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PERSONAL.

j. j. Hill of Washington is at the
Grand.
DR.. E. NJ. Lend of Mannheim, Ger
many, is at the Palace.
A. S. Stozel. merchant of Mazatlan,
Mexico, is at the Palace.
Peter Music, a well-known merchant
of Stockton. is at the Grand.
Alfred W. and Frank H. Maybery Of
England are at the California
w. A. Winsor Of the Navy Depart
ment in Washington is at the Grand.
C. F. Dittmar, editor of a mining
journal in Redding, is at the Grand.
Frank Cox. mining man Of
Phoenix, and wife are staying at the
Palace.
Andrew B. McCreery. the well-known
capitalist, is among the latest arrivals
at the st. Francis.
W. Bayard Cutting, the well-known
lawyer of New York, and wife are reg
istered at the st. Francis.
Sig Steinhart, who has been visiting
the capitals of Europe and the chief
cities of the United States, Is home
again.
William P. Harmon, who is iden-
titled with the big gold dredging inter-
ests near Oroville, and Mrs. Harmon
are at the Palace.
Carlos G. Prieto. a merchant of Cen
trail America, and his family arrived
from the south yesterday and are reg
istered at the Occidental.
]. j. Mack, the local wholesale drug
gist, and his wife and daughter, who
have been abroad, returned to this city
yesterday and are staying at the ST.
Francis.
Congressman John w. Dwight, a
banker of Dryden, N. Y, who attended
the Republican convention in Chicago,
arrived at the Palace yesterday on his
way to Los Angeles.
Tony C. Along, son of the head of
the well-known Along family Of Homo
lulu, and his sister. Mrs. ]. M. Riggs
who arrived from the islands three
weeks ago. returned from the East
yesterday and are at the Palace.
w. P. Jansen Of Chicago, assistant
to the president of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railway, and his
son arrived from the East last even
ing and are registered at the Palace.
They are making tour Of the coast.
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HENRY A. BOWEN FAILS
AND FILES HIS PETITION
He Is Prominently Connected. but De-
cIines to Say Why He Met
ReVerSPS

Henry A. Bowen has failed for $209,-
663 and has filed a petition for bank
ruptcy in the United States District
Court. He is a son of G. A. Bowen of
the Goldberg Bowen Com any and lives
quietly at Oakland. When seen last
night he would make no statement as
to the cause of his failure.
The Goldberg-Boven Company is one
of his creditors. He says his assets are
5000 worth of household goods.
The schedule filed in the United
States District Court yesterday gives
the liabilities at $2O9, ,663 and no assets.
Nothing is claimed as exempt except
wearing apparel and furniture valued
at 5000. The heaviest creditor is the
Nevada, California and Oregon Railway
Company, which is creditor for $780,
437. represented by a promissory note
for s150,000 with accrued interest of
$4437 secured by a chattel mortgage on
the property of the Sierra Valleys
Railway Company.
Other principal creditors are: Washoe
County Bank at Reno. $4,000; A. NJ.
Hotaling, judgment for money loaned,
$6500; Goldberg, Bowen & Co., money
and merchandise, $25OO; c. W. Slack,
legal services, $1,000.
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AGREE To STOP DIGGING
ON TELEGRAPH HILL,
Pending Supreme Court Decision
on Bond Issue.

