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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06

Washington, Dec. a summary of the
expenditures Of the isthmian canal COM
mission in all departments to Sept. Sd,
1895. was presented to the house today
b. sIr Hepburn. The aggregate amount
is SS.O95.c92. which is made up of items
under the following classified lions:
General expenses, $212 Sf2; department. 81
administration S3V0,S3S; department OF
government and sanitation, SIS i6S: con-
striIction of watefworks, sewers, streets
and roads in canal zone, A4j,655; depar;-
nent of construction aud engineering,
s2S6 rs. Other items of interest include
canal construction, Si0l0.l05. purchase ct
Panama railroad stocks. SlJ5.65l purchase
OF steamers Havana and Mexico. si,jt1,-
000; repairs Of buildings. $j3GiS9; materia!
and supplies, S2.09l.15S
The estimated expenditures for Dctq-
Der and November, 1905, are 81 s9z.V00
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
FORTUNE GONE;
ENDS HIS LIFE
I. C. Karriek, Former Prominent
Mining Man, Commits Suicide.
ONCE HAD GREAT WEALTH
MONEY AND WIFE GONE, HE
KILLS HIMSELF.
oUIs CRocKwELL KARRIcK.

4 OUIS CROCKWELL KARRICK.
formerly prominent in business
and mining enterprises through
out the state. and identified with the
Liberal party at the time of its organ
ization, committed suicide early yester-
day morning in his apartments at tho
Cullen hotel by shooting himself
through the head.
Financial losses and domestic trou-
bles are said TO be the direct cause or
his deliberate deed. His fortune Of half
a million dollars gradually melted
away in unfortunate mining invest -
ments, and ten years ago ne was left
almost penniless. Shortly after this
his wife secured a divorce. Since that
time he made several failures of bOth
mining and business enterprises he had
undertaken.
Mr.. Karrick's dead body was found
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. II
was lying face downward in a pillow
ia the middle OF the room. end ne still
clutched the revolver in his hand. BE
fore shooting himself he wrote letter
10 Samuel c. Ewing proprietor of the
Cullen, and another he addressed to his
wife.
The room showed that ne had DELHI
eTately planned his death. On the floor
he had spread a thick pair Of blankets
over these he put a rubber oVercoat 50
that the carpet would not be soiled
with blood Burying his face in the
pillow he placed the gun to mis- head
and pulled the trigger.
But one shot was fired. The bullet
entered the right side OF his head JUS
above the ear. killing him Instantly
The explosion was not heard by the DC
cupants in the adjoining room. His BED
had not been disturbed and his body
was fully clothed. II is believed that
he took his life shortly after midnight
Contents Of Letters.
The letter addressed h Mr.. Ewing re-
ferred TO his financial affairs. Mr.. kar-
rick asked that his body BE- taken tr
Evans undertaking establishment -aHo
prepared for burial. he also told Nj
Ewing about a few debts he had and
asked him 10 see that they were settled
with his insurance money He did not
state in what company he held q policy.
nor the amount
The letter addressed 10 his wife. AR
Sarah karrick was delivered 70 her a.
her home. 10 Thirteenth East street IT
simply told of his intention 10 take his
life. and he bid her ana his children
gOOd-by.
1T was undoubtedly financial troubles
that led Mr.. Karrick 10 take his OWr
life. Mrs. Sarah KaTrick said last even
ing For some time he has been allnE
IA hEctitH ana NhiiAk itAl1 aiSt its+A Sballt
thing 10 do with his mental condition He
had not been the same man since he re
turned from Alaska IL las been some
thing like ten years since we sTpara tee
and shortly afterwards [ got a divorce
A. soon a. the body was found the pc
ice Department WAS uotifIed and Polics-
OfficeE~,Edward Palmer Was detailed or
tlif.ssase SIC in turn notified Justice OF
the Peace Dana T. Smit1 Tine body was
Examined and taken from tho room To
Evans undertaking parlors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Never lake Exercise.
Active Duties Over.

