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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-15

any new ideas, we have given you the
opportunity today to wash them off and
leave them to pickle in this briny inland
sea
Warm Welcome From All.
Upon your arrival here Monday, you
ana ] trust you have learned before now
that every door in this green valley
swings inward and is always open to the
stranger from the coast
BY way of reinsurance we first took you
out to our military post where the united
States infantry and light artillery hover
over us like guardian angels. Many OF
your number are curious to know what
use there was for SOldiery in peaceful
place like this, and by way OF 1ndul-
gcnce / am permitted to let You into the
secret The soldiers are stationed upon
our border to keep peace between the
quick and the dead that IS. between the
Commercial club and the rest of the pop
ulation-
Yesterday we gave you a glimpse Of one
of our great mines, where mother earth
pays tribute to Colonel Wall so LAVISH as
To make the gift that CToesUs laid at the
feet of the Deiphian Oracle look like the
proverbial thirty cents We showed you
our great shelters where wealth IS
wrested from the virgin rock in fires 50
hot as to make Hades look like an ar
tificial ice plant in the middle OF winter
And speaking of the SmelteTS, / believe
Won will he Surprised to hear that they
can extract wealth from dirt that contains
nothing of actual value You can SEND
them a ton OF common river S<tllu anu
they will extract $50 from it. The pro
cess Is a simple one. because what does
not come direct from the dirt is easily
smelted from the owners pocket
Praise for Salt Lake.
But with all our boasts amout our min
eraI wealth we must admit that il would
be as nothing without this great salt pond
We have shown you today The mine with
out salt Is as mpOtent as a commercial
stock without water
We have showa you other things and
we have other things to show YOU and
among the best Of these is a young man.
v Oh came here some forty years ago, ana
applied for job on the Salt Lake Trib-
uue. He said he came from a mining
camp over in Nevada and ne had iron
gray hair and silver tongue to prove II
As all the good places on the paper were
taken. they made him editor in chief
was working there as a reporter at the
time. and 7 became attached to this young
man. He had a way of attaching things
and people to him. so 7 wrote his editor
ials for him while he read the proof and
put in the commas and things. and. IN
time. he made a reputation for himself as
a great editor, beside drawing the pay
for both Of us He loved his work and X
kept him young. so he is the same good
fellow now that he was then. and IT Is 4
genuine pleasure to me to Introduce to
YOU Judge Charles g. Goodwin. who viii
tell YOU something about The Golden
West"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-15

of the union of the City of Saints with
the City Of Angels.
He then noted in succession the re
alization of each of these dreams
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
MEXICAN MILLIONAIRE
WAS son OF |R|sHMAN
Was Adopted When Three Years
Of Age BY Childless
Couple.
lRv A Asaociated Press. ]

+ GuApALALARA, MEN, November
l2,-There was forwarded from this city
to London this week draft for $1,000
in gold, to be used In the erection Of u
monument above two graves in one OF
the cemeteries Of the British metropolis.
The graves are occupied by the remains
of Patrick Collins n London cab driver,
and his wife. Collins died only a few
weeks ago, Ills wife has been dead for
nearly thirty years,
The man who forwarded the draft Is
Jose Cortez millionaire owner OF one Of
the best business blocks In this city of
hnciendas and of the, finest horses and
carriages In the State of Jalsco. Ills
action was not prompted by the remen,-
brance of faithful service or some past
favor. He had not seen the cab driver Or
his wife since he was child OF 3 years
The 81 COO draft was sent through n sense
of hlial duty. for Jose Cortez, the Mexl-
can millionaire, Is In realty Thomas
Collins, the son NJ the Irish cab driver
ard his wife.
The story covers q strange passage IN
real life. When 3 years Of age young Col
lns was adopted by Jose Cortez AMI
wfe chlldless couple, while visiting
Europe. and upon their death inherited
the millions of his adopted parents
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
PROBABLY HAVE NOT
SEEN GENUINE CANE.
Mexicans Disinclined to substi-
tute Football for Bull
Fighting.
lpY Associated Press.l

