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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
LOAN SHARK RUNS OFF
San Francisco Man Is An Embezzler
to the Extent of 100000
Goes to Honduras.

San Francisco Aug. ALLAN Howard.
for years a business man of this city,
devoting himself chiefly to the loaning of
money, is an absconder.s He hurried to
Honduras several days ago from New
Orleans. He took with him all the money
he could rake together from the various
investments of his clients, which IS
thought TO have Appropriated 800 OOO
The news of his flight was received by
his wife in a letter dated New Orleans.
July y, in which he said he would be in
Honduras when it was received He adj
ded that ii was either flight suicide.
1t had been suspected for some time that
his business affairs were in bad shape
and recently he was arrested by one of his
clients on a charge of feIonious ernbezzle-
ment-s The case was set for this after
noon When Howard left this city he said
he was going to several interior towns
to look after some chatteI mortgages
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
CLAIM AGENT SUFFERS TORTURE
Charge That Labor Sluggers Maintain In Chicago Secret
Place Where Punishment Is Melted Out
TO Victims of Their Wrath.

Chicago. Aug. Apparent evidence
that labor sluggers maintain in Chicago
a place where systematic torture is
meted out to those who incur the dis
pleasure of the slusgers has just come
to light in the strange case of William
n. Wilder Wilder was formerly an
army officer. and at the time of the re-
cent teamsters strike was claim agent
for a Chicago package express com
pany. He disappeared July 6, was held
captive for three weeks and was then
set at liberty, half starved and so
daZed that he has not been able to give
a coherent account of his captivity.
He was found by a friend wandering
aimlessly about near the Union station
at Canal and Adams streets, and was
taken to his home at Downer's Grove
Physicians pronounced his physical and
mental condition such that he may not
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Russian Peace Envoy Due to Reach
New York This Afternoon.

New York. Aug. t.-Russia's senior en-
Nog 10 the peace conference soon TO be
held az Portsmouth. n. H. Sergius Wit
te, with his suite, should reach New York
ABOUT . o'clock tomorrow afternoon The
eLlihSnt RUSSIAN is a passenger on board
the North German Lioyd line steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. which at mid
night reported by wireless telegraph that
she was then sixty miles east of Nam
tucket hghtship. AS the steamer Genes
up the bay Of New York she viii be met
Dy government vessel. which will re-
cefve NJ Witte and convey him to the
city. He will also be met down the bay
by Mr.. LodygenSki, the Russian consul
general here. and other prominent Rus
slams resident in New York Together
with Ambassador Rosen. his colieag que
IN the peace conference. NJ. Witte will
later go to Oyster Bay to meet President
Roosevelt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
CHARGE
INVASION
LOUISIANA Authorities Deeply Angered by Course of Mississippi
Guards and Patrol Boats in Coming Into State With Orders
Retaliation by Force Possible.

kl E@W Orleans. AUG. THE relations
IN between the states of Louisiana and
Mississippi have reached an acute
stage and from indications tonight il viii
change from interviews about the conceal
ment Of cases to a much more serious
matter. From information that has come
TO hand, the dignity of the state of Louis
lana has been offended by an armed in
vasiOn from the sister state, and this
morning Governor Blanchard cOmmuni-
Gated with the captain of the naval bri-
Eade, which has q. fullS equipped gun
boat. with view of fully equipped gun
to the borders to protect Louisiana citi-
zenS from further indignities. Mississippi
has five armed boats patrOlling the coast
10 prevent fishermen from breaking
through the quarantine lines. These yes
SelS are also assisted BY the United
States revenue cutter Winona. The Mis-
sissippi boats viii no. allow Louisiana
fishermen To enter q Mississippi sound
east of ST. Joseph light but from reports
received here II appears that one of these
patrol boats came into LACE Borsne.
which is distinctly Louisiana territory.
and one report says it came Cp 10 the
mouth of Lake BOrsne canal which eX-
tends from the lake TO the Mississippi
river, a distance of only four and a half
m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
ZOO YOUNG TO HANG"
This the Only Reason George Plum
mer Escaped Death at the Gal
lows in Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. Life sentences were
imposed by Judge Albert S. Barnes today
upon three youthful hOld-Up men who
pleaded guilty to murder and for highway
robberies committed last May. George
Plummer- II years old. was sent to the
Joliet prison for life; Thomas Kelly. 20
old, MS companions. were given life terms
in the Pontiac penitentiary as punish
ment for the rObbeTies. They were not
held responsible with Plumnier on the
murder charge.
Before sentence was passed there was
presented the usual spectacle Of judge and
prosecutor debating in open court the adj
visibility of hanging the boy murderer.
Hes too small to hang, so I'll send him
TO prison for life"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
TAFT PARTY SAILS.
Secretary Much Pleased at His Treat
ment by Japanese.

