT Lake county and four from
outside.
8Irs. Joseph Cohen who was a delegate
to- the last national convention, has been
frequently mentioned tu connection with
the st. Louis delegation. MEs- Cohen has
been quite iII for some time past ana
while she would fully appreciate the
honor her health would make lt lmpoEsi-
Bile for her 10 accept a place ON the dele
cation.
The Democrats Of the Seventh judicial
district win nominate candidates for
iudze and district attorney in salt Lake
this evening The convention viii ba
held at ths Wilson hotel. beginning 90
o'clock.
The Democrats state committee wiz
meet al the office OF James r. A0yls
iu Salt Lake this morning at 10 O'Clock.
for the purpose of naming temporary offl-
GERS OF the convention and ollef business