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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
JACK FROST ABOUT DUE
Extinction of Yellow Fever Epidemic
at New Orleans Probable
in Two Weeks.

New Orleans, Sept. 29.-Yellow fever
report to 6 p. M: New cases, IS; total
to date 1853; deaths, ,: total $50; new
foci 8; cases under treatment, 243; dis
charged, Z,540.
Some increase over the very low rec
ord of the preceding four days was
shown in today's report of new cases,
but in view of the fact that the pOpu-
lation today is much larger than it was
a month ago the percentage Of sickness
is considered exceedingly small The
days deaths showed a decline. The feel
ing of uncertainty regarding the visit
of President Roosevelt still exists. and
there is small apprehension that the
decision of the American public health
association TO have committee com
municate 10 the president its sentiments
of opposition to the visit at this time
may cause the putting out of New Or
leans from the present trip. 1t is prom
ised that a decision will be given fin
ally on Monday.
The number of new cases reported to-
day was something of a surprise in the
face Of the reports OF the Two previous
days. but il is taken as a matter Of
course.
Surgeon White and DR.. SouchOn Of
the state board are working together
with the view of relieving the country
parishes and the city of such restrictive
guarantees as have absolutely shut
down the travel. DR.. Souchon has sent
out a circular letter to the parish health
authorities suggesting as the date of
frost, oct. 10, is so near. that it would
be just as well to raise the bars so that
the plantations may secure their sup
plies of labor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
LAND OFFICE REPORT
Nearly Seventeen Million Acres OF
Land Disposed of During
the Past Year.

Washington, SeIx. 29.-COmmissiOner
Richards of the geAeral land Office to-
day forwarded to the secretary of the
interior the annual report covering the
tiascal year ending June 30 last. Tt
shows that during the year 1873. 500
acres of the public lands and 1856
acres of Indian lands were disposed of,
the total exceeding that for 1904 by $50
500 acres.
OF the public lands disposed of. r.
S95,5U acres were entered under the
homestead law; $50, 677 under the tim
Der and stone law. III, f24 under the
desert land law and 56J.j0I acres Of
swamp lands patented
The total receipts for the year, in
Guiding those for the sale Of Indian
lands, We're S1,0l7,Sl1.
The patents issued numbered 81 0s4
as against 56.SS6 the preceding year.
There were pending in the office July
I last, %, $50 cases awaiting adjudica-
ton. a decrease of 36042 from the mum
Der existing July l. 1904. Under the law
The net proceeds Of the sales of the pub
Tic lands are covered into the leases for
the benefit of the irrigation reclama-
ton fund. and the total amounts for
the year 10 he disposed OF is d prOX-
mateIy S4.45I97S, TO be dist Ibuted
among the states and territories as
follows:
Arizona. S47449; California, 1861 sos;
Colorado $40 060; Idaho, $370.213; Mon
tana. $3.50, O13: Nevada, $l2,15S, New
Mexico $50 sos; Oregon. S615, 325; Utah.
$50.717: Washington, S522,203; WyO-
ming, 1924 1853.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
NORTHWESTERN Is
PUSHING WESTWARD

y Chicago, Sept. 29.-AnnOunce- y
y ment is made that the Chicago & y
4 NOrthwestern railway will push to =
= completion the new line now under =
= construction from Casper, WyO., =
y west to Lander and the Wind RiV- =
= er reservation. 100000 acres of =
y public land will be thrown open to =
y homestead some time next June =
4 At the same time announcement is =
y made Of the building of a line =
= from Pieere west to the Black >
= Hills. Preparations are being made 4
: for handling traffic at the Chicago =
= end of the system. =
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the interest for one day. This showed
ne said, that the person who made the
forgery had known the details of the
loan, the firm. the rate of interest and
the amount. which are the elements Of
interest, calculated. The forgery of the
name OF Teller Burns of the Hanover
bank, Mr.. Vanderlip pronounced espec-
tally good. He said that no one in the
employ of the National City bank was
suspected in the case.
Extreme CareIessness.
The freedom with which securities
representing hundreds of thousands Of
dollars and even certified checks for
large amounts are entrusted to mes
senger boys was referred to by an Off
cial of the National City bank i'm dis
cussing the disappearance of the B. H
Pearl q Co. securities. The National
City bank has been lOaning fifty mill
lions week lately, he said, and much
Of this had been taken away by mes
senger boys i'm the form of certified
checks. Even a he was speaking three
small messenger boys in uniform came
to the loan window. put in securities
and drew out checks for loans aggre-
eating 100000
The National City bank officers say
they have no description of the person
who put in the checks and got out the
bonds.
+. +. Slayback of the firm of Pearl &
Co. said it was possible that the thief
might have already realized from the
securities. He said:
I do not think it possible for the
thief to have negotiated the tobacco
and the Wabash bonds. The tobacco
bonds are coupon bonds and they are
worth more than $4,000 If he could
negotiate them alone he could throw
the rest away. These bonds have cou-
pons payable on Oct. 1. He could sell
the COUPONS"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
CHANDLER B0BS
INTO LIMELIGHT
Former New Hampshire Senator Has
Views on Railway Legislation.
WRITES SERIES OF LETTERS
APPEALS FOR HELP FOR THE
PRESIDENT.