MEXICO CITY. November 1.-THE in
creasing number of accidents to bull
fighters in the ring is used as an argu-
ment BY tho local Society for the Preven-
tion OF Cruelty to Animals 10 urge the
abolition OF the sport. Iarrao. the noted
hull fighter, who was seriously gored
about three weeks ago, is recovering from
his Injuries, To-day Cocherto de Bilbao
was tossed on a bulls horns and thrown
into the air, escaping With relatively
slight injury Cocherlto recently arrived
from Spain.
Football does not commend itself to
the public as a substitute for bull nghl-
Ing,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
MILDLY MERlWETHER
PLACED UNDER ARREST
(By ASSOCIATED Press.

ANNAPOLIS, MD. Nov. ,?.-Midship-
man Minor Meriwether. Jr, was placed
under arrest to-day 10 await his trial
by court-murtiul for engaging IN hstic
combat with Midshipman James r.
Branch Jr,. who died Of his Injuries.
The arrest OF young Meriwether folT
lowed shortly after the reception OF the
order from the Navy Department. He y
confined to his room in the mldship,
mons quarters. under what Is known III
the service as a military arrest.
Minor Merwe;her, ST., arrived In An.
napolis tonight, and had tax with ms
SON.
1t is said that evidence VIII be na-
duced before the court that WI plasa
Meriwethers case in better light than
hrs been indIcased-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
|. ". WOOD DIES
At FOREST HILL
A Widely Known Seeds
man SuCCumbs After
Brief Illness.
PROMINENT IN
BUSINESS LIFE
Head of Implement Company of
Richmond and Senior Member
Of Seed Firm Of T. w.
Wood & Sons-Na-
tive Of Eng
land.

After an illness of&thrcc weeks Mr.
Timothy w. Wood, one OF the most WIDE
~ known business men of the South
senior member of the firm Of r. w.
Wood &. Sons and president of the Inn.
plcment Company, OF Richmond, died at
1880 o'clock last night In his home at
Forest Hill
Mr.. Wood had been In failing health
for some time, but Ills serious sickness
dates from less than amonth ago, when
he was forced to relinqulsh all business
activity and place. himself In the care
Of physician. Early III June he left
for Europe and spent about three months
abroad, hoping to improve by change
OF air and scenes. He returned in Sep
tember, and though apparently somewhat
better continued To- complain. Three
weeks ago he grew worse, and since
then he had been confined TO his bed.
Death was not unexpected. The end
came peacefully. with the family around
the bedside. I'D
Was Widely Known.
In the course OF his years Of residence
I In Richmond Mr. Wood had become
prominently Identified With the business
and social life OF the city, and the news
OF his death will be d shock to an ac-
.qualntanceship that covers the entire
State and a large portion of the South.
a native of Lincoln. England, where he
was born sixty-six years ago. Mr..
Wood came to this country In 1873 and
early settled in Richmond. He was then
married and had for8some time been en-
gagged in business In Newark. England.
After locating here he laid the founda- :
ton for what has since become one Of
the leading seed houses in tho South.
( Tho beginning y,,s ttnIna atentio,is, but
Mr.. Wood brought to the, business a
sound Judgment which, with the expe-
rience gained during his Newark con-
nection with similar enterprises, made
his success marked from the first. BY
close application he gradually built Up
q flourshing trade until to-day the firm,
has three offices and warehouse In
Richmond covering territory including
all of Virginia and practically the entire
South. The house also does consid-
cradle foreign business. Il
The other chief business connection
of Mr.. Wood was Tho Implement Com
rany, of Richmond, Of which he secured
control about eight years ago. He was
at all times in close touch with the hor-
ticultural and agricultural interests of
the State, his seed business bringing him
into more or less intimate relations with
the farmers. His sons were associatei
With him In this business until the time
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
VOTING FOR AND
AGAINST REPUBLIC
(l3y Associated Press. e

