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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19
(copyrlsht. 19O5. by Joseph B. Bowles.l


s@E~za.zzA ONSTANTINOPLE. Tur-
- key.-My Dear ola
"Shrfner''-NVe got out
~ q OF Russia just in time TO
So keep from being arrested
ATSLHCE or blown UP with a
hRHG9RH bomb. Dad wanted to
49, 20 to Moscow, because
he saw a picture once of Moscow be
ing destroyed by fire by Napoleon, or
somebody and he wanted to see II
they had ever built the town up again.
but / felt as though something serious
was going to happen in that country
if we didn't look out, and so L per
suaded dad to go to Turkey, and the
day We started for ConstantinOple we
got the news that the Nihilists had
thrown a bomb under the carriage OF
the Grand Duke Sergius, and blew him
and the carriage into small pieces not
bigger than a slice of summer sausage,
and they had to sweep his remains up
in a dust pan and bury them in a two
quart fruit jar Wouldn't that jar
yOu2
when dad heard about that you
couldn't have kept him i'm Russia on a
bet, and so we let the authorities have
all the money we had, giving some to
each man who held us up. until we
got out Of the country, and then we
took the first long breath we had taken
since we struck the Collaboration coun-
try Of the car. If the bombs hold out
] do not think there viii be quorum
left i'm Russia in a year, either czars,
dukes or anything except peasants on
the verge Of starvation, and working
men who have not the heart to work.
/ wouldn't take the whole of Russia
as a gift, and have to dodge bombs
night and day.
Say. old man, you never dreamed
that I knew all about you and dad
joining the Masons that time, but
watched you and dad giving each other
signs and grips, and whispering pass
words into each others ears, in the
grocery. nights, after you had locked
up. I thought at the time that you
and dad were planning a burglary, but
when you both went to the lodge one
night and stayed till near morning. and
did came home with red Turkish fez
and told ma that you and he had Joined
the shrine, which was the highest de-
gree in Masonry, and you and he were
mobiles, and all that rot. 1 was on to
YOU bigger than a house, and you
couldn't fool me when you and dad
winked at each other and talked about
crossing the hot sands of the desert.
Well, dad brought his red fez along.
cause / think he expected he would
meet Shriuers all over the world that
he could borrow money of. When we
struck Constantinople and dad saw that
every last one of the Turks wore a red
feZ he felt as though he had got among
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19
Cuff Buttons.
CPhiladelphia RecordD

,
Your cuff buttons are not properly
worm said ieweler TO one Of his
customers. What's the matter with
them? Haven't I got them i'm my
Cuffs?' YES" replied the -jeweler,
but you are like great many other
people: you are not a close observer
You have the little gold piece at ona
end of each link placed so that in one
cuff it Is toward your body and in the
other away from you The small end
of the link should in every case be to-.
ward you. Yet nine men out of ten
pay no attention TO this detail The
careful dresser never has the small end
OF link button on the far side of the
c7-ff
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search our baggage.
One Turk choked dad until his tongue
hung out OF his mouth. and another
took me by the ear and stretched il out
so it was long as a mules ear, and they
took us TO a bastile, and dad says il is
all uD with us now. because they viii
drown us like a mess of kittens in a
bag. and all because we woke them up
with a football yell. in the wrong place.
Well, We might as we'll wind I'D our
career here as anywhere. Goodbye,
old man. You viii see our obituary in
the papers. Your repentant
HENNER~Y-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19
An All Around Handicap.
lChicagn Journal.

ttnlCag0 JOuTn3I.l
"A great mans son is OVcrshadOwed by
his fathers reputation" observed the fell
low who is fond OF moral reflections.
And so is the female offspring Of h
famous woman" responded the practical
person. For instance. how can the
daughter of a modern actress ever hope
TO equal her mothers divorce record?'
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gone a block

gone a block
Nobody in ConstantinopIe ever hur-
r1es, or goes off walk, SO when the
people saw an old man, with a fez on
his head. running amuck. as they say
here, followed by a beautiful boy. they
began to crawl into their holes, think
ink dad was crazy. but when we were
passing a sausage store, where about
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

ShTiners. and he got his feZ out of his
trunk and he wears it'all the time.
Dad acts as familiar. with the Turks
here as though he owned a harem- We
go to the low streets, about as wide as
a street car, where Turks are selling
things, with dad wearing his. fez, and
he begins to make motions and give
grand hailing signs Of distress, and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

told dad now was the time to skip, and
you ought to have seen dad make a
sprint out the door and around a cor
ner and up another street. while l fol-
lowed him, and we got away from the
danger of being stabbed. but dad got
his foot into it again before we had
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
LIVELY bouts a, Lancaster A. G.

