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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-20
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. Aug 19-AIrs MariIa Daniels
AID Mrs. Caroline B. Pratt have gone 10
Scofield on Relief society business
George Burns Richardson representing
the department Of photography. Is in the
county for the purpose OF investisa ting
the arteSian reservoirs OF Utah county.
he viii obtain Information for the depart
ment OF the number. depth, flow, etc. OF
al the artesian wells.
The examination of Clarchce Loughney.
charged with obtaining money under false
p-etenseS. has been set fer the 25th. before
the justice of the peace in American Fork
George r. Reese of Robinson, native
ship p sA' ''''1'" ""s @p'''''e1 = ',''-'
On account Of NAM young men being
away on excursions not enough responded
10 the call Of Recruiting Agent Bucni 70
form a company. Another cali viii be
made at some more favorable time.
Whether or Tot the Black Hawk indian
var veterans viii hold a reunion this yea
On account of the difference OF opinion
that has been engendered IN the lake re-
so-f matter. is now uncertain the cues
ton viii be decided when Commander
Westwo0d returns from Manti-
Joseph Boren. a Young man about =
years Of age. is at the Provo general nos
pital suffering from a fracture of the lett
leg. sustained by slipping aud falling TO
tlE ground last evening. There Is re-
port thai the slipping occurred while
young Boren was seuffling with another
Edward Tanner of Indianola, a man
at out 3 years of age. was examined as
10 rlS sanity toGaN Deiofc @uQk0 EootA
by DIS. Westwoo5 and Taylor. and COM
mitted 70 the state mental hospital.
Joseph the 7-year-Old son Of County
Recorder Pyre. broke his Feft arm this
morning while playing in the barn. The
little patient IS progressing as favoTabiy
as can be expected
William J. Lewis is down from Bear
river % attend the funeral of his father
in-lsw Samuel Harding
A marriage license has been issued to
v !. Oakley ased q and Clauola EVEN.
AGED l. both Of Provo.
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THE LAST
DAY OF THE
PIANO SALE
Clayton Music Co.'s
Great Piano Sale Account
of Store Alterations
COMES To AN
END SATURDAY
You Have Choice Of the Worlds
Best Planes at Greatest Price
Reductions Ever Offered.
YOUR CREDIT WILL BUY
as CLOSE as CASH
Make Your Selection Now
And Save SIS to S15o-open
Evenings-1o9 South Main.
COMES TO AN
END SATURDAY
YOUR CREDIT WILL BUY
AS CLOSE as CASH
Make Your Selection Now
And Save SIS to S15o-open
Evenings-1o9 South Main.

