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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
BEGIN TO BUILD
NEW COULD ROAD
Contractors Are Now Grading Wesk
ern Pacific Beyond Garfield.
MANY WELLS BEING BORED
TWO THOUSAND TEAMS TO BE
AT WORK SOON.

IkI EsTERN Pacific construction has
w begun. The first dirt was moved
from the construction camp
nearest salt Lake. Ii is situated twelve
miles west Of Garfield. Six camps are
now at work. Within ten days the con-
tractors expect to have 1900 to 1000
teams grading at this end of the road.
During the week about twenty Ave
teams have been working on the grade.
The number viii be increased just as
soon as the water problem is solved.
Its solution is now taking most OF the
energies of The men in charge Of the
work,
Well-drilling crews are boring all
along the east end OF the road, from
Garfield on west. AT present much
money is being spent 70 get results IN
this direction. Hauling water twenty
five or thirty miles would add much 10
the problem of finishing the grading IN
hurry. for It would make il a hard
matter to use heavy outfits
With the idea of rushing through the
grading as fast as possible, and In So
doing 10 employ a many men and
teams as possible at a time. the con-
tractors are doing all this well boring
II IS expected that within short time
they will get water. And as soon as
this is done the forces will be increased
II Is the expectation of the men in
charge that by Oct. l they can use SOC
teams at least.
Quite a stretch of roadbed has al
ready been brought into shape
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22

Officials of the Western indemnity Life Association to be Sum
mOned Before the Illinois State Superintendent
of Insurance.

n dICAGO, Sept. 21.-An investiga-
IL ton of the business methods of the
Western indemnity Life, an as
sessment insurance association, for
which an application for a receivership
has been made by policy holders, is to
be made by the state superintendent Of
Insurance. Attorney General William
II. Stead of Illinois has already begun
an investigation of the affairs of the
Insurance company and officials, and in
the course of a few days the state SUI
perintendent of insurance viii summon
all the officials of the company before
him and compel them 10 answer ques-
tons concerning charges of fraudulent
voting of contracts and alleged Illegal
voting of proxies and an attempt 10
transfer the entire company to an
other corporation.
This information was announced in
open court this afternoon by Attorney
Walter Hawk. counsel for a claimant
of an unpaid benefit of $4,000, while an
attempt was being made so secure an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
NEW RAILROAD
Is ORGANIZED
Will Develop Big Coal Fields Near
Price.
ARTICLES NOW ON RECORD
COLONEL MINER SAYS CON-
sTRUCTloN WILL START SOON.

= He Coal Belt railway which is 10
bring coal from extensive fields
twenty miles northeast of Price, into
Utah and Salt Lake valley, filed its d.
ticIes of Incorporation with the secretary
OF state yesterday. The announcement
that this road was planned was given ia
The Herald some time ago. The maps
will be filed with the register OF the land
office today or tomorrow.
This road is to be eghty-nine miles
long. From the town Of Spanish Fork 1t
will run up Spanish Fork canyon east to
Tie Fork, and then up Indian creek; on
across Soldiers Summit. Thence il goes
through the Emma's park country along
the Book Cliffs to the coal fields, where
Colonel 5. b. Miner has several mines
and large holdings.
The company was capitalized for 800
GOO divided into s. shares, and its stated
purpose is 10 construct and operate d
railroad of an estimated length of eighty
nine miles from Spanish Fork to the coal
fields of Carbon county. The estimated
cost of the railroad is 81 400 900. The COM
pany also proposes TO own and operate
coal mines. S B. Miner is president,
Archibald G. Miner, vice president, Har-
rison r. Jenkins secretary. and they with
Frank Knox and Clarence T.. Miner con-
stitute the board Of directors. Each Or
the directors is shown by the articles TO
have subscribed ten shares of stock and
in addition to this S. b. Miner, as trus-
tee holds 40, $50 shares.
Colonel Miner said yesterday:
arrangements for financing the COM
many have been made and / expect il viii
only be d matter of short time before
actual construction begins. There remain
now only few matters of detail to be
worked out before the building starts. and
| think this will be accomplished soon."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
AGAIN FAILED TO AGREE.
Another Pow-wow of the New York
Anti-Tammany Parties.

