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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
Horses stampeded.
IDAH0'S BUILDING TOO
FLIMSf FOR REMOVAL
Especial to The HeraldJ

Boise, Ida, Oct. Ex-Governor Good
ing has wired Executive Commissioner
Mcbride. in charge of the Idaho eX-
hibit at the Portland exposition, to dis
pose of the idaho building to the best
advantage and prepare all portions OF
the exhibits which can be preserved for
shipment to Boise. 1t was proposed to
move the building to the capital, the
plan being TO organize a commercial
club room. the building to be used both
as a club house and as han for per-
mahent display of these and other eX-
hibits. Tt was found however. that the
building was too fimsy and that II
would not serve the purposes of a club
such as is desired. The plan was there
fore given up. The governor hopes TO
be able yet 10 make some arran gements
for preservation of the exhibits TO form
the nucleus of permanent display in
the capital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
CAPTAIN CARRIERS ATTORNEY
MAKES SENSATIONAL CHARGES

Chicago. Oct. I3.-Charges Of dishon-
esty against government officials con-
nected with the investigation OF Cap
tain o. NJ. Carriers affairs as a govern
ment engineer. was made today by At
torney Stone. counsel for Captain Car
ter. Attorney Erwin for the govern
ment asked Captain Carter to produce
certain check stub books. Thereupon
Attorney Stone declared the stubs had
been seized by the government some
time ago and everything favorable to
Carter's case was destroyed, /hile the
unfavOrable documentary evidence was
saved.
I'VE did not get the stub book in
question" said Attorney Erwin "and
Captain Carter is known to have re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
IDENTIFIED AS MILTON FRANKLIN
Man Who Robbed and Attempted to Murder William Ellis al
Berkeley Believed to Be Identical With Slayer Of
Bessie Bouion.

n ERKELEY. Cal, Oct 13.-The man
d known locally as William Brush,
or Curtis, who with a woman COM
panion is wanted for robbery and at
tack upon William Ellis, the Australian
sporting man, in this city on Wednes-
day last, has been identified by the
police as Milton Franklin Andrews.
wanted for the alleged murder Of Bessie
BoutOn, on Mount Cutler, Colo on Oct.
., 1904 The detectives say that the
identification is SO positive as 10 admit
of no doubt
The minute descriptions furnished by
Ellis of his assailant tally exactly with
those sent broadcast over the country
last year with one who is known 20
have been with Bessie BoutOn shortly
before her body was found
Andrews travelled under the aliases
of George Bennett and Milton Franklin,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
ANARCHY RUNS RIOT
THROUGHOUT ITALY

Rome, Oct. l5.-The government has
adopted extraordinary measures to put
lions which are occurring throughout
the country. Collisions have taken
place az Turin and Florence between
the police and maBifestants. A meet
ing of socialists and anarchists here
yesterday caused clash with the po-
lice. Several OF the manifestants were
wounded
The meeting adopted a resolution
calling on the government to disband
the military forces.
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eeived it from r. F. Westcott. his
father-in-law, so Captain Carter must
produce it,
The stub books answered Attorney
Stone, were in a box which was seized
and we want you TO produce it. /"
We intend to show that they were
in CaFter's possession after the box was
seized said Attorney Erwin and he
must sproduce the documents"
Carter was then asked concerning a
contract which bore his signature and
that OF his father-in-law, showing that
Carter had paid Sc, 020 on certain prop
erty in Orange, n, J. Carter declared
that he signed the document, believing
il merely meant the deciding Of SCI COO
worth of property TO him by his father
in-iaw, as Dresent
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were convicted. the Biddles escaping
the hangman's rope by breaking from
jan through the assistance of the war
deE's wife, and fleeing to Butler coun-
", where they were located and shot
down by officers. In addition to the
himself and companions with having
robbed and murdered a man while on
the way from the killing of Kahney
The body Of the second man, he said.
was thrown into the Monongahela Wv
CT. Brown also says that he and one
companion murdered the third member
of their party and burned the body.
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PROFITS OF CONSPIRACY
Peckham ond Haas krraigned for the Cotton
Counsel for the Accused Moved for
OF the Case.