Nagasaki, Aug. 1.-The steamer Man
churia, with the Taft party on board.
sailed at o'clock this evening. During
the afternoon Secretary Taft and Miss
Alice Roosevelt attended an outdoor
fete at Osuwa park, given by the gov
ernOr. There was a large concourse of
Japanese and foreigners and a hearty
reception was given the visitors. Miss
Roosevelt was presented with a large
bouquet by the Ladies' Patriotic so
ciety Before the departure of the party
Secretary Taft said 20 a representative
of the Associated Press
We were wholly unprepared for the
enthusiastic reception which we have
had at the hands OF the japanese gov
eminent and people We feel. of course
that this is due TO the kindly feeling of
the emperor towards the American gov
eminent and people. but we are as
sured from public manifestations that
the official and popular wills are in ac-
cord.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02

recover Much of the time he raves
wildly and, as though still under tor
ture, bess for mercy. Marks all over
his body show that he had been bound
with heavy cords over 500 he is
known to have had on his person is
gone.
Wilder is an Englishman who saw
service in the American army in Cuba
and the Philippines and held a commits
sion as a second lieutenant in the
regular army. He is a bold. OutspOken
fellow of 81, who gIoried in his physical
ability to take care of himself and de-
ned pickets or sluggers to intimidate
him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
JERSEY SKEETER Is
ALMOST WIPED OUT

y New York. Aug. 1-Destruction of =
y mosquito larvae by petroleum and =
y the wedding out of shrubbery in =
y most places in and about Long =
y Island and New Jersey coast resorts =
y has almost eliminated the pests. &C. =
y cording to reports collected by the I
y Herald. Experiments with oil begun Z
y two or three years ago appear to \
y have been entirely successful. The I
y sprinkling of pools with coal oil has I
y been reinforced by systematic aditch- I
y ing at many points, which has com 4
y pletely obliterated the damp spots =
y where the MOSQUITOES were in former =
y years bred by the million.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
STATE

regulations is imminent A private dis
patcn was received In the city today
as quarantine guards had invaded Lou
isiana with arms and that boats were
paJrolhng the mouth OF Rigolsts lake
and Pearl river. off the louisiana coast.
ing
Governor blanchard directed BriRasi
General Perraliat, of his staff. and Cap
tain J w Bostwfck, COMMANDING the
states naval militia, to fnvesEgate and
Governor Blanchard also telesraphed
Governor Nardaman Of Mississippi az FOL
Have reliable information that Mis-
sissippi quarantine guards, armed, crossed
over to Louisiana side at Pearl river
do not believe this was on orders but
was the thOughtlesS conduct merely or
a few To obviate unfavorabIe comment
and friction, please give orders that
your guards remain on their own side
OF the line"
Report From Souchon.
Late this afternoon Governor Blanch-
health:
sissippi patrOled Lake Borgne and. aft
er prohibiting fishermen from fishing in
the lake is now guarding the exit Of
Lake Borgne canal, preventing any boat
from coming out.
This is an understandable l-sarpation
and invasion of Louisiana waters ana
our attorney advises me 10 ask YOU to
wire proper authorities in Washington
at once to intervene or to take matters
in hand yourself"
Governor Blanchard then teIegraphed
Governor Nardaman of Mississippi:
Have Information Mississippi patrols
have forbidden fishermen from fishing
4 in Lake BOrgne and are now guarding
exit of Lake BOrgne canal preventing
boats from coming ont. Is this by your
of your slater No such state of affairs
can be tolerated You have a right -
prohibit boats landing on Mississippi
shores. but not from navigating lake
sound and gulf channels which are navi-
gable waters of the United States
Governor Blanchard also telegrapheu
President Souchon that he would take
prompt steps to protect Louisiana s
rights.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
AT PRICE AND VERBAL.
Registration at Both Places Lighter
Than Was Expected.