From now until the close Of this sale
additional reductions VIII be made on
several styles Of The several makes Of
high class pianos in order to clear
them out before the extensive altera-
tons are started.
We can trrthfuiiy say that we be-
ieve there viii never be another piano
opportunity like the present offered 10
the people of Salt Lake City, for AZ
this sale We offer you choice of the
worlds very best pianos. Steinways.
KimbaIls. Knabes, Sticks, Chickering's,
Esteys, Mason & Hamlins, Smith K
Barnes, Whitneys and other pianos, all
at extraordinary price reductions and
en- easy payments if desired.
Practically ali these instruments are
brand new, some are little shopwo-n
ana we have some used pianos left.
comprising some Of the highest class
makes. Some at less than half their
real value.
A few new cabinet grand upriEhts.
regular s390 S335 and $3.50 values. 10
close at $3.50, S175 10 1925 Terms cash
or payments, Sc TO SO monthly.
You could not equal these values for
the price IL you were dealer and pur-
chased IN large quantities. so it must
be the chance you have been looking
FOR to buy a piano.
A number OF fine cabinet grand up
right pianos, regular 1915. s400. $3.50
and $500 values, to close at s237, Se4S.
S2s7 TO SSs7.
Terms cash or payments, IS to so
monthly.
Two used $500 uprights for $f45.
One used 5000 upright for s110
One used $500. Chickering parIor
grand, fine condition. only $3.50.
One good as new sz25 Kimball, only
S24S Payments to suit
Two Smith & Barnes uprights. good
as new. regular $500 and $3.50 values.
only $50 and 1926. Cash or payments
to suit you.
These genuine piano snaps viii 90
quickly: lucky is the person who makes
first selection.
A few used organs to close at less
than half values on very easy pay
nents if desired.
BARGAINS IN PIANO PLAYERS.
IF you are a lover Of good music and
nave no one in the home to MAY, you
should buy q piano-piayer now and
rouse your sleeping piano. CT per-
chance you have no piano. you should
make haste and secure our combination
offer OF piano ar player at a saving
ef $500. SER IT, the best PROPOSE
ton ever made. and Monday the out
TT viii cost you the regular price.
One $3.50 pianola for $50. Another
for sl7k.
One $3.50 used as sample. Apollo for
Sl75. Others to close a. third or
Terms cash or payments to suit
This sale ends SATURDAY. night at
CLAYTON MUSIC. co.
100 So. Main st. J. j. Daynes. j.
Mgr.
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which were very satisfactory 10 them
he principal places visited and investi-
above Silver lake. where It was thought
a channel could be cut through the solid
rcck and drain the Pittsburg lake sep
age IN Silver lake: but after this had been
CITY inrestiga ted and considered It was
decided as impracticabie. The lake at the
head Of South fork was also visited. but
Il was found impossible to convert any OF
its waters into the main river The next
place visited was what is known as Tank
Hollow, where they were pleased to find
I very promising outlook for a material
Increase OF the water IN that guIch, which
would greatly aid the main stream They
next visited Silver lake. which received
considerable attention from the irrigation
lists. they doing some manual labor II
Strengthening out some very urgent WOrk
and adjustment This lake. 50 they state
needs some immediate attention. WHEREBY
a good advantage could be gained With
but little work They also visited Burnt
canyon. but found no signs OF water at al
The smelter lakes. while not eioseiy IN
vestigated. were considered Of no par
tiCuar worth
The old reservoir which was built some
time back on Silver lake fiat was coli
demned as a very foolish project. it being
impossible to ever store a great amount
Of water in it, While they did not devote
much attention to reservoir site, they
agree that there IS hardly any Sufta1sc
site which could be converted without the
expenditure Of an immense amount %
Z cney. The most feasible scheme con.
there run tunnels whereby 1t IS thought
that an immense stream Of water could
be secured.
They came home rejoicing. over the good
prospects they encountered for large
irCTease of the water supply. when Is one
of the most important things the peoPie
los this end of the county have to ceal
with While no immediate Scfion on the
psrt of the three towns. American tork-
LeEf ana Pleasant Grove is expected, a
start is houed for so that material bene-
fit may be obtained during the coming
summer. 80.
At present American Fork City bids tar
to be mixed up in q water suit WIZ
Mrs Martha Adamson which it has DOT
nos courted. but at any rate, the city does
TO. expect anything serious TO result from
the action.
Two loads of ore came down from me
C. ryon mines yesterday. The mines ~
Tire canyon are very active edch U.s.
~ .rging new developments 800
The following persons spent yeStefddE
in American Fork canyon on pieasUle
bent: George Parker. Miss Emma Woo
hot Sc the latter OF Jsehi; Homer Shris-
tersen Miss Sadie CEiIman. john Chfls-
teusen and Miss Verge Chapman
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Admiral Jessen for abandoning the
lturiS, even though by standing by her
would have meant that the Gromooi
and Rossia would have. shared her
atty here is why Vice admiral kamI-
mura drew of when Admiral lessen :
ships were al his mercy The only
Tex explanation IS that his squadron must
have suffered such frighJful damage
that il could not continue the battle.
II is confirmed that the losses of Of
1ceTs and men on board the Rossia and
Gromoboi were fifty per cent OF the
former and twenty-five per cent Of the
latter. showing the dreadful havoc
caused by The FIRE from the japanese
ships even a. range exceeding three
lI1iieS- Private reports say the decks
sOf the Rossia were veritable shambles.
+ Detailed reports Of the injuries sus-
'tained BY the GrOm0bOi and ROssia
are naturally Withheld, but no doubt
exists that they are serious enough
to require going into dry dock So far
as known there is only one dock at
Rladivost0k and II is nov occupied by
the Bogatyr. Consequently this viii
make the repair work slow
Hope Abandoned.
The hope Of accomplishing the
cherished plan Of the admiralty Of
uniting these Two Russian feet seems
strength Of the Port Arthur squadron
has been greatly reduced and there is
DO longer any possibility Of aid from
the VIadivostok squadron. Neverthe-
less the admiralty expects that the
battleskips, returned 10 Port Arthur,
TO sally forth again, even to
certain destruction. But the where
abouts of the battleship division. and
OF the projected cruisers Diana and
Pallada are not considered here to be
absolutely established. The weight
OF opinion continues to correspond with
the foreign reports that the battle
ships are hack at Port Arthur but
some Of the officials at the admiralty
cling TO the hope that they escaped
ChefOo reports received here
today apparently leave no doubt Of this
point and Emperor Williams request
that the German naval attaches a.
Port Arthur. Captain HOFFMAN and
structed te leave the fortress is gen
orally regarded as conclusive.
May Mean Diana.
The authorities here are without in
formation in regard to the reported
torpedoing OF the Russian cruiser of
the Pallada type whicb.N they say.
must mean the Diana. The reports of
bOtk Captain Matouzeviich and Cap
tain ReitZenstein indicated that these
cruisers were with the Novik through
out, but nothing has been heard Of.
either since the naval battle OF Aug.
10.
Both the official Russian reports
agree as 10 the main details OF the en-
gagement and the manner in which
the big irOnclads lin the form of a
gTidirons tackled and cOuntertacked. -
as they delivered their broadsides. But
e veil is drawn when the cruiser divi-
sion escaped aud the Czarevitch was
disabled.
The newspapers here received the Of
fetal advices this morning too late for
comment The spirit of the people
may be judged from the fact tkat al
though this is a holiday there are no
crowds in the streets. but the churches
were thrOnged, whole families mourn
ing the loss of loved ones with the
fleets.
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DEATH OF SAMUEL HARDING.
One of Proves Oldest Inhabitants
Passes Away After Long Illness.

