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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23

TRIAL HAS
BEGUN

Annapolis. Md, Nov. 23.-Midshipman
Miner Meriwether. Jr.. Of Lafayette, La,
a member of the third class Of the naval
academy. was put on trial here yester-
day before a naval court-martia on
charges that include that OF manslaughtcr
man James r. Branch. Jr., of New York.
a member of the class above him, as a
result Of "A prearranged fist fight which
took place ON the evening of Sunday. April
Midshipmau Branch the next night, but
ne died on the following Tuesday morn
ing.
The first and gravest charge Is man
slaughter in having caused the death Of
Midshipman Branch. but there are Two
other charges. the second supported by
two specifications and the third by one.
The second charge Is Of violation Of the
third clause OF the eighth article Of the
rules for the government OF the navy. The
first specification is that Meriwether APP
piled to Branch the names of sneak
and coward and the second that he as
saulted him. The third charge. Of con-
duct TO the prejudice OF good order and
discipline. specifies tina Meriwether en-
gagged i'm a hght with Branch.
The sad accident OF the death Of Branch
under such circumstances has called at
tention 10 the existence at the naval
academy Of an unwritten code governing
the student body. but quite outside the
authoritative regulations. and generally
i'm violation of them.
Under the code" every detail of these
fights Is fixed. the mldshipman on duty
abstaining from reporting them and OK
cusing from formation those connected
with them. These facts were very clearly
brought out both by the Judge advocate
and I'm the cross-examination by Lleuten-
ant Commander Robinson FOR the defence.
The Witnesses yesterday Included
Branch's room mate. TIE referee and time
keeper of the contest. and all the four
seconds were examined i'm a greater or
less degree about all the circumstance
Of the fight. the connection OF the code"
and their ideas Of the duty under the
regulations, although this subject was
not pressed TO such a degree tina the mid
shipman was put or his defence az to tho
binding force Of his oath upon entering
the institution to obey a. it's regulations.
In fairness to midshipmen II should be
said that every one Of them gave indica 10
ton Of endeavoring TO be perfectly frank
and Of either believing that there was
nothing about the system that they need
conceal. or II there were that they would
tell It all Notwithstanding.
Midshipman A. w. Fitch, who referred
the light which was followed by Branch's
death. stated that he had oficiated In
10 such contests. and Midshipman Nc
Kittrick testified that ne had taken part
In nine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23
SENATOR'S
LETTERS
BURNED

ST. Louis, Mo. Nov, 23-When court
opened yesterday I'm the trial 90 United
states Senator Burton Of Kansas. Judge
Van Devanter announced that he over
ruled the objections made by the govern
ment to certain questions asked by
counsel for defence. I'm the cross-examina-
tion OF Witness Thomas Il. Harlan,
former attorney for tho Rialto Grain and
Securities company. who was called by
the prosecution.
At enato Burton's former trial Har-
Ian was a witness for thV defence. and
the object OF Attorney Lehmann's cross
examination was To bring out the testi-
~nt-elelt freIH AE-HaFlaH-at+hefes for
mer trial. -
Mr.. Lehman took up the letter written
by Harlan TO Senator Burton. accepting
the latter's proposition To act as attorney
for the Rialto Grain and Securities com
pany, for a salary OF $500 a month. which
was introduced yesterday. and questioned
the witness regarding the events leading
UP TO the writing Of the letter This was
the point on which the government based
tts objections.
Mr.. Harlan described his first meeting
with Senator Burton on New. Il. 1897. He
talked the matter over with Senator Bur
ton on a trip TO Chicago. The proposition
was accepted
EMPLOYED AS COUNSEL.
Witness said he described TO Senator
49, - ~ " ~ ~
Rialto company was involved. through
the authority OF a former business part
her of Maj. Dennis. President OF the
Rialto company. who, the witness de-
clared had caused the institution OF many
suits.
The witness explained that the RiaIto
projected a new securities de-
partment" and suggested that Burton
could act as the head OF this.
In recalling this conversation with SEN
ator Burton. Mr.. Harlan said that the
Senator remarked: II am not going to
do anything Inconsistent with my duty
as a senator
Senator Burton finally said he would
serve as counsel for $500 a month. The
agreement wac for five months.
After Mr.. Harlan had left the stand
the government called Joseph y. Carr.
formerly clerk employed by the Rialto
ompan and William u. Mahaney. for
merly vice president OF the same com
pany.
ployed by the Rialto company. testified
that on instructions OF officers OF the
company he drew and cashed n check for
500 and took the currency TO Vice Presi-
dent William d. Mahaney OF the Rialto
company TO whose private office Senate
Burton was seated at the time.
Mr.. Mahaney testified that on March
2s, 1893. he had paid Senator Burton $500
In currency. Witness testified that he
told Senator Burton that as there were
no further matters pending before the
Post office department at Washington
end hat as congress had adjourned. and
for the additional reason that II was
necessary for the company to reduce ex-
penses. there was no reason for the fur
ther employment OF Burton.
Mnhaney SAID thHr Du-the suggestion uf
burton. he destroyed W letters that
Burton had written. Burton having said
20 him that should any OF his letters fall
into unfriendly hands Burton's motives
might be misunderstood
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23
SURVEYING PARTIES
Engineers Are Going Over a Proposed tIsc-
tTlc Car Routs 10 Boston.