Concord, n. H., Sept. 29.-In a series
of open letters to Edward a. Moseley
of the interstate commerce commission.
former Senator William H. Chandler
of New Hampshire, defines his attitude
toward the Esch- Townsend rate legis-
latioE bill to come before congress at
its next session and calls to the atten-
ton of the commission some of the dan
gers that beset the attempt to pass the
bill. as they appear to him.
Mr.. Chandler lays great stress on the
attitude of the railroad companies and
says the methods of defeating the
measures to be put forward next Win
ter would be dangerous amepdments or
additions to the Esoh- Townsend bill,
under the guise of friendly improve
ments, butreall as railroad tracks"
Mr.. Chandler says further: You
cannot reasonably expect that a law
can be passed through both houses of
congress which shall make a reasonable
transportation rate fixed by the COM
mission take effect Immediately and
remain in force until reversed by the
court of review when Mr.. Samuel Spen-
GER in behalf of the railroad has an
nOunced that they will not permit either
OI TWO JnlnSS-
These two things, Mr.. Chandler
charges, are the giving of power to the
commission TO substitute in particular
case a rate or price which i'm their judg-
ment is just or reasonable in the place
of one judged by them to be unjust or
unreasonab BILE" and the enactment of
statutes which provide that a rate of
transportation once fixed by any au-
thOriTy shall remain perpetually in
force thereafter until changed by COM
mission OF by court %
Mr.. Chandler further charges that
thirteen thousand millions of capital,
representing 10000 miles of railroad,
are arraigned against the president in
his attempt to pass railroad legislation.
He also charges by furnishing free
transportation the railroads will at
tempt corrupt legislation. Mr.. Chandler
asserts that lawyers. ministers of the
gospel and newspapers are especially
cared for by the railroads, notwith-
standing that the system is grossly il
legal and closes his last letter with an
appeal to the Tmerican people to help
the president.
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railroads, practically makes it possible
for them to dictate rates for dressed
beef and packing house products" said
President Ripley.
According to figures submitted by
President Ripley the expense to the
Santa Fe road for hauling a car of
dressed meat from Kansas City to Chi
cago is $S2.l9; packing house products
$500, and livestock $6477. President
Ripley claimed that his company lost
money on every car of dressed beef
hauled between Kansas City and Chi
cago.
Strictly speaking and under normal
conditions" said Mr.. Ripley, the rate
on dressed beef should be $50 per cent
higher than on livestock. 1t actually
costs the railroads 40 per cent less to
dressed beef in refrigerator cars"
handle cattle than it does to haul
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
HANGED FOR MURDER.
Porto Rican Pays the Penalty at San
Quentin Prison.