Anew YORK. Oct. 1S.-The profits OF
IN the alleged conspirators in the ope-
rations based on the recent leak
in the government cotton crop reports
are placed at approximately 100000.
according To an Indictment presented
in court today on the arraignment be-
fore United States Commissioner Ridg-
way of Frederick A. Peekham and Mo-
ses Haas. According to charges made
IN this indictment Edwin S. Holmes,
IT,, assistant statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture. received S25,017.
Conspiracy to Defraud.
The Indictment. which was found by
a grand jury in WASHINGTON on Oct. 8.
is against Edwin s. Holmes, jr.. and l..
c. Van Ripper. as well as against Haas
and Peckham, and charges all four col
lecfively with having conspired to de-
fraud BY procuring advance informa-
ton from Holmes concerning the gov
erHnfent s cotton crop report.
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theatre, where he had been given the
most enthusiastic receptions, the dem
Onstrations in his honor lasting at times
as long as twenty minutes. At that
time he told us of his plans for the
season, saying that he expected 10 play
until Christmas in England. then rest
during the holiday season, after which
he would resume playing in the prov
inces and end the season at the Drury
Lane, IL had been his intention TO
come TO the United States this season.
but the attack of illness, which he sur
fered last spring, broke up that plan"
Mr.. FrOhman spoke with much feel
ing Of Mr.. Irving's great regard ana
respect for President Roosevelt and
the late Secretary Hay. and of his ear
nest desire 10 again visit the United
States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
MANILA RAILROAD
PAYS LARGE PROFIT

Washington, oct 1S.-According to the
annual report for the year 1904 of the
Manila Railway company, owning the line
connecting Manila on the south with
Dagupan on the north. the road paid 10
per cent net profit. The total receipts
were 81. 40 069. and the expenditures $685.
"a leaving a net profit OF Ss15,5s5. The
original cost of the road was S5,S5S 100
1t is stated that by American methods
Of accounting the property would have
paid almost 50 per cent on the inVest-
ment 1t is thought at the insular bu-
reau that this showing may have an i'm
portant influence on the bidding next
month by American capitalists for the
right to construct additional railways in
the Philippines.
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and it now appears that he has added
the names of Brush and Curtis TO his
list.
Not only does Brush, or Curtis, fit the
descriptions of Andrews. but the prep
aratiOns for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of FL
lis strongly recall the details of the
tragedy in Colorado. Bessie BOuton's
body was found hacked to pieces and
acid had been used TO render the work
of Identification more difficult.
No clue 10 the whereabouts of Brush
and his female companion have YET
been found.
City Marshal NOllmer ia going
through a trunk left behind by Brush,
found tonight a Denver newspaper
dated Oct. , 1904 containing an aC-
count of the mysterious disappearance
of g Julia Ward. Marshal Vollner fur
ther says that he is in possession of
clues which he thinks viii soon lead to
the apprehension Of Brush.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
RIDDLE BROTHERS WERE INNOCENT
Convict in illinois Prison Conesses TO Murder in Pennsylvania
Before Committing Suicde-SensatonaI
Story Revived. &C.

OITTSBURG, Oct 13.-Alexander
Wallace, superintendent of police
received a letter today from James
Z. Smith, warden Of the Southern IL
Inoss penitenTiary at Menard, Ill.,. en-
closing a confession made by prison.
CT. James NJ. Brown, a few hours be-
fore he committed suicide in the jail.
In the confession Brown states that
he and two companions murdered
Thomas d. Kahney, the Mount WASH
ington grocer, for which crime Jack
and Edward Biddle and Walter Dormau
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
SALES POSTPONED BY
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK
lsneeial to The HeraId.l