Two engineers arc making surveys In
Attlcboro for one OF the proposed electric
car routes between Providence and Ros.
several bills wa rejected by the Massa-
chusetts legislature last year because thar
body did not care 10 take up special
legislation ON that matter. u may be
another trial will be made this year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23
BRIDGE TOO LOW FOR
NEW BURRILlVlllE CARS

The new Burriiivttie CHrT WIZ round too
high TO go under the y Y. \. ~ and H.
railroad bridge ~ Main street. woonsock-
n yesterday so they cannot be kept AZ tho
Woonsocket street railway company p
barns unless tho trolley poles arc taken
They sll boz kept AZ tho =. and ".
barn when ~ r. completed.
The low bridge may eject tho through
run 20 Milford text summer l. feared.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23
J.. G. CONROY & co.

Plumbing and Steam Heating. Agents
for Winchester Steam Boilers: easy to
clean. simple in construction and do not
take up much room. We guarantee them
to do as We agree or we will refund YOU
money. j. G.. CONROY g. CO, 446 West
minister street. Tel 1888.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23

Ills wifc-Oh. Charles. what has hap
pcued. what is it?
Young Lawyer Disgraced, Emily. dis
grared' NJ regulations rulucd' Some one
has suggested ms name FOR director ~ =
lie Insurance cumpany'-ruck
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23
BURIED At OXFORD
Rhode Island Veteran Lad al Rest With
Military Honors.

Frederick Veazie, who served I'm the
Civil War with Company q. Seventh
Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. was
buried Tuesday afternoon at oxford.
Mass. with military honors, by Charles
Devens post. q. A. AZ.
Neazie died Monday from heart failure.
lie sat down TO rest by the roadside and
was later found dead. He had lived I'm
oxford 10 years and achieved some repu.
tatiOn as an inventor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-23

- your oltFlEnN SdlaFFn4 mao "a
tafrh for one ycar." had CaLalxh
FOR two years Il had Catarrh for
8 years Il han Catarrh for 20 years %
Il had Catarrh for 80 years" and Or.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder cured mo
These arc sentences from the volumes and
volumes 81 testimony FOR this great ca.
tarrh cure. words from men and women
an over the continent who have been
cured. IL relieves In 10 minutes-2O.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
EXTENSION CONT WARE
ANSWERS COM'R WARNER

Topeka, Kas., April S.--EX-United
States Pension Commissioner T.. f.
Ware, replying to charges made by the
present commissioner, V. Warner Of
violating order No, Isl making $4,000
extra expense, today said
Il do not know to what particular
cases the commissioner refers A sol
dier might have a right TO a pension
and thousands OF them had, both under
the old law and under the order IS
known as the old age ORDER and hence
1t would make no difference under
which 1t was issued
1T Is not q question OF whether
technically order No. rs was violated.
but whether some old soldier got II
pension or am Increase to which he was
not entitled, / know nothing about
what the commissioner has found, but
In Justice 10 the reputation OF the hon
est and capable men who are his sub
ordlnates IN the bureau, he ought before
making the charges to examine aud
see whether any old soldier has got
a pension or increase, who was not en-
titled TO II, and ought to publish the
names OF such pensioners giving the in
diydual names and instances. / think
he owes it now TO the public TO print
the names and the company regiment
and state, and give facts, not generali-
ties"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
BUSINESS NOTES.