1T is tho scriptural statute of hmi-
tatiou After that you owe no active
duties; Tor you the strenuous life Is
over You arc q time expired man, to
use hiplng's military phrase. sOG-r=ave
served your term, well or less Wei. and
you are mustered out You are become
an honorary member of the republic; you
are emaucipated; cOmpulsiOns are not
for you, nor any bugle call. but Lights
out You pay the time-wOrn duty bills
IL YOU choose, or decline if you prefer
and without prejudice; Tor they are not
legally cOilectable.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06

Athens Dec. J.-An Italian torpedo boat
which arrived here today Tor CORES pou-
ternatioual fleet has occupied the island
of LemnOs. The officers say that the
fleet is preparing 10 occupy Smyrna and
the island Of TencdOs; tLat each vessel
Of the fleet has twenty sailors at Ny
tilene, and that TIE French battleshIp
Charlemagne is still there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06

Constautnople. via Sofia. Bulgaria. Dec.
5-1ha council of ministers has agreed
To yield to the demands Of The powers
in principle but the sultan has not yet
issued an trade approving OF this ac~
lion. 1t seems that the war minister
refused 10 sign the ministerial note on
the subject. which Is c0uched id eoneih-
atory terms and prouOunccs IN favor OF
the acceptance i'm principle of the re-
quiremcnts Of the European concert. The
sultan said he was awaiting unanimity
on the part Of the ministers before sane
iioning their action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
CHINESE BOYCOTT NOT DYING OUT
Captain Baker OF the Cruiser Raleigh Says Our Trade In
Southern China Is D0Omed-Japs Taking
Advantage Of the Situation.

. AN FRANCISCO, Dec. captain a.
c. Baker Of the cruiser Raleigh. who
has been detached for seYera!
months TO study commercial and Douu-
cal conditions in China. was passenger
on the Manchuria. arriving today from
the Orient, on his way 10 Washington to
lay before the president and his advisers
the results OF his Investigations,
Not Dying Out,
at is nonsense said Captain Baker
10 talk of the boycott as dying out, The
commercial situation IN the south o.
China is absolutely AZ the mercy OF tho
guilds. There are SeYentv-One of these
and they control trade with an iron hand,
and they have given orders not to handle
American goods. 1t Is almost impossible
TO Get AZ theflC OF co2rses We haVe tre3-
ti6s guaranteeing the free circulation Of
our goods but sGpposing the coolies on
the docks, the carriers On tile streets and
everybody connected with the handling Of
goods refuse to touch them. what are you
to do? American warehouses in SantOu
are full to the roof with flour and they
can't bulge it.
Australians Are Busy.
in the meantime Australian merchants
arc chartering everything they can get
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06

to Rodney. Miss. where he worked for
his brother. Three or four wears later
he went back TO mis- home and then &c
Wisconsin. There he met Miss Ida Tate
at her home in Racine and afterwards
married her. Shortly after bis marriage
he started 10Y the California gold fields
He arrived there in 1869 and remained uu.
I'll the fall Of 49,. Together with a sma}
company of men he came over the ole
Utah. At this time he located IN Sal
Lake City. He sent ior MS wife 70 come
west, but before she arrived he went Is
the Wood river country. in ldahO.' Dur
ing all his tramps through the west n
was in search of mining claims and die
some prosl Getting himself When his
wife and child arrived in salt Lake h
returned to Utah. He had made cOnsid-
cradle money in California and also III
the Wood River country
His first investments in II tab mininl
properties were not successful and he los
nearly everything he had He gradually
picked up enough money TO put him on
his feet again. This he invested in rea
estate anu soon realized q good prof
from il. During this time his wife Sc
cured a divorce and went back TO he
home in Racine, Wis. where she and tive
children are still living.
Married Second Time.
Later he married Miss Sarah Eller
beck. He became prominent Ina politlCa
as well as business circles being an az
tive Liberal. He was placed i'm nom
nation on tie councilmanic ticket ant
elected i'm 1888 He served for enc term
During the campaign ne organized tn
Continued on Page ?.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Contract for Building.

The contract for the construction Of
the High school manual training build
ing was let 70 Asper NOall & Co. for
$3.50. IF the building is not plastered,
the cost VIII be So less than this
amount
James He11idge and many other resi-
dents Of the Bonneville school district
asked the board to purchase Ef8Ta the
Folsom estate tWo-thiTds of an acre
south of the school grounds for play
ground purposes The matter was re-
feTed TO the committee on buildings
and grounds.
The report Of Treasurer :. A. Whit
ney for he month of November showed
an Overdraft of $22, 30167
The board did not begin its session
until $50 o'clock. The session lasted
only fifteen minutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
RAILWAY LOSSES.

