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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-01


= Kansas City Jan. S1-1frant c. =
= Giilett, the former Kansas cattle >
= plunger, who fed to Mexico three ,
> years ago, has made a definite =
. move TO settie with his creditors. =
= whom be owes an aggregate sum =
= estimated at 81 100000 Local =
> creditors have received draft :
? from Gillett for a sum sufficient .
? TO pay the expenses Of a commit =
, tee 10 go to Mexico and inspect the >
, eX-kansan's mining holdings from =
> the development of which he hopes =
= 60 pay his debts. The committee y
= viii start for Mexico about FEB >
= -. A month ago Mr. Gillett. who >
> had returned TO the United States =
? 10 visit relatives. offered from =
, Fostoria, o., 10 meet his creditors =
> in Kansas City. but failed 90 app =
= pear on the date set. ,
; = = = > = = = = > > = I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-01
BLESSED TIE BANK.

: Mexico city. Jan 3I.-Arch-
= BISHOP Alarcon has formally
> blessed the promise of the new
= atholie bank. which starts husi-
= ness with q "a pital % S6.0oe.00e-
= The first news here published IN
: Mexico to receive the apostolic
: hsnedicti0n of Pope Plus X is the
= Catholic paper 1T Pals Of this
> city. The new pope has sent his
= blessings to the paper and
= through # 10 The entire Catholic
world Of AieTicc.
> : = > > = > =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-01
FIGHTING A FIRE.

~e4v York. jan si-One fireman YES
kflIea assd tpeniE -five fircmen Wefe os ere
como BIZ smoke iu 81 flee in q store hon p
~ fbe American Msnafaci urirg conlPsil
in Rr5oklvn tonight Nine ~ the 1lusi
VINO were overcome were so seriously ar
fected that they were takesi' 70 il.t7pitets
One Of theIn is eSpcctea - ale le
,.tors liolse contained iilte Mantle hemp
and bssEing-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-01
PoWpER ExPLoDED ~ III

AIahanov City. Pa. Jan. al.-Fiee
reckmen were instantly killed in the
Maple Hill coilieFy of the philadelphia
& Reading Coal & Iron company BIZ
an explosion Of powder in a steel cage
ia which they were being hoisted The
exnlosion ripped the cage apart and
the lnangiesf forms of the foekmen fell
eco feet 20 the bottom Of the SHAFT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-01
THIEVES LEFT $1,000.

, Seattle Jan. ai.-Two well Z
; dressed robbers pried up the win (
, dow Of J. 3 G0ddard's house here I
, this morning and forced Goddard 4
> and another man 70 lie quiet while +.
; they searched the pockets Of their I
, trousers. They secured more than 4
> $500 in cash. Goddard begged them I
: to leave the rest Of his money, and 4
, they did So. The cash they left I
= behind was Slice. which was III :
> another pocket of Goddard :
, clothes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-01
MnNEY ZOE AIRsHIP.

Berlin. Jan. S1.-Count Zepheiin has
begun the construction Of new air
ship. His call for financial assistance
brought subscriptions amounting 20
si12-500.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land Ofice at Prescott Arizona, June 20. I9Oi
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before A. E. Douglass, clerk Of the probate court, at Flag staff Arizona. on August l. 1904, viz: George Babbitt, administrator of the estate of Scott T Henderson deceased, for the lot 3, and S. E. I~i N. w. Ia, $, W. l-I N F. l-4, N. w. l-4 s. E. l-I of Sec. 1, Tp IS N, R. 9E.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said land viz: A. F.. CowleS, $. F. Thomas, H. C. Hibben Marion Clark of Flagstaff.
 FEN $. HILDRETH.
 Register. Fist publication Jude B, I90t
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

The republicans of Coconino county have called their county convention for September To- It is the first county in the territory to call convention, aud possibly the Territorial Central Committee will wake up to the fact that there is an election to be held this year, and issue call for conven- tion.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

J. Herman returned from trip to the east Thursday. He spent a week at the St. Louis exposition, and says that it is well worth seeing. The Ger man exhibit is exceedingly good. The mineral exhibit from Arizona is at tracting considerable attention.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