New York. Sept. 21.-The fusion con-
ference committee, with representative
present from all the ani-Tammany
political organizations with the eXcep-
lions of the Citizens union, met again
tonight. but adjourned until Monday
next without reaching an agreement on
candidates.
The fusionists today sent a letter 10
the Citizens union inviting il again 10
ioin the anti-Tammany movement A
Teplv was received from the union that
owing to the late hour the invitation
was received and because such action
could not be taken without further
authorization. it would be impossible
for the Citizens union delegates 20 join
in the conference tonight. II is be-
Iieved the Citizens union will again be
a part of the fusion forces.
Justice William G. Gayner Of Brook
lvn. has positively and finally refused
to allow the use Of his name as a can
didate for mayor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
COMPROMISE RESOLUTION is PASSED
Underwriters Go Upon Record FaVOng Full Publicity in all
Operations Of Life Insurance Companies in Order to
Avoid Scandal and RascaIity.

Conn, Sept. 21.-At to-
II days session Of the National AS
ISOLATION of Life Underwriters, a
threatened split over the adoption Of
d resolution presented by Delegate j. J.
Raleigh of st. Louis. denouncing mis-
conduct in insurance circles was avert
ed and a compromise resolution was
adopted.
The resolution recommends full pub
licity in relation to all Insurance opera
tons
1t was as follows:
Whereas, at the present time the
attention of the public is directed to
evils recently discovered in the bust
ness of life insurance to the extent
that the long record of faithful hand
ling of the funds of policy holders, in
the American life insurance companies,
is in danger of being overlooked. now,
therefore be il,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22

order from Judge Bahew of the United
States district court for a reference to
master-in-chancery of the matters in
controversy in the suit against the
company and its officials. The affairs
of the Western Indemnity Life are said
to be in a deplorable condition, and ac-
cOrding to Attorney Hawk the state
superintendent of insurance will make
a strict investigation so that the per
sons responsible for the trouble can be
punished.
During the hearing before Judge Ba-
heW various questions of law and fact
We're argued by a number of prominent
lawyers citing why the whole matter
should be referred to a master-in-
chancery, but the judge declared that
he did not wish TO enter into the case.
inasmuch as Judge KOhlsaat Of the
United States circuit court is to take
up the case next Tuesday, when the
question of whether a preliminary in
junction shall issue. preventing the
transfer of the Western Indemnity Life
to another company, will be decided by
the court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
THIEF MADE BIG HAUL
San Francisco Jeweler Robbed of
$4,000 Worth Of Watches and
Jewelry-NO Clue to Thief.

San Francisco. Sept Elf. II. Nc
Council. a jeweler at II Post street, this
morning. as usual, sent his clerk to the
safe deposit vaults where he deposited
his valuables over night. When the
clerk returned Viii a box containing
about $4,000 with of watches and
jeVelry il was placed under the coun-
ter. A few minutes later it was gone
and no clue TO the thief has yet been
discOV ered.
Mcconnell occupies part of the real
estate Office Of Hooker * Lent. He
lives i'm Berkeley and his assistant, f.
a Leonard, has for ten years past
brought the box from the safe deposit
vaults and placed it under the counter
where il remained until Mcconnell ar
ranged the goods in his window. Leon
ard, who is an elderly man, left the
room for a short time this morning and
during his absence collector for the
real estate firm who was in the place
says that a well dressed stranger en-
tered and asked for a renting list. He
looked at the list, but did not take it
and soon walked out. When Leonard
returned the box with its valuable con-
tents was gone.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22

Resolved, that the National Associa-
ton of Life Underwriters record the
fact that the funds of the policy hold
els in life insurance companies Of Am
erica have during the past half CEN
fury been administered with a fidelity,
integrity and ability which recent
events have but served to emphasize;
and be il further
Resolved, that fer the best interests
of the policy holders and the compan-
les, both of which in a special sense
are committed to us, the association
suggests full and free publicity Of all
the operations of the life insurance com
panies as best calculated to minimize
future opportunities for evil and to
retain the confidence of the public in
the best and what will surely grow to
be the greatest system of organized
beneficence in the World-the business
of life insurance"
c. w. Scoval of Pittsburg was elect
ed vice president. The next annual
convention will be held at ST. Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
JURY FAVORED CUNNINGHAM.