; Albany. X T.. Dee 5.-The appellate
division today decided that the rolling
stock Of a railroad temporarily outside
d the state is not exempt from taxation un-
/ der the franchise tax law. The action
/ was brought bf The New York Central
| Railroad company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
DEMAND IS MODIFIED
Great Powers Reeede From the Uli-
matum Presented to Sub
lime Porte.

London, Dec 6.-The Coustantinoplt
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
says that the modified proposals Of the
porte are acceptable 10 the powers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06

their hands on 10 rush their inferior flour
into the market to take advantage OF
our difficulty. The Chinese merchants
admit that the flour is not as good as
ours, bat they are committed 20 this war
on American products and are prepared
to make sacrifices TO carry it out When
a Chinese merchant is ready TO make sac
rificeS for a principle he has been might
lily stirred up over the issue. The boy
colt is just reaching the interior, for
methods of communication are slow. and
il the strike were called off today il
would take q year for the news to reach
the provinces up the river.
Japanese Opportunity.
Not only the Australians. but the
Japanese also are taking advantage Of
The boycott Ia get our business Cotton
lo2ls--0r9 being established iu-~1.hipa. by
JAPANESE houses. aud with cheap labor
and no transportation charges they are
in "a position TO drive us out % the field.
They Will also develop the steel ore Of
Korea and probably the oil. In this way
om vast kerosene and steel business
there viii be taken over by the Japs.
The only thing that could raise the
boycott would be to rescind Chinese eX-
clusiOn laws and this, of course, Will not
be done. 1t looks as though our business
in the south Of China We're doomed. The
boycott is getting worse every day there. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
ITCHING PALMS CREASED.
Detailed Story of Corruption in Mu-
tual Reserve Company.

New York. Dec. 5.-George D. Ed
Ttdge vice president Of Tho Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance company, appeared
before tbs life insurance investigating
committee today. lie said that Morton
+. Moss was general manager OF the
agency deoartment of the Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance company I'm 1885, The
total commission oaid To Mr. Moss IN
1856 aggregated S.J8,tJL aud ia the same
year the advances TO him were S2So. 500.
Mr.. Eldred"e said the company had
vouchers for an Moss advances TO agents
I'm reply To questions by Mr. Hughes,
Mr.. Eldredgc said Thai J. ). Hoffeclier,
an arditor OF the Mutual Reserve com
pany. resigned from that company ia lNN
after having refused 10 make AN audit
% a Baltimore AGENTS. account witness
had ordered him TO make.
Letters Produced.
Mr. Hughes read letters from MIR HOf-
ferker 10 President p. \. Burnham in
which Mr.. H0ffecker wrote thai be would
not ardit az requested. thar "our ideas
of common honesty differ 80 much and
that he knew OF SO man. questionable
transactions approved by Mr.. BuTuham
that he could no longer stay with the
company. Mr. Hughes asked II HOf-
fecker was then dismissed Mir. Ed
redge said Hoffecker was dismissed after
ne demanded AN Increase in salary from
So 10 500 a week and practically said
that he knew SO much II would be safer
Tor the company 70 keep him. Air. Ed
redge said a brother or cousin Of HOf-
fecker in Delaware organized the policy
holders and that ''one McDou1ld' in
Philadelphia and HOffecker IL New York
we're active I'm the movement Of policy
holders which threatened 10 move against
the mana cement of the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company and 10 secure
the appointment OF receiver for the
Paid Hush Money.
1T was in the nature of extorton.
eaid Mr. Eldredge. but We had 10 con-
slider the expense and the interests Of
thu policy holders. We chose the lesser
81 the two evils.
i.'Eere the, charges in effect that Presi-
dent Burnham had been guilty of mis-,
management and should be remoVed?"
asked Mr.. Hughes
There was threat Of a receiver,
said Mr. Eldredse.
Against your management also"'
II presume SO.
fanv were directed AGAINST President
Burnham. on account Of the large adj
Vances 10 Morton Il Moss the managcr
OF agents. Afr Eidredee said the Mn
tual Reserve paid $1,000 20 Mcdonald to
settle the agitation.
Made Big Commissions.
Mr.. Eldredee said that at the end Of
1873 the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
ronDany htld Mr. Moss liable FOR $4,000
advanced by thc company directly TO tho
agents and that the company was rem-
bfirsed in fun for that by making over
10 the company IN 1888 the commissions
lSs, Mr. Moss received for himself over
commissions 10 agents IN 1881 the sum OF
E2oo9 Mr.. Eldredge said
Ia 1898 the company concluded this con-
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Minina All His Lie.