For Sale.-My household furniture, including new piano, oak folding bed, Morris chair, dining table and chairs, parlor stove, kitchen range, beds, dressers and rugs. Also canopy-toI surrey, in use one month.
 w. B. SLOANE, 3l-it Milton, Ariz.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Some animal killed young colt belonging to Indian Joe" on Satur- day night. The mother and colt were in the Lockwood pasture, south of town, and 1t is seldom that lions or wolves come so near the city.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Sunday school and Epworth League will meet at the usual hours at the Methodist church tomorrow.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Rev. Father Connolly, of Winslow, was Flagstaff visitor this week.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

$. Barron, the tailor was called to Fl Paso, Texas, Wednesday owing to the death of his father. He expects to be absent about ten days.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Rev. J. H, Henry and wife took their departure last Monday for their old home in Pennsylvania, where they will visit for several weeks, after which they will go to southern California to reside.
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3l-4t

Mrs. A, E. Scott, who has been spend- ing the summer here with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Heller, left on Tuesday for Santa Ana, Cal. where she will make her future home.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Frank Owenby, of Oak creek. spent several days in the city this week.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

For Rent.-Two furnished rooms. Apply to Mrs. Pat White.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

A stock of Butterick patterns at Rabbit Bros. dry-goods depot. 23ti
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

'The Smart Set" magazine will en- certain you.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

The most up-to-date and beautiful lines of ladies' dress, street and driv- ing gloves ever brought to Flagstaff can be seen at Weatherford & Vail's general furnishing store.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Arizonans attending the Worlds Fair at St. Louis can obtain rooms at reasonable prices of Hannah S. Briell, 1923 Burd avenue. From Union Sta ton take Eighteenth-street car to Franklin avenue, then west to Burd avenue. If
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Eastman kodaks and photo supplies at Eastern prices at Babbitts'.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

s. T. Elliott returned this week from a visit to San Francisco.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

John Baker returned on Tuesday from a trip to St Louis.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Born.-In Flagstaff on July 2s, 1904, to the wife of B. Hoch, son.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Have you read that very interesting magazine, "The Smart Set?"
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Harry Scorse, prominent sheep grower of Holbrook, has been here this week on business.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

The board of supervisors will con vene in regular monthly session on Monday next.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Furnished rooms at a reasonable price at Mrs. H. NJ. Murphy's.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

A. w. Kinsey is having erected a three,room cottage on Birch avenue.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Probate Judge Douglass on We'd nesday performed the ceremony which united in marriage I. E. Potts and Miss Daisy Denitt of Ash Fork.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Coffin's grocery always furnishes the best of everything as- sorted cakes, pickles, jams, and jellies, fresh fruits and vegetables. Call in or telephone. Smoke our cigars. Drink our Faust coffee and teas.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

lyon F.. Dennis spent several days here this week, returning to Rhoades on Wednesday He will attend the Stanford University next year.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Buy Brownie kodak, sl, at Bab bitt Bros.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Real enjoyment is had when reading that clever magazine, "The Smart Set. :"
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Flagstaff Lodge No. l3, A. O. D.. w. has elected G. N. Baty and John Harrington as delegates to the grand lodge which meets in Tucson in Oc- tober.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Miss Mamie Mossett, of Cincin- natl, Ohio, arrived Thursday. She will spend some weeks here, the guest of her cousin, E. A. Sliker.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

LOCAL BREVITIES. Buy Brownie kodak, Sl, at Bab- bitt Bros. Born.-In Flagstaff on July 2S, 1904, to the wife of B. Hoch, son.
 For Rent.-Two furnished rooms, Apply to Mrs. Pat White.
 John Baker returned on Tuesday from trip to St Louis.
 A stock of Butterick patterns at Rabbit Bros. dry-goods depot 23tf A. w. Kinsey is having erected a three,room cottage on Birch avenue. Furnished rooms at reasonable price at Mrs. H. NJ. Murphy's.
 Rev. Father Connolly, of Winslow, was a Flagstaff visitor this week.
 "The Smart Set" magazine will en- certain you, Frank Owenby, of Oak creek, spent several days in the city this week. Eastman kodaks and photo supplies at Eastern prices at Babbitts' s. T. Elliott returned this week from visit to San Francisco.
 Have you read that very interesting magazine, "The Smart Set?" The board of supervisors will con vene in regular monthly session on Monday next.
 Real enjoyment is had when reading that clever magazine, "The Smart Set" County Recorder Hibben visited Williams on Wednesday on matters pertaining to business.
 To Let.-Two housekeeping rooms and house,
 3l-2t MRS. MAY FLOWER c. E. Boyce, of Williams. was vis- itor to Flagstaff on Tuesday.
 Ralph Cameron came down from Bright Angel, Grand Canyon, and spent Tuesday night in Flagstaff.
 For Sale.-On account of leaving the city will sell my upright piano, new last December. w. B. SLOANE, 3l-tf Milton. J. J. Donahue made flying visit to Prescott on Thursday to transact business.
 The home of Mir. and Mrs. George Harrington was made happy on Tues girl baby.
 Call and examine the new stock of all around furnishing goods at Weatherford and Vail's, corner of Lereux and Aspen avenue, opposite postotfice.
 fife axA1.,xce
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

