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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20

A fire that ruined az least $4,000
worth Of property occurred this morn.
Ing shortly after o'clock The alarm
was turned In at 40 The blaze was
at the slaughter and packing plant Of
knight & CO.. at North Salt Lake,
above the hot springs The entire
plant consisting Of two buildings and
all the corrals, the former containing
between $1,000 and $1,000 worth Of meat,
was completely destroyed by the ray.
aging flames and the fre department
was poWerIoss 10 check the fierce on
slaught by reason OF the fact that the
water supply had been shut on, and
there was not a drop within a mile Of
the burning buildings
The cause Of the Gre Is not definitely
known, but there r. a suspicion that
its origin WAS Of lncendlary nature, and
II IL being thoroughly investigated By
the proper authorities.
When the alarm was turned mo
headquarters Chief Bywater and
the steamer from No. I, and the
hose wagon and crew from No. 2,
responded quickly and made a speedy
run 10 the place. When the nremen ar
rived on the scene, It was only 90 dis
cover that they were Uowerless 10 do
anything 10 check the destroying
flames AS stated, there was no water,
At what point the fire started could
not be learned, as the plant, consisting
Of two buildings, one Of them e three
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
MOnONK CONFER ENCE.
Todny's Session Devoted to Dis
eussing Philippine Problem

Lake Mohouk n. Y, Oct U-Todoy's
session OF the Mohonk indian convention
WAS devoted 90 the consideration OF prob.
loms in the philippines Or Fred W. At-
Nusou. Of tue Brooklyn Polytechnic lu.
sututo. who organized the American pub
lic school system 'u the philippines. was
tlc nrt speaker today
Dr. Atkinson was followed by w. Leon
pcppCrmau of The bureau Nc iasular at.
fairs Of the war department.
Brig. Gen. @. a. GOodalo followed MI
lCppermau
III samuel McCune Lindsay, former
commissioner Of education for Porto 3icO,
ana now professor of sociology g., the
University Of Pennsylvania, who mas lust
returned from "a nearly fhrte-Ycars iCsi-
dcuCe IN Porto Rico sald that progress In
the public school system in Porto RICO
has been steady and no many ways re-
rarkablo he continued;
Tho military government at the OUT
tct I'm 1870 was able Co place the school
system on "a sound American pedagogical
basis. Today we have approximately L.9
tchuOls in operation involving dn annual
outlay OF $1,000 Tho 100 schools, which
the school funds will maintain furnish
accommodations for only iOO1 children,
or only onc-hfth Of tho population ot
school age DO the American people dee
sire 20 assume the responsibility Tor the
government of an island, where four chill
drcn out Of I'VE are denied the privileges
u an elementary common school cduc3-
tion? II not there is only one solution,
and that is national aid from the federal
treasury for the public schools Of Porto
Rico
NJ. G.. Brombaugh professor In the
University OF Pennsylvania, FIRST COM
missioner OF education In Porto Rico,
spoke Of the enthusiasm displayed by
Porto Ricans for education service
when our government took over the
Islands, and said.
1T Is perhaps fair 10 claim that no
people under this flag are today more
sincerely devoted 10 universal public
education that those Of Porto Rico.
They regard the public school as the
agency through which they viii event.
ualy win territorial recognition and ul-
tlmately statehood IN the federal union
They are learning what we everywhere
need to teoch-that the door to state
hood in this federal union is the door
OF the free American public school
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
Superintendent of Sacramento Di.
vision Succumbs to Heart Dis
ease Following Wreck
1900 Fl. OF SNOW SHEDS BURN
Passenger Train No. ; hlt Rear End
OF Freight at luba Pass
Wreck Catches Fire.

San Francisco. oct. 20.-Passenger
train No. 3. the westbound express on
the southern Pacific railroad, came in
collision today with the rear end of
stock train at Yuba pass near Cisco
station IN Placer county, Cal. 10 one
was injured, but the accident caused
a fire which destroyed the caboose and
four cars OF the stock train, seriously
damaging the engine OF the passenger
train and burned the express and bag
gage cars. The fire communicated to
the snow sheds. which were consumed
for a distance Of 1900 feet. The wrecked
passenger train was taken TO Cisco and
after much effort the fire in the snow
sheds was gotten under control
shortly after the accident r, j Laws,
superintendent Of the Sacramento divl-
sion OF the Southern Pacific. who was
ON the passenger train. dropped dead,
presumably from hear, disease with
which be had been afflicted Tor some
time He was one % the best known
railroad men on the Pacific coast
with Supt Laws at the time OF the
accident were James Agler, manager OF
the Southern Pacific and j. II, Wallace,
superintendent 0f maintenance and
way. They We're riding On MI Aglers
prIyute era.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
THURSDAY, 90
Mysterious Fifteen Thousand Dollar Fire.
Packing House This Morning
Origin OF Fire SuspoedNo
Wafer at Hand and Fire Department Helpless.