San Quentin Prison. Cal. Sept %
Miguel Antony. a native of Porto Rico,
was hanged today. The trap was sprung
at 1890 o'clock and in thirteen and one
half minutes the man was pronounced
dead. The condemned mans last words
were a prayer recited in Spanish for
the repose of his soul.
Antony was convicted in San Bernpr-
dino March 20. 1902, for the murder of
Lee Gar. a Chinese peddler. at Needles
His wife, who was held as an accom-
pice, made a confession Christmas day
1903, that showed Antony to have COM
mitted the murder in a cold blooded
manner. He enticed the Chinese into a
back room and sefziug him by the queue
pulled MS lk<as back and cut his throat
with q razor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
PACKERS CONTROL THE RAILROADS
According to President Ripley the Santa Fe That Road Loses
Money on Every Car of Dressed Beef
Hauled to Chicago

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-Testimony in di-
Ia rect opposition to evidence by Va
rious western railroad officials was
given before the interstate commerce
commission today by President Ripley
Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad. Tie commission is investi-
eating freight rates on livestock and
livestock products from Missouri river
points to Chicago President Ripley
declared that the rate on dressed beef
between Kansas City and Chicago
should be $50 per cent higher than the
rate on livestock
The packing house business today is
so highly organized and concentrated
in so few hands that this fact, together
with the keen competition betw cen the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
Found Dead in His Bed.

When Mr.. Travers arose this morn
ing he appeared TO be in excellent
spirits and, after breakfast, told his
valet he would not require his services
during the day. Shortly after noon a
maid found Mr.. Travers lying dead on
his bed with revolver by his side
He had placed the muzzle of the Wea-
pom in his mouth and sent a bullet
through his brain. He left several let
tiers, all relating TO business affairs and
giving no clue TO the cause of the sui
eide. Mr.. TraVers never engaged i'm any
business except when, about six months
ago, as an experiment, he became a
partner in the banking house of Hugh
Eddy, the affairs of which. however.
engaged little of his time. Mr.. Travers,
who was 40 years old, was a member of
the Knickerbocker. the New York A.
G, the Tennis and Racquet and many
other clubs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
VANISHED WITH ALL THE SECURITIES
No Trace of the Clever FOge Who Secured $36OOOO Worth
of Stocks and Bonds From the National City
Bank of New York.

Anew YORK, Sept $50 far as could
IN be ascertained today no attempt
has yet been made by the thief who
got possession OF s360.0OO worth of Sc
curities By presenting d forged check
for them at the National City Bank
yesterday to dispose of them. Detec-
tives and the financial men interested
in The loss are making every effort to
prevent the negotiation or sale of the
securities and TO find the young man
who presented the bank a forged check
bearing what purported to be the sig
nature of Pearl & Co, the owners Of
the securities.
Knew the Situation.
Much significance is attached to the
fact that the certified check exchanged
for the valuables was made out with
one days interest at Az per cent. in
stead OF "A per cent, Pearl & Co. the
owners of the securities, which they
had deposited as collateral on the pre-
VlouS day, thought the rate was AZ
although the bank authorities put it
down at AZ on their books, and this
fact tends to show, according to the de-
tectives at work on the case, that the
foTger must have been in close touch
with the loan department of the Ma
tiOnal City bank.
Forgery Was Clever.
Vice President Frank A. Vanderlip,
of the National City bank, made a
statement regarding the theft He said
that Pearl & Co. made a loan at the
National City bank through the stock
exchange in the ordinary way. On We'd
nesday a check apparently of the firm
of Pearl q Co. was presented drawn
on the Hanover National bank and
with a certification made for the exact
amount of the face of the loan, plus
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
PEACE INEVITABLE.
Japan Was on the Eve.of a Financial
Breakdown.

Toxic, Sept. MISUNDERSTANDING the
is disclosed that Japan made peace at
Portsmouth i'm fear of a financial break
down. The war proved more costly
than had been calculated and the rice
and cereal crops seemed doomed to fail
ure. Instead of sunlight and warmth
the month of August, when the crops
ripen, there was continued rain and ex-
ceedingly cool weather. While some
improvement may still be in store, it
is certain that the rice crop will
be from Is To 20 per cent below the
average and far below last years crop.
when il was marVelously large. Six
months more of war would have meant
very hard times. for the masses of the
people are very poor and rice is bread
and meat TO them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30