The Supervisors Street Committee
yesterday resumed its Investigation
into the complaint of property owners
that Gray Brothers are violating their
promise not to remove any more rock
from Telegraph Hill and that homes
are endangered thereby. The firm
agreed to stop excavations until the de-
cision of the Supreme Court is handed
down relative to the validity Of the
bond issue which includes the improve
ment Of Telegraph Hill, and the COM
nittee deferred action for one week
Witnesses testified that their homes
are endangered by the excavations Of
Gray Rrothers and that Calhoun, Green
and other streets had been graded be-
low the grade.
Assistant City Engineer Morser stat
ed that Gray Brothers could remove
all the loose dirt southerly ia feet
northerly from Green street up to the
solid rocks without disturbing any
building on Telegraph Hill.
The petition of the Independent Mes
senger Company for permission to in
stall electrical wires across Ellis,
O'Farrell, Mason and Powell streets
was denied. The attorney of the COM
pany was informed that the wires
would have to be laid underground
but to this he would not agree. The
committee directed the Department of
Electricity to enforce the ordinance re-
quiring wires to be placed underground
in certain districts.
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CITY in the water rates suit in the
United States Circuit Court said to-
day concerning Judge Gilbert's ac-
ton:
Judge Gilbert's decision granting a prelini-
nary Injunction ties the hands OF the Clty
Council so far as enforcement or the new wa
ter rates schedule is concerned. II means tnat
pending the trial of the Contra Costa water
Companv's main suit over valuation OF lts
plant ~. present water rates can be MAIN
taned. ii should be clearly understood that TO.
days decision does not touch the merits o,
the controversy Judge Gilbert expressly said
that no opinion concerning the valuation OF the
Contra Costa Water Companys properties OBJ
tanned In his decision.
ca Sc Judge Gilbert found that there had been
a previous adjudication on the value OF the
plant and that this was sufficient Tor the pur-
poses of the preliminary injunction. The water
company has been ordered to give BOND IN
$3.50 coo for the protection OF the rate payers
in case the main suit is decided against the
Judge Gilbert exonerates the City Council
from the charge that II has been arbitrary in
fixing rates. He also declares that the Council
is not bound by the action Of It's predecessor
in fixing a schedule.
an appeal cannot be taken, as 1t is merely a
temporary matter. In fact, the city should
not want to appeal. but hasten to trial as rap
idly as possible with the main issue. The city
has fled its answer In the main case. which
goes at once to the question OF valuation, and
the amount of income the water company shall
be allowed Testimony viii be taken before a
United States examiner who will certify the
records in deposition form to Judge Gilbert be-
fore whom they will be read. His decision will
follow Three months from the time the an
swer is filed are allowed in which to take tes-
timony, but of course, the time can be ex-
tended at the discretion of the Judge.
final adjudication can be expected IN this
case from the United States Supreme Court.
have no doubt the water company will appeal
If the decision is against It, and l am sure
that the city will appeal in the event the de-
cree shall be against US.
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Californians in New York.

NEW YORK, June 29.-The follow
ing Californians are registered here:
From San Francisco-A. e. Bailey,
at the Victoria; A. w. Cooper and
wife, at the st. Denis; Miss =. w.
Dean. at the Netherlands; c. w.
Evans, at the ST. Denis; Mrs. A. w.
Games, at the Kensington; G. G.
Wilmot at the Imperial; w. B.
Ames, at the Imperial; D. Damon, at
the Holland; Mrs. S. M. Damon, at the
Holland; G. Middleton. at the I'm
perial; Mrs. B. NJ. Peake. at the
Grand Union; Miss H. Kings. at the
st. Denis: r. L. OFT. at the Hotel
Marlborough.
From Los Angeles-S. A. Damphy,
at the Park Avenue: M. L. Howard
and wife, at the Wellington; w. H.
Jameson, at the Bartholdi; E. G..
Judith and wife. at the Wellington.
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FORMER LEADING MAN
MAY HAVE GONE EAST
Oakland-Actor Said He Would
Leave Last Night.

James Durkin, former leading man
Of the Alcazar. of late before the pub
lie as an infatuated lover. and Miss
Frances Starr, the former tngenue,
the object of DurkIn's caIoric regard,
were seen together yesterday IN Oak
land. Durkin said to friends that he
intended leaving for the East last
night.
Miss Starr has at last broken the
silence she has maintained so long
and has written a brief letter to an
acquaintance in this city. Aside from
a reference to business matters 1t runs
as follows:
Now that I entangled In this scandal
I realize further communication is necessary.
l am going direct to my mother and tell her
everything and in all probability shall not
attempt to play next season anywhere All I
can say Is, am sorry What has happened
was unavoidable and I did what thought was
right after I realized how serious II all was
With deepest gratitude for what you have done
for In the past I am very sincerely
FRANCES GRANT STARR
Miss Starr fails to say In the above
quoted letter when she intends going
to her home. which is in Albany, ". Y.
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Believes Riley was Held Up.

Detective Harry Braig last night
stated that from evidence gathered he
was more than ever inclined to believe
that Harry Radcliffe, who murdered
Andrew Riley last Saturday night,
killed his man after a vain attempt to
hold him up. Braig says thrt he will
produce a witness who will testify that
Radcliffe resembles the description of
a footpad whom the police claim has
committed many hold-ups that have
occurred recently.
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DEATH COMES
SUDDENLY TO
HIGH OFFICIAL

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-News has
been received here Of 1 death at
Delta, Ohio. OF Colonel Joseph H Brig
ham, Assistant Secretary Of Agricul-
ture. Colonel Brigham was the chair
man OF the Government board at the
St Louis Exposition. He had left here
Tuesday evening for ST. Louis to at
tend a meeting OF the board and had
stopped off at Delta for a short visit.
For many years he has been prominent
in politics and has occupied his present
position since the first administration
OF President Mckinley.
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Mrs. Emily G. Glover nies