Provo. Aug. 19.-One Of Proves oldest
inha bitants in point of years Of residence.
Samuel Harding of the Third ward. died
at his home this morning at 3 o ciock after
eighteen months severe suffering from
enlargement OF the prostate glands and
general debility. Mr.. Harding was the
son of Edward and Mary Harding ana
was born July g. 1898 in Trowbridge
Wiltshire. England. He became & member
OF the Mormon church in 1877 and in 1S4s
was married TO Mary JenEet EtOrm- He
left with his family for Utan Feb 10
1852 and arrived in Salt Lake Oct or
the same year Soon after he moved to
Provo. which had such been bis home
He and number OF his brothers. who
have since come TO Utah. were wooden
manufacturers in England. and among his
first work IN Utah was employment in the
WOOL carding and spinning factory built
by the late Shadrach Holloway IN an
early day He afterwards engaged in
farming and for many years was in the
butcherin2 business. lie also sery&d OF
the police force here about thirty years
ago. Mr.. Harding was a kindly. socia bic
man and made many friends. His vile,
twelve children. los grandchildren ana
fifty-four great-grandchisdren survive
him. He has also two brothers. John and
Thomas Harding. and Mrs. James ChiSs-
lett. living here, and another sister in 81
Louis
Funeral services viii be held from the
Third ward meeting house commencing
at lisa o'clock Sunday.
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TROUBLE OVER wINDFALL.
Poulson Family Having a Time Col
lecting Balance Of Legacy.

American Fork, Aug. 19.-The PouIson
boys, in connection with their mother and
sisters. arc experiencing a little trouble
IN securing the large fortune which came
t. them through lottery. Having been
Compelled TO take action in the courts TO
secure the balance OF SO eoo 8 20 has
beer paid over At first Il was expected
that the agent would pay the balance over
without any trouble. but later he refused
Mr.. Steve Clements came home yesfer-
day after an extended stay in Idaho
Misses Matte Crookston and Nan Bar
raft came home after a short STAY in
Park city.
The Draper basket ball team experienced
a Very severe defeat at the hands Of the
American Fork girls last evening by a
score OF IS 10 a goose egg
Alex Cunningham came home from Ida
ne last evening, where he has pent a short
tine.
The mayor. James II. Clarke and Others
Of the irrigation committeeman have
spent the past three days in American
FerE canyon. Their mission 70 The canyon
~s< - devise WAYS and means IF fncreas-.
ing thslWakeE supply for TIE north end
o. this touhts- ney report as having
visited many different canyon branches.
ard afsa having given the situation q very
thorough investigation. gaining results
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-20
DEATH IN THE STORM
James w. Crisp Is Killed BY
Runaway Team While In
Grain Field. =

