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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
FIX CONVENTION PLACES.
Where Republicans Will Name Their
CouncImanic Victims.

The Republican city committee held
meeting yesterday afterpoon and fixed
upon the places for holding the ward
conventions. These conventions for the
nomination of councilmanic candidates
will be held Friday evening of this week.
beginning at O'Clock. The places selected
are:
First ward-Ninth ward annex.
Second ward-SiXth ward meeting house.
Third ward-Seventeenth ward meeting
house
Fourth ward-Twentieth ward amuse-
ment hail.
Fifth ward-Judge Diehls court room.
There is uncertainty. as 10 who will
be the eouncilmanic candidates. j. j.
Thomas and +. J Hewlett are much
talked of I'm the First John ". cur
RE. Harrison Z. Jenkins and L. J Wood
in the Second: T. A. Callister and Jo-
seph p. Smith. IT.. IN the Third; Jonn
Q. Crifchlow in the Fourth. and II. \.
Standish and DR.. A. $ Bower in the
Fifth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
REQUlSITION ISSUED.
Idaho Asks Colorado to Give Up j. D,
Lewis, Wanted at Sand Point.
Especial to The Herald.)

'opScidl ~ Ai4e AISId anu
Boise Ida. Sept. Pr squisitiOu papers
addressed TO the governor of Colorado
were today signed by Governor GoOding
in the case Of the state of Idaho VS.. J. d.
Lewis, charged with assault with intent
to commit rape. by the county authOTi-
ties of KOOtenai. The papers were deliV-
cred to Sheriff Edwin Doust of koOtenai
county, who left late tonight for Denver.
The crime with which Lewis Is charged
is alleged TO have been committed last
spring upon the person Of a young woman
ou a railway train q few miles above
Sand Point. in KOOtenai county. The
young woman was en- route from the east
10 RathdTum 10 accept d position as ste
nOgTapher. Lewis was d passenger on
the same train, and is charged with haF-
ing attempted to commit the assault lie
was located "A few days ago in Colorado
Springs, % which point Sheriff Doust
Will at once proceed after visiting Gov
ernOr Mcdonald at Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
POISON PROVES FATAL.
Suicide of Former Salt Lake Woman
in Montana.
lspecIaI 10 The Herald.l

Helena. Mont Sept. IA special
from Kalispel. Mont, says that Mrs.
Bessie Page is dead at a hospital there,
where she was taken Saturday morn
ing, never having recovered from "A
dose of poison administered by her own
hand early in the week. She was buried
this afternoon from Sherman's under
taking paTlOrs. Rev. r. II. Russell per-
forming church services, and the inter-
ment was made in the Conrad Gene
terry. Bessie Page was a married wO-
man and had been in Kalispel a couple
of years. She had two children. who
are believed TO be with her husband.
Her fathers name is j. /. Stevens and
he lives in Salt Lake. A telegram 10
the parent apprising him of the W0-
mans death was answered with d re-
quest that interment be made at Kalis-
mel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
Will Testify Under Protest.

The details of this alleged meeting will.
il is hoped by the prosecution, be eX-
posed before the jury which tries the
packers. Attorney Weisenbach today.
however. strenuously denied that the
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger company is
turning states evidence in order to get
even" with the other packing companies.
He declared that the witnesses will go
on the stand under protest.
After d search of many weeks the gov
eminent Officials have succeeded in find
ing an important witness, George l.. Col
fin. manager for Hammond & Co, at the
stock wards. He has been out of the city.
il is declared, for some time. He was
SubpOenaed today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
STORM DID GREAT DAMAGE
Gunboa Leyte Sunk in the HaTbOrArmy Post at Malahi
Totally DestrOyed-FuI Extent OF the
Disaster Unknown.

Sept 27.-The military
w secretary has received the follow
ing cablegram from General Coroih'
commanding the Philippine DIVISION re-
garding the typhOon of yesterday at
Manila:
Manila. Sept. 27.-The worst storm OF
wears obtained here yesterday passing
during the night. Considerable damage
Was done by the unroofing of buildings.
The post at Malahi is reported totally
DESTROYED. Further reports when l get
facts"
The following cabIegram also has been
received at the navy department from
Admiral Reter, commanding the Asiatlc
fleet:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
Gunboat Went Down.