Washington. Oct. 1S.-The secretary
of the interior, on request of Governor
Csooding and others. win postpone the
sale of town lots in three townsites Of
the Minidoka irrigation tract until next
spring. This plan has the approval of
thes reclamation service, making post
ponement certain.
Sales in November, as originally
planned would be unsatisfactory. Pur-
chasers would be hardshipped and few
er sales would be made than in the
spring Furthermore, no advantage
viii be gained by sales this fan. For
these reasons the postponemeEt will be
authorized.
A proclamation creating Shoshone
forest reserve, to embrace half Of ShO-
shone county. Idaho. is being prepared
for the presidents signature. The re
serve is likely to be created next week.
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lieve they have political license to rob
and plumber. One of the gang was
pursued for an hour by the police last
night who traced him in the vicinity OF
East Houston street by the noise OF
breaking windows OF evidences oil
freshly committed robberies. and finally
by finding a woman beaten into help
iessness on the sidewalk. She was 50
seriously injured that she was sent to
the hospital. She said the gang robbed
her of s.. A few blocks from where
the woman was found the police discov-
cred the robbers at work lOoting a
butcher shop. They fed and the POI
lice got only one of them, who was
locked up on a charge OF burglary and
highway robbery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
THE DEATH RECORD.
"RuckD Mccarthy.

Chicago. oct. 13.-James J. Mccarthy.
former alderman from the stockyards
district, died today after d long illness.
The alderman, who was known as
Buck Mccarthy, was a famous figure
in city politics a decade ago. He was a
participant in a number of sensational
personal encounters growing out of the
heat of hard-fought campaigns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
NEW YORK 0VERRUN BY REPEATERS,
THIEVES, THUGS AND MUROERERS

New York, oct. 1S.-That gangs Of
thieves have been imported to New
York to register for the fall elections
in the lower east side was the state
ment made to the police today by a
prisoner who was arrested after
series of bold assaults and robberies
had been committed in the streets last
night
The prisoner told the police that 'all
the cops in New York" could not prose-
cute him because he had come 20 town
only 60 register and intended 70 leave
again Immediately. He refused 10 give
his real name
The police make the charge that the
thugs have registered falsely and be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
Prefers His Mother.

Culver, the oldest child of Captain
and Mrs. Taggart. declared TO his
mother tonight that no matter what the
court decided, ne would rather remain
with her This afternoon before the de-
cision OF the court was announced the
child went TO his mother and said.
Mamma, 1 won't have 70 leave you,
win To-
The Taggart home is being watched
tonight because Of d fear that the chill
dren might be kidnapped
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
STUDENTS ON STRIKE.

Odessa. Oct. IA mass meeting of
students held here today decided. by
vote of 77S to 592, against reopening the
Odessa university until the state Of
siege is raised. and that Il win then be
reopened exclusively for a political
stguagle until fun civil rights be grant
ed 10 all Russians.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
PURIFYING THE CHURCH.

San Jose, Cal. Oct. 13,-At today's
session of the Oregon and California
African Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. G. H. w Smith of Tacoma was
expelled for gross immortality" and
Rev. A. G. Woodward of Seattle was
also expelled for conduct unbecoming
a minister of the gospel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
ALLIANCE is URGED.

Brussels. Oct. 13.-The Petit Bleu this
morning publishes notable articles call
ing for commercial ard defensive al
lianees bet geea Belgium and Holland,
The articles present the views of prom
inent Statesman of both countries Ia
voring the projects.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
FLAMMER WINS
OVER JEROME
District Attorney Is Turned Down by
New York Republicans.
HIS FOLLOWERS ARE FEW
DEFEATED CANDIDATE MAKES
POINTED REMARKS.