From his youth Mir. Ealrick was inter
ested in the mining business. When boy
he worked i'm the lead mines not far from
Dubuque Ia. where ne was born fifty
five years ago. At the age Of 15 he went
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Report Was Changed.

Tie witness had previously stated
that a portion Of a report made by
Isaac VanderpoOl, an examiner of the
NcW York insurance department after
I du examination i'm 1899 was eliminated
after a hearing before the Insurance
department and before il was placed
Il ON file. The part stricke nOut recon-
Inended that the company be not al
slowed 10 call its lease OF its home office
an asset and include Il in its surplus.
Mr.. Eldredge declared Ihat the Mutual
Reserve company paid 10 money 10 the
New York state Insurance department
in 1899 except for the examination.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Husband Is Unknown.

The recent marriage OF Miss Augusta
Hunt, one of the city teachers, TO
man who is referred TO in the commit
tee report as "Mr. -" caused con-
siderable amusement. The committee
on teachers and school work recon-
mended that Mrs. -' be released
from the terms of her contract, the re-
lease TO be made effective Nov. 2s. 1t
developed that neither superintendent
nor members of the board knew her
married name.
Thomas protested that the required
notice had not been given. When other
members impressed upon him that
Mrs --" possibly did not know
how soon she would be married, Mr.
Thomas yielded his position and voted
with the others 10 adopt the commit
tees recommendation.
The city schools will be closed during
the afternoon on Jan. 3 and Jan. and
all day Jan. 10 allow teachers to at
tend the meetings of the State Teach
ers' ASSOCIATE All teachers who at
tend the meetings viii receive full pay
for their time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Phelps Turned the Trick.

Mr. Eldredge told also how he tried
10 secure a license for his company 10
do business in Missouri in 1898 and
found that it would have 20 employ W.
II. Phelps as attorney before it could
Go SO. Phelps got the license for the
company IN three days, and was paid
$500 as illegal fees Mr.. Eldredee
said.
Mr.. EldredSe testified also that he
Nas certain there was no truth in the
statement made 10 a Canadian investi-
eating committee by James d. Wells
former vice president of the Mutual Re
serve. that President Durham of that
company had told Wells he had to
raise $4,000 10 pay to the New York
insurance department in 1893 when
Louis f. Payn was superintendent Of
su-fr-sff..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
IOWA EXAMINER
A CHEAP SKATE
Held Up the Mutual Reserve Company
for Small Amount.
MISS0URI'S PRICES HIGHER
STORY OF CORRUPTION rs UN-
BLusHlNGLY TOLD.

n EW YORK, Dec. 5.-Instances in
which the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company paid an aggre-
gate of about $4,000 in what Vice Pres
ldent George ID. Eldredge Of that COM
pany called 'hold-ups," We're related TO
The life insurance investigating COM
nlittee by Mr.. EldredSe today. In one
case in 1898. Mr.. Eldredge testified, the
company paid Sl5O 20 John Melon
aid, a Philadelphia lawyer who had
been active in organizing the policy
holders Of the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance company into a movement
which charged President Frederick n.
Durham of that company with mis-
management and demanded his remOV-
al. The charges also reflected upon Mr..
Eldredge's management as vice prcsi-
dent. and threat was made TO ask for
the appointment of a receiver for the
company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
H. C. EDWARDS
QUITS BOARD
School Director Resigns Because He
Is Disqualified to Serve.
REMOVES FROM HIS WARD
NAME OF TEACHERS HUSBAND
is MYSTERY TO BOARD.

II c. EDWARDS, short-term menu
IT, Der OF the city board of educa-
ton from the Fourth municipal
ward. rendered his resignation last
night as a result of disqualification
caused by his removal from the Fourth
10 the Third ward.
IN his letter of resignation, Mr.. Ed
wards expressed regret that he was
compelled 10 leave the board, and con-
veyed his appreciation Of the pleasant
relations that had been sustained be-
tween him and the other members.
The resignation was accepted by
unanimous vote on motion of Matt
Thomas. Nh Edwards colleague from
the Fourth. The motion of Mr.. Thorn
as provided that the board 90 on record
as expressing its regret that Mr.. Ed
wards had been compelled to resign.
Afr. Edwards was elected on the non
partisan ticket in December, 1904 His
opponent was W. Mont Ferry. VINO ran
on the American party ticket. The
board Of education has the power 20
fill the vacancy. and viii probably ac-
cept the recommendation of Mr.. Thorn
as Mr. Edwards is a Gentle and a
Republican His term would have eX-
pired by limitation Jan. I, 1907.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Former Auditor in IL.