THE Leyte, which was out of commits
sion, was sunk in the harbor and lost in
the hurricane of Sept %"
The Leyte was a gunboat of 80 tons and
lZ-horse power.
The post at Malahi, referred TO by Gen.
eraI COrbin is thirty-one miles from Ma
Mia, in Laguna province. The garrison
consisted of four companies, Z, Z, @ and
H. sixteenth Infantry, according to the
last reports received at the war depart
ment There is also a military prison
at Malahi.
Another dispatch TO the navy depart
ment, from Commander John B. Milton,
cOmmandant of the naval station at Ca
wife. received later in the day. stated
that the hurricane did $4,000 damage to
the buildings, plant. yard and craft.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
SENATOR DEPEW
A PARTICIPANT
Equitable Syndicate Transactions
Coming to Light.
JACOB SCHIFF TO TESTIFY
SEARCH BEING MADE FOR AN AC-
COUNT or St4,o74.

al EW YORK, Sept. 27.-Today's ses-
IL sion of the legislative committee TO
investigate insurance methods was
given over TO the matter of syndicate
transactions of the Equitable Life AS
surance society. Henry r. Winthrop,
assistant secretary and financial man
ager of the society. was again on the
witness stand and many of his state
ments We're accompanied by typeWrit-
ten documents giving the various trans
actions in detail. 1t was brought out
that in one of these syndicates Senator
Depew was a participant to the extent
OF 100000, and the senator was re-
qaested 10 appear before the commit
tee.
Profits Are Missing.
Mr.. Winthrop was unable to find
where a record of the profits from a
number of the syndicate transactions
was made, and expert accountants now
at work on the books of the society are
expected 20 unearth these later.
The witness detailed a number of
loans TO the Equitable Trust and Mer-
camille Trust companies as well as the
sharing of these companies in syndi-
Sate transactions with the society
Late in the day Henry Greaves, who
was a clerk for George II. Squire. for
merly member of the finance commit
tee, was called to supply some informa-
ton regarding the George H. Squire.
trustee" account, and from him it was
learned that there were a number of
these accounts. There was, besides the
George II. Squire, trustee" account
the Marcellus Hartley, trustee" ac-
count, and another, the j. w. AleXan-
der. trustee" account
Could Not Be Traced.
Mr.. Greaves produced the bank book
OF the Squire account and by means OF
II Mr.. Hughes tried to trace amounts
that would correspond to profits to this
accounts but the witness could not re-
member the items or the amounts de-
posted. Mr., Greaves was stin on the
stand when the session adjourned for
the day.
Mr.. Greaves. however, gave way tenn
pOTdrily to Mr.. Winthrop. while Mr.
Hughes queried further regarding syn
dicates. Mr.. Winthrop was asked TO
furnish list of the individual partici,
pants IN syndicates, and said that
president Morton was preparing such
a statement. MIR. Winthrop said he had
no positive information of the James II.
expects to have them tomorrow.
company's Small Profits.
Mr.. Winthrop said that on Baltimore,
Washington & Long Island As, organ
ICED by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. there We're
Two payments, one of $500 zoe. the other
of $4,000 The company deprived profits
OF S5,2sS on the transaction, while j. w.
Alexander, u. W. Squire and j. Fl.
Hyde divided profits on the $500 600.
When asked if the matter had been
called TO the attention of these gentle
men. Mr.. Winthrop said:
1T will be-"
Jacob II. Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Co,
was subpOenaed today ard it is expect
cd he Will appear TO testify tomorrow
or Friday. Mr.. Schiff will be asked
about the transactions of his firm with
the New York Life Insurance company.
as well as with the Equitable Life AS
surance society.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
TEN PERSONS INJURED
ON RIO GRANDE WESTERN

Durango, Colo. Sept. pa mixed
train, sOuthbound. on the Rio Grande
Southern railroad was wrecked last
night two miles west of Glencoe, Colo.
and ten persons were injured. The
wreck was caused by spreading of the
rails. The entire train except the en-
CINE and tender was overturned For
tunately the train was moving slowly
at the time and no fatalities resulted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28

New York. Sept. 27.-Caustic comment
on some modern business methods as re-
vealed by recent and current investiga-
tions Of duasi-public financial institu-
tons was made by President Nicholas
MURRAY Butler in his address of welcome
TO the students at the opening of the
college year at Columbia university to-
day
Just now the American people are re-
eeiving some painful lessons in practical
ethics" he said Put bIuntiy, the sit
nation which eonfrouts Americans today
Is dee 10 lack of moral principle. New
statutes NAV be needed. but statutes will
not put moral principle where it does
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
FIGHT FOR OLD GLORY.
Republicans viii Not Surrender
Their Party Emblem.