od. hut for what amount cannot tell
you no this time, ! cannot even tell
you In what company or companies we
had insurance. No. the insurance does
not cover the loss The loss over and
above insurance win reach perhaps
s. ,O0O I'm the cold storage building
there were about 90 head Of cattle, meat
In storage, between 20 and 80 head OF
mutton and about 80 head Of lambs
with reference 10 the cause OF the
fire. Mr. West said
Eyes, we regard the FIRE with suspl-
cion. We do suspect some one, but ON
that pont ! can not talk az This time.
Manager Papworth Of the slaughter
house was the last one TO leave the
place last night lie left between and
O'Clock. and everything was all rlght
at that time except that our water
supply had been cut off by the oregon
Short Line Railway company
we had been using water furnished
us by George r. Jones of the Nine
tepnth ward He had several lowing
wells out in the ncighbOrhood of the
slaughterhouge. and the water was
pipcd out here Tho pipe line ran
through some Of the railroad companys
property. and yesterday morning the
line was cut. It was repaired ycster-
day afternoon. but WAS cut again be-
fore night. thus cutting IN our water
supply"
There was no livestock destroyed, ale
though there were several head at the
place when the fire broke out The
bremen succeeded IN driving the stock
90 "A place Of safety,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20

23rd inst, as contemplated, 70 is OK.
pccted that Il VIII give rlse to much
confusion and dissatisfaction.
The governments Of Great Britain
and the United States approved The
draft of the measure, which was urge
~ of japanese construction, without
10 as alleged. adequately consulting the
meraptlle communities which would
De- AFFECTED by it
with the view OF preventing the en-.
forcemcnt of AN immature and defec.
tive scheme, the German minister
Baron Mumm Won SchWar2ensteln,
though cordially welcoming The general
principles Of the act endeayored TO oh.
tain O. rostponomcut of Its operation, Sn
that opportunity might be- given Tor its
reconstruction, Up % this date, OH.
cIal sanction for such p0stp0nemcnt has
not been obtained but tho correspond.
emit of the Associated Press learned TO-.
day thar the British minister. Sir n. NJ
SatOW has been instructed 10 ondeavor
20 have the operation of Che act de-
iorrei
There Us a possibility therefore that
the uct VIII be lcroustruCtcd n Is con-
sldclcl Un al Sides that 10 would DO
much better TO re,clst the act ON lines
which would bo acceptable generally
than 20 precIpItatcly enforce an uusut'
,sfactOry measure, especially as there
is NO pressing urgency for such en-
lOrCCmcut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
MONEY ORDERS.
Total Number Issued In Last Fis'
cal Year Passed 50,00O,00O.

Washington, oct 2O.-The total num-
Der OF money orders Issued by this
government during the last fiscal year
passed the 5OOOO.OOO mark for the first
time I'm history, as shown by the annual
report OF the superintendent Of the
money order system The net revenue
OF the. money order business was 81
52S.4O3 am increase OF S2SSi9i, as COM
pared with the previous fiscal year The
gross revenue was }}62G6I6 AN increase
Of S]l6,2S2.
The number Of domestic orders Js-
sued was 50,3925jt aggregatng S3N.-
IlS.lSS, and international money orders
issued numbered 22oS,3N aggregatiug
A2.iiOlt0. Domestic money orders
paid and repaid numbered jJ,GjO 3sS, ag-
grcgatng ta1S,5ll, iOI. international paid
and repaid. t9lj,S}G, fees received from
issue Of domestic orders were S3,O39, 4iJ;
from international, SHl $50 There were
36.O5l domestic and 6,sl3 international
money order offices In operation up to
today, against J45i1 domestic and 6S22
international I'm operation June CO. 1908.
The issue Of domestic orders Increased
l4j0.Si3 in number and t2jl5O,SiO In
amount. while international orders is-
sued increased 2sil9i and S3l22l5 re-
speCuvcly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
HARRIs.CHIPMAN CASE.
Was Opened Anew in the United States
District Court This Morning