n EPUBLICANS who still proclaim their
II loyalty TO the old organization met
in conventions in the five wards OF
the city last evening, named their coUn-
cilmanic candidates, their members OF
the city convention committees and their
members Of the city committee. There
was a lively scrap in the First ward
between the Hewlett and HOLIDAY forces
in which Hewlett won a complete vic
tory.
In the other conventions the proceed
ings were tame. In the Second Council
man George ID. Dean discovered that he
was marked for slaughter and wisely
Kept out. Councilman J.. j. Wood had
less discretion than his colleague. He
rushed in and was dragged out after
the battle. Two unknown men were
named. In accordance with well known
custom TWO men We're put UD I'm the
Third The custom is Il harmless one
New men who had hardly been mentioned
previous 10 the convention were named
IN the Fourth There was no strife for
the nominations as I'm previous Years.
TWO good men We're named i'm the Fifth
ON the whole the couucilmauic ticket
Is on an average with the Republican
cOuncllmanlc tickets of recent wears. H.
IS equally divided between MOrmons ana
Geutiles
Some of the conventions were poorly
attended. This was particularly true OF
the one IN the Fifth. There not a third
OF the delegates We're present. The att
tenuance was small iH the Third and
Fourth. The First and Second ward Re
puhhcans turned out well when the ma
ture of the night is considered.
Il is worthy of note that of the six
Republican c0uncilmen whose terms cN-
pire Frank j. Hewlett is the only one
10 receive the endorsement OF "a renom-
lhaliOu az the hands OF his Darty He
T.H sHH ganH IL
the administration in its policy ST See
curing permanent water supply for the
city. Two of the others Black and Mar
TN. who fought the Big Cottonwood wa
ter system most bitterly. have become
leaders of the American party The other
three have fallen by the wayside
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
POLICE ORDERED TO SHOOT
Warning to Wisconsin University
RoWdies.

Madison. Sept. 29.-As a result of a
crowd of students trying to break up
a carnival company showing here at
night, Mayor Curtis today gave orders
to the police to shoot any student re-
Sisting arrest for assaulting officers.
President Van Hise, of the state uni-
versity, urged officers and courts to
show no discrimination in favor of stu
dents, and said he would expel every
student convicted in court and would
suspend all arrested. At a convocatiOn
today President Van Hise severely
scored students for rowdy conduct
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
sHERRlcK UNDER ARREST.

= Indianapolis, Sept. 29.-David r. =
= Sherrick, former auditor of state =
= and recently removed by the gov y
y eFnOr. was arrested today at his y
y home on an Indictment returned y
, by the Marion county grand jury =
y charging him with grand larceny, =
= embezzlement and conspiracy TO =
= defraud He gave bond in the sum =
y of $40 GOO. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
ADDICKS IN HARD LUCK.
Property in Delaware TO Be Sold by
the Sheriff.

Wilmington, Del, Sept 29-In the
United States circuit court today Judge
Gray dismissed the petition of j. Ed
ward Addicks. in which ne asked a
stay of proceedings in the S45, 600 judg-
ment recently obtained against him by
Charles S. Hinchman. of Camden, n.
j., and under which Addicks' personal
property on four farms in this state
was levied upon. United States Mar
shall Flynn thereupon made arrange
ments TO hold a sale Of Addieks per-
sonal property on oct. IL and L.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
NEW LORD MAYOR.
Quaint Ceremony Observed in Lon
don for Five Hundredth Time.

London, Sept. 29.-Alderman Walter
Vaughan Morgan today was elected
lord mayor of London for the ensuing
year. Mr.. Morgan IS d septua genarian,
a banker and a bachelor. He was edu-
Gated at the Bluecoat school and is
prominent Free Mason
Prior TO the election the retiring lord
mayor, John Pound, the sheriffs and
the corporation, paid their annual visit
10 the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry.
This observance dated from 1406, when
Wilmington was elected for the sec
ond term. So today for the five hun
dredth time the quaint custom was OBJ
served of presenting the vicar of the
church with a bottle of sherry and in
Viting him 10 dine at the Mansion
house this evening to celebrate the
election OF the chief magistrate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
WEALTH ALONE
DID NOT SATISFY
Suicide of William B. Travers, New
York Millionaire.
SEPARATED FROM HIS WIFE
MOTIVE FOR THE DEED OTHER.
WISE lNEXPLIcAeLE.
SEPARATED FROM HIS WIFE

