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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
u. S. STEEL DECLARES
REGULAR DIVIDEND

New York. April 25.-The board Of
directors of the United states Steel
corporation at a meeting today declared
a regular dividend of ia per cent on the
preferred stock.
The earnings for the quarter We're
S23. OPS. S96 an increase of S9.5S0.664 as
compared with the same quarter last
year The untitled orders on hand
March n were 5,594, $50 tons, an in
crease Of 1 ,460, 599 compared with March
81, 1904
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26

rived at Arabia are unsatisfactory and
the Ottoman officials are anXiOUSly
waiting the arrival of European batta-
lions, upon whom the fate of the CAPT
tol ar Yemen province depends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
FIVE BEARS KILLED BY ROOSEVELT
AND PARTY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY

bears killed today is said to be q grizzly
but this cannot be verified.
Mr. stewart reached the Hotel Colo
RADIO at 800 tonight He was still dressed
IN MS hunting clothes He looked brown
and rugged. ana reported that every man
in the party is in the best of health
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
SCARE Is OVER
IN MILWAUKEE
First National Bank Proves Solid as
Rock.
BUSINESS AGAIN NORMAL
NO TRACE OF THE ASSISTANT
CASHIER.

IA ILWAUKEE, Wis, April 25.-Con-
wi fidence has again been restored in
the banking Institutions of Mil
waukee. and the run on the First Ma
tiOnal bank and the Milwaukee Trust
company, which was caused by the de-
falcatiOn by Frank c. Bigeiow. until
Monday president of the bank. of over
81 1000. is a thing Of the past and
banking affairs in Milwaukee have re
sumed their normal condition
While the two banks affected are
entirely separate institutions. the fact
that they occupy adjoining buildings
and that some of the First Nationals
officers direct the affairs of the Mil
waukee Trust company caused many of
the depOsitOrs to believe that one was
a part of the other.
Before the hour for opening the banks
had arrived, a meeting of the Milwau-
kee Clearing House association was
held and a committee of that institu-
ton. after examining the assets and col
lateral of the First National bank, is
sued a reaSSuring report.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
Assistant Cashier Cot Away.

Up TO late hour no trace had been
found of Henry G. Coll the depOSed
assistant cashier of the First National
bank.
state funds amounting to nearly
half d million dollars will not be with
drawn from the First National bank
This conclusion was reached after a
conference between state officials and
local bankers today The state officials.
il is said. were given q complete state
ment regarding the finances of the
bank
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
Will Be Indicted.

According 10 the federal provision
prisoner cannot plead guilty unless he
be indicted by the grand jury. Mr..
Bi@eloV therefore viii not appear in
court until the grand jury has con
Sidered his case. Assistant United
States District Attorney HeuningS says
chat i'm all probability only one indict-
ment can be returned. but that there
may be a number of counts in separate
instances. The grand jury is called by
the United States district judge. While
the date has not been set. il is under
stood that il viii be about the middle
of May.
Mr.. BigelOw spent the day at his
home. and declined to be interviewed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
Mayor Rose Had 100000.

one Of the most spectacular happen
ings of the dav was the action of Mayor
Rose i'm walking down Wisconsin street
i'm fun view of the crowd with S5OO-OOO
in currency and gold in canvas bags
He was surrounded by policemen and
detectives and walked into the bank
with the treasure. This money was part
of the shipment from Chicago banks
and some from other Milwaukee banks
cashier Frank J. Kipp is authority
for the statement that much more
than s. O00, GOO was received during the
day bv the bank. At noon the street
assumed its normal appearance and
the run was over. The First National
bank is depository for government de
partments in Milwaukee. the funds in
Guiding those of the internal revenue
office and Of the offices in the depart
ment Of justice None viii be with
I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
Directors Issued Statement.