The celebrated case OF Harris & Co.
against James Chapman OF the American
FORK bank Cor $4,000 damages claimed to
Doe due as the result Of mlsappropriation
Of funds was opened anew In tho United
states district court this morning. Tesu-
mony IN the case was represented by four
huge volumes OF typewrltton manuscript,
and this morning session was consumed
In reading the opening argument u the
attorney for the plaintIh. Il Is expected
that the hearing Of the case Will occupy
the court Tor q fun week Harris q CO.
are represented by Attorneys Brecken-
ridge and lloppaugh, tho former having
arrived from Omaha Yesterday
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
UTAH LAKE LEVEL,
1t is Just One Foot Higher Than il
Was a Year Ago at This Time,

Utah lake is 3,S feet below compro-
mise point. or one foot higher than il
was last year at this time. Commits
sloner ]. Fewson Smith reports that
10000 more acre feet We're taken from
the lake this season than last. and In
view OF the present status there as 10
level. he feels that water users have
every reason to be encouraged He
"a Inclined 20 believe that the level will
reach and likely rise above compromise
point by another year; IN which event
there is apprehension that users in the
valley below may not support the gov
eminent scheme TO make the Utah lake
n reservoir on the ground that there ia
plenty OF water so whats the use ?"
Mr. Smith would call the attention Of
such short sighted people to the fact
that there Is no certainty Of any con-
tInuation ot such rainy winters as last;
and In the event OF one or more success
siye dry winters there would be a
shortage OF water for irrigation in the
spring following
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
War Risks Arc Weaker.

Ntw York Oct 2O--n spite Of tho
fct that the Baltic SQUADRON is az seq,
says o Times dispatch from London.
war risks on clothing, etc, Tor japan
ere weaker This seems rather absurd,
the correspondent declares, since the
squadron win certainly be capable of
iuterccpting merchant vessels carry
ms contraband goods Tor Japan
The Cape route as the way by which
the big ships VIII 90 Is Indicated By
the purchase Of the British steamer
Maori King This steamer recently ar
rived az Liverpool from the River
Platte with an immense cargo OF meat
She has been bought without unload
ing by French Intermediates and sails
az once Tor the cape with her cargo of
meat Tho MAJOR King is to be re-
named L'Espemnce,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20

time to experiment, Il they viii agree
10 another proposition, allowing the
farmers cash compensation for dam.
ages incurred until the commission OF
experts solve the problem.
TEXT OF AGREEMENT
The text OF the agreement submitted
by the smeter operators * as follows;
Salt Lake city Utah. oct, TO- 1904
John C. Mackay Chairman Farmers
Committee, Calder's station Salt
Lake County, Utah,
Dear Sir-COnfOrming with the re.
quest Of your committee expressed this
morning 10 put On writing our propo.
sitiOn Tor the control OF the fumes is-
suing from the stacks OF the respective
shelters Of the undersigned the under.
signed. TO mlcably adjust. so far as
possible. the differences between tho
parties interested beg to submit the
following
You win understand that the various
smelling plants Of the undersigned are
working ON different classes Of ore, that
each Is arranged differently Tor the
working Of ores that IN each different
processes are used for the reduction OF
ores; go that any scheme that might be
recommended as feasible FOR adoption
nt one Of the plants might not be- at an
feasible Tor adoption at another plant;
and again Il IS possible that some one
plan can be devised 10 handle the
fumes from all the plants,
We propose that a body Of experts
shall be appointed for the purpose of
examining into conditions no the var
ious smelling plants, and into the
known and proposed methods for Con-
trolling fumes, for the purpose VI
recon mending 10 the shelters, either
collectively or seycully some feasible
plan 10 be adopted by the shelters
Jointly or seyorally, for the control Of
such fumes. and II any plan recon-
mended by the body Of experts be- COM
merclally feasible, then We viii re-
spectlyely adopt the same Your COM
mittee shall have the right TO name one
Of the number composing the body Of
experts II your committee shall so
desire We would expect the body OF
experts named TO make the most
thorough investigation possible and
would render them any and all aid
within our power respectively and
would expect them 90 make a report
as soon as they could
Please indicate the acceptance bl
your committee Of this proposition,
and designate the person, II you decide
TO name one. who is to represent you
as expert. as soon as possible. The un-
dersIgncd viii. II you desire ID. pay
the entire expense Of the investigation.
Very respectfully
UTAH CONSOLIDATED MINING co.
by r u Claiming Jr
UNITED STATES SMELLING COM
PANY--By G. f. Allen.
BINGHAM COPPER d GOLD MIN.
ING CODY Duncan McVichle.
AMERICAN SMELLING & REIN
ING co by G.. w. whitley
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
CHINESE TRADE MARKS
ACT IS UNSATISFACTORY,