Boise. Ida. Seps. PA jury in the
United States district court this even
ing acquitted John Cunningham OF the
charge of starting forest fires The
case has attracted much attention as
il was the first effort here 10 convict
man OH that Offense. Cunningham IS
a sheephereder and was accused or
starting fires on -Four Mile creek IN
Washington county in August last
year. 1t is openly charged that a large
nroportion Of the fires that deVastate
the timber are set by herders through
carelessness or design, and, in some
cases, il is believed smadesf(Scefc sh
cases. il is alleged, the fires are set de-
liberately, as those guilty of the otfense
believe it will make the grazing better
the next season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
TRIED TO END HIS LIFE
IN HORRIBLE MANNER

Philadelphia. Sept. 4.-George Fin
kelstein. a former lodging house keep
err of this city, tried to end his life to-
day in a horrible manner. Finkelstein
had been accused by the police of per-
hitting illegal voters TO register from
his establishment and been virtually
driven out of business. He brooded
over his misfortune and sought death
by knife and fire. He was found In his
room in lodging house with his throat
and wrists cut and his head lying in a
fire that he had made of a pile of news.
papers. Physicians say he cannot re-.
coVnr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
WRECK ON THE SANTA FE.
Five Cars Deraied-Cook Badly
seaIded and May Die.

Kansas City, Sept 2l-F'iye cars Of the
California Flyer, train No. 4, eastbouud,
on the Atchlson Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road. were derailed at Walton. Kan. a
small station just west OF Newton. l2SJ
night Several persons We're injured, bu1
il is believed that only one, Fred Kemp
nick of Chicago. second cook in the diner,
who was badly scalded. was serious y
hurt. He may ole. No one was killed
The train was made up Of q composite
car. a diner and five sieepers. All but
The last two sleep5Ts left tine track None
of the cars was badly damaged. The
train was running II the rate of thirty
five miles an hour. The injured were
started for Topeka and the wrecked
train was made up and sent east after
several hours delay. The cause of the
wreck has not YET been determined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
He BEAT THE THUGS
Rare Presence of Mind Shown by
Man Facing Robbers
Revolver.

j. r. Thomas had presence Of mind
enough to save his money from two high
waymen when he stood facing revolver
nuzzle last midnight The robbers held
Thomas up at the corner Fifth South ana
State streets just after y o clock. He
Withdrew his hands from his pockets and
held them in the air. clasping in one palm
81 80 The highwaymen searched him and
got nothing.
thomas lives at 263 East Fifth South
street He was on his way home when
the pair stepped from behind tree and
stopped him with a levelled pistol.
An hour later a cOlored Rio Ora nde
porter was held up at the corner of Third
South and Second East He had nothing
of value on his person.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
GIRL STEN0GRAPHERS
WORKING ON MACHINES

Chicago. Sept. I.-The experiments in
the shops of the Chicago Typ0thetae since
the printers strike began promises new
field OF industry for girl stenographers.
From the typewriter keyboard to that of
a biz typesetting machine the employ
cessfui have the young women proved
as operators in the large printing shops
that the prOprietOrs are seeking for more
of them
The tyDOthetae yesterday decided TO
advertise for a hundred girls for ma
chine work. to take the places OF strik-
ing printers. At present twenty-five girls
are ACTING as strike breakers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
Sheep for California.

Fifteen -carlaads O. sheep fhe FIRST
TO be shipped TO California. went over
the Salt Lake Route yesterday They
Went from Provo. Los Angeles was
their destination. This is the begin
ming Of sheep shipments into southern
California from Utah, and opens vir-
tually a new market for the sheepmen
of this state. Other cOnsignments have
been secured and win follow yester-
days at intervals from now on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
HARVEY w. HAwLEY DEAD.

