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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
MUTUAL LIFE is RID OF M'CURDY
umor That the Presidency Of the Company Has Been Offered
to James H. Ecclesiastical Rufus W, Peckham
Resigns From the Directorate.

age of 20 years. only by the serious
disturbance which previously had
arisen in insurance affairs In view
of these conditions he believed it his
duty to remain at his post. He found.
however, that he over-estimeted his
physical strength and it was upon the
advice of his physicians that he tend
cred his resignation.
Unanimously Accepted.
The resignation was unanimously ac-
ceptcd and the trustees passed a reSOlu-
tiOn in which they express the hope
that 'much-needed rest may afford the
relief requisite for such recovery as
may be hoped for at his time of life,
and assure him Of their best wishes for
his future comfort and happiness IN cir
Cumstances more congenial TO his pres
ent tastes and inclinations."
The resignation of Justice Rufus W.
Peckham of the United States supreme
court as q trustee OF the Mutual also
was presented TO the board OF trustees
at today's meeting The resignation
was accepted Justice Peckham had
been a trustee Of the Mutual for more
than twenty years.
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Especial to The Herald.)

BINGHAM, Nov. S0.-After being i'm
u prisoned over fourteen hours in a
tunnel in the Galena mine in Bing-
ham, J. 3. Sturder and William Hodge
We're rescued about o'clock yesterday
morning. The men were working in q
raise when they tapped an old aban-
doned tunnel filled with water The
dirt and water gushed out into the
raise and the men narrowly escaped
being carried down with il. They
scrambled up into the top of the raise
clear of the stream The dirt and bOul-
ders washed down into the bottom Of
the raise and chOked up the tunnel.
This cut of ali means of escape. The
water gradually filed up the raise.
irUh by inch it rose. The men realized
s1eir perilous position but no escape
was possible. They were unable 10
give an alarm. There was nothing tn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
MINERS ARE ENTOMBED FOR HOURS
J. B. Sturder and William Hodge Rescued From Watey Grave
Old Tunnel Filled With Water is Tapped
in Gaena Mine.

do but wait until the miners in the tun-
nels below discovered the flood. But
the water gradually Crept up toward
them When it reached their feet the
air became contaminated and siclHen-
ing. The water was cold and chilled
them. The stream poured in steadily
from the old tunnel.
Meantime the breakage lad been dis
covered and the miners off shift formed
a rescuing party. They drilled through
the plugged up tunnel into the raise in
time to save the imprisoned miners.
The water had reached their chins and
they were purple from the cold and eX-
hausted. When the tunnel was opened
the bank of water and mud washed
the Tescuing party off their feet and
carried them several yards. None of
them We're seriously injured, however.
and Sturder and Hodge were carried
out. Both men are old time miners
and have been working IN the Galena
for the past wear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
BEvERlDGE WILL PRESS THE JOINT
STATEHOOD BILL AT COMING SESSION

congress. Mr.. Rodey AID other men who
are rot in official life win be in WASH
lngt0n portion of tae winter in the
interests Of the statehood bill
Senator bcveridge. chairman of the
senate committee on territories. viii in
troduee and press the Joint statehood bill
as early as possible in order 10 get il
out OF the way OF other important iegis-
latiFc business. Friends of the move
ment express the belief that the bill
which came 20 near being passed at the
last session, providing for the admission
OF Oklahoma and lndiaH Territory as one
state and<NeW Mexico and Arizona as
another is very likely TO receive favor
able consideration early in the session.
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Taking an Active Part.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-The strongest ef-
fort yet made in the direction Of secur-
ing the admission of New Mexico and
Arizona as a state is under way aud the
statehood advocates propose that moth
ing will be left undOne that Will induce
favorable action by congress Enormous
petitions viii be presented IN both houses
with all the signatures that could be OBJ
tanned IN New Mexico the movement
is under the direction Of the New Mexico
Nom Partisan Joint Statehood league, an
organization of which former Delegate
Bird :. Rodey is secretary. The league
extends to Arizona and petitions from
that territory viii also be presented 20
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JEERS AND H00TS FOR
BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY

3 London. Nov 29-Egged Oh by the .
: social democratic party. the nm y
4 employed mustered in strong force y
= around the church army tents o. ,
= the Strand today and ieered and >
= hoOte- the princess royal. the Priu- ,
3 cess Louise. Duchess Of Fife. eldest .
y daughter Of King Edward. y ho per .
y formed the ceremony of tents. which ,
. were presented By the king and en- =
= dowed with s. goo from Queen Alex ,
= audra's fund TO house and feed .
= great numbers Of the unemployed. .
= who are 10 chop wood for this re =
y lief =
shouts OF Religious sWalters" >
and Curse their charity" greeted =
= the princesses. and the crowd be- =
= came so boisteroes that a large >
: number of police had - be SUM .
= moned 10 disperse taem. Y
80
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CONDEMNED WOMAN
HAS ANOTHER CHANCE

Windsor, VI. Nov. 29.-Despite the
fact that the United States supreme
court has declined to interfere in the
case Of Mary NJ. Rogers. under SEN
tence OF death for the murder of her
husband, Marcus Rogers, another effort
VIII be made 90 stay the execution,
which is set for Friday, Dec. s. Attor-
pey Flynn yesterday informed the
condemned woman that the supreme
court of the United States had affirmed
the decision of the Vermont courts ami
that all hope in thSt direction must be
abandoned Tie told her. however. that
he had In mind another plan which
might prolong her life. Mrs Rogers
was completely unnerved BIZ the news
Of the adverse ruling, but said: While
there is life there is hope III take the
chance you suggest
Mr.. Flynn declined TO state in what
paanner he would proceed.
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Will Appeal at once.

Further discussion followed and the
senator told the court that if a stay of
execution was issued he would hasten
an appeal to the supreme court of the
United States. and if that body refused
10 take cOgnizance of his case or de-
cided asaist him he would pay the fine
Immediately. The court agreed TO that
and issued the order accordingly
Chief Justice Gabbert announced at the
conclusion of the Patterson case that
the court would hand down a formal
opinion in the case within a few days
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Roosevelt Mixing in the New York Republican Fgh-Doesn
s. Want TO Dictate but Keeps Busy Expressing
His Opinion.

Nov. 2s.-President
w Roosevelt has declared himself
against 'bossism in New York
City politics. This declaration has has
made emphatically in letters To personal
and political friends regarding the selec-
ton OF the president of the Republican
committee of New York county. He dep
recates the interference Of outsiders ~
the politics OF the county, and has ln1l-
Gated his view that nothing ought 70 be
done by such outsiders that might be con-
founded with dictatiOn.
Taking an Active Part.
The president has discussed the situa-
ton in New York frankly with several OF
his callers. and has written some letters
to those directly interested in the New
York Republican organization. In these
conversations and letters he has indi-
Gated his present intention regarding the
situation in New York county. He has
suggested the names Of five or six men,
any one of whom. in his judgment. would
prove an acceptable president Of the New
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LAWSON SUI SETTLED.

Washington. Nov. "A settlement out
Of court By which Thomas " Lawson
and the firm of Lawson Weidenfleld a
Co. turned over $4,000 10 Receiver
George Wharton Pepper of the Bay State
Gas company, Of Delaware. was con-
firmed today by Judge Lowell of the
United States circuit court
The court procee dings first made known
the fact that an agreement had been
reached in this suit.
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CHAOTIC CONDITION.
Overthrow of Count Witte Is Not Al
together improbable.