I15y AssOcluted Press.) |T-
CllRIsTlANIA, November 12,-A ple-
besclte for and aga inst the choice of
Prince Charles of Denmark as the new
king OF Norway began to-day under ia =
yorable weather conditions. The people
everywhere are voting In large numbers.
In Christiania out of total electoral te
of 10000, fully $4,000 have already voted.
The polling will be continued tomorrow.
and tho result will be announced 'rucs-
day. All the public and many private
buildings are decorated with flags. Sat
,lrday saw the elimination of fort
nights agitation in a storm of oratory
by party leaders all over the country for
and against q republic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
CHAIR IS NAMED
For !. ROOSEVELT |. ! FL.
Wealthy New Yorker Gives $50
900, Carrying Out Plan Ap-
proved By Kaiser.
COLUMBIA PROFESSOR % SHIP
German Government, in Return.
Will Establish Professor
ship Of History.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, November 12.--Announce-t
ment was made to-day that James
speyer of New York, has given to the
trustees Of Columbia University. New
York. $4,000 to endow the Theodore
Roosevelt professorship Of American his
tory and institutions In the University.
OF Berlin. In accordance with a plan ap-l
proved by the German Emperor. when
he received President Butler in audience
at Welhemshohc in August last
Incumbents OF the profcssorship will
be appointed by the Prussnn Ministry OF
Education with the Emperor's SANCTION,
upon the nomination of the trustees of
Columbia University. Each incumbent
will serve one year and incumbcnts will
be so chosen that in successive years the
fields of American history. American
constitutional ana administrative law,
American economic ana societlcal prob
lens and movements, American education
and American contributions to science.
technology the arts and literature viii
he the subject of instruction, 1t is pro-
poscd In this way to present In n serleS
OF years to German university students
an outline OF American history and the
institutions. Professors In any American
institution of learning or scholars un-
attached to any university will bc eligible
for nomination.
The German government, IN returl,
will establish at Columbia University Il
professorship OF German history and in
r.. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
AGED MAN DIES
ON. n SIRE { | !. GAR J. I }
In Lively Conversation, Leans On
Wife's Shoulder and
Expires.
ONE. OF THE OLDEST MAsoNs
Had for Many Years Been Identi-
fled With Fraternal
Order.

Mr.. Robert B Snead, one of the oldest
and most highly esteemed citizens Of
Richmond died suddenly yesterday after
noon about 5 o'clock. He and his wife
were returning home on the street car.
and when nearing the corner Of Laurel
and Main Street, while engaged In pleas
ant conversation, Mr.. Sncad leaned his
head on his wifcs shoulder and almost
Immediately expired. The car was stop
ped and the body conveyed to Forst-
mans Drug Store and DR.. G, w. +.
Brock was summoned, but his services
We're not needed as the spirit had fled,
Mr.. Snend was the son of Major Jesse
Snead and was born at the corner of
Ninth and Capitol Streets, September
8, 1896, and was therefore in the elghtieth
year Of his age. He was married Sep
tember Sth (hs birthday 1864. His widow
survives him. together with an only
sister, Mrs. William Watson. of Char
lottesville, who Is the only survivor OF Il
family Of eight children of his father.
One Of Oldest Members.
Mr. Snead was probably the Oldest mem-
Der Of tho Second Baptist Church ana
>sas one Of the only two remaining male
members who We're present when tho
church removed siXty-two years ago to
the building corner Sixth and Main
Street which Is now being torn down.
the church having removed to It's new
house of worship corner Franklin and
Adams Streets, where he attended the
Sunday school and church yesterday
morning, seemingly In his usual health
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
HEAD OF FRENCH ARMY
Gets READY FOR DUEL
Man Who Presented Rochambeau
Statue to Fight Old
Foe.
(Dy Associated press.l J

PARIS, November 12.--Arrangements
are being perfected for II duel between
General Brugere, commander chief OF
the French army. who was at the head OF
the commission which went to America
to present the Rochambeau statue to that
nation, and General PerGian who was
chief Of the military staff, under General
Andre, former War Minister
The difficulty is the result of an exciting
incident in the I3ois de Boulogne, In which
General Brugere declined to return the
salute of General Perclan, owing to the
atter's connection with the secret re-
ports made against officers during the ad-
ministration of General Andre, and which
brought about the lattcr's downfall
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
8 new OHIO MAYORS
HAVE BUT 3. .G00D. LEGS
Odd Footing Of First Democratic
Heads Of Adjoining Re-
publican Towns.