This report was printed in large type
on placards and pasted on the windows
of the First National bank and also dis
played in store windows on Wisconsin
and East Water streets. Following this
was a statement issued by the board Of
directors Of the First National bank
announcing with absolute pOsitiveness
that the bank was perfectly solvent.
And on top of this came word from
the board of directors of the Milwaukee
chamber of commerce announcing its
decision not to withdraw its current eN-
pense fund from the First National.
All of these statements had a reassur-
ing effect on depOSitOrs as To the staDil-
ity of the banks.
Took Advantage of the Law.
The banks affected were we'll able to
cope with long run, but it was de-
cided by all the banks in the city to
take advantage of the law on time de
posits. requiring a notice of thirty days
of Withdrawal on amounts less than
800 and ninety days where the amounts
exceeded that sum AS rapidly as the
depOsitOrs appeared at the WiCketS OF
the savings departments of the affected
/ institutions, their pass books were
stamped, acknowledging the notice of
( withdrawal. and the depositors took
their departure. It required only about
two hours to dispose Of the line OF de
DOsitors.
/ Early in the day crowds of men and
women in all walks OF life gathered in
line two and four abreast and took up
positions in front OF the two big bank
ing institutions and awaited the open
: ing of the strong doors at 10 o'clock
! The line extended about half square
/ on East Water and Wisconsin streets
( from the main entrance of each insJl-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26

his language was offensive to several
ladies present, and the fusiiade began
soon after.
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DR. r. NJ Riggin. formerly OF the
Hudson street hospital. testified that
the bullet which caus q Youngs death
entered the left side and after striking
the backbone lodged in the muscles of
the back. Hemorrhage was the cause
OF ath
While DR.. Riggin was being examined
a headless and degless skeleton was
brought into court. Lawyer Levy
strenUCusly objected 20 its introduction
saying IL was unnecessary and tended
TO PR JUDGE the case against the de
PENDANT. Miss Patterson was visibly
affected.
At recess Mr.. Levy stated that he
had received q letter from Mr. Booth
Kendall Of Menasha. Wis. containing
a local newspaper clipping in which it
was reported that Joseph Kascel "A
jockey. writing from Chicago to friends
in Menasha, mentioned he had been
employed by Caesar Young and that be
knew the latter 10 be "A desperate in
dividual who, in trouble. was inclined
Continued on Page 2.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
WANT OLD PLACES.
Poiice Officers RemoUed By McAdoo
Demand Reinstatement

Jacob Rouss. Of the firm or Grant a. Rouss vss
teroay obtained from Justice Dowling on hebaI,
OF Fohoe Captain Michael T. Foody and serreonts
Ihomas Morgan. Joseph A Saul. Jacob Wels,nv
Patrick McNally, Edward c.. O'Brien and Alhart
w. mcdonald. alternative writs OF mandamus de-
mandIng their reinstatement In their positions
from which they were compulsorily retired in May
last by Police Commissioner McAdoo. on the re-
port Of the board OF police surgeons that they
physically UNIT TO perform the full duties of their
positions
Some weeks ago Mr. Rouss secured writs Of man.
oamus on behalf OF other police captains and ser
geants on similar grounds. and all the cases will
now go before juries the question of fact as TO
whether the petitioners were were not fit to
perform their duties.
The petitioners aiege that they were called on
TO submit to a medical examination at the hands
OF the board of police surgeons. and that their re-
urement was not made In good faith but wag
merely subtertuge TO them out Of the depart
inent Ihey al say they perfectly fit TO per-
form their duties, and that they have been exam
ined by medical experts. who certify.
sergeant o Brien. who has been known as the
up on the eligible list for promotion TO a can
taincy. He alleges that the police surgeons could
nno nothing the matter with him, except that he
had 10 use glasses when reading writing on
which ground he was retired by Commissioner Nc
Adoo. He says several of the men now serving as
not physically able to perform their duties
he Is.
The other petitioners also aver they are n no
way unit 70 perform their duties.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
BIG SMUGGLING SCHEME.
Unstamped OIeommgarine Being
Shipped from NezC-JerSey.