Republicans of Salt Lake will not sur
render the flag The Americans must
adopt another party emblem. A ham
mer is suggested A pot of black paint
would not be bad. 4 daguerrotype OF
the candidate for mayor driving Robert
around the track, with Crabapple in
appeal.
The Republican city committee met
yesterday afternoon and determined 10
fight for their flag to the last ditch if
necessary. The courts will b. resOrted
TO if the Americans DO not keep their
hands off Old Glory. The American city
committee held a meeting last evening,
but reached no decision as TO what is
to be done in this fearful crisis. By way
of helping out The Herald suggests the
following emblem:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
CASHIER KILLS HIMSELF.

Oakland, Cal, Sept 27-Joseph 3.
Wells cashier for a draying compal-N of
San Francisco. has committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head. The
cause of his act is not known. He was
engaged to be soon married to a san
Francisco young lady. Last Monday he
took the books TO make collections and
was not seen again alive. The books
were returned by mail 10 the office. His
books are now being eX0erted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
MAKE DARMER CHAIRMAN.
Members of City Committee of Amer
lean Party Choose Leader.

At a meeting Of the city committee of
the American party last evening j. l..
Darmer was elected chairman The meet
ing was held in Mr.. Darmers office i'm
the Commercial block and consumed
about three hours. The committee gave
Mr. DaTmer power to act in the mat
ter of appointing a secretary. IT is prob
able that S. F. Armstrong viii be named
for this place.
The question of adopting a suitable en-
bIem was not brought up, there stil be
ing several weeks grace before the pc
Rod prescribed by law begins. The party
moves into headquarters in the annex
east of the Wilson Hotel cafe this morn
inc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE PACKERS
Men Who Pleaded Guilty the Other Day Subpoenaed by the
Government Suzberger Denies They Are Turning
States Evidence.

Government secret service men worked
on the case for a long time and finally
reported that Sulzberger and the other
three attaches of the company are in
possession of facts concerning q meeting
of packing officials held within the past
year. almost within the time of the
grand jury investigation. Ii was learned,
il is declared that "A representative OF
the Schwarzchild & SulZberger company
was seated at the table about which the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
CAUSIlC COMMENT Of PRESIDENT
BUTLER OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

not exist The greed for gain and the
greed for power have blinded men TO the
old-time distinction between right and
wrong Both among business men and
at the bar are to be found advisers.
counted shrewd and successful who have
substituted the penal code for the moral
law as the standard of conduct. Right
and wrong have given way TO the subtIer
distinction between legal and Illegal or
better perhaps between honest. law
honest and dishonest This new triumph
of mind over morals is bad enough in it.
self but when, in addition, its exponents
secure material gain and professional
prosperity. il becomes a menace to our
integrity as d people,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
RANGER APPOINTED
FOR DIXIE RESERVE
lsnecial to The Herald)

Washington, Sept 27-Sylvanus Col
lett. deputy forest ranger of the Tin
tab forest reserve. has been appointed
ranger in charge of the new Dixie for
est reserve in Utah, which was pro-
claimed on Sept. 20, and which Will be
placed under administration as soon as
possible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
THE DEATH RECORD.
Wheeler Il. Peekham.

New York. Sept. 27.-Wheeler II. Peck
ham, q noted lawyer, died suddenly here
today in his office on Broadway. aged e
years. ApOpleXy is thought 10 have
caused his death. In 1894 ne was appoint
ed to the federal supreme court by PFesi-
dent Cleveland. but the senate refused TO
confirm his nomination.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28

CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-Max Sulzberger Of
|, Chicago. vice president Of the
SchwarzchiId & Sulzberger Packing
company. and T.. B. Fish, who is one OF
the traffic officials of the company, it
is announced today, have been subpoenaed
by the government as witnesses in the
beef trust cases to testify against AT
mour & Co. and the other defendants.
Two other employees of the Schwarzchiid
4 Sulzberger company have also been
subpoenaed by the government
Officials of the SchWarZchild a. SulZ-
berger company pleaded guilty recently
to charges of conspiracy to illegally OBJ
tain railway rebates. The offenders,
through pleading guilty, escaped impris-
onment. being sentenced to pay fines ag-
gregating $4,000.
Had Been Kept Secret.
The subpoenaes made public today were
served some weeks ago. but the matter
was kept secret. Traffic Manager E. b.
Fish is the witness whom it was charged
in an indictment Attorney Joseph Wei
senbach and three other men spirited
away to Canada.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
coIonel william E. Pinkston.