Anew YORK, Sept. Civilian b.
~ Travers, a millionaire, man of
leisure. son of the celebrated Wall
street operator, William A. Travers,
committed suicide today by shooting
himself through the head in his apart
ments in Madison avenue. The suicide
is ineXplicable, Mr.. Travers being in the
prime of life, in fair health and the pos
SCISSOR of a large fortune.
Mr.. TraVers married Miss Lilly Har-
rlman, sister of Mrs. W. K Wander
bit, il. The couple separated three
years ago, Mrs. Travers going to Paris
to live Mr.. Travers was an uncle of
Mrs. Clarence Mackay. He had two
sisters, Mrs. James Wadsworth of Cen
esee, n. z, and Mrs. Walter Gay. now
living in Paris. Since his separation
from his wife he had lived entirely
alone with the exception Of his valet,
Martin Moon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
Pensacola Record.

Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 29.-Following
is a summary of the fever situation up
10 D. m.
New cases, Is; total to date. 1873;
deaths today, ,; total to date, %; total
cases discharged. As; now under treat
ment O.. Very few suspicious cases are
under observation and it is anticipated
that the number of new cases tomor-
row Will be very materially lessened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
jim THE PENMAN Is
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS

Columbus. Ohio. Sept. 29.-Word
reached here today from Lisbon. Ohio.
that John Andrews known as Jim the
Penman." has been captured there and
that officers from Texas started with
him for Texas. where he is wanted for
passing a $500 forged draft. Andrews
was released from the penitentiary on
Aug. u. and officers have been looking
for him for some days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
Surprise at Newport.

Newport. r. L., Sept. 29.-News of the
suicide of W. r. Travers caused great
surprise here Mr.. Travers was well
known here. He was prominent social
~ and in a business way in Newport
for many years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
TORNADO IN CAPE COLONY.

Cape Town. Cape. Colony, Sept. %
A tornado last night struck Malmes-
bury, a town of 5000 inhabitants stu
ated thirty-five miles from here. and
reduced it to ruins. A number of per-
sons were killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
REv. c. c. HuNTINe HoNoREp.

y Boston, Sept. 29.-The Associa- =
= ton of Hospital superintendent :
: today elected Rev George G. Hunt =
. ing of Salt Lake city vice presi- .
= dent. =
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
Equitable Auditors.

4 copy of the bylaws governing the
finance committee was introduced and
was Identified by Mir. Schiff These by
laws provided for an auditing commit
tee of five directors. TO pass on all mat
ters thus depriviHg the finance COM
mittee of much of its power. A list of
five names was handed MIR. Schiff. but
he was unable to say whether the men
named on il composed the committee.
They We're c. r. Alexander. Valentine
p. Snyder, Thomas ID. Jordan. W. II.
Mcintyre and William Alexander. Mr..
Hughes said this list was handed him
by an officer of the Equitable subject TO
correction. Witness testified that the
chairman Of the finance committee an
nually appointed the members to audit
the societys accounts, and report To
the finance committee and in that way
attempted a supervision of the society 5
funds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
WESTERN LEGISLATURES
ARE ALSO LOOKED AFTER
Equitable, Mutual and New York Life Insurance
Companies All Chip in Literally.
Insurance Company Officials Getting Deeper in the Mire-
Hydes Contribution 10 Republican Campaign Fund-Sen-
satiOna Admissions of Jacob H. SChiff.

rector as I knew how to be- and l did
my duty"
The committee adjourned until next
Wednesday morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
SUGAR MARKED DOWN.

New York, Sept. 2s.-All grades OF re-
fined sugar declined 20 cents hundred
pounds today.
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Bylaws Not Observed.

Mr.. Schif said that there was prac-
uCaliy no place for the finance COM
mittee, as the executive committee took
the initiative i'm all investments and
there was an auditing committee with
powers equalling those of the finance
committee.
DO I understand" asked Mr..
Hughes that I'm interpretations customs
outweigh by-laws?"
In the Equitable this was the case,
replied Mr. Schiff.
Mr.. Hughes stated that he found that
". II. Mcintyre and 7. d. Jordan,
members of the finance committee, had
reported 10 that company in 1904 that
they had examined the securities of the
company and found them correct.
Mr.. Schiff said they we're appointed
by Mr.. Hyde, the chairman of the com
mittee.
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