Today's local bank clearings amount
ed TO $il3 COSTA against $4l9, 5923l for
the same day last year,
a copy Of the articles Of lncorpora-
ton Of the Nevada Grande Mining &
Investment company Of ogden was filed
in the secretary OF states Office today,
It's capital stock Is SlOOO,OOO, divided
into shares Of the par value OF 81 each,
w. II, Cheyers is president, T. +, Col
Inns vice president; G, b, Roberts, sec
rotary; Edna II, Nichols, treasurer, The
company owns four claims in Nye coun-
ty Nevada.
The Cramer Electric company OF this
city has filed its articles OF lncorpora-
tion In the county clerks Office 1t Is
capitalized at $4,000 divided into shares
Of the par value OF 81 each, Lee Cramer
Is president; Hugh Cramer vice presi-
dent; John Cramer secretary nd treas
urer The company succeeds TO the
property Of the idaho Electric Supply
company which includes several yalu-
able light and power franchises,
A copy Of the articles of Incorpora-
ton Of the Thornley, Ranch
company Of kaysyile has been filed I'm
the secretary OF states office, The capl-
tai stock of the company is 5000, di-
vided into shares OF the par value Of
$40 each. ], W. Thornley, is president;
Cynthia A. Stewart, vice president,
Hyrum stewart secretary and treas
urer.
Messrs Hack & Bradshaw OF Los
Angeles filed for record yesterday after
noon, with the county recorder, their
purchase of the Stevens property on
state street south Of the Independent
Telephone building, the price recorded
being 1000 or 1868 per front foot. The
purchasers say they expect TO erect
thereon scven-story Office building to
be known as the Stevens block.
The Rodman Van and Storage COM
pany absorbs the bankrupt b. Il o.
Transfer company and the receiver
has been discharged by Judge ARM
strong. The purchasing price is $4,000
which win paw 80 cents on the claims
against the b. a. O, company The Red
man people acquire a horses and 20
wagons
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
WEATHER REPORT

Record at the local office OF the
weather bureau FOR the "a hours ending
at 6 a. m today;
Barometer reading at "A, m,, q. $50
Temperature at 8 a, M, "A de-
grees; maximum, 81; minimum, IS;
mean, So, which Is deg. above normal.
Excess of the daily mean tempera-
ture since the first Of the month, 50
degrees.
Excess OF daily mean temperature
since Jan. +, 1913 deg.
Precipitation since the first OF the
month, 1853 inch which Is "a inch
below the normal
Deficiency in precipitation since Jan,
/, go inch,
FORECASTS TILL p. NJ, sATUR-
DAY.
Local forecast FOR Salt Lake city and
vicinity:
Fair tonight and Saturday, warmer
Saturday.
Utah-Borecast taken at Denver,
Colo.
Fair tonight and Saturday.
West wyoming
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer
northwest portion Saturday.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The barometer is highest over the Pa o.
ciic and Atlantic states plateau re-
gion and northern Rocky mountain
slope; and lowest over the middle
Rocky mountain slope, Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys, extreme
northwest and Manitoba,
Precipitation occurred over portions
Of Oregon, Arizona, gulf and Atlantic
states, Ohio. Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, lake region, Rocky mountain
slope, extreme northwest and Canadian
provinces II was raining this morn %
Ing at Huron and Galveston. Thun-
dcrstorms We're reported at Charles
ton, ST. Louis, Kansas city and ST.
Paul
Freezing temperature Is reported
from Wyoming and Idaho,
l.. LODHOLZ.
Observer Temporarily In Charge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
Smith Is SIN a Fugitiye.

San Francisco, April 2S.--Former TaA
Collector l.. j. Smith, indicted on two
charges OF felonlous embe22lement, Is
stu a fugitive from justice, though the
police are confident that he soon win be
located and placed under arrest, IL VIII
be several days before the exact amount
OF the city's funds he appropriated dur
ing the last u months will be known,
hut present indications are that about
100000 will be found to be missing
Smiths wife, who has been III for some
time, Is reported today TO be in a crit-
cal condition, owing to the shock caused
by learning of his crime and desertiou.
The count of the funds In the city
treasury is progressing as quickly as
possible and the business methods OF
that department OF the municipal gov
eminent are being closely Investigated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
HOME RA|LROADER
BOOMS SALT LAKE
Declares ii Has the Beautiful City
Of Los Angeles skinned
4 Mile"
GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.
A Hint That the Knockers Organ
Night Take Note of With Profit
To All Concerned.