Anew YORK, Oct. 1S.-The Republi-
~ can conventions to select candi-
dates for the various offices in the
borough of Manhattan and New York
county We're held tonight. Before the
conventions met the executive commit
tee of the county committee discussed
for two hours the question whether or
not the county convention would en-
dorse District Attorney jerome. Al
though there is no official relations be-
tween the borough and county conyen-
tons, they are substantially the same,
and until the leaders who made up the
executive committee could settle the
Jerome question both conventions We're
blocked.
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Jerome interviewed.
GIFT OF j. p. MORGAN.

Rome, Oct. 13.-The sum of $1,000
has been received from J. p. Morgan
for the benefit of the sufferers from the
recent earthquakes in the province of
Calabria
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
John Daily.

Cork, ireland, Oct. 13.-J0hn DAILY, a
prominent irish politician, who repre-
scented Cork in the house of commons
when Charles Stuart Parnell was leader
of the nationalist party died tonight,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
BLACK HAND CHIEF ARRESTED.

New York, oct. 1S.-Filicitia Pitira, a
saloon keeper. whom the police say is
the chief of an Italian black band gang
in New York, was arrested today.
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RUSSIAN OFFICER
COMMITS SUICIDE

Toxic, Oct. ia dispatch from Kra-
motto reports the suicide of a Russian
lieutenant IN the hospital there. Despair
over his condition was the cause Of his
action. 43sSff
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Princess Pierre Napoleon sOnaparte.

Paris. Oct. 13.-Princess Pierre Ma
poleon Bonaparte died suddenly here
today, aged As years.
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Mrs. Tassart Not Present,

Captain Taggart was in court during
the reading of the decision. Mr. Tag
CART is i'll ana was not present. The
court room was crowded with an eager
~ expectant throng of people. Judge
Eason. before giving his decision, re-
viewed the petitions, cross petitions,
answers and affidavits. In the course
of his statement Judge Eason said that
the testimony was deeply touching
The charge of drunkenness against
Captain Taggart, the court said, was
not sustained
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
HORSES AND GUNS
WENT OVER CLIFF
Twenty-Ninth Battery Meets With
Terrible Accident.
PRIVATE INSTANTLY KILLED
TWO FATALLY INJURED AND
OTHERS BADLY HURT.

JUNCTION CITY. Kan. Oct. 1S.-Pri-
vate Albert Laste of the Twenty
ninth battery of field artillery. was
killed at Fort Riley at noon today Pri-
Yates John Connolly and ]. G. Simpson
of the same battery, are thought to be
fatally injured, and Privates Leary,
Norman, Lancaster and Cline OF the
same organization are in the hospital
with broken limbs and internal inju-
ries. A large number of other artillery
men were badly hurt. The accident
that caused the death of Laste and in
jury of the others occurred about two
miles north OF Fort Riley.
Flag Was Run Up.
The Twenty ninth battery is one of
the six making up the first provisional
regiment of field artillery at target
practice. The battery's guns had been
placed and its eight limbers loaded with
ammunition were at the rear with six
horses hitched to each timber. The
drivers had dismounted. When the
battery was ready for firing a large
red flag was run up on a staff as a
signal 10 the range party at the targets
TO get out Of range OF the guns.
Horses stampeded.
The wind blew the flag out in the
faces of the horses and they stampeded
at once Some drivers succeeded in
getting into their saddles, others were
dragged but the most of the drivers
were left behind. The horses dashed
over a small cliff and went down in a
frightful mass. The Twenty ninth bat
terry belongs at Fort LeaVenworth, and
came here the latter part of July for
target practice. Private Laste enlisted
in the service last January. His home
is in New York.
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Favorite With Visitors.

The Missouri building was one of the
favorite state buildings and visiting
strangers were always Hospitality well
coined. Attached to the building were
deliberately furnished Iounging rooms
for ladies and gentlemen. a grill and a
handsomely fitted dining room also
made the Missouri building an attrac-
tive one.
The only casualty was the serious in
jury to an electrician named Harry
Jones. who, i'm the early stages of the
fire. mounted to the roof to cut the
electric wires, and who fell 10 the main
floor of the building
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
Career of Tagsart.