SANTA CRUZ, June 29-Mrs. Emily
Gilmore Glover died last night from in
5uries received three weeks ago by be-
ing thrown from 2 carriage. She was
a native Of Scotland and IS years Of
age snd for twenty-five years had re
fided in this county.
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Aged Native Daughter Passes AWAY

SALINAS. June 29.-Mrs. Peregrina
Pinto RoGeriguez. a native Of Santa
Cruz. aged 75. died at Monterey last
night. She was one Of the Oldest ma
tives Of the county and had never
been outside the limits of the city.
She was a member Of the old Pinto
family and well known all. over the
State.
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Aubnrn Ioses Prominent Citizen.

AUBURN, June 2s.-Albert w. Ken
tson- one Of Auburn's most prominent
citizens, died this evening at his home
IN this city. He was a native OF New
Hampshire and came 10 Auburn from
Bath on the Forest Hill divide. about
twenty-five years ago. He served
Placer County one term as Supervisor
with credit and honor. He was aged
~ years and leaves a wife and five
children.
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Sudden Death of Santa Cruz Woman n.
SANTA CRUZ. June 29.-Airs. Isabelle
Rutherford. prominent in fraternal and
church work. died suddenly to-day. She
was z native Of Scotland, 81 years of
age and leaves q husband and two chill
dren
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Florist Kills Himself.

AttiIio Ginocchio, a florist. was found
lying unconscious on the doorsteps of
Medau place. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital, but died on the
way. A strong odor of carbolic acid
was apparent and the police believe
that he committed suicide.
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MANY FRIENDS PRESENT
AT PLEASANT WEDDING
Robert B. O'ReilIy and His Bride
Leave After Ceremony for Short
HOneymOOn Trim


A pleasant wedding occurred at the
Mission Dolores Church yesterday
afternoon, when Robert B. O'Reilly
of 1914 Alabama street was married to
Miss Rosetta G.. Pierce. The bride was
given away by her brother, John
Pierce. j. ]. Chaudet was the best
man. Immediately after the ceremony
the couple departed for a two weeks
honeymoon visit to Los Angeles. The
couple were the recipients of many
handsome presents from their relatives
and friends. Mr.. O'Reilly is connected
with the composing-room of morn
ing paper.
A reception to the wedding guests
was held at the home of the bride.
139 Henry street, where merry-making
was the order of the day.
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FORMER SENATOR DIES.
John /. Mitchell Succumbs After a
Lingering Illness.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. June 2s.-For-
mer Senator John L. Mitchell died at
o'clock tonight after a lingering
illness. He had been at deaths door
for the last ten days and his entire
family was present when he died. He
had recently resigned as a member o3
the national board Of managers of the
Soldiers Home on account Of his fail
ing health.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

GUARDIANS ACCOUNT SETTLED.-Judge
Kerrigan yesterday settled the first annual and
final account of Ursula Holding guardian OF
Mary E. Clark. who was recently declared
competent by the court. Mrs. Holding was al
lowed $75 for her services and her account
with the exception of a few reductions in ex-
penses and the amount asked for attorne,rD ,
fees was approved.
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Death Of Mrs. Mary { TurriII

SAN JOSE, June 29.-Mrs. Mary s
Turrll, widow Of Joel Turri1l, United
States Consul TO Hawaii from 1916 10
1850, died at Los Gatos to-day. aged
IS years. She was native of Os-
WeEoe Y. Y.
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MAYOR oLNEY TALKS.

OAKLAND. June 29.-Mayor War
rem Olney, who was of counsel for this
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REMARKS ON SPRING VALLEY.

Judge Gilbert, however. did not pass
upon the merits of the case. He re-
quired the water company to furnish
a bond of $4,000. The following are
extracts from Judge Gibert's opinion
in the Spring Valley case:
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

There is nothing in the facts shown to
Justify the charge that in adopting the reso-
luton the Council acted arbitrarily or were
actuated by improper motives or by any pur-
pose save TO do what in their judgment was
right between the complainant and the city
and its inhabitants
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28