Seattle, Sept. 2l.-ColoneI William e
PinkertOn. aged g. is dead here. He
was in the employ of the Alaska Cen
trail He served in the Union
army IurInz the civil war and was In
the uactern.aEter's department during
the Philippine insurTectiOu. He was
born near jefferson City. Mo. A WIuoW
and two children survive him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
ONLY 10 NEW CASES.
Yellow, Fever Report From New Or
leans Very Encouraging.

New Orleans, Sept. 27.7-Report to 6
p. m:
New cases. 10; total to date, 2,91S.
Deaths, 5; total, $50.
New fOci, 3.
Cases under treatment. 272.
Discharged, 1926.
Encouraging 10 a high degree was
the report today on the number of
new yellow fever cases.
Fumigating gangs were put TO work
in the various public school buildings
with a view to their complete disin-
lection in time for the opening on
Monday,
The remarkable feature of the report
is the small number of new cases, the
smallest report on any day since the
early days of August
The news from the country showed
a steady Improvement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
NO LACK OF MEN.

Chicago. Sept 27.-According to an Of
fetal statement issued today by the Chi
cage Typothetae more men in the aggre~
gate are now at work IN thirty-tWO of the
were at work before the tyDosFaphicai
union declared its strike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
scALPEp az MkcHlNERY.

Los Angeles, Sept. Emma BlauVelt
a young woman operative in an overall
factory, was almost entirely scalped to-
day by having her hair caught by rap
idly revolving shaft, which propelled the
machinery for riveting buttons on the
garments. She will probably die from her
iniurinS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
NEW FEDERAL BUILDING
READY FOR OCCUPANCY

, Washington. Sept. 27.-The post 4
: master at Salt Lake City was to-
; day granted authority TO move I
; his Office from the old postoffice I
, to the new federal building,
; which is about ready for occu-
, pancy. The time of removal is I
, left TO the postmaster. I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
LEARY GIVES THEM A SHOCK.
His Withdrawal From the Ticket
Worries the Americans.

J. c. Leary gave the Americans d jolt
yesterday that seemed to stun them
They had not sufficiently recovered last
night to know what TO do in the crisis.
The popular cattleman was considered
the best capture of the new party The
Growing over his nomination for the
council the day following was a source
of misery to the Democrats of the city.
Now that Leary has given them TO IN
derstand that he wants none of their
party nominations they are meek and
lowly. compared with their former atti-
tude. There was some talk yesterday
of substituting the name of H. j. Din
niny or j. j. Stewart for Mr.. Learys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
LOST WITH ALL HANDS.

y Adelaide Australia. Sept. 81 =
> Wreckage washed ashore on Kan =
= CARGO Island points 90 the loss with =
= all hands of the ship Loeb VIENNA =
= char l,557 tens, which left the Clyde =
y June "A. bound TO Adelaide and Mel =
= bourne. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
VACATION ABOUT OVER.

Washington, Sept. 97.-Baron Rosen the
Russian ambassador. is expected TO re-
turn TO this city by the beginning of
next week. Theodore Hansen. first eeere-
tary of the legation, already has re-
turned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
IMPORTANT PART
OF THE LIBERALS
Will Seek Election to the First Impe-
rial DOuma.
ACTIVITY OF THE LEADERS
A COMMITTEE OF ADVANCED
THINKERS APPOINTED.
ACTIVITY OF THE LEADERS