The large crowd that attended the bouts at
the Lancaster Athletic Club, Lancaster. Pa,
on last Thursday night was amply rewarded
nv witnessing some OF the best bouts decided
IN that part Of Pennsylvania for some time
The chief event was six round bout between
Jack Clancy Of San Francisco. who has Just
returned from England after winning tho
,relterweight championship. and Fred Doug
lass OF Savannah In the earlier rounds both
landed often. but no damage was done until
The fourth when hard Jolt closed Clancy =
right eve In the fifth round Clancy made
noble stand. but Douglass kept him dancing
away all the time with swings and straight
iabs The anal round opened with q rush
bv Douglass. VINO speedily stageered CLANCY
With a right smash on the jaw The miN-up
,hst foliowed was a hot one and when the
he'll sounded Clancy was very shaky on his
pins pt
This citv and Steve Crosby. colored Of Louis
vile met II was sven up for I'VE rounds.
In the sixth. though. Bolan pounded crosby
iii over the ring and would have Knocked
his man out In another round
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
want Frankie Nell 10 Meet HuEher
McGoyern AZ san Frsncfsco.

Yesterday Joe Humphreys. representing
HuEhey McGovern. received a despatch from
Alec Greggains asking II McGovern would
meet Frankie Nell, the former bantam cram
mon. before the San Francisco 4 C.. San
Franci-co on Jan n for so per cent nj be
gross receipts Humphreys az once rsisc,.c
lie crer giving his reasons ss follows
4 don't thinh u wise 10 take such long
iour=e for tNn litls money Greggains i
riIiirg 10 give. and I hr 20 70 informed him
gnvway, McGovoru has uiRncd articles for
air round bout with To TlTGr Murphy Of hAr-
In an phuadolph!a. which viii yield more
than the Neil Dout The, best We could get
~ san Francisco With Neil would be probably
a IS 900 house. and u re won we would not
have much left Neil did not draw very well
IN IN. FAst when he was champion. and
cannot see how he rs going 10 do. any better
now. since he vas beaten BY Joe Bowker
in England Mcfovern might consider
better proposition from GTeEgains after he
/. through with Murphy. but u must he
rst+iinc rood one before II Will be noticed
Hurp5rsrs added that he would he satisfied
N have the men -eigh IN a. 20 pounds ring
side a, GrtErsi-s -nRsested provided The In
ducement vas satisfactory,
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FAVORITES ~ FRONT.
Five Out OF Six First Choices Successful
at New OrIeans


NEW ORLEANS. Jan e-Ths books re-
cslved another drubbing at tho Fair Grounds
'hls afternoon, Five out OF SIX favorites
won and all were heavily played The only
oreak mat tho layers received In their favor
was In the last race OF the day when Red
Ruler from the stable OF Albert Simons,
Drought them relief The track was in poor
shape and the attendance tho smallest OF
the meeting
While tho horses were at the post for the
last race Red Ruler threw Jockey Olandt
but the boy was not injured and eamely
remounted. few minutes later Midse's
bride broke and the assistant starter had a
hard time In preventing the Street filly from
running away. Finally when Mr. Fitzgerald
managed TO secure start Nudge was OF
IN front and opened up gap Of a half dozen
tired and Red Ruler. coming strong managed
to win by short head on the post from Corus.
cate, who finished with rush.
Tho days feature was the sir furlonR
handicap for all ages II brought out Tar an
Exceptionally good field and also produced
Western threeysar.od wSa Ii. w fav SIfss
at that the talent did not take him any too
sg1 r,DH on account Of the fact that h. was
81 even money in the betting Kings trophy
drifted TO 10 at post time subtle, who
street. and Aaarita we're % PLAYED 10 down
Kin<'s Trophy Astariis started of 20
MAKE run away race OF N, but at the head
Of tho stretch she Eave II up md Kings Trophy.
coming with nns burst of speed won In a
e9Imr,on eallop by three parts OF length
SD Silver, a 40 70 shot. ms7aEed - rose
Astarita out for the place
killing Of large proportions xss n.rtogly
a colt that Nose Goldblatt has been nursing
along for quite while for coup. was the
but for the overoonfidence OF Jockey Aubu-
ohop Il "a more than probable that the books
in int IN. b local ring and the poolro9m. through
Charlie Celia was backed down from 40 TO
70 10 70 In the betting and was much the
vent to pieces In the final strides and was
beaten a, scant half length on the post By
S,col. who was aboard of Agnes Virginia.
view the second race va. Inc best OF the
meeting Merry Acrobat and Mariana, the
,onsni 1If all as way n aoTn tn,
stride
v, Fir, E "a v and .lfvtg.ens,-iAsns.
sAasuehon,, "a 70 second; Mts JACK, o Il Hen,
nTe,ssstyl 10 to !. third Time; i2S 40 Gailee;
Pride Rondoitt and Bishop Weed also ran
ssgo r,i, Rae zee farlongsuM.ri,ssa lzS
ing seeond John poyis 'H ias tc ss ham,
4 . 10 mig Inn. ~ Tristan sS.ndy Death.
rsPd ana ss s'p
q Bns R rs e an Nf KAN .o ad Time
Fourth Rsce-Sx hrlongs- Kings trophy in3
tNicol To S, won: Sid Silver pa tRornhneliD,
80 70 second; Astsrita. 100 d.lvinEstoni' 10 /,
third Time. i:ie IS Chanterelle. Bishop Poole,
Zulna' subtle. Gay Boy and Claremont also ran.
ia Race One mile and an eighth Hyrnettus.
o. = Hennesseyl. 3 to ,. won Barkeimore. %
e. Hans, ! TO J. second Lou Woods. ioi IF John
Rowland n. and Beyety also ran
Nth Race one mile-Red Ruler ~ tolando.
$ > 1. won Conlscatc ion III Phillips, o 70 S.
second Sfidge 50 tAubuchonl. even money. third
; me 80, Floral Wreath BayArian, Anthony
a1i Little Gregg also ran.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
STANDARD OIL BE4rS RICE.
Court Holds That His Declaration In Dam
age suit IL Too Indefinite.