game on the plains at that time, the
hundreds of thousands of buffalo, the
antelope and the deer. We never
wanted for fresh meat. but a yearning
for roast beef as raised and cooked En-
the east often Overcame us. Buffalo
meat did not appeal when we could
get antelope and venison and when we
reached The Laramie plains we found
elk in abundance
--ls mCer ana sumner we worked at
that road and our success has been
handed down TO posterity. certainly
feel a pride when J think of what we
accomplished and the Eardships we en-
dured Winter and summer we worked
and there were times iu the mountains
of Utah when dynamite was used on
dirt as on rock so hard was the
ground frozen.
The rapidlty With which the road
was built caused many assertions that
it was not properly built The work
done iu the past three years by the
Union Pacific in repairs and improve
meut5 ls reIutatiOu of that
THE grades of the road have been
reduced TO the maximum of fOrty-three
feet mile, the curvature has been de-
creased and the line has been short
ened tnirty-seVeu miles This cost the
company Une-third Of tie sum expend-
ed ln the construction Of the entire
road"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
FIND STEBBINS'
ESTATE VAST
Administrators Make an Inves-
tigatiOn Of Property.
MRS. ". E. WGUS A NIECE
PROSPECTS ARE AGAINST ANY
CONTEST OF WILL

The Investigations which have been
made by those ia charge of the estate
Of the late Charles NJ. Stebbins, who
died about a week ago at Berlin, Ger
many. ind that the property left by
the deceased is worth three times the
amount estimated in the petition fled
in the county court, i'm Denver, when
the viii was presented for probate. This
petition gave the total amount OF prop
eTty as 5000 600. IL is now certain that
the property viii reach close TO $3.50, 600,
and perhaps even more. MIR. Stebbins
is an uncle of Mrs. W. y. Nigus of
Salt Lake.
Tt is practically sure that there wiz
be contest over the VIII but no word
has yet been received in Salt Lake
from the disinheTited heirs, all of whom
live i'm Boston and New York. If the
VIII is sustained by the cOurts-and it
is claimed that it viii be because Mr..
Stebbins paid to his children the sum
of $4,000 but recently-Denver viii
have the finest orphans home in the
country. The property owned by Mr..
Stebbins. known as SJebbins Heights,
is an ideal location for the home Tt is
i'm the outskirts Of the city and in q
portion of the suburbs easily Access
sibIe
I'm this addition the Stebbins estate
owns $500 lots, which are said to be
worth not less than 800 each This
piece Of property alone viii bring S250.-
600. Besides this the estate owns $50
acres of we'll Watered ranch land near
the city just across the ArapahOe
county line. This property is valued at
$4,000. In New York the estate has
25G acres of land almost within the cor
pOTate limits Of the city. This is esti-
mated 30 be worth anywhere from
100000 20 $500 600. There is also about
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
Gen. Hawley on the ssBsst Soldier. 80

Hartford. Conn, C0urant)
"Wbo make the best soIdiers2" in-
quired Hartford man of General Jo-
seph r. HawIey when Senator Hawley
was stopping at the Hartford club
who make the best soIdiers2" re-
peated General Hawley rehectiyely
You mean what kind of men make the
best soldiers, I suppose" and the i'm
terrogat0r said that was precisely what
he meant,
"Weu 1 VIII tell you that TT was my
experience that no kind of men make
the best soldiers. and I mean by that
that the best soldiers came from all
the walks of life, and were of all kinds
and conditions. When I was captain.
I had q great towering private that
was a swearing. freuzied creature in
battle. absolutely fearless. and I had
another soldier a little fellow not more
than II years old, who looked like a
girl. ana the little chap was as calm
and brave a soldier as ever went into
an engagement.
He was wounded I'm one battle. and
] saw him drag himself and his gun
down TO a stream. There he washed
his wounded leg, bound &c up with ban
dages made from his shirt. and he came
back proudly 20 the firing line, where
he stayed all day. There were many
men of special bravery I'm every COM
pany. and those who were c0Wardly
were very few as my experience in the
war taught me-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28

$4,000 worth of notes. credits and
stocks and bonds are held by the at
t0rneys OF Mr.. Stebbins in Denver.
Believes VIII Sound.
". r. Stebbins, brother OF Charles
NJ. Stebbins and the manager of the
latter's vast interests, believes ii viii
be a difficult matter 10 break the Will
There was a family enlargement
said he in an interview i'm Denver My
brother had two daughters, Mrs Alex
andeF Thompson of New York city and
Grace, who is TO become a nun i'm Phil
adelphia, and a son, Charles Stebb'ns,
a Boston lawyer. Airs. Thompson sued
her father because Of trouble over Mrs.
Stebbins estate. and after that there
was no chance of heaiinE the family
breach, although we all tried to make
peace. While i cannot ten exactly the
value of the estate, IL win run from
100000 to S75000o.
According 10 Mr. Stebbins, his broth
er had a fondness for languages, of
which he spoke and wrote dve He
once esUe blished a school of languages
for children near White Plains n. i.
but it was q failure.
Charles NJ. Stebbins was one Of the
pioneer telegraph men of the country.
Starting at Milan, o., in 1871 without
a cent, he held interests when he quit
business in 1852 that brought him sS5.-
600. Today the same stock inA the
Western Union is worth $4,000 600.
Stebbins began as an operator. learn
ing from j. H. Wade of Cleveland, aft
erward president of the Western Union,
AS Wade put it, "AIl know and all
you need TO know"
Salaries Paid in Early Days.
Wade was at one time superintend-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
MADE UTAH's FIRST PAPER
Thomas Howard Tells What he Did
Fifty Years AGO.