Mt. Pleasant. Aug. 19.-Tne storms OF
yesterday brought death in their wake 10
a well-known resident Of Spring Cit!,
james W. Crisp The unfortunate man ;
I.ntimeiv taking off was not due to the
direct action of the rain or electrlcat
storm. but TO an accident when was
caused by a loud peal Of thunder. WhicA
was one of the many Of those gong 20
Nit. Crisp was in the fields north of
Spring City cutting grain on ms IdII1
with a binder. a sudden thunder Storm
came up and the horses which were at
tached TO the machine became fright
ened Atr Crisp stopped them and got
in front of them for the Aurpose Of keep
ing them under better control 4 loud
and sudden peal of thunder scared them
again and they started with Jump 20
run. Their driver. could neither STOP
them In their mad flight nor could ne
extricate himself rom his perilous po-
sition in front of the machine. with the
result that he was thrown to the
ground and the team passed over Ms
body and then pulled the heavy 6laeer
ever it. the main wheel Of the machine
catehing him fairly under It.
Two boys who had came up and
Crawled under the machine for protec-
ton from the storm were the only per-
sons witnessing the accident. They went
Immediately to Mr.. Crisps assistance,
but IL could be seen even By their mex
perfenced eyes that the injured man had
but few moments OF life left Help
was secured and he was placed IN a
wagon, but before any part Of the dis
lance to town had been covered the In
juTies had proven fatal Mr. Crisp was
conscious for & few moments after the
accident and realized that death was
but a few moments away He spoke to
the boys. asking that they remain with
him and saying that he was fatally in
jUred. He WaS very badly crushed IN
wardly and bled freely from the mouth.
Deceased was about % years Of age
ard had been a resident Of Spring City
for many years. He has No relatives
there, having always lived alone he has
accumulated considerable property. har-
ing always been a hard worker thrifty
and frugal II is understood that he has
& sister and brother in Kansas They
will be communicated with as soon as
their whereabouts can be ascertafned.
and the remains sent to them If SO de-
sired
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DEsPAIR o. THE RUSSIANS.
Every Report From the Seat of War
Carries News OF Disaster.

St Petersburg, Aug. 10. $50 p. NJ
4 feeling almst akin TO despair reigns
IN she much-tried Russian admiralty.
The official report Of Vice Admiral
Skrydloff coming on the heels of the
known losses sustained by the Port
Arthur squadron in its desperate sortie
Aug. 20, and the anxiety over the fate
Of the warships still unaCcOunted for.
not only confirming TIE sinking of the
Rurik, but showing that the injuries
sustained by the. Gromoboi and Rossia
I'm the fight with Vice Admiral Kami-
mura's squadron were even greater
than anticipated. completes the crush
ing nature OF the blow 10 Russia's i'll
starred naval forces ia the Tar east. So
far as the immediate future Is con-
cerned. the admiralty does not disguise
the fact that the Vladivostok squadron
is destroyed.
TIE effect upon the public is also
most depressing The only cons0ls-
ton found IL in the words OF praise
bestowed on the officers and men and
the unequal character OF the fight,
Russian naval experts by the system OF
coeff1cients figuring that the inferior
ity OF the Nladiv0stok squadron IN
arn1or and guns was sixty-nine 70 ~
Brave Man Censured-
la some quarters Of the navy there
Is also = disposition 70 censare Rear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-20
WIRES REACH ZION.
Postal Telegraph Lines Now Extend
to Salt Lake.

The Postal Telegraph company wires
are now stretched from Ogden TO salt
Lake and a wire crew Of twenty-five
men, under Construction Foreman g
NJ. Mackley, is engaged in stringing the
wires southwark through the city
The line viii pass over the bench near
the penitentiary and be continued on to
Park City to unite with the east line.
The men have established camp in
Salt Lake and viii probably be work
ing inside the city limits for about a
week, as the work Of stringing the
wires drought the city requires much
more time and work than in the open
country.
The work all along the line is pro-
crossing in manner thoroughly sat
isfactory and unless some Unforeseen
obstacle appears the Office in Salt Lake
viii be opened on schedule time about
the middle of September.
John. Harrington stable for carriages
stylish light livery and boarding
Phone 273.
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tain Greer were thrown from vehicle
y Wednesday b. another buggy running
into them. upsettiHg the vehicle IN which
tbs old couple were seated but the acct
dent IS said not to be serious The man
Is very old and feeble and the overture
fIcs Of the vehicle somewhat shook the old
veteran up Mrs. Glsmon was not hurt.
Senator Sn1oot of Provo and T. B0skin
OF the metropolis spoke to the veterans
yesterday for some time The indian
fighters are perfectly satisfied with the
treatment received. from the citizens and
&C mmittee of this city as every convent
ence possible has been extended
District court IN this city has been post
Pcned from Sept u 10 the 18Th Of the
So me month.
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BURNED By ELECTRICITY.
Two Power Company Employees Get
Severe Shock

Provo. Aug. 19-Frank Rubie Of Den
yer and Andrew Pierce OF SDringville.
young men who we're working for the Tel
luri5e Power company in Provo canyon.
were severely burned this forenoon and
are now in the Provo general hospital.
They were standing near the lightning
resister of the power compaHy's plant
when a short current caused a powerful
explosion and a large voltage Of e.ectricity
passed through the men. burning them
severely on their hands aud other parts
of the body Ruble also SUSTAINED a Sc
we're scalp wound, and as his buns are
very severe he is in 4 very critical con-
dftfon Mr. Pierce is not severely
burned. Dr. Arid arrived foTty-five min
utes after the men were hurt they were
brought to Provo this afternoon
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Rain Continues.