County Recorder Hibben visited Williams on Wednesday on matters pertaining to business.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

c. E. Boyce, of Williams. was a vis- itor to Flagstaff on Tuesday
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

B. F. Landers, who has been rusli- eating at Long Beach, Cal, for the past five weeks, for the benefit of his health, returned last Monday.
 A brand new line of boys and chill dren's shoes. just received at Weath- erford X Vail's. Every pair fully guaranteed.
 Rev Roberts. of Needles. al who is to occupy the NJ. F. pulpit here un- til conference convenes, arrived in Flagstaff Thursday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Martini were made happy on thursday morning at their home, in Milton, by the ar rival of girl baby. Wm. Neville, who has been making Flagstaff his home for the past two years, left on Wednesday for his old home in Cincinnati Ohio.
 NJ. T. Piper and family, who have been visiting friends and relatives in Texas for the past several weeks. re- turned to Flagstaff on last Sunday,
 Chas. A. Greenlaw. who has been touring Mexico for a few months. on business, returned to Flagstaff this week.
 M. Maxwell, who is grazing his fiocks northwest of here, came to the city the first part of the week to lay in supplies.
 The presidential campaign is on, and other causes are making times harder than they should be: but Weatherford & Vail continue to ship in new and attractive goods, and offer them to the public at reasonable prices.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

To Let.-Two housekeeping rooms and house
 3l-2t MRS. MAY FLOWER
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Ralph Cameron came down from Bright Angel, Grand Canyon, and spent Tuesday night in Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

Rubber stamp ink and rubber stamp pads at the SUN Stationery Depart ment.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

NOTE limitation baking ?, wders are low CT in pricc, but they are mostly
 made from alum and are injur-
 ious to health when taken In food.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30
Photos! Photos!

Now that there is a photographer located permanently in town don't but of having your photo taken, and don't forget the wife and baby. Amateur developing and printing a specially.
 STUART, the Photographer.
The Coconino sun., 1904-07-30

For Sale.-On account of leaving the city will sell my upright piano, new last December. w. B. SLOANE,
 3l-tf Milton,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02

shows up at the Home Of Truth Circle,
conducted by Mrs. Soakem, 'the second
sight wonder, the old lady il told right
off the bat that Robert wants her and
beautiful spirit named Anne is over her
shoulder calling her sister.
-She goes away firmly convinced that
Mrs. Soakem is a wonder and that immor-
tality is proved. In "A Western city I've
seen printed blanks used to distribute such
information among mediums.
THAT isn't their only method OF Pettl2g
names, though Some Of them are very
clever lip-readers. When in doubt they
play William or John, those being the
most common Anglo-Saxon names.
Then they make it point to learn the
names Of people living in the ncighborhood
and to watch the obituary notices, knowing
that half their victims are driven to them
by the ache of some recent hereavcncnt.
That's the nasty part of the whole bust
ness The laboring men s wives and daugh-
tens. the hired girls and stable boys, who
haunt cheap seances, come because they re
in trouble and want some help and consola-
ton. These people put their hearts, on
their sleeves and tell about their love
affairs and family difficulties in n way
that makes you gasp ! blush sometimes
to listen to them.
The cheap test s6ance isn't tho Ta2e
where the mediums make their money,
though. 1t is really only an advertisement
to get custom for the private and develop
ing seanccs. All the time she is sending
communications TO her audience, she is
sizing them up. If one looks more easy
or eager than the rest she says something
like this:
"'John tells me that the spirits have much
to tell you, but You're holding back. You
need to draw closer to EN-
That suggestion IL thrown ont once or
twice. About tho third time this particular
victim visits the scance the spirits say
ave have something TO tell you that can't
be told in public. You must see a medium
alone
II the victim is woman-and she usually
is-curiosity brings her around the very
next day. The private sittlngs cost from
so cents an hour up. according to the means
and credulity OF the victims The me-
dium loses no chance OF loading her on to
come again.
Developing sittings are beautiful
graft. The medium uses this dodge on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02