Berlin. Nov. 30.-The correspondent
OF the Tageblatt at st. Petersburg SAYS.
Count Whites position is one of in
security. The reactionaries are using
the new strike as an instrument for his
overthrow. A strong court party is
against him and for the declara ton Of
martial law I'm Russia, which would
inevitably lead To d revolution and "a
state Of bankruptcy"
The Lokal Anzeiger says it has re-
ceived the following Geographic reply
from Warsaw:
The posts in the kingdom Of Poland
are still working. Regarding Russia.
apply 10 ST. Petersburg"
IT seems from this that the Polish
telegraph officials are working for Pc
land, but not for Russia.
The German and telegraph officials
are accepting kilograms from Russian
points only at the risk Of the senders.
These are telegraphed TO the frontier
and forwarded from there by mail
kilograms between st. Petersburg and
Berlin are eabled by way Of COpen-
hagen.
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GERMANY DEN0UNCES
TARIFF AGREEMENT

= Washington NOV. 2q.-'lhe German >
= government today through its en- =
! bassy here. formally denounced 10 .
> the state department the agreement .
= of July 3D.. 1909, drawn under section :
= Of the Diugley act which regu- .
> iates the admission of certain Ger =
: man products 10 the United States :
. in return for minimum tariff rates =
= on American products. The agree =
. ment will expire March J next. =
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Slow but Sure Work.

There was no confusion OF useless
hurry on board Each man as his name
was called stepped from the poor shell
ter of the battered cabin. craWled for
ward to the rail and committed himself
to the rope which sWayed tiercely by
the force of the blast and threatened 10
dash out his life against the side of the
vessel.
Five times was this Derilous maneu-
yer repeated. The captain gave the sig
nal and the return triD was begun. y
dozen times the boat seemed about 20
turn over or crash against the rocks
but with a final lurch she came almost
broadside on the beach. and the crowd
rushed forward TO seize the lines and
drag her to land
Three of the survivors were carried
TO the ambulance while the other two
half walking and half carried by the
crowd. redched a cab and We're driven
TO q hotel
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Patterson Was Emphatic.

Considerable discussion and contro-
Versy followed as To just what had
been agreed to between PattersOns at
tOrneyS and the court and Senator Pat
tersOn declared emphatically that he
would rather go to Jail than pay the
fine imposed. His attorneys also in
formed the court that Senator Patter-
son would exercise his constitutional
right as a United States senator to
claim exemption from arrest while con-
gress was in session and thereby have
set aside the judgment of the court i'm
order that he might be enabled to be
present when congress conY ened next
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RebuttaI Testimony.

Capt. George =. ColOvocresses. COM
mandant of midshipmen, was The first
witness for the rebuttal. He told Of
conversation with AIidsh.pman
Churchill Humphreys, president oi the
second class. IN which he had told
Humphreys that he was under oltn 10
obey all regulations. He as command
ant, took the stand that fighting at
the academy was against good order
and discipline, and would not be toll
Grated. This" he sal. Il think is also
the view of superintendent Sands"
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BODY OF JOHN N. TlSDALE
FOUND IN HARLEM RIVER

New York. Nov. 29.-The body of ?
? John y. Tisdale. wealthy mining ?
. operator who disappeared from the ?
, Hotel Seville on NOV. 5. was found ?
= today in the Harlem river On =
, the body were found a gold watch =
= with the initials u. \. T., and ?
= about $40 IN money. Tisdale came =
= here from Cheyenne. WyO.. and his =
disappearance has caused a sensa- ,
? ton.
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YORK county committee: but he has let
II be known that he has not attempted
10 dictate the election of any candidate
Tor county chairman or proclaim his
choice 10 any person who has approached
him on the subject
RooseVeit's Opinion.
He has expressed an opinion, as a cltl-
zen, however, that whoever is chosen
chairman should he a man Of the highest
character and reputation and should pos
Sess the necessary Independence 10 make
il certain that he would conduct the al
fairs of th Republican organization IN
New York county ou a nigh plane of eff
ficiency and integrity without regard 10
any boss or ans machine
President Roosevelt has not declared
himself IN favor of the selection of Rep
resentatiVe Herbert Parsons or Repre-
sentative Jan Van Y. Olcott or anybody
else as the president of the New York
county committee, although both Mr..
Parsons and Mr.. Olcott were included IN
the list of men any one OF whom the
president believes would make an accept
able head Of the committee.
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Barracks Carried by Storm.