Captain Taggart is a We'll known
army officer. He is a graduate of West
Point, and has served at various army
posts of the army. He was commissars-
officer of the division in the Cuban
campaign, aided in the relief of the
Cubans. served with distinction in the
Philippines and especially in Samar.
was chief of police of Manila and CON-
manded the hospital ship Relief and the
transport Sherman.
Judge Eas0n began reading his deeiS-
ion at .. N. he finished reading it
At 1880 tonight with bat one hour To-
supper intervening. The decision states
that the charge Of adultery against
Mrs. Taggart had been proved in Jour
different cases.
There is a provision in the decree that
if Captain and Mrs. Taggart can agree
on a disposition of the children salts
factory TO themselves other than that
held by the court they are permitted
TO do so, but if not the children are 10
be under the care of their father.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-14
TAGGART WINS
DIVORCE SUIT
Also Given Custody of the Two Little
Children.
COURT ROOM WAS CROWDED
MRS. TAGGART Ill AND uNRsL E
TO BE PRESENT.

iAI ooSTER, o, Oct. 1S.-Judge Ea-
w SON, who heard the divorce case
case of Captain Elmore Z. Tag
gart against his wife, rendered his de-
cision this afternoon. The court grants
Captain Taggart the divorce and the
custody of the two children, Culver.
aged II. and Charles. aged z. Although
Mrs. Taggart is denied possession OF
the children she wiz be permitted 10
see them.
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Expired Without Speaking.

After the performance Sir Henry re-
! turned TO the hotel reaching his rooms
Nat 1850 o'clock, when it was observed
That he was in great pain. Physicians
Vetk Immediately summoned, but be-
- re they could arrive Sir Henry was
= zed with an attack OF syncope and
4 expired within a few minutes, without
having uttered a word, IN the pres
ence of Bran Stocker, who had been
his immediate manager for many years,
and few other intimate friends. The
event caused the greatest pain and con-
sternation among the members OF the
company
The associated Press tonight re-
ceived the following telegram from Mr..
Stocker:
Very terrible news. Sir Henry r.
Wing had an attack of syncOpe after re-
turning from the theatre TO the hotel
tonight and died suddenly"
His Heart in His Work.
To the last moment of his life Sir
Henry Irving's heart was in the work
10 which he had devoted his career
the raising of the standard of his art.
On Wednesday he was entertained at
luncheon IN the Bradford town hall, at
which the mayor presented him an adj
dress from his admirers.
In replying to the address Sir Henry
spoke Of himself as one of those whose
sands of life were fast running out but
no one then present had the slightest
idea that the end would come SO soon.
He proceeded in his reply TO eloquently
advocate the establishment of theatres
by municipalities, because" he said,
Il believe that by this means the stand
ard OF the true drama, as distinguished
iTFT 4FaFE
would be successfully upheld.
Prediction for the Future.
Money is spent like water for all
kinds of philanthropic and educational
objects" he continued, "but who among
you ever dreams of endowing the the
atre? / am sure the time will come
when you VIII regard the theatre as
necessary to a liberal education and be
prepared 10 consider any reasonable
suggestion for the extension of its Ie-
Ultimate influence. 1t may be that ia
years to come our countTymen will
scarcely understand how ia our times
50 potent an instrument of good or ill
as the stage was left entirely outside
the sphere of public administrations"
Sir Henrys last appearance in Lon
don was made last summer, following
his serious illness, when the enthusiasm
at the nightly runs accorded him i'm the
historic Drury theatre will long be re-
membered. Since then he has been ELI
gagged in touring the provinces and con-
templated another visit to the United
States.
1rVing's last appearance was as Beck
ct in Lord Tenneyson's play of that
name.
The Associated Press tonight received
s7the following telegram from Sir
gIenry's manager, Bran Stoker.
II VERY terrible news Sir Henry Try
ing had an attack of syncOpe after re-
turning from the theatre 10 the hotel
tonight and died suddenly"