Inspectors in the Office Of T. J. H. Kracke, AS
sstant Commissioner Of the Second Division OF the
New-York State Department Of Agriculture, have
uncovered gigantic system Of smuggling oleo-
margarine from New-Jersey into this city IN tubs
bearing revenue stamp. The Internal Revenue
Department Of New-Jersey will proceed against the
accused firm. Mr.. Kracke said yesterday that the
Internal Revenue Department had lost hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars through the scheme.
Information that oleomargarine was being
brought into this city into possession OF Mr.
Kracl1e several weeks ago. and Inspectors Henry
H. Kracke, John MCGUIRE and A. D. Clark were
assigned TO the case
There is q 10 per cent stamp tax oolored
oleomargarine, and a 20 per cent tax on uncolored
oleomargaIine. The inspectors found a New-Jersey
firm manufacturing the oleomargarine and color
ing it with ''azo dye" It was discovered that the
oeomargarine shipped over the river in the
early morning and distributed throughout Brook
lyn and Manhattan. The inspectors learned some
Of the places where the stuff was disposed Of, and
also got samples OF the oleomargarine.
In twelve case the chemists reported, through
Joseph r Geisler. that the samples had been dosed
with the "azo dye The inspectors found many
hotels at Coney Island, Bath Beach and Ben.1n-
hurst where the OleOmargarne being used
and these viii be proceeded against. One dairy at
Coney Island selling the oleomargarine as
pure creamery butter.
The internal revenue laws provide that dairvrnen
shaII keep n book in which record Is made of
all sales made, and the firm under govern
Inent surVeIlance, Mr. Kracke said. maintained no
u4nu 3 PehaIty OF 500 fine, or imprisonment from
thirty days 10 six months.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
TREE LIFE IN CITY STREETS.
Facts Which Must Be Considered in Promot-
ing It.
itnr of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune's comments are timely on the
apparent neglect to recognize conditions so plainly
inmical 10 tree life in city streets No
familiar with plant life will claim that trees can
be planted indiscrminatey about the city, but 1t is
we'll assured fact that many have been and
being planted and growing successfully in
many Of the more rOomy streets and avenues north
of 14th-st while, too, part OF the interesting
Settlement work in the more compactly built por-
tions of the city. trees have been planted be-
ing cared for by the neighborhOod people them
selves. and are growing well. being regarded with
interest and affection ever
Where the streets are OF good width and
open TO friendly exposure of the sun and air, the
results have been very encouraging. Besides this.
there are extended outlying OF this great city
where trees growing well, and where little
care will preserve them in good condition for many
years giving comfort by their cooling shade in
summer to many WHO live in their nelghborhood
and adding as we'll a graceful and attractive feat
ure TO the roadway itself-a valuable property as
set. in fact many enterprising property owners
have acknowledged. The Tree Planting Associa-
ton has often called attention it's circulars to
what The Tribune has forcibly noted-the neces-
sity for some provision OF relief TO the tree where
It IS environed by these solid pavements. There
should always be space about the tree with the
earth surface exposed as large as the area OF the
sidewalk will allow and at least equal TO four
souare feet for purposes of ventilation and moist
ITe and the action Of sunlight. etc. the require
ments of trees being very human in these respects
In laying pavements. whether Of stone or
asphalt etc it would be difficult TO arrange
for the insertion of small gratings at intervals
in the street surface. near the curb. extending
through the superstruCture to the open foundation
below. by which the tree roots could be moist
ened and the soil ventilated. The Park Depart
ment is by law charged with the care of our trees
and. while It can do nothng without & money IL Is
with the Board of Estimate will be attended with
more success than in the past II only 1I the trees
NE; New-York. Aug. 25. 1905
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
CONCEALED WEAPONS.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: have been constant reader OF The New
York Tribune for many years. and have greatly
torial utterances Occa siOnally agree with
its outputs. and in tO-day's issue is which
stirs my bile thar feel mpeled butt in 70
heve myself. IL is the headed Concealed
Weapons" which. my mind. Internally
and stupidity foolish to it's suggestion for more
rigorous law in its penalties for carrying concealed
weapons
What class of citizens does such law protsct1
Does the burglar. the f0Otpad. the thug. any
reckless person who despses all other feel de-
TERED from breaking this because of the
ity of its penaltiesF Who besides the law-ablding
and decent citizens would be restrained by its
fOrcement2 And does not the law. by dsarming
such persons and deprving them Of the means OF
self-defenCe really protect the criminal class by
making their assaults less hazardous to them~
selves and certain Of success The latter
should truly exut in such law, while the virtuOus
must be severely punished for presuming TO have
with them the means Os protecting themselves and
their families. / cannot understand especially how
ma agIstrates hold such views And what has
become Of the constitutional guarantee that the
right of the citizen to bear arms shall never 0e
abridged? Why not deprive soldiers and police OF
dangerous weapons. lest some OF their comrades
NAV be accidentally carelessly injured? Such
measures suggested make one wonder X tho
genus 'damphool' will ever become extinct Dis
gustedIv YOURS c. MORTIMER
Brooklyn. Aug. &. 1895.
Having relieved his feelings. perhaps
friend will now procure permit TO carry piss
tol if he thinks he needs one.-Ed.l
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
WIFE ADMITS MURDER.
Buffalo Woman ConfeSSes to UnSus-
pected Deed.