Regarding the mission Of every pa
triotic Salt Laker to boost for Salt
Lake morning, noon and night, menu
Der Of the local railroad fraternity tells
a story about District Freight and
Passenger Moore OF the Salt Lake
Route on the occasion Of his recent
visit TO Los Angeles, city that boasts
1t has best Of everything going and
whose citizens viii fight at the drop of
the hat II anyone has the temerlty to
assert that any place on the globe
can hold "A candle to IT,
1t happened In one of the big eeva-
tors IN the Huntington building as u
load OF 80 people We're coming down
from the top floor. one Of the passen-
gers started ioshing Moore about being
Isolated among the "Mormons" away
of in Salt Lake and then he turned
loose on his
salt Lake has got Los Angeles
skinned mile, said the railroad man,
while the assembled Caifornians
gasped I'm righteous horror, eve have
better streets, more amusements and
climate that knocks Los Angeles
silly. Just as soon as people know
Just what we have IN Salt Lake, we
VIII not have cars enough to haul them
there to get In on the ground floor Of
the coming BOOM"
People tried 10 reason with Moore
but he was obdurate and carried on
the argument down the street. The
gentleman IN relating the story stated
that Moore carried out this policy dur
Ing his stay in Los Angeles and got
into a number Of warm arguments re-
garding the relative merits OF the two
cities,
IT." said he. everybody who went
away from salt Lake would take a
leaf out of Moore's book and boost first,
lest and all the time there would be
something doing I'm Salt Lake. Condi-
lions here are very similar to those eX-
listing In Los Angeles before the boom.
II is time to form a Boosters club and
bury the Ratchet | cannot for the life
of me see the good Of this fight that
Is being waged BY a lot OF soreheads
one would think that they would want
TO get all the outsiders here possible in
stead of frightening them away If
they want to outvote the 'Mormons'
one would think that the greater the
number of strangers that was induced
to come to salt Lake the greater would
pc their chances of gaining their OBJ
lect. This knocking that Is going on
is senseless. There never was a time
when Salt Lake could be so benefited
by boosting as right now. why not an
pun together and qu. this criminal
defamation of a city that has every
natural advantage Of being ultimately
me biggest In the inter-mountam re-
giOn2'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
LATE LOCALS.

Strawberries are selling today at IS
cents box
The Bingham exchange of the Inde-
pendent Telephone company was COM
pleted today
Workmen are putting IN the concrete
foundations for the piers Of the new
Herald building
Word from Providence, r. l., says
that E y. Rich Is steadily improving
and will soon be able TO return home.
His address Is 81 Joslyn street
Much Of the soil taken from build
ing excavations in this city Is being
hauled 10 the southwestern part Of the
city for filling IN low grounds,
Mark Forester Of Macon, Miss, writes
TO Postmaster Thomas making inquiries
as 10 the possible whereabouts of w.
J. Cox, who ia supposed TO be in this
city.
Local implement dealers report
steady business IN ploWs, harroWs, Gull
tlyators, etc, and that agricultural
operations are opening UP on a fairly
good scale
Local lumbermen report that bust
ness promises To be very good this year,
and that a great deal Of lumber f. being
sold at present for a wide variety Of
purposes.
state Chemist Harms has 100 or
over samples Of vinegar taken from
various grocery stores which he II
testing 10 ind the per centage OF acetic
acid IN them.
Clcrk Judd Of the board Of educa-
ton will pay the salaries OF the off,
GERS Of the board and the janltors OF
the schools for the month Of April to-
morrow. The total amount Of the
payrolls is $3.50,
There is promise Of pleasant weather
, for the next two days, and the skies
are fair and bright The warm sun Is
very grateful, and at the same time
there is a bracing breeze blowing that
Is lust cool enough to be inylgorating,
Adjutant General Bowman and Can
tain Ely Of the Twenty infantry
returned this morning from inspecting
compauies-B Of Ogden and Il OF Boun-
ttul, and will inspect A company at
Nephi tonight, and + company Of Manti
tomorrow night,
The knights Of Columbus Will have
red letter day In Ogden next Sunday.
There are So candidates there who viii
take the third degree and 30 members
Of the order Will 90 up from Salt Lake
10 attend the festivities Members are
also expected from Pocatello and Boise.
j, 7. Raleigh has the contract for ex.
cavating for both the 0rpheum theater
and the new b, Y, Trust companv
building to 10 UP on the Elk saloon cor
ner at First South and State streets.
at 40 cents per cubic yard, IL Is figured
that there VIII be 5000 yards In the
two excavations.
captain @, 4. Hammond, drill expert
with the reclamation bureau Of tho
geological survey, leaves tonight for
Washington state, where he will do
some work on the Palouse reservoir
site. He returns May is, and VIII then
30 into the Strawberry country TO do
some work there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
SCHETTLER INQUIRY.
Examination Resumed This Afternoon
Before Referee Baldwin