TRENTON, Jan 6Judge tanning fled
an opinion in the United States Circuit
Court to-day diminishing the declaration
in the suit for damages instituted by George
Rice Of Marietta Ohio against the Stand
ard Oil Company Tho opinion disposes
Of the case a. il stands without it's going
10 final hearing although Mr. Rice, il he
desires. may file an amended bill with view
Of remedying the defects held by the Court
10 exist in his first complaint. The suit
in the Federal court sought TO invoke the
Sherman Antitrust law providing for the
recovery OF damages in treble the amount
sustained
Judge Lanning's opinion was rendered on
a motion made by counsel for the Standard
Oil Company to strike out the declaration
on the ground that it failed to set forth
with sufficient clearness the allegations
10 which the company was asked TO plead.
The motion to strike out the declaration
was bitterly opposed by counsel for Rice,
who partially admitted that the bill was
vague and Indefinite in some particulars
hut asserted that the practices charged
against the Standard Oil Company we're
known 10 exist, though they could only be
proved by compelling the production Of It's
books IN conjunction with those Of the
railroads nv which II made shipments
Rice ia also attacking the Standard Oil
Company in the United States courts 10
have its charter annuled on the ground
that IT Is an illegal monopoly existing in
restraint Of trade
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
BILLIARDS.
Proposed Match Between sutton and
yignaux for Ctamp!onship

George sutton tbs American professional
now In Paris issued Il challenge n Maurice
ylgnauI for the worlds championship az
is-inoh balk line with two shots allowed In
balk and then suddenly withdrew the chal-
lenge and the forfeit money which he had
posted This bit OF news was cubled 10 this
city and caused some gossip among amateurs
and professionals Both sutton and Vign-
aux have been playing In the Grand Cafe
Academic. Paris for some months. sutton
issued the challenge lust before Christmas
and several OF the Frenchmen declared that
it was most IRE g7llar q the men were engaged
in the came academy. sutton. therefore.
agreed to withdraw the challenge upon the
agreement OF Vignaux that he would meet him
at A later date and that he should have the
first call upon tho chance 20 win the coveted
title and honors
A night Of billiards for charity 10 being ar
ranged to relieve the suffering OF the poor
and needy In the Borough OF The Bronx
Louis NJ Hsren. President OF the Borough. as
sisted by John Caldwell. has practically COM
pleted the arrangements for the short contests.
which will be held next week George F.
Slosson is to meet Wilson P Foss or j. Ferdi-
nand PoggenburR AZ is-inoh balk line Maui
rico DAILY will play finger fancy shots Ed
ward Mclaughlin will also give an exhibition
OF inncy Billiards and number Of other
leading amateurs and professionals have
offered their services II Ia stated that one OF
tho largest halls above the Harlem Bridge
will be used
According to reports received from Chica go,
Wilson =. Toss. tho national e1-champion
billiard player. has sent In his entry for the
annual tournament that is TO begin on Jan. 30
at the Chica 90 Athletic Association Foss
has not been seen about his usual plnce for
meeting the followers Of the sport for several
Days and II was impossible to obtain his Con-
hrmaton OF the run1or One OF the class Il
turned from Chi go, sta tes hat while there
Col. Louis " hamburger, the chairman Of
the national tournament Committpe was
much elated at receiving from Foas letter
which seemed TO indicate that the player
who is regarded as the foremost amateur
OF he country would compete this year
here are several persons well Informed
on billiard affairs in this city who scout the
Idea Of Foss competing in the championship.
Among the number Is Anthony i Troescher
who has been endeavoring 10 arrange the
match between Foes and the French amateur
Rerolle. He stated yesterday that Foss
had said that If Rerolle would not come TO
meet him; Foss will have to make tho jour
ney, as Rerolle has sent word that he cannot
shape his business so as 10 visit New York
II Is the opinion OF Mr. Troescher that Foss
will soon be on his way TO Paris
J., Ferdinand PoggenburE. the present
holder Of thu title has declared his intention
TO compete, although his official entry blank
has not vet been forwarded TO the committee,
Wright and SiRourney. the Californians, and
Conklin OF Chicago have Officially entered
In the absence Of Foss, Wright Is regarded
as the favorite for the honors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Al San Francisco,