people who have what they call the psychic
temperament can pick them a
a mile away
-These people are usually hankering to
be mediums and to talk to the spirits them
selves. The medium leads them on, says
that they have psychic powers and the
spirits want to come into close communion
with tn IN. 1t all leads up to the private
developing seance. which costs all the
victims can pay and lasts as long as they II
stand for it
This is their common or garden variety
Of graft But thoy work all kinds Of varia-
tons There's a medium in Boston no
mas cleaned up pile by discovering lost
treasure: Locating mines is favorite
variety in the Far West.
There il medium in San Francisco
Nine. Smith wen call her, who's a wonder
in her way. The Pacific Mail liner Rio
de Janeiro was sunk in the Golden Gate on
WashinGtons Birthday 1901, with 100000
IN hull gold aboard NO one could find the
After the steamship and wrecking COM
panies had tried and failed, Nine. smith
had a revelation from the captain of the
where the hull lay in shallow water Nine.
Smith had this revelation one evening in a
fun circle. She said that il wouldn't do
for her to take all that money; she'd lose
her power if she did. But she was going
to let in all her dear friends and believers
According to faker who stood in with
her then. but fell out with her later, she
sod $4,000 worth Of stock in her wrecking
company. They made a few bluffs at
diving, and then announced that Mime
Smith had been guided wrong by an evil
spirit, and that the expenses OF diving had
eaten up the capital.
But Nine. Smith would make it all
right She'd give. in return for wrecking
company stock. shares in an oil company
which was to make fortune from wells
discovered by her psychic powers. They
took it like lambs. and she's doing business
at the same old stand.
"Materialzng or bringing ghosts out OF
the Vastly deep doesn't pay so we'll It IL
kind OF public show, with very little side
graft. Therefore, II Is less common, and
admission is higher, usually dollar
head.
-Ive seen dozens Of developing seances,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02

John in the spirit world?'
IF the owner OF the glove has a John
among the departed the medium sends
some beautiful communications and then
tries to draw the victim out. With a clever
ness born OF experience, she pieces to-
gether his occupation, his troubles and his
wants and tells him all about them
Hes paralyzed with establishment and
80 are the rest of the circle-for the people
who go to seances aren't critical and they
go with great desire to believe.
"One of the hardest things for a test
medium to do is to call at once the name
OF the dear departed in the spirit realm
II she starts of with John, and runs through
Mary aud Katherine ana lily, and none
Of them hits the mark, then the most credu-
lous seeker after spirits il inclined to pro-
nounce her a fake. On the other hand
If she hits at once the name of the very
spirit which the seeker most desires, she's
pronounced a great success.
Their best means OF getting at names
is sort Of Mediums Union, an unorganized
society for mutual help which exists in
every medium ridden town.
Mime. Fake the medium, has a new
visitor fat woman in black, We'll say,
who wears her front hair in gray frizzes
and has a slight limp. Nine. axe tries
out half dozen names on her Perhaps
she gets down to the sixth before she finds
that Robert fits some dead relative of the
old lady in black
Before Mrs. Fake gets through. she's
learned further that the old lady has a dead
sister named Annie. The old lady, re-
membering how long Nine. Fake has been
in getting those names, goes away de-
caring that she's TO good.
Mrs. Fake knows all that and knows
that the old lady won't come here again,
but that shell surely go to anot her medium
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and in every case the method was the
same. The cabinet is hung with black
and covered in front with black curtain.
The surrounding wall is also draped in black.
often the cabinet is the bow window
of house or hall The audience is asked
to inspect the walls and curtains. They
may inspect all they like The trick isn't
there
There is dim shaded point Of light in
the back OF the room, practically no light
at all When all is ready the medium
takes seat near the curtain and calls for a
hymn .Ws;,o :, :. ,o,n .,,n,, 81, oo.,...
usually n woman-steals into the room by
a side door near the cabinet. She is dressed
in dead black robe, and against the bla k
background of the walls and cabinet she
can't be seen at all in that light, no matter
how much she moves, She wears rubber
solei shoes and the hymn helps her to enter
without being heard.
Under the black robe she is dressed in
ghostly white, and often she wears mask
lightly coated with phosphorescent paint
to make shining spirit face.
when the signal is given to appear
when she disappears she simply closes it
again. BY closing 1t certain way she pro-
duces the effect OF disappearing through the
floor. There are often two or three as
sistants, one child or a small woman.
The developing medium, like the test
medium, keeps tabs on the departed dear
ones Of his regular customers. and trots
them out for their benefit. 1t makes you
ashamed of humanity to see the way these
takers draw back bereaved mothers who
live from week to week just to talk TO their
dead children.
There are many other methods OF ma
terializing. but this one is the cheapest
and most satisfactory, and has supplanted
all the others.
Il saw this month in some OF the papers
that Chicago man has been exposed as a
maker OF apparatus for mediums. I've
had in my possession for four years the
catalogue of n Chicago firm which deals
in mediums supplies.
1T came to me through Post Office en-
ployee, who fished it out OF pile OF dis
carded second and third class matter.
1t was addressed to a medium who had
skipped the country.
This describes and advertises about
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02