AEDGlld4 TO ne HERALD
Price. Utah Aug Reg stration for
lands on the Utntah reservation ar the
Price office today fell far short OF ex-
pectations, being only 1SS when the force
Of clerks under s w Norton. clerk in
charge, stopped business at , O'Clock this
evening OF this number over half were
in before noon There were no old sol
o1erS 70 file today. but an incident Of the
proceedings this afternoon was the ar
rival of an even dozen Greeks. coal min
ers from Castle Gate, who came in q body
on the afternoon train
At Vernal today there was no rush.
compared with the force Of clerks there.
At that point 1876 registered. while the ca
pacity Of the clerks in charge is not less
than 1000 in a day of eight hours
These registrations at both places took
up the floating population OF the two
towns and q considerable number OF the
actual Inhabitants Chief Clerk Norton
of the Price office figures that 1000 per
sons a day may be handled here and he
Continued on Page 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
AT GRAND JUNCTION.
Less Than 1000 Names OF Home
Seekers Are Enrolled.

Grand Junction. Colo. Aug 1-StranE-
ers have already arrived. most OF whom
intend TO register and about 400 men
spent the night In line at the auditorium,
where the registra ton IS being held The
first man in line was William Wayback
of Ouray. Colo Several Of the churches
have been converted into sleeping apart
mentS for strangers in the city.
At $50 o'clock this afternoon the reg
istratiOn office was closed because there
were no more applicants i'm line. At tia C.
hour 1898 names had been entered on
the books Between go and 500 Of these
we're women a number Of applications
~ sailors and soldiers through agents
were rejected because the forms were not
properly filled out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02

OROVO. Aug. Provo s-registration
was 2.S5O today. The force at the
booths had clear ground before
them before O'Clock and at that hour
Commissioner Richards ordered the Of
fees closed \ big delegation from
southern Utah. which came in on the
Sanpete Valley train. was too late and
the southerners VIII have to take their
chances tomorrow.
Tomorrow will probably see at least
half as big list as did today. and
the next few days viii not have any
re-''arRabie falling Off. in the opinion
OF Provo people. Men from the north
The rush is from the southern portion
Of the state Sanpete county seems
To lead ~ TO this time.
In the tent cities" where a large
proportion of the men who come 90
register are staying. about 200 left this
afternoon As many Immediately took
their places. These. for the most part
came from the territory contiguous 10
the Sanpete Valley branches OF the
Rio Graude road and the Salt Lake
Route
The hotels began TO empty them
serves tonight, as the circus-gOing
crowd vanished But for the next
week those who have charge of Civ
lis lltAOl iiletllOlL anu IO1SlllS men ana
women look forward 10 Il pretty con-
slant influx The town Will be crowd
ed for several days.
Great Influx From Country.
Crowded it was today and is still
tonight More than Il.OO0 people had
come I'M since the registration influx
! first began OF that humber the cir
Gus brought prOba bly, half in itself. and
| the show and Tegistra ton together
brought the rest The figures OF to
day registration don't reDresent the
people whom il drew by a good deal
Most of the men who registered
brought wives and families with them
During the morning. there was a
steady. rush a the two booths. They
| were in line last midnight and We're
stllt packed in front Of the registra-
! ton offices this noon. But i'm the aft
ernoOn many of them sought the cir
Gus OF sudden, along with the heat
OF the suns direct rays. the knowledge
came to them that there was plenty
of time to get in their uames-no &C
I casion for hurry. Many took one look
at the lines, then went downtown
And so the clerks began to wipe out
the line. BY 4 o'clock there was
nothing in sight at the Proctor acade-
my This had been the case for nearly
/ half an hour at the Parker school.
And. knowing the lack Of necessity for
waiting when there was nothing TO
! wait for. Commissioner Richards
ordered the closing
Order We'll Maip+.ina1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
FISH DYNAMITER
GETS HIS REWARD