Pek.n. oct 20. Afternoon The trade
marks registration act which viii come
into operation on oct. %. Is regarded as
unsatisfactory by the commercial conf
munltles Of Shanghai and Tien Tsin
There Us no objection 90 me principle OF
the act. Tor legislation IN this connec-
ton has been universally desired but it
Is considered that the act Boz Us present
shape Is not workable
In the first place the scale OF fees Is
looked upon as being too elaborate. and
the fees themselves too heavy In the
scond place, II Is considered that 70 will
be Impossible FOR the Chinese govern
ment TO carry out the scheme owing to
the absence OF az adequate and proper
~ trained bureau.
II the act goes into operation on the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
EVERY TOWN is REPRESENTED.
,.,,,i,tloos Are at Critical Iurcturc
'i l,d May be Broken OF Abrupt
ly This Afternoon
-arS ALL WILL GO TO COURTS.
,,,l,,tye Enactment Will Follow
ln,r lhat-Farmers Are Fight
ing TO Save Their Homes

III. most decisive action In the con-
,,ot interests between the operators
:, me- Murray smelters and the resi-
Ami, Of Salt Lake valley occurs In a
.,, Meeting today at o'clock In the
,,a,,sy assembly rooms. The commit
=, N farmers representing every VII
n,, IN The valley presen. to the people
M reply OF the shelters to their de-
r,od that relief be had aud that the
,,,.isrmen state what they are willing
!, 40 without pressure from legislative
,,1 LEGAL sources. The statement Of
ns smsltrmen is far from Offering
ssy,h,ns definite. Ills considered to be
No same diplomatic evasion Of the
r,,bIen that has brought a cessation
., action against them ON Two previous
attempts to COMPEL the expenditure Of
money m improving conditions at Muir
ray
rs probable that the outcome Of the
meeting today will be the cessation of
Efforts to settle the matter out Of court
and fine breaking on Of all friendly me-
ssuations with the shelters. In that
sysBt two committees are already
rsmrng plans for carrying on the
fsht one In the courts, and the 9TH
or 10 the Legislature
COURTS AND LEGISLATURE
The committee on carrying the mat
tr before the courts Is composed Of
John G. Mackey. VIM. d. Park, and Jas.
Godfrey and the committee to bring
he matter up IN the Legislature Is
composed Of o. p. Miller Geo. D.
Gardiner and Mahonr Spencer Ia adj
dillon to these committees a committee
on finance. consisting Of Henry Il,
Burton, Jas. R. Carlysle and Alex g.
Lee haa the matter in hand OF raising
funds Tor an extended campaign II
THE becomes necessary
FIGHTING FOR THEIR HOMES.
All NJ these men have been closely
connected with the problem from IT'S
beginning. and are now ready to 90
ahead with whatever course OF action
seems desirable One Of them expressed
the view Of the committee today when
he said I'VE are not fighting FOR the
abatement OF any mere smoke nuisance
pu 10 save our homes from desola-
ton The only outcome Of this fight
y the abandonment Of our homes. or
in' controlling OF the smoke"
sMELTERMENs OFFER.
The proposition OF the smeltermen
printed below gives the farmers an OBJ
uoTtunlty to appoint one member or n
commission Of experts 10 investigate
the smoke problem. II is not probable
mat thIs opportunity win be accented
~ iodays meeting. because the feeling
y general hat experiments IN CONTROL.
llg 'he smoke are matters for the smell
WIinen alone 20 consider A plan is
on looi however. looking 10 further
sutmpls % bring about action on the
Iall oi the smeltermen without re-
eouIse 10 force Il Is to accept the pro-
cushion made today and allow them
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
standard seaIes on Water Eronl.

sam Francisco. oct .'-The board Of
harb0r commissioners has granted the
request %, the federal government for
remission 30 .rcat three sets of stand
ard scales along the city water front.
THE scales win b' operated solely by
government employees and they will
have % capacity OF 90 tons per load.
The government viii operate the scales
solely and exclusively for the benefit
OF importers OF merchandise at this
rort and the handling OF foreign goods
viii thus he greatly facilitated, 4
great advantage tO the local import
ems win De in the fact that the gov
eminent WIN make no charge whatever
for weighing the goods and tha 6is
cents which has hitherto been charged
Tor Weighing O. ton Of freight VIII thus
be saved
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
sERGT TOoLEY KILLED.
Soldiers Had Row in House
or III Repute.