Buffalo Aug. 25.-Ars. Carrie Homer. widow of
John A. Homer. the former proprietor Of small
East Side dry goods store to-day walked into the
Wam-st. station and told Captain Reagan that
she had murdered her husband. Homer died yes
terday after a sickness OF several weeks. The
cause Of death had been diagnosed as acute indi-
gestion and heart disease. Mrs Homer told the
police that she had given her husband dose Of
carbOlc acid.
Tn sorry I killed him" she said. Il don't
know why did 1t. I wish I dead myself"
Detectives were at once set 10 work to nvesti-
gate the case. deputy medical examiner ex-
sm!ned the body and reported there were no sur
face indications OF carbolic acid He ordered the
BODY taken TO the morgue for autopsy.
Friends OF Mrs. Homer say her mind may have
been affected by the death Of her husband
At the morgue a closer examination disclosed
burns in HOneTs mouth and throat, apparently
caused by carbohc acid. Dr. Howland informed
District Attorney Coatsworth. who assigned as
sistant TO conduct the investigation. Homer was
thirty-five years old and his wife is twenty nine
They had been married about three years and,
apparently, had lived happily.
The medical examiner made a statement in which
he says there is no doubt in his mind that Mrs.
Homer gave carbolc acid 10 her husband. and that
she is not in her right mind now. He is not. how
ever, prepared to say whether or not she was ra-
tional when she poisoned her husband.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
NO MYSTERY IN TILDEN'S HOUSE.
Story of Secret Passages and False Roofs
Authoritatively Denied.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Lately story originating in the mind OF
some ultra imaginative person. has been going the
rounds of the public press. to the effect that the
Gramercy Park home of Governor Tilden, which Is
now undergoing alterations to suit its new owner
The Arts Club abounded in extra roofs secret stair
ways, mysterious chambers and mouldy vaults
created for the purpose Of enabling him. should
occasion arise to escape assassination, to which
he had rendered himself liable BY his antagonism
70 the old Tammany ring.
The house No 15 Gramercy Park. with the lots
In the rear OF Nos. "A and Is. was purchased by
Mr. Tnden in 1864. He added to the rear OF the
building a large dining room; and TO provide ac-
conmodation for a yearly supply of fuel and
wine cellar OF suitable size to serve a well to do
man of conservative tastes, vault. connected WIFI
the main cellar was constructed under the garden
To supply the furnace arrangement with fresh air
a tunnel feet in diameter was built along the
eastern wall Of the house. This was all done seven
years before the ring" troubles appeared.
Mr.. Tilden, although bachelor, found In the
course of time that he required space than his
house afforded him, and when. in 1874. the oppor-
tunity came he purchased the adjoining house. NO.
Il: but of his election TO the Governor
ship in the autumn OF that year, the house was
rented for two years. Another year elapsed before
the remodelling and connecting of the buildings
began.
To avoid the noise of the street. he planned his
sleeping quarters in the rear OF the new building
and for the sake OF convenience he had an inside
built from his bathroom to that OF his valet i'm
mediateIy overhead There were several roofs 10
the buildings, for the that there We're sew
eraI levels TO be covered but more than one
roof covered any one part of the buildings. Ali
this was done years after the ring had been
shorn of its pOwer-when its chief malefactors were
in exile in prison or in the grave-and their
understrappers and hirelings were no longer to be
feared if they ever had been before.
l was intimately associated with Mr.. T1den from
period anterior to these events until the close OF
his life and read the time the threatening let
ters which he received. we'll as those addressed
to myself because OF the part had taken IN the
ring Investigations: but 1 never heard him ex-
press the least for his personal safety, nor
did he in the least change his habit of going or
coming. night, would have done one who
had apprehended danger. Very respectfully:
GEORGE W. SMITH.
Mountain View House, Whtefeld, n. H. August %,
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27