Buffalo. N Y, Aug. Richard y
y Johnson 81 years old, was blown y
y TO pieces by dynamite while row. y
y ing across Niagara river at iona y
y wanda today. Charles Duffy and y
y Charles Sturges We're with John y
= son in the boat. Duffy's legs =
y were torn by the explosion. but ,
y Sturges escaped uninjured One =
= side of the boat was shattered but y
y Sturges managed to keep il af1oat y
y until the party was rescued. John y
= son. il is said was about TO ex- =
y plode a stick of dynamite to kill y
y FISH. The dynamite fell out of his >
y hand and struck tie side Of the '
= boat exploding. Johnson's head =
, and arms were blown off. Duffy =
y will recover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
COTTON LEAK INQUIRY.

washington, Aug. 1.-The grand jury
continued its investigation today into
the cotton leak case The New York
witnesses. Haas and Peckham again
refused TO answer questions having
tendency to incriminate them The
grand jury lhen adjourned until
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
AGAINST "cRoW" CARS.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. Mass meet
inRs of negroes in several cities of the
state have inaugurated a movement to
have the Jim Crow" law relating to
street cars repealed at the next session
of the general assembly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
FAILED TO HAVE
ENOUGH OFFICERS
Bennington Was Short of Legal Com
plement.
INQUIRY INTO QUESTION
DISABLED GUNBoAT is AT AN
CHOIR ONCE MORE.

san Diego, Cal. Aug 1.-The naval
court of inquiry which is hearing evil
dence in the disaster 10 the gUnboat
Bennington, resumed its session at
1890 this morning behind closed doors.
No one but witnesses are admitted to
the meetings and no disclosures of the
proceedings viii be made until the final
report is formulated and then, prob
ably. only after submission TO Wash
ington.
1t is understood that a portion of this
report will deal with the alleged short
age of officers on the Bennington. to
which reference was made by Com
mander Young in letter to Admiral
Goodrich, three days before the explo-
sion, in which he said he had "oniy four
duty officers. young and inexperienced,
which is likely to destroy the fine re-
cord we have made for this vessel and
to keep up the standard 1 must have
two more experienced officers"
Bennington at Anchor.
The Bennington is again at anchor in
the stream and most of her men who
are fit for DUTY have been transferred
TO the Chicago, from which they Will
be transferre6 to other vessels in the
Pacific squadron. Men from the Chi
CdSO VIII GSs PAT 10 WOIk clSdHlliB UP
the gunboat and removing damaged
stores.
The Bennington probably viii re-
main here until the court of inquiry
completes its work and then will be
tOwed north by the flagship.
All of the injured sailors remaining
yesterday at Agnew's sanitarium have
been removed to the barracks hospital,
where there are now fifty-two of the
Bennington's men, Those whose con-
dition is still serious are: Muller and
Sullivan. DR.. Brown, surgeon of the
Chicago, has been assigned to the bar
racks hospital and DR.. w S. Horn. of
the cruiser Marblehead. has reported
for duty on the flagship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
WON'T MARRY JAMIE.

New York. Aug. 1.-The reported en-
gagemeut of Miss Gladys Deacon and
James H Hyde was given authoritative
denial today by member of Miss Dea
cons family.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
Will Send Armed Boat.

The naval brigade vessel Stranger draws
too much water for service IN that vlcin-
ity. but a light draft boat will be i'm
pressed. armed with d howitzer or two
and manned by officers from the brigade,
and Will be sent 10 prevent further ag-
SreSsiOns.
Some of the territory now patrolled by
the Mississippi boats is now in dispute
before the supreme court of the United
States. both states having laid claim to
il since the legislature of Louisiana
created an oyster commission and passed
laws TO protect the valuable oyster beds
in that vicinity The state board OF
health received official notice OF the ap-
pearance of fever in three other parishes
today but as the victims are all Italians
or Austrians. and the connection with
the infected district in New Orleans has
been established, no alarm is felt over
the news.
Later DEVELOPMENTS in the controversy
between Louisiana and Mississippi do not
lessen the seriousness OF it. Commander
BOstick of the naval brigade and Cen
eraI PeriIliat are preparing report to
the governor following their investiga-
ton which will be continued II is now
reported that one of the Mississippi boats
drove a Southern Yacht club yacht far
into Lake Fontchartrain-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
EARRIs TRIAL eEeLNs.