SAY FRANcIsco. Jan. 6.-Bronzr Wing wa. N.
only favoriie 10 nnish inside the money OAK
land this afternoon, Distributor. who won the
nrsi race by A noSe at 30 TO l. IS owned BY Frankie
Nell. the bantam weight boxer. A killing was made
on the win OF The Lady Rohesia In the last
First Racc-SiI Furlongs-Di i0i
(Bonntrl. 30 TO ], won. CrbAno. lo4 Stewart. Q
TO l. second NcGregor, ~ Sullivan. 10 p third.
Time iI4i5 NullAh Charmed Pearl Waters, Jennie
B.. Kimberly. Lady Fashion Standard and c. II.
Harrison also
second RAce-Five furlong.-Rer Reed. IA
(Davls, ia 10 &, Revolt; III Bonn err, II TO 7.
second Dora, J. III tMoBridel 10 10 !. third Tn-.
1901 PonApa. Redsn. Glendenning aud Adeu
third Race six furongs sterling Tower to7
lEunzl. II 10 2. won Goldnnder. los fHelgesoni.
30 to f. second Troy. 100 BONNER. 10 /, third
Time i.lNt Rest Man. MhTelio. War TINES, sir
Douga Myrtle H. Douhle, Yellowstone and
Fourth RACE on, Mllt-Harri. Beck 90
fMcBrdci, 10 ], won Bronze Wing, 100 Jenkins,
10 p second Isabella, l07 lJonesl. IS n p third
Tine 142 Bard Burns Sunny Shore. MaKNess.
Miracle. Vaughan Separound and fiAncur also
mn RAee-one mile and ~ yards Scotsman
i0a Davis. IA 20 S. won AesiersnKer. ia JoneN,
u 10 i. second Dungannon. % lNcB1del. II n ?,
third Time itjN- Flying Torpedo and FOLLOW
sixth Race and a hair furlonEs-The Lady
Rohcsla 0s Kunzl. , TO 1, won; Padua. 100 Jones,
. IN ?. second Peter J.. 100 Clark, to ], third
Tine. .?bt7 Little Wally, CinrAhs- George BERN.
Las, Enigh' md Rainier also ran.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
STOLE $4,000 EGGS.
Produce District Worked IN Over whole
sale Thefis From Commission Houses.

Wholesale robberies Of eggs and butter
were Of weekly occurrence in the commission
district early in the winter The thieves
worked with a truck and carried away
the stock Of the commission merchants
bv the ton making their calls just after
the closing hour. when their operations
would appear to the officer or post 10 be
overtime shipments.
The robberies were frequent and Of such
wholesale proportions that the New York
Mercantile Exchange. the organization Of
the produce men, appointed n committee
10 wait uDon the Mavor They were re-
ferred to Commissioner McAdoo and got
a promise Of better police service In the
district after the first Of the year.
just before Christmas the police caught
A man driving away from place in Green
wich street with 800 pounds Of eggs. After
that the robberies fell of. and the com
rlittee was dishanded with thanks.
Yesterday the committee was reorganized
following the robbery Thursday night Of
r. II Peck Of "a Harrison street Some
time between the time when Peck closed
iip shop at o'clock and S O'Clock when
the man on post tried the door, eighty cases.
each containing thirty dozen eggs, we're
carted away The loot was valued at
$40
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Black Hi Trounces Morri. Harris.