According TO one report the barracks
of the mutineers were carried by storm
after the mutiuous fleet, which is said
10 have numbered ten vessels had sur
rendered, ana the whole position is now
in the hands of the troops under the
command of General Nepldeh
The Associated Press, however. is IN
able TO guarantee the correctness OF
This rapoFf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
BLOOD FLOWING
AT SEBAST0P0L
Pitched Battle Between the Soldiers
and Mutinous Sailors.
ACCOUNTS ARE IN CONFLICT
REBELS SEEM TO HAVE The
WORST OF 1T.

OF. PETERSBURG. Nov. 2s.-sabas-
y tOpol was today the scene Of a des-
perate battle between mutinous
sailors and the troops in the forts on
shore.
During the battle the town and the
forts were bOmbarded by the gums o.
the cruiser Otchakom. which lies a
burning wreck of Admiralty Point, its
hun riddled with shells and its fiaunt-
ing red ensign of revolution hauled
down. Many of the crew of the Otcha-
koff We're Killed or injured
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Attachment Issued.

Shortly before noon the court an
nOunced that the Patterson case would
be called and directed that an attach
ment be issued for the senator when ho
failed 10 appear. Later the senator
came into court in company with the
court bailiff He protested against the
service of an attachment claiming he
was not attempting TO avoid making an
appearance, but the court reminded
Senator Patterson that he had agreed
TO appear at a certain time
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opened &c on Red Lac.

Owing to the interruption of the tele-
graph, details of the battle are difficult
10 obtain. but. as the Associated Press
is authoritatiVely informed BY the
naval general staff tonight the battle
was begun by the troops on shore who
defiantly displaying the red flag.
The commander Of the Otchakof
Lieutenant Schmidt Immediately re-
turned the challenge, replying with
both batteries, one trained on the town
and the other on the Fort Alexander
batteries on the north shore.
RebelIious Cruiser Riddled.
Captain Zeiiotti. aide-de-camp to Ad-
miral Wirenius. chief Of the naval gen
eral STAFF. informed the Associated
Press that the latest dispatches re
ceiVed from SebastOpol showed that the
OtchakOff was on fire and badly riddled
with its revolutionary COlOrs hauled
down, but be was unable 10 give more
definite information.
According 10 a more detailed report
received from another source and Dur-
porting to come from the admiralty de
partment. the battle began at O'Clock
this morning, when Lieutenant SChmid
opened fire from a fleet OF ten ships 10
which the northern batteries al Fort
and several vessels which remained
loyal, replied.
Rebels Surrender.
During the battle the sailors on shore.
enJrenched in the barracks, defended
their position with machine guns and
rifles against the attacking infantry
After an engagement lasting tUO and q
faif hours, with the OtchaAoff riddIed
and on fire and the cruiser Dnieper
and another vessel sunk Lieutenant
Schmidt, who had been badly wounded.
surrendered the entire squadron. The
muJinOus sailors on shore surrendered
10 the Brest and Biel0stok regiments
According to this report the Pante-
lennon formerly the Kniaz Potemkineb
was injured below the water line, and
torpedo boat is ashore on the rocks.
Casualties Unknown.
No details of the casualties or of the
damages suffered by the town are OBJ
tainabie by the admiralty but owing
to the confined space in which the &C
ton was fought il is improbable that
the town escaped without heavy dam
age.
The demands Of the mutineeTs are
said to include the cOnvOcation of
constituent assembly and the complete
realization of the liberties promised by
the imperial manifesto.
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Manila May Be Saved.

President Coukby OF the Pittsburg
Steamship company arrived a. mid
night on e. special train with much
wreckins apparatus, and an effort viii
be made tc save some OF the stranded
boats, among them the Manila TIE
steel steamer Lafayette and the steel
barge Manila are on the rocks ON the
mainland just north OF Encampent
island. nine miles from Tive HarbOrs.
The entire crews of both boats, with
the exception Of a fireman, whose
name is unknown, We're saved. The
Lafayette broke in two as soon as she
struck the rocks, but the two vessels
were so close together that the men
on the steamer were able to jump from
the stern To the Manila.
Fireman Slipped and Fell.
In making this jump TO the Manila
one of the firemen on the Lafayette
slipped and fell into the water and
disappeared. The escape from the Ma
Mia by both crews was an easy mat
ter. The vessel was So close To shore
that the branches OF several trees
hung down over the deck The sail
ors. taking hold of the branches,
pulled themselves up and in this way
reached TIE land.
The Lafayette is practically total
wreck. The Manila is in good eond!-
ton and may be saved.
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On Account of Health.