Berkeley. Cal, Sept. 2l.-After an ill
ness of seven years, Harvey ". HaW-
leg. aged 49, a well known newspaper
publisher and manager, died today.
Sir. Hawley started his newspaper
career on the Northwestern Miller at
Minneapolis. From 1889 TO 1892 he pub
lished the Denver sun, and then took
charge of the Chicago Record Herald.
~ 1898 he was called TO San Francisco
and did managerial work on the Ex-
amiuer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
STARVING SPANIARDS
LEAVING THEIR FARMS

Madrid Sept. 2l-Dispatches from
the famine districts OF Andaiusia say
that entire trains of emigrants are
leaving TO embark for South America.
Many families are abandoning their
homes and farms. Some villages i'm
Galicia have been totally deserted
through despair of receiving the prom
Used relief. The steamship companies
announce that fifteen steamers loaded
with emigrants will leave Andalusian
ports In October. The press is urging
the government TO adopt energetic
measures against wholesale emigration
to America.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
GOVERNOR FOLK IN DENVER.

Denver. Colo, Sept. Ex-Governor
Joseph w. Folk. who arrived here on
his homeward journey from the coast
today, was entertained at luncheon by
the Denver chamber of commerce. Sew
eral hundred state and city officials
and business men greeted the distin-
guished guest, and he made an address
on the subject of enforcement of the
laws. Governor Folk and party left
for the east this afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
COLLISION ON CURVE
Five Men Killed and Eight Seriously
Injured in Pennsylvania-Vic-
tins All EMPLOYEES.

Harrisburg Pa Sept 2L-Five men
were killed and eight others seriously in
jured in a collision between a pay train
and a combination passenger and milk
train on the Philadelphia, Harrisburg q
Pittsburg branch of the Philadelphia *
Reading railroad at ROush's curve. at
Mount Holly Springs this afternoon
None of the passengers was injured.
Dead.
Ephraim McCleary, engineer of milk
train of Harrisburg.
G. J. Shearer fireman of milk train,
of Harrisburg.
John Hill. fireman OF pay train, of
Reading.
Edward LAUGHS, paymasters clerk. Of
Reading.
Thomas Marion. conductor Of pay
train, Pottsville.
Injured.
The injured in the Harrisburg hospital
are:
John f. Amole. engineer of pay train.
Reading; fractured skull, confusion OF
back.
B. D. Sellers. timekeeper, Lebanon:
fractured skull.
Alfred Hawn, pay clerk. Philadelphia
decorations OF shoulder and scalp.
Isaac McHOse, paymaster, Reading;
fractured skull and both arms severely
crushed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
DELAYED SIX YEARS.

Boise. Ida, Sept. 2l-The board of
prison commissioners today let a con-
tract for putting in the steel work in
the cell house at the penitentiary. The
walls 90 that structure We're erected six
years ago. and il has remained in that
was secured by the Whitehead a. Kallis
Iron Works of Detroit, the price being
50 Gao. Other bids ranged as nigh as
a4,500 The building is badly needed.
crowded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22

warning, fired twice One bullet
struck Kelin between the shoulders
and he fell dead. The second bullet
passed through the leg Of Max Fielder
baum and then entered the foot OF
Florence smith, a 19-year-old girl.
Following the shooting policemen
came running from many quarters,
and reserves from two precincts had to
be summoned before quiet could be re-
stored. Several arrests were made.
At the hospital where Policeman Mil
Ter was taken it was said he may have
a fractured skull
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
State Associations to Meet in Salt
Lake Oct. 4.

Following a conference at Provo yester-
day between James II. Anderson, presi-
dent and ]. s. McBeth. vice president Of
the State Good Roads association. il has
been decided to hold a state convention
of the various Good Roads associations
of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct 4. Pres
ident Anderson will probably issue today
the official call for the convention
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
M'CALL GIVEN THE LIE.
Democratic National Committee New.
er Asked Him for a Cent.

New York, Sept. 21.-Chairman Taggart
of the Democratic national committee
arrived in New York Today from Indian
apolis. He denied the statement made by
President Mccall of the New York Life
before the legislative insurance investi-
eating committee on Wednesday that the
Democratic national committee had SO
licited money for the campaign fund from
that concern.
mo members of the national commit
tee or any agent of the committee ever
asked Mr.. Mccall of the New York Life
for a dollar" he said.
Mr. Taggart added: Neither the Dem
Ocratic national committee or any auth
oriZed representative of the committee
ever asked a dollars subscription funds
from any other insurance company"
He said he did not come to New York
to testify before the Insurance inVesti-
eating committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
Latest News from Mrs. SChOff,
CTelepathic Message