There was plenty OF action in the siI round
bout between Morris Harris Of Philadelphia
and Black Bill. colored AT the Broadway
c. Philadelphia last Thursday night.
In view OF the hne showing Harris made re
GENTLY against Jack O'Brien. he was expected
TO best Black Bill with ease. Instead. how
ever. Harris received the surprise OF his
career and with II beating no will not forget
in a hurry Both men were in me best Of
condition and made things hum in every
round ~ was in the last two rounds that
the combat was the most exciting First IL
was one. then the other. but in tho end Black
Bill took the upper hand and fought his man
10 a standstul Bill pounded holes in Harris.
and II was wonder that tho Inter was able
10 keep his feet through II all When the
combat was over Harris vas covered With
gore. while Black Bhl was almost without
r-ars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
TROUBLE FoR REALTY COMPANY
Creditors ASK for n Receiver for owner
Of Curlew Hotel az AlIenhurst.

TRENTON y. j.. Jan. s.Applcatlon was
made before Judge tanning in tho United
States Circuit Court here to-day for the
appointment Of a receiver for the Curew
Realty Company which ope rates a large
hotel and number OF cottages at Allen
burst Y. j. The compla inants were the
Thomson i Margerlim Hotel Supply Com
pany and the G. Z. Proctor Furniture Com
psny. both OF Asbury Park. who have
claims aggreRating about S4,oD.
The petition states that the company has
9 mortgage Indebtedness Of 2e2 900 and
unsecured claims aggregating more than
322, 900 The Curlew Hotel is one of the
fashionable resorts Of the Jersey coast
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Proposed Match Between Cans ana Gard
ner Declared or.

Thor. vii be no bout between Joe Cans
and Jimmy Gardner. at least for the present
The pair were TO have met al San Francisco
the latter part OF this month, but Gardner
has refused TO go on II Is understood that
: ardners excuse for not going on IA that
be had made previous en- zagement 10 meet
two men az Denver and that he cannot 20
on with the match very well The critic.
however. think that Gardners change Of
Cans may get chance 70 meet Britt sThin.
but Just under what conditions u IS hard 10
say Cans. no matter how hard he may try.
cannot get TO Ia pounds rim gside and remain
strong. and the oolored mans friends know
this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Woman Plaintiff Needn't PartlcuIarire

The order Of Supreme Court Justice
Clarke denyi ng The application Of Warner
vann Norden, the banker. for hill 81 par
ticuars from Mrs Catherine II. Anderson,
who is suing 10 recover from him $500, 600
which she saws be promised 70 make for
her on a stock deal was affirmed yesterday
by the Appellate Division, without opinion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
suspicion. Running OF Croker, Horses.

n Spool Ca5lt D,Ipdich 70 THE suN.
NEwMAEKET. Jan. cit il freely stated
in racing circles that the action or the Jockey
Club in refusing to allow Brewer Of the Heath
Housa 10 train the three horses Richard
Croker recently bought In ireland "a based
upon the suspicious running Of Mr. Cookers
horses when they were trained by Wishard
and CorriRan
The inhibition refers only 70 Newmarket
MIR Grocer will be permitted 10 Train his
horses elsewhere. and his entries for future
races will he sccepted without objection,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Kenneth Mason rrned s.oo.

HAcKENsAcK, N. j.. Jan. O. kenneth
Mason, son of former New York bank
president. in company with his mothers
coachman. pleaded guilty to entering the
old mansion house at Hohokus while drunk
and terrorizing the inmates with revolverE
sabre and bolo. Mason was fined to-day
800 and costs, and the ooaohman $500
and costa. which was all paid, Mason was
a soldier in the Philippines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Ia bluting

Frank Gotoh the wrestler, who thinks
neisa lighter and says he would Ike to tackle
Jeuries, can have fight with Fitz nrst But
Eotoh 10 not In hurry. II seems, for he states
thaL ne wants 20 learn more about the art
OF nstlania than he knows at present. !
N a short time" said Gotch recently. and
w. W snow nov UP well ! viii challenge Jack John.
johnson. ! will be ready for JefTrIes (iotoh
WI nave 70 tackle the Cornishman II he beats
Johhson. before he ca reach the champion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
Aheel,s Conrtctlon stnnd,.

Tho conviction Of James NJ Abeel Of
forgery in the third degree in posing as
u. Ogden Goelet, Or, Was affirmed unani-
mously Yesterday by the Appellate Division.
without opinion