Monterey. Cal, oct, @.-Late last night
Sergeant rooIoy K Troop Fourth United
states cavalry was shot and killed IN o
house OF iIl-i1me. and another member OF
the same regiment whose name Us not yet
known. was dangerously wounded Their
aselNautg were members of the First
squadron ninth United states cavalry
,ul0radl within au hour after the shoot
Ing the house iu which It took place was
Hrtd by "a mob of lH Infatuated soldiers.
and was burned to the ground
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
GEN. FUNSTON
DEFINES HIS IDEA
OF PATRIOTISM

Chicago. oct 20.--The enact
ment OF a federal law 90 pre-
vent desecrating the American
flag and carlcaturng the Uniform
" the soldier has been advocated
by Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston
1T a banquet OF the Illinois So
ciety. Sons Of American Revo-
luton. at the Hamilton club.
The patriotism believe in is
TO fight corruption at the pri-
marIts and the polls he said.
There Is no better way OF em-
ulatlng the founders OF the re-
public
The banquet was I'm commemo-
ration OF the surrender Of Corn
wallis at Yorktown.
..i..f.. -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
MEN SHORT LINE BRANCH
Work 70 Commence on Minldoka
Line in Two Weeks.

Preparations are being made by
the oregon Short Line engineer
ing department to commence
work ON the long proposed Mini
doka branch within the next two
weeks. The surveys have an
been completed some time back
and the shipment OF grading OUT
fits win commence In a few days
to Miuldoka on the main line. Tho
work Will in all probability be
done by the Utah Construction
company
The drawing Tor lands to come
under the big irrigation canal
took place at noon today at Twin
Falls city, and II is estimated
that by the time the branch road
to the new district is completed,
the settlers viii commence to
flock in IN great numbers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20

n YOU are building a house 10 sell donH
wait until Il Is finished before adVer'
tising H. You might as we'll have the
fret cash payment In hand by tho time
paintora and decorators are through,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20

..,.-., ,Ioss who are ADVERTISING IN
kiny o. MA columns today Tor tho
he o .',,s viii develop, in the course
b,'t ' ys' into regular and successful
advertisers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20

time to experiment, II they viii agree
TO another proposition, allowing the
farmers cash compensation for dam.
ages incurred until the commission OF
experts solve the problem.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-12
Stock Exchange.

G. ". Center GO, II Paducah.
commission merchant. # the Ham.
mond Elevator Co., II Hammond.
Ind, have rented quarter. in III,
producr house on Main street and
set up q stock exchange outfit u.ing
the Western Union Telegraph ser.
vice which l. fastened on tu N,
Peoples telephone linc.. Thi. duc.
not interfere with tclcphouiug q.
We understand that one can nlk
over a line and at the same time q
telegram can H. .cut over the sam,
win.
The oilicc, ia the prslucc hou-
arr only temporarily arranged 20.
the complete fixtures have nu, ycr
arrived. +. II. Atkinson. II IA.
duah, !. the local manager.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-12
LOCAL EXCHANGE.
Citizens Of Salem to Organize COmpa'
ny And Put in Telephones.

II has been reported Ia u, 10y
parties interested that the citizens
Of Salem and vicinity will som h.
enjoying the advantages oi a local
telephone exchange. 1t appears
that a local stock company j. To h.
formed which will H. owned by
mineral men and the citizens Of
Salem. The Peoples Independent
Telephone Co, participating 10 the
extent Of furnishing the local cx-
change toll lines To outside
points. In the town % telephones
have already bccn subscribed for
and within a six mile radius of "a.
lem the country people have taken
a. many ~ soon ~ the Compa.
ny is formed and the work hcgun q
line will h. extended Ia Pinkncy.
willie which town will also h. added
10 the free list on the Marion cx.
change. An exchange at Salem
would H. Of great advantage Ia III,
patrons Of the People. o.. il would
render lcttcr .crvior placing them
in communication with the town.
in Livingston more promptly and
more satisfactorily.
II there !. no hitch in the mat.
ter the exchange will H. in opera.
ton by the middle Or last II Scp.
tcmler ]. p.Roncy will prula.
bly, H. the manager u the cx.
change.