From the line OF examination OF p. II,
Schettler this. afternoon In the court
room Of Referee In Bankruptcy Charles
Baldwin II was evident that the deposit
tors VIII make a searching investigation
Of the transactions Of the ex-banker.
This afternoon the questions directed
against him insnuated that he had
given to all his family their total depos-
It's just before the receiver took pos
session, and that he had transferred
property to one OF his sons, which In
turn was transferred 10 his wife, for
nominal consideration, shortly before
the bank closed, and when the books
showed the bank to be totally insol-
welt. Additional subpoenas have been
Issued In the case for Receiver r. II.
Anderson, who, it Is planned 10 place
upon the stand tomorrow az 10 o'clock
and for the wives and all OF the grown
children of MIR Schottler who viii be
questioned In relation TO their personal
relationship with the bank,
The examination which was contin-
ued from yesterday afternoon, was con.
Quoted by Attorney O.. y, stewart At
torney VIII Ray Of the firm of Raw
Inns a Ray, representing Mr. Schettler.
Mr. Blakely the trustee in bankruptcy.
spent the morning in the Office
Of stewart & Stewart search
Ing through the books for data
on which to question MIR, Schettler
this afternoon. Andrew Grnufor David
Hlrsche and other heavy creditors were
present when the hearing opened. The
first series Of questions dealt with the
difference I'm values ON real estate be-
tween the sworn statement OF SChett-
ler's bank, made on Sept II, 1904, and
the values listed In the schedule IN
bankruptcy. for the same property, The
latter statement appeared TO be $2O-
900 larger than the former. In the OK
animation yesterday queries were put
to Mr. SChettleF as to the nature of a
payment Of S226 TO W. y. Preston, and
today another item of $500 paid 10 Mr..
Preston was found, and It was the in
tention TO query Mr.. Schettler concern
ing H. An lIteui which Mr.. Blakely did
not favor, about which the attorneys
intended to examine Mr. SChettler late
this afternoon was the payment 70
Lydia d. Alder of $500 on the 18th Of
October Mrs. Alder is the mother-iu-
law Of Cornelius Schettler, Another
payment TO the family that was to be
Investigated was TO Carl Schettler Of
Sl63 IN October Following up a claim
Of Mr.. Schettler made yesterday that
the handwriting IN the ledger making
certain entry WAS not his, the day book
was to be produced showing the same
entry I'm the same handwriting.
10 ls now thought that the eNamiua-
ton viii not be concluded for a week
or 10 days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
Jennie Cullnan Legally Separat-
ed from the Man Who
Abused Her
MRS. WANLESS ALSO DIVOR CED
Wife OF Defaulting Salt Lake Attor.
ney Freed from the 0bllga.
lions Of hlatrimouy.

Judge Armstrong today granted
Jennie Culllnan divorce from Patrick
f, Cullnin on the ground OF cruelty
They were married I'm this city on Nov.
10, 1899. Plaintiff testified that on Jan.
~, 1895, I'm this city, her husband
slapped her face, discoloring one Of her
eyes and rendering her UNIT for house,
hold duties for two weeks,
on the night OF october /, 1901, while
they resided I'm Chicago, she said he
came home intoxicated and drove her
and her daughter out Of the house and
q neighbours home, He repeated the
act on the night Of Nov 10, 1901 and
as she was far from friends she sat on
the doorstep all night and contracted a
very severe cold which made her III
for six months
In August 1902, he used vile and
abusive language towards her and
again slapped her face. They moved
20 Los Angeles la October Of that year
and she said that his treatment OF her
became worse, and I'm January, 1903, he
threatened TO kill her, whercupon she
and her daughter fed from their home
for safety and we're compelled to stay
away one week. In June, 1908, she
testified thnt she leit MN for rear that
he would Kill her, and she and her
daughter returned TO Salt Lake 10 their
relatives. For moro than year past
she claims that he has failed to sup
port her. She was granted a divorce
and was allowed 10 rseume her maid
en- name. Jennie Rowe,
MRS. WANLESS DIVORCED.
Gorilla G. Wanless was today granted
q divorce by Judge Armstrong from
VIII +. Wanless, the Salt Lake attor-
ney who recently left the state 20 avoid
arrest upon the charge Of mlsappro-
priating funds belonging TO a client.
The ground for divorce is failure TO sup
port. The plaintiff testified that dur
ing their entire married life defendant
had failed to provide her with sufficient
and proper food and clothing, and dur
ing the winter Just passed she was de-
pendent upon her friends and relatives
for means 10 provide her with neces.
sary clothing to protect her from the
Indictment weather. They were mar
ried at Phoenix, Arl2., on Feb. 3, 1903
Plaintiff is allowed to resume her maid
on name Gorilla O. Fisher