WHEELING w. VA. Nov, 12,-Thrse
good legs are all that the three new
Mayors OF Martins Ferry, Bridgeport
and Bellaire have in the aggregate. 0
The voters Of these three ado ming
towns IN Belmont county, Ohio, elected
Democrgtc Mayors for the first time in
history, and they stand as TO legs as fol-
lows:
j, B, Blackford, OF Martins Ferry, two
good legs
Georse II. Breso X, of Bridgeport, one
good leg and one wooden leg.
George Kompalt, of I3elaire. two wood
en- legs.
The trio hoped to victory with sub
stantial plurallt'es. Notwithstanding that
Republican tickets We're othoiw Sc snc-
cessful,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS
VISIT FLAGSHIP,DRAKEL'
(RY Associated Press

NEW YORK. November l2.--Fiye thous-
and persons visited the armored cruiser
Drake. flagship of Real-Admirnl prlnce
of and o'clock to-day. A crowd, NUM-
herring half as many. were waiting out
side the Cunard pier. where the Drake
is berthed, with the hope Of going on
entrance announced at 4 o'clock that the
ship was closed to visitors for the day.
The Prince spent the morning quietly,
went for an automobile ride In the af.
Mayor Mcclellan at dinner
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
After Locomotive, Trade.

i'iy n sHrcshteu PreSs) } 5at @
MEXICO, November 1e,-German To-
comotIve builders are preparing 10 com
pete with American concerns for supply
ing railways here. The Germans claim
to be able to furnish locomotives cheaper
than the Ame.i,1&nJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
MOUNTAINS OF IRON
BOUGHT .BYU. S. STEEL
CIV AssocIated Press.)

CRY Associated Press.l
EL PASO. TENAS. Noyemper T.
News has come from Mexico 'hat .ile
United States steel Company has pur-
chased the famous solid Iron Mountain
at Duranog, the richest OF its Kind IN
the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
Richmond Party Arrives Safe.

Mr.. George NJ. Wyatt. in charge of the
large Richmond party which left here
Saturday for Now York by the Old Do
mlnion line telegraphed TO The Times
Dispatch yesterday afternoon that the
steamer arrived at 8 r. M yesterday after
q smooth and delightful voyage,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13
Sundays
Times-Dispatch
Publ;,hed

2,21s Inches OF paid advertisements.
1o5 2.s columns paid advertisements.
$40 paid advertisements, Including,
4e ads. for male help.
% ads for female help.
se ads. for agents and statesmen.
3s7 other (classfIed) miscellaneous
want ads.
The Tlmes-O'spatch Is VlrglnIa's
leading newspaper, ADVERTISING me.
dIum and Is Increasing It's effective.
ness With every Issue.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-08
PoI1s ,EMPLoYEs MERRY.
Hartford Theater Men Guests of Loca
 House.

Hartford Theater Men Guests of Local
 House.
 The employees of Poli's Hartford the ater were the guests of the local thea ter employees yesterday and were given a. shore dinner and a. bus ride.
 scanlon's grove was the objective point for the merry crowd, and they did Justice to one of Landlord scanlon's bes dinners.
 The ride through the city was an en ioyyable one, Yale college being thor oughly explored.
 Piano selections by Harry Tighe O the local house and A. J. McAVoys Q Hartford, and selection by Corona, one of the stars of next weeks blll'' Wa enjoyed during the dinner. The event that attracted the most in terest was the ball game, in which Cap ain Tighe's men beat the Capitol Cit team by a. score of 19 to 4. ..,.... l The day was most pleasantly spent Manager Kelly of Hartford accompa | nied the party. as well as Local Man ager Docking.k r- MT. s. Z Poli was unavoidably de l tained, but sent a message which. wa pleasing to the employees, The day outing concluded at sundown,. and wa voted 2 most enjoyable one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-08
W4LLINGFORD.