General Kurokis Headquarters in the
Field. Aug L. via Fusau, Eore D. Aug ~.
This section OF Manchuris is At present
experiencing the heaviest rains Of the
season. The strong d0unp0urs Of the past
week flooded the valleys and sWamps and
turned brooks into rivers. The water
quickly disappears. however. before 4 few
DAYS Of sunshine. lt is beiieFed That last
weeks was the last severe storm IN
unusual Quantity Of rain having fallen.
With the exception OF meetings between
outDosts there have been no hosulitieS
recently.
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Heavy Fighting.

Cheefoo. Aug 19, a.. m--Chinese who
embarked from Liaotleshan frOmontory
at IL o'clock yesterday rnorning report
the continuahce or heavy fishtiug- They
say the Japanese have occupied Pigeon
Bav and are within striking distance OF
IIaotfesnan forts. which. however. are
still occupied by the Russians.
According to the Chinese the Russians
at Port Arthur are making their finai
stand. ~
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COUNTY ATTORNEY DIES.
Passing of Joseph E. Page at
Provo.

Provo. Aug. 19.-County Attorney Jo-
seph T.. Page died this evening q Z Is at
the Provo general hospital from uranic
poisoning caused By Bright's disease,
following an operation of a week ago for
appendicitis. The wound was healing
nicely but an acute attack Of Bright
disease developed and he had been sink
ing for several days. Mr.. Page was born
in Payson Feb. q, 1S56. ne is a son OF
Jonathan s. Page. He was asgraduate of
the Michigan university law department
and was elected county atJornew Of Utah
county I'm 1907. He married Miss Gertrude
Therum of this city Sept. IA iSeS. who,
husband and father Mr. Page was a
quiet unasSuming man. and was highly
respected by all. and his death causes
general sorrow. The funeral viii probably
be held tomorrow Sunday.
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Lost Opportunity.

St Petersburg. Aug - % a m.-Re-
fefring 40 the British expedition into
Thbet. the NoVOe NremEa todays says:
Russia is now being paid for the fore
bearance shown Great Britain during the
South African war. Had We taken adj
vantage OF Great Britains prs-ocsupatiOn
then TO cross Persia. the Baltic fieet
might now have a base on tic Persian
gulf from which 70 operate
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MATTER WILL HANG FIRE.
France Does Not Regard the Chefoo
Affair as Serious.

Affair as Serious
Paris. Aug 1s-The French minister
at Toxic mas not yet communicated to
the foreign office the text OF Russia 5
protest against the cutting out of the
torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni, at
ChefoO. the transmission Of which has
been delayed owing TO Foreign Minis
ter Delcasse's absence. The matter Is
not regarded as serious, international
complications not being anticipated. 1t
= believed that Japan viii reply that
she had the right TO ascertain whether
fhe vessel was dismantIed, and found
Thai She was not wholly dissrmed,
Whereupon the Russian commander as
saulted the Japanese commander, thus
provoking a climax.
Russia probably viii dispute the
facts and the matter viii hang over un-
Ill the peace settlement.
The report that the japanese consul
at Shanghai has been ordered TO in
form China that she will be held re
sponslble for the disarmament of the
AskOld and GrozOvOi is officially con-,
firfued. Well informed circles have no
doubt that China will fulfill her obli
cations and they consider that the pres
ence Of numerous warships OF various
natiouaIities an Shanghai is sufficient
guarantee that Japan viii not attempt
to violate the neutrality of the port
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comnslled to Retire

Chefoo. Aug - Hoon.-Chinese who
have arrived here from Port Arthur de-
clare that the Japanese position at
PaiungchanE. from which they poured a
heavy fire into Port Arthur and The inner
forts has been retaken. the japanese re-
firing 10 ShusniFen-
The German authorities at Using Tau
have sent a guard of 100 men 10 a point
fifteen miles east Of that place for the
purpose of frustrating an expected at
tempt on the part Of the ia aanese &c erect
q Mireless teleEraDh station