r H MACY q CO.. at Broadway and S4th-st-r
begin tomorrow their annual sale Of china glass
ware and bric-a-brac They advertise Italian
Florence, Teplitz. Royal Worcester, Crown Derby
ana 3elIeek wares, carved ivories. Limoges, enan-
els and cloisonne. They also display Royal BerI4h
porcelaIns including table services as well as orha
mental pieces. They have all sorts OF glasSWate
tention also 10 their early autumna display OF Mis-
sion furniture. For the floor they adVertise LG i
line OF carpets and mattings, hnoleums and s Oh
cloths. They also advertise clearance sane %
lace curtains
B. ALTMAN & CO., at 19th-st. and 6th-ave' ad-
vertIse their imported dress silks and VeIVets 10Y
autumn and winter wear They have velours chiffon
in single and double widths Lyons hand made dress
velvets English chiffon velveteens. velous panpe
and cords In another department they auFeTt-ss Is,
he'd sets sash curtain materials table covers
screens and cushion squares
DEMPSEY CARROLL at No. q West 2Sd-st
announce that they able to provide correct
stvles in marriage invitations and announcements
calling cards fine stationery. coats-ofarms. mono
grams address dies and book plates
BoNwIT. TELLER & CO. in West 2Sd-st., call
attention 10 their end Of the season clearance sale
Of dresses. tailored suits. coats and waists They
have linen suits and dresses, craVanette raincoats
covert topcoats and silk waists. They also adver-
fse their advance autumn styles OF teilor1nade
snIt. az broadcloth cheyiot and exclusive mannish
fS4 ~ - r,oforfno ~ etr.e-
wear OF the newest raDflcs
STERN BROTHERS in West 2sd-st., advertise
early irnportations Of high class wool and silk
dress fabrics ana also foreign broadcloths in the
newest shadings. They call attention TO the ad-
vance styles in women's tailormade walking suits
and riding habits They have also fun line OF
lace curtains and bed sets, which include Irish
point curtains, Renaissance curtains, Arabe cur
tains and stores bonne femme. In their mems de-
partnlent they advertise poys and young men :
suits and in another department an assortment 81
Oriental rugs
ABRAHAM g. sTRAUS. Brooklyn, advertise to-
morrow sale of cut glass. art wares and bric-a-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
NO POWER TO PUNISH.
Magistrate Pool Says He Cannot
Sentence Ruffans.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 tne EultOr or The Tribune.
Sir: L notice the editorial page an article In
relation 10 concealed weapons the effect that
the magistrates should make every effort to pun
ish as vigorously the statute now permits every
man who unlawfully carries a concealed weapon
beg leave to state that the legislature in it's
wisdom has made the carrying of concealed
weapons without a permit misdemeanor. and
that takes 1t cut OF the hands OF the magistrates
Tor final jurisdiction and fine and Imprisonment.
The city ordinance the subject provides that
any person carrying a loaded revolver ether
firearms shall be guilty Of minor offence. The
a misdemeanor and. consequently, the magistrates
have power to finally convict and punish per-
sons under the city ordinance. Formerly they had
such power but the law OF later date repealed
that ordinance.
1t is my opinion that if the magistrates had the
power to fine and mprson persons who violate
either the law or the ordinance referred to. such
the persons who violate the law would nave
disCouraging effect the ruff1ans who make a
practice of going about armed, as you state In
the article.
I call your atteption to the provisions of Section
40 OF the Penal Code, well as to me city oI1l-
nance, that you may understand the mass,
trateS only hold persons to the Court OF opScii
Sessions for violation of the ordinance or Nloid-
tion of the section of the Penal Code. In the IN
terlm these offenders can give bail, and the case
would not up before the Court OF SPesSSiis1
Sessions for many weeks, and therefore the us
couraging effect of quick punishment on IHnas
would be lost. JOSt-f II TOO4
New-York, Aug. %. 1905
New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
WOMAN BEATS RESCUERS.
Goes OUerbOmd and Is Out Before
Then Reach Her.

Mrs. f J. Havens known one of the most ex-
pert shippers in the Lower Bay, proved her right
10 the title yesterday. She owns and sails the
little I5-footer the Red Devil called because the
boats hull is painted a bright vermilion and her
sails are of the same color. II blowing hard
yesterday when Mrs Havens put a reef in the
mainsan Of the Red Devil, and followed some Of
the yachts in the races of the Atlantic and Ben
sonhurst Yacht clubs. When the wind began to
tighten she prepared to shaRe out the reef, and
let her boat go after the racers.
Mrs Havens had the main sheet In one hand and
was leaning on the main bocm casting off the reef
points when the boom broke in two, sending her
oyerboard Launches and sailing craft went at full
speed TO where she was apparently struggling for
her life tangled up In the boats gear but before
snv one could reach her side had climbed in over
the side OF her yacht, and although rather sorry
sDectacIe in her wet clothes, she mad trimmed the
main sheet and was sailing in 10 the club float
II nothing had happened.