OF State Senator Frank ". F'arris on the
charge Of having accepted 3 bride to in
fluence his vote in the legislature on the
so-called alum bill. was begun today IN
the circuit court before Judge Samuel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02

Al EW ORLEANS. Aug. To-day
Witnessed an increase in the num-
Der of deaths from yellow fever.
fact that was not unexpected, in view
of the high temperature that has pre-
vailed the past two days. There was.
however, the usual large preponder-
ance of Italian names in the list both
of new cases and deaths which has
characterized the reports since the
time when the fever was first officially
announced as existing here. In spite
OF the increased mortality, the health
authorities exhibited no concern over
the situation, contending that with the
accumulation of cases there must be
expected an increase in fatalities to
maintain the average death rate OF the
feNer- It is still possible to trace all
the new cases that are appearing to the
original focus.
Meantime the health authorities and
cltlzenS are making arrangements to give
the results OF their observations of the
foci outside of the original district The
scientists have declared that the female
StegOmyia can only receive the poison of
a yellow fever patient into her system
during the first three days Illness and
that she is una BILE TO communicate IL IN
III ten or twelve days thereafter. In
from seventeen to twenty DAYS it will
become evident whether or not there is
TO be "A spread from any of the outlying
loci and the health authorities will, by
Ihe beginning of next week, include in
their daily tables. beside the appearance
OF new foci, the disappearance of existing
foCt from which there has been no sec
ondary Infection. On the results Of these
oberNattous they Will be able to deter
mine whether. as they hope now. they
subdue it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
Order Well Maintained.

Everything was orderly during the
Gay There was no real trouble of
any sort The town has been well
guarded. At the tent towns the en-
ployes wear Special poIicenen's stars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
FEVER SITUATION
Is NOW HOPEFUL
More Deaths, But They Were Due to
High Temperature.
HEALTH BOARDS CAMPAIGN
EVERY EFFORT BEING MADE TO
SAVE CITIZENS.

New Orleans. Aug. Following y
= is the yellow fever record up to =
= o. M.
New cases, A..
Total cases to date, 346.
Deaths. S. i
Total deaths to date 6S y
New foci. 1. =
Total fOci TO date so
The days record showed a con- y
tinued Improvement so far as the y
= new fOCi is concerned. and with no y
= secondary infection from any of y
= the existing foci the general situa- y
= ton is regarded as hopeful. The y
y large number of new cases. the y
= largest yet reported in a single y
= day. shows that the tertiary in y
y lection among the panic-stricken y
= people in the original district is y
= appearing which was to be ex- y
= pected- One of the new cases is on y
= Jackson avenue. in the residence y
y district and the victim has re- y
= turned recently to the city from =
= his summer vacation on the coast. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02
Guards Gross Line.

Memphis, Tenn. Aug IA special TO
the Commerciai-Appeai from Baton
Rouge. La, says.
clash between the mississippi ana
Louisiana authorities over quarantine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02

WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE
Fir.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-02

Silver, 59lkc per ounce.
copper tcastIngl. 1850 per pound
Lead, IN ore, 8 so; New York. S4.566
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-06-29

1t, the workman grabbed for It, and
they went down together in the ashes.
and the man rolled dad over and he
was a sight, but the workman got the
silver urn, and dad wanted to fight
Finally man with a uniform on came
along and was going to arrest dad, but
they finally compromised by the man
Offering to sell the silver urn and the
gold coins to dad for hundred dol
lars, II he would promise not to open
it up until he got out Of Italy. and dad
paid the money and wrapped the urn
Up in Chicago paper. and We took
our hack and went back to Naples on
gallop.
Dad could hardly wait till We got to
the hotel before opening UP his prize.
but he held out until we got to our
room, when he unwrapped the urn
to count his ancient gold coins. Well.
you'd aided to see dads face when
he opened that can. 1t was an old to-
mato can that had been wrought out
with q hammer so it looked like ham,
mered silver, and when he emptied the
gold coins out on the table there was
a lot of brass tags that looked like
dog license tags, and baggage checks.
and brass buttons had to throw wa
ter on dad to bring him to. and then
he swore he would kill the dago that
sold him the treasure from the ruins
of Pompeii. 1t was great blow to
dad and he has bought dirk knife
to kill the dago
Tomorrow we take in Vesuvius.
and when We come down from the
crater We go to Pompeii and kill the
dago in his tracks. Dad may cause
Vesuvius to belch again with hot
ashes, and cover the ruins Of Pompeii.
but If he can't turn on the ashes. the
knife will do the business Yours.
HENNERY.