. T. PETERSBURG, Sept. 27-The de-
y termination of the congress of zem-
styos and municipalities in session
at Moscow not to boycott the national
assembly. but on the contrary, to seek
to gain as large a representation as pos
sible to take charge of the elections, pre-
sage the choice of an important faction OF
strongly liberal representatives in the
first imperial douma
All Noted Men.
The members of the campaign commit
tee are nearly all of a most advanced lib
eral and even radical school, including
such men as NJ. Arsenieff, editor of the
Russky Rogatstva, a leading radical re-
view; Ivan Petrunkevitch, president OF
the Moscow agricultural society and noted
as a leader of the Tver zemstvO who was
exiled to Siberia for his fearless utter
ances to the emperor; NJ. NabOkoff, a
leading liberal, who was arrested with
Maxim GOrky, Jan. % last; Prof. Miluk-
off, president of the League of Leagues
who has just been released from prison,
famous as an author and lecturer ana
well known in the United States, where
he was connected with the Chicago uni
Versity; Professor KOValensky, the dis
tinguished sOciologist, who recently was
excluded from Russia; Count HeydOn ana
M RedOrOff, who were members or the
deputation which presented the resolu-
lions passed by the zemstvo congress TO
the emperor; NJ Roditcheff, a leader OF
the Moscow zemstvo and other wen
known workers in the cause of reform
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28

books, but the search was still being
made.
A syndicate 10 handle Southern Pacific
gold bonds was formed and NOV. t. Spey-
these bonds. In this syndicate also was
the Western National bank. j. W. Alex
ander and George III. Squires, the latter
three each. receiving $4,000 of the bonds.
Sl1.931 as its share of the profits.
In a syndicate formed 20 hold Illinois
Central railroad bonds, which was or
ganized by Kuhn, Loeb < Co, the Equit-
able society participated 10 the extent Of
$4,000 and actually paid in $472,0O0 The
Equitable bought 100000 worth of the
bonds i'm the open market at "a, though
the syndicate price was IS and interest
Mr. Winthrop did not know whether any
EQUITABLE officers were in that transac-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28

Paris Sept. H.-The AngIo-Japanese
treaty is widely commented upon today.
The official view is that the treaty is
cOnfOrm4bIe to French interests 1t is
pointed out particularly that France does
not seek territorial expansion in Asia
and therefore the status quo provisions
of the treaty carry out French policies.
The officials are equally hopeful that the
treaty viii prove satisfactory TO Russia,
as 10 Russia's complete acquiescence, al
though the explanation tends to remove
Russian opposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
eave Away the Profits.

Yes but we gave the profits of our
Winthrop.
Mr. Hughes was reticent with regard
10 the last proceedings. He stated that
ne intended To continue the examination
of Mr. Greaves and the mysterious
George II. Squire trustee account As
there are a number OF entries yet TO be
considered in the new account and as
there is very little light upon them at
present a goo. deal OF time will probably
be consumed in trying 10 find out their
true meaning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
RUSSIA IS ALARMED
Anglo-Japanese Treaty Interpreted
as Menace to MuscoVite
Interests.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 2-The first com
ment heard here as TO the result of the
perusal of the lOng-eXpected text Of the
AnglO-JaDanese treaty can be conserva-
lively characterized with the word
alarming" The use Of the terms pro
lection of common interests" and meas
ures which should be taken are regarded
here as being open to any Interpretation
the SignatOFies desire to give TO them
Coupled with the use of the words least
Asia, apparently applying to all Asia
east of India, including the East Indian
islands and indo-China, they are consid-
cred to prove clearly that the signatories'
purpose is to act in the part of the world
specified with the freest kind of a hand
This conviction cannot but create alarm
in Russia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
Jacob Lit.

Milwaukee, Sept. 27.-Jacob Lit. the
theatrical manager and owner of theatres
in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul, died today at YOnkers. n. 7.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-28
Not on the Books.

During the questioning of Mr.. Winthrop
it was brought out that the Equitable
Trust company loaned the Equitable Life
Assurance. society $685. O96 i'm the name OF
a clerk Eugene Darlington Witness
said this loan did not appear on the
books % the EQUITABLE Life.
In the Chicago d Northwestern syndi-
cate. in which there was "a participation
Of the Equitable to the extent of 81. $4,000
Mr. Winthrop read a letter from Kuhn
Loeb a Co in which that firm said il
had forwarded a check for S12 800 as
profits. This check witness had failed TO
find recorded on the books of the Eouit-
able.
The various syndicate transactions were
inquired into by Mr. Hughes. After OBJ
tanning the figures in the Japanese bond
sales. Mr. Hughes asked:
Did not the Equitable Life become a
large DuPchaSer of these honds2fs