At a recent meeting of Musical union No. 332 Edward M. Roach was elected a delegate to the American Federation of Musicians. which will be held dur ing the week os May 15 at Detroit, Mich.
 There was quite a large gathering at the last of the series of dances given by the Wallingford club Friday night in the town hall. The hall was very prettily decorated with fIages and bunt- ing.
 Richard Sullivan. who was arrested on Friday night on charge of theft, was found guilty and was bound over to the superior court under $10O bonds.
 MT. and Mrs. Bernard F. Kennedy are rejoicing over the birth of son as s.--4 MT and Mrs. Octave Gehu over that of daughter. .s ...u. 5
 Mrs. Ella K. Kendall of Fitchburg, Mass. :, announces the engagement of his daughter, F1eeta Althea. to Dr. Irving B. Brainard of Wallingford, son of Mr. and Mrs. w. F. .Brainard of Bris- tol.
 At the morning service of the Baptist < church Rev. w. A. Spinney spoke on s'The Whole Family in Heaven and Earth" The Bible school was held at noon as usual, and the young peoples meeting at 6 o'clock. Miss Rena Bar Der was the leader.
 At meeting of Division No. 1, A. O. H., was held Saturday the third de- gree being worked on about thirty can- didates. 5.,s =s..'
 The coronation of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary took place at the Holy Trinity church last evening at < 7.30 o'clock. $,t ,s~ F "
 Mrs. U. c. Norwood and daughter of Keene. N. H., are the guests of Mrs Catherine Backes on South Main street
 Fxiday evening Officer o'Reilly ar
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-08
IN MEMORY OF PROF. WHEELER.
Commemorative Services to be Held at
 Yale Law School

Commemorative Services to be Held at
 Yale Law School.
 A memorial service in cornmemora- tion of the late Albert Sproull Wheeler, who for quarter of a century was in- structor in Roman. law in the Yale Law school will be held in the auditorium of Hendrie hall tomorrow aftepnoon at 5 o'clock. An address will be delivered by Rev. MT. Patterson, of Boston, who was classmate of MT. Wheeler in Ho- bart college and 8 warm friend aud ad- mirer of his throughout life.
 An address will also be given by Ed ward V. Reynolds, professor of com parative law in the Law school, and who pursued his graduate studies here under the direction of MT. Wheeler;
 This meeting is open to the public, and all who were acquainted with Pro- lessor Wheeler are cordially invited to be present,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-08
CHURCH SET ON FIRE.
MUCH EXCITEMENT IN MILFORD
 OYER DASTARDLY ACT

Incendiary Fire in First Congregational
 Church Discovered in the Nick of
 Time-second Attempt in n Week.
 Milford, Mayfair attempt was made here last night, it is believed, to destroy the First gregational church. by means of fire. H2f
 About 10:3O o'clock flames were seen coming out of the church by Dewitt Pendleton, who was passing at the time. He summoned aid from the near by houses and also summoned the Mill ford fire department.
 Rev. H. B. Meserve, formerly of New Haven, wko lives next door to the church, helped to put out the flames with a number of others, but not until about $50 worth of damage to the S25,- 900 edifice had been done. zs Investigation of the fire disclosed that it started on the stairway leading to the gallery. The last persons to leave | the church were the janitor, W. l.. Mer- win, and Mrs. George B. Clark, who IS .the leader of the choir. She had been rehearsing the choir and all left togeth- | CT. It was twenty minutes later that the flames were discovered. .. This is the second time an attempt
 had been made to set fire to the church, the previous attempt being made last Wednesday At that time fire was discovered on some shelves | covered with paper. Mrs. E" Hyatt put them out at the time without much i damage. Ss %t Sts- | The town is considerably exercised
 over the attempts to burn the church ] Everything was locked when the 5ani'
 tor left, but when the volunteers ap' I peared after the fire was discovered T I was found that several of the door' door
 were open. ,' I The pastor of the church is Rev Henry Morse. The church has a seat l ing capacity of 1000 and was built il T 1923. ... ,4,.4g ,.'. x 5585