There were persons in this city not many
years ago, when the upward race in sky
scraper construction had hardly begun,
who predicted that the excessively tall
buildings planned would not be successful
either as money making properties or as
practical Office structures.
The lapse OF time has proved that these
persons were mistaken. Not only has the
skyscraper turned out to be a success in
every particular. except, perhaps, archi-
tecturally, but it has come to be an absolute
necessity.
Whether, with the improved facilities
for rapid transit shortly to be available
In the city, and with the enlarging OF the
area OF concentrated business activity that
should follow as a natural result the sky
scraper will continue to be as popular and
necessary as it is now remains to be seen,
but, in the opinion Of many, indications
point to the conclusion that it will.
In the buildings erected in the last two
years or 30, including some of the notable
ones now in course Of construction, there
has been a noticeable increase over the
previous average in the size and height
Of the structures. Where two years ago
there was but one Flatiron Building, now
there are two or three, all just as remark
able in appearance as the one at Twenty
third street.
But while the Office buildings have been
I. growing bigger and higher they have. it
lis said. been growing more costly, the
increase in. cost in many instances being
not at all proportionate to the increase
In size. This has been true too, in spite
OF the fact that the general tendency re-
Gently has been to minimize external art
In the skyscraper and produce a building
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with little expression Of architectural
form.
The increased cost, it is said, results
from the more elaborate and substantial
finishing Of the interior and the more COM
plete equipment OF the building with all
sorts of modern improvements. For in
stance, many Of the recent skyscrapers,
besides having all the usual sanitary
equipments, have installed the vacuum
system of sweeping.
Lines OF hose run from vacuum hydrants
in the corridors. Sweepers are attached
to the hose, and by running them over the
Office rug the dirt is transferred in twink
ling from the room hundreds OF feet in
the air to the basement.
This is only one OF the many modern
conveniences which the business man OF
to-day expects to find in these great build
ings-buildings that count their occupants
by the thousand-that alone constitute in
some cases all entire route for letter car
rier and from which the daily mail is car
ried not by hand, but by the wagon load.
The skyscraper has always been a thorn
in the flesh to the archtect-the student
OF the beaux arts and the man who wants
frankness Of expression in his design.
These men complain that there is no
attempt in the American skyscraper to
make its appearance express its structure.
II is a lie, an uncouth lie, from the founda-
ton to the roof they say. Seeking to
hide the fact that it is built around a steel
frame, it Stimulates solid masonry.
Nearly all of them sin in the ame way,
these architects say, the buildings having
the general appearance OF column with
a heavy base, long central shaft and a
decorated capital What they would have