Omaha, Sept. 21.-'I expect TO see a
fragment of what was once Ex-senator
Frank j. Cannon drop here at any mo-
ment." declares Mrs. Frederic Schoh,
president of the National Mothers con-
gress, in an interview today. IT'S all
off with Frank" Mrs. SchOn added.
THE eXaction of the extreme penalty
may be deferred temporarily, but not
for long. The MOrmons will dynamite
him for daring TO breathe a word for
liberty. Conditions in Utah are awful.
Fully half of the mothers there have
had children at one time or another,
and in many cases two or more of the
children have the same father. Senator
Cannon's secretary has been warned
not to stay too close to the senator. be-
cause he may be caught i'm the machin-
cry when the big balloon goes up. Do
not be surprised if you hear before
morning that Senator Cannon and his
secretary have been assassinated."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
OLD ENGINEER PENsloNEo.

Veteran James Bird Retires After
Long Service on S. p.
James Bird, who ran engines over
the Southern Pacific when the west
was young, has retired, pensiOned by
the road. Bird ran out from ogden
thirty-five years ago. From that time
on he has been on different divisions
between Ogden and Sacramento. He il
getting 10 be an Old man and will g
10 Colorado 10 spend his latter years
with a brother. During his long serv-
ice for the road Bird passed through
the usual thrilling experiences which
have fallen to the lot of every old-time
engineer in The west He worked
through from the days of the haring-
stacked wood burning locomotives 10
the present time, Winnemueca, New.
has been his home during latter years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22

Salt Lake City. Sept 22.-(Buletin,
a. m.)-SenatOr Cannon and his secre-
tary are sleeping They have been IN
that condition since early in the night.
Following receipt of the latest Schof
interview guards about the senator's
bedside have been doubled All hands
are praying for daylight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-22
RUSSIA GROWS
MORE LIBERAL
People to Be Granted the Right OF
Assembly.
GREAT STEP IN ADVANCE
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ALSO
EXPECTED.

CT PETERSBURG, Sept. %, $40 a.
y ma project for granting the
Russian people, under certain lin
itations, the right of assembly for the
discussion of political and economic
questions-a reform second in impor-
lance only to the convocation of the
representative assembly, and which
was elaborated by a commission under
the presidency of Count Ignatieff-is
now practically completed, ana after
final review by the Solsky commission
on Saturday viii be Immediately laid
before Emperor Nicholas. It's promul-
CATION is confidently expected early
next week.
Long Step in Advance.
Though coupled with number of re-
strfctions designed TO give the authori-
ties oversight of proceedings in order
to prevent discussion of reasonable or
seditious subjects. this reform will
mark a great constitutional develop
ment the people hitherto having had no
general right of assembly except at
meetings of authorized societies. The
privilege granted by the emperor's re-
script of March 3 permitting meetings
for discussion of popular representa-
ton was temporary measure and was
Withdrawn when the national assembly
rescript was issued.
Special Sanction Not Required.
Under the proposed regulations or
ganiZers are required to give three
days notice of a meeting and its pur-
poses. Special sanction for a meeting
is not required, and the possibility of
bureaucratic delays is thereby Obvi-
ated. but the government reserves the
right to prohibit Objectionable and also
the right to have a representative to
see that the discussions do not over
step the limits. This representative
may demand the names and addresses
of all the speakers and the assembly
may be closed if the speakers deviate
from the announced programme, or in
case of disorder.
Freedom of the Press.
The second leading article of the bill
of rights demanded by the refoTmers
will make popular representation truly
successful. This relates to the freedom
of the press, and will probably not take
the form OF law at this juncture. as the
government wishes to submit the mat
ter TO the national assembly for con-
sideratiOn. 1t is understood. however.
eA4eNN al AAiANA ma III 10
soon made TO the effect that the en-
foTcement of the press laws viii be re-
Taxed during the campaign so as to
permit of ample discussion OF measures
and candidates. 1t is also understood
that after Jan. / next representatives
of the press will be admitted TO the
sessions of the council of the empire
SO that publicity may be given to the
proceedings of the upper house of the
assembly.