Engaged in this movement of the
jpoliey-holdeTs also was J. :. HOHecker.
q former auditor of the company. who
Mad been dismissed or who had re-
signed. Before leaving the company
IoHecker informed President Durham
that he resigned because their ideas as
10 common honesty differed so much
and because he knew Of SO many Ques-
Jionable transactions of which Presi-
dent Burnham had approved. Air. FL
dredge declared that HOffecker was not
dismissed until he had demanded an
increase in salary from $35 10 800 a
week, and practically said IL was safer
for the company to keep him than 10
let him go, i'm view Of what he knew
about the comuany-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Iowa Man Was Cheap.

Another instance of a "hold-up," Mr..
Eldredse said was in 1890. when Max
Beehler, IA so-called examiner of the
Iowa Insurance department. came 10
New York with his son as an assistant
examined the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance company and presented 10 ia a
bill for S4S9 for the examination.
Rather than pay the bill the COM
parry withdrew its business from Iowa.
but a little later paid that bill and
another OF S346 to Max Beehler for q
verification of his previous examine
tion, in order to get permission again
70 do business in Iowa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-06
Not Dying out,

in the meantime Australian merchants
re- chartering eNerything they can get
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-24
To Cure A Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature on every box.
25c
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-24

when the Minnesota organization
meets in that city on June 18th
next.
Morgan has a crowd of strong
bowlers, J. G. Albrecht having
pushed the score up to 285 pins,
out Of possible 800. That's going
some.
We are prepared to lay cement side
walks, blocks or otherwise. Any kind
of cistern or reservoir work. Also best
grade of plastering, materials furnished
or not, as desired.
37-tf. L. STEGNER & Co.
The Fairfax board of education,
having succeeded in dissolving the
injunction restraining it from issu
ing school bonds, is now torn up
over the question of site for the
new building.
The old settlers reunion of Rem
vile county will be held at Rem
vile on June 22d and oath. The T.
I. Case Carnival Co. will furnish
the attractions for the three days
entertainment.
The electrical burglar alarm in
the State Bank of Morgan got jar
one night recently and it was sew
eral hours before Cashier Ball could
get to the combination to shut it off.
In the meantime the people of that
town heard burglars on all sides.
The Ortonville Journal, the bright
and breezy reflection of Ortonville
and Big Stone county, as edited by
J. E. Keefe, recently commenced
the 14th year of it's existence. The
Journal is big newspaper, has a
good advertising patronage and a
good subscription list.
Why suffer with spring tiredness
mean, cross feeling. no strength, no
appetite? HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will make you well and keep you
well. 35 cents. Tea or tablets. Sold
by all druggists.
L. Nichols & Co. have been mott
fed to vacate the old mill site at
Fairfax within 80 days, and the
Acme Milling Co. has notified the
people of Fairfax that the company
will commence work on the new
mill for that town as soon as the
notice of vacation has expired and
the company gets formal control of
the site. The mill will be of 800
barrel capacity.
Mrs. August Kettner, residing
near Springfield, left her three year
old child, in an apparently healthy
condition, in it's cradle, and went
to a neighbours house to act as a
nurse for the time being. When
she returned to her home about fv e
O'Clock the next morning she found
her baby dead. Mr.. Kettner was
at home nearly all of the time but
noticed nothing out of the ordinary
in connection with the little one.
The Cotton wood Current has the
following meteor story: Last week
Saturday, Harrison Price, one of
our true and trusty farmers ad-
joining the city, on the northeast
about one and one half miles, came
to town with thirteen quite large
pieces of meteor that fell on his
farm the Thursday before. They
were of dark grayish color and
had every appearance of having
been in hot place before striking
mother earth. Before striking the
ground the meteor completely de-
molished Mr.. Prices windmill and
was the cause of the meteor being
broken into so many pieces. Mr..
Price has the pieces saved and will
keep them as relic.