Fifty years ago yesterday InOuaS
Howard. a resident of salt Lake City.
manufactured the first paper west of
the Missouri river. The paper manu-
facturer is now 80 years old, out re-
members We'll the day when he pro-
duCed paper by means of a sugar beet
macEiue. The factory was then on the
spot where the temple now stands.
Several years before an attempt was
made 60 manufacture paper and was
later abandoned. Then Howard took
up the work and manufactured paper
ON which the early newspapers were
printed. The crude machinery made
the work difficult and the scarcity of
material made the manufacturing OF
paper almost impossible. In 1860 Tegu-
lar paper making machines were puU-
chased by Brigham Young. The mill
continued To run until 1882, when il
was moved TO the Big Cottonwood can
yOn. There tie factory was enlarged
and better machinery was purchased.
This factory was burned down i'm 1892
During the primitive days of paper
making the aged manufacturer de
Clares he was compelled to use course
materials Tor bleaching and refining
the paper When The first supply Wds
made Mr.. Howard declares it had the
appearance of q pancake.
Paper manufacturing rs now extinct
in Utah. 40 paper has been made
here since the burning of the factory
fin 1895.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
RISING SONG WRITER
E. E. Lyman Is Achieving Sue
cess on Account of Re-
cent Work.

T.. r. Lyman. formerly a resident of
Salt Lake City. and at one time a clerk
for the Smith Drug company, is
achieving considerable success as a
song writer He is at present in Ana
conda. His latest success, THE
Homestead i'm the Lane" is being re-
heaTsed by q ST. Louis band prepare
tory TO introducing it as q feature of
its concerts Mr. Lyman's introduC-
ton into the musical world has been
short but his success has been marked.
The song is introduced by "Remini-
SCIENCES of the Homestead I'm the Lane -
in which Lyman tells of the origin Of
tie piece. lie speaks of a home i'm the
Boyer river valley, Harrison county,
Iowa, in the early seventies. The
little country school where an auburn
haired little miss and the writer re-
CeiVed the rudiments of an education,
are told Of. Then he grows philosOphic
and speaks of the days that come not
gain.
Mr.. Lyman is a brother Of IT. 3. Ly-
man, who still lives iu Salt Lake. The
song writer Is well known in this city.
The words Whicb contribute greatly
TO the attTactiVeness of the song are:
When the night shades hover near.
And the song birds hush their cheer
Ii is then that lovers coo
I'm the lane.
Down by the old mill wheel
I'm tlair youthful happy veal
Ey The LErUbbiug. restless brook
In the lane.
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ent of the Speed e. O,Reillv lines run
ming from Buffalo and Cleveland TO
Chicago, and got the prinCely salary OF
$500 year. Stebbins was soon getting
$500 and thought himself lucky In
four wears Stebbins had saved enough
TO bug the old Feitch & Shanner line
from ST. Louis TO Kansas City. and
from that time his rise was rapid. He
extended the line along the Missouri
river to the north and was. at the age
or s., one OF the three big owners of
the Pacific Telegraph company, the
nrSt line 10 reach to California.
The Pacific was ahead of the Union
Pacific railroad by some five years and
the operators We're isolated in q wild
country fifty miles apart, their only
companions being the Indians and wild
animals which roamed about the prai-
ries around them.
Attacks by the Indians came. occa-
sionaliy, but the telegraph men were
hardy lot and the red men had a
wholesome respect for them. Tire Inn
portance Of the completion OF the Pa
cifc company, one-third Of which with
its single wire was built 10y AIR. SJeb-
bins, can be seen from the fact that
IL took before that time seventeen DAYS
10 set message from New York to
California by land and month by wa
ter across the isthmus of Panama.
Clowry Climbed Poles.
IN those days Robert c.. CIowry. now
president of the Western Union, was q
boy beginning at the bottom of the
ladder, or rather the pole, for he
climbed the highest poles With the rest
of the men. Mr.. ClOWTy received his
first executive position from Mr.. Steb-
bins, for whom he worked as superin-