Mr. McCurdy's resignation was sub
mitted 10 the board of trustees in a let
ter in which he declared that his con-
dition of health impeTatiVely demanded
his immediate retirement from active
business. He had been dissuaded from
seVering his connection with The COM
pany last June. when he reached the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
WILD WORK OF
WIND AND WAVE
Many Wrecks Resulted From Storm
on Lake Superior.
TWO BARGES ARE MISSING
THRILLING RESCUE OF PART OF
MATAAFA's CREW.

n ULUTH, 2Iinn., Nov 2s.-Ths net
IL results OF the great storm on Lake
Superior, as FAR as known. are
the total wrecks o. the steamers Ma
taafa, Crescent City, Edenborn ana
the Lafayette: lie sinking OF the Ell
wood in Duluth harbor. the stranding
Of the barge Manila and the steamer
W b. England the stranding OF the
Bransford at Isle ROyale. and two
barses missing, the Madeira and Con-
stitution. The BransfOrd escaped with
. pUncture in her forward cOmpart-
ment and succeeded in reaching Du-
luth. a fireman off the Lafayette was
drowned and the second assistant en-
gineer OF the Edenborn was lost. Their
names Wore MnohlainabLe
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More Money for Hamilton.
Loading of Policies.

George u. Eidredge went on the stand
again and told how the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company had purchased
the business of the Northwestern Life
association and paid therefor s2l1000 20
Solomon q Levison for the receiver Of
the Northwestern and made other pay
Continued or Page 2.
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FINED HIM $1,000
FOR CONTEMPT
Senator Patterson Before the SUI
preme Court of Colorado.
REFUSED TO PAY THE FINE
CASE WILL GO TO THE COURT OF
LAST RESORT.

NEWER, Nov. 29.-The supreme
court today held United States
Senator Thomas Patterson to be in
contempt of court for printing certain
cartoons and editorials i'm his two news
papers and fined him 81 600, directing
that he be committed to jail until the
court ordered stay of execution for
sixty days, pending an appeal by Sena-
tor Patterson to the supreme court Of
the United States.
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kIEW YORK, Nov. 29.-United States
" Appraiser Charles McClelland was
the first witness before the insur-
ance investigating committee today.
Mr.. McClelland served in the general
assembly at different times between
1885 and 1908, from Westchester county.
He was successfully a member OF the
Insurance committee of both houses.
He said he had been doing business for
the Mutual Life company since 1890.
MIR. McClelland was first questioned
regarding his relations with y, c.
Fields, who maintained a house at Al
bany for the Mutual Life Insurance
company.
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COMPLAINT WAS MADE
Minister Squiers Persona Non Grata
at Havana Edwin V. Nor
gan Appointed.

Havana, Nov. e9.-The American min
lister. Herbert C. Squiers. has cabled ms
resignation 10 washington. The minister
HSelined 10 be interviewed on the subject
bur ~ can be asserted that the Cuban
government cabled "a message of com
blaint 10 " zfshington against Mr.. Squiers
attitude or tine Isle of Pines question.
following his persistent opposition 10 the
AEgio-Cuban treaty. which the Cubaus
have chosen 10 consider unreasonable.
On the receipt of Secretary Root mes
sage with reference TO the complaint Mr
Squiers immediately Cabled his resigud-
tion.
Washington. Nov. Edwin y Nor
Ean, at present American minister 30 kO-
fea has been appointed American minis
ler TO Cuba TO succeed Minister SOU ars
whose resignation has been received and
RcCepted Mr.. Squiers' retirement is
based upon some ill-teeling which has
arisen Ia Cuba over his attitude toward
the general propositions of annexation
and the Isle of Pines.