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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
Fireman Slipped and Fell.
WRECK OF THE MATAAFA.
Nine of the Crew Perished During
the Terrible Storm.

Dulutb Mimi. Nov. ga complete
list of those who persisted OF the
wrecked steamer Mataafa. which foun-
dered near the canal entrance yestef-
day afternoon, follows:
William Most, Cleveland; ei'iet en-
gineef.
assistant engineer.
James Early. Buffalo; second ASSIST
an; engineer.
Carl Carlson Chicago: oiler-
William W0odgate. residence I'M
known. shipped at Conneaut: fireman.
Thomas CcClOud: deck hand.
]. II. Wright Cleveland, steward
walter Bush. Amherstbure. Ontario
second cook.
Evidence of Life.
A light shining through the porthoIe
of the Mataafa was the only evidence
Of life until shortly after the day broke
when the form of a man was seen al
the door of the captains CABIN ana q
cheer of encouragement broke from
those on the shore.
The life saving crew was on the scene
early and assisted by the watchers two
surf boats were brought 10 the beach,
For a time il seemed as if the violence
of the sea was subsiding, but at ;
o'clock it was heaving with renewed
fury and the launching of the boat was
postponed.
4 megaphOne was secured andan re-
Spouse to the repeated calls of the life
savers a man appeared on the deck
with a megaphOne and shouted:
"An alive forward: can you get US
ashore
Heroic Life Savers.
Spurred TO renewed efforts by this
appeal under Captain McLennon the
life savers manned the boat and a hun
dred willing hands sho-ad her into the
breakers The waves were rollins
fiercely clear over the wreck Will"
clouds of binding spray few mast high
at times, completely obscurinS the yes
sci.
Tossed like a chip, but finally trium-
phant. the life boat reached the side
of the wreck and q rope was thrown 10
the eager hands on deck 1t was made
fast and the work Of lowering the hall
frozen men began. In silence the
watchers on shore saw the first man
twist himself about the frozen rope and
glide down to the life boat, which every
moment threatened to capsiZe. He was
caught and dragged from the spouting
water as it washed over the decks side
in torrents into the boat drencheC and
half dead. but safe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30

Anew YORK. Nov. 29.-Richard A.
IN McCurdy today resigned as presi-
dent Of the Mutual Life Insurance
company. His resignation was accepted
by the board of trustees and Frederick
Cromwell, treasurer of the Mutual. was
named as his temporary successor.
made regarding the selection of a per-
manent successor of McCurdy, it was
persistently reported that the presi-
dency of the company had been offered
to James II. Eckels, who was comptrOl-
Ter of the currency during the admins
tration of President Cleveland. Mr..
Eckels is now president of the CONNER
cial National bank Of Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
D0UCHERTY AT JOLIET
Peoria Embezzler Photographed and
Measured and His Career as
a Convict Has Begun.

Peoria, MS, Nov. 29.-Newton c.
DOugherty was taken to the Joliet peui-
Tertiary today TO begin his sentence. The
preparations for the trip were kept
secret and there were not half a dozen
persons who knew of DOugherty's pres
eucc on the train. A clever disguise had
been effected by shaving off his nous
tache, and old friends who saw him did
not recognize him. The prisoner walked
from the carriage 10 the train brisi1ly and
appeared ia the best OF health.
His wife and daughter had their last
meeting with the prisoner at midnight
His sons, Horace and Ralph, visited the
Jail at 6 O'Clock this morning, but did not
accompany him TO the train. Their part
ing WIGS affecting.
Joliet. his, Nov. 2s.-Newton c. Dough
eTty arrived at the penitentiary here to-
day uunOticed. He had nothing 90 SAY
beyond the statement that he would
take his medicine Soon after his al
rival nc was photographed and meas
ured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
Hughes Knew Better.

McCIenand said he was never en-
plOyed by the Equitable Life Assurance
society. Mr., Hughes read a voucher of
So, 500 paid to Townsend x McCleIland
by the Equitable society, but witness
said he did not remember it. II was
marked water account" and r. -
Witness said the whole voucher is in
his handwriting. but he has no recOl-
lection Of ii whatever In reply to
questions by Mr.. Hughes Mr.. McClel-
land said he went over with Fields the
bills in the legislature and discussed
what attitude should be taken toward
them. but was not an artist in LOBBY
ing
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
SOME GREAT DISCOVERIES.
The Chicago University Scores Some
Important Achievements.

Almost every day one of the pro-
fessors OF the University of Chicago,
the financial machinery of which is
oiled by John d. Rockefeller, breaks
into print with some new discovery.
They keep the world startled and won
dering.
During the past few years. for in
stance the following epoch-making dis
cuyerIes, among a host of others, have
been listed by Buffalo newspaper as
Chicago University discoveries:
That kissing causes lockjaw.
That a dog never follows an unedu-
Gated man.
That tie Pennsylvanians are turning
into Indians.
That Ireland was once a lake.
That primeval man had a gizzard.
That music is antiseptic.
That Adam caught fish with club.
That love is a disease of the Medulla
o1lougata.
That a cabbage contains more neur-
ishment than twelve eggs.
That Boccaccia was Swede.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01

Cheers for the Red, White and Blue"
Verttable cheers they were. Tears
streamed down the veterans cheeks.
the bows in the room below took up
the shouts, and three times three
were given.
Hearing some cheering on the out
side / moved cautiously near the
window-it was dangerous to go too
near-and saw all the guards in line
with their muskets pointed toward the
building, but, massed up and down
the streets, were hundreds upon hum
dreds of people, four-fifths of them
women, clapping their hands and wav-
ing their handkerchiefs. showing by
their approval a most remarkable trib-
ute to the power of song, and that love
for Old Glory still held warm place
in their hearts and pemortes.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01

proach of a man, are not in fear of
COWS; this fact has often led hunters
to train oxen to walk straight into
focks of them, the hunter hiding be
hind the animal until within gunshot
of the flock.
And yet, Notwithstanding their Wild
nature. Canadian geese are often
domesticated and crossed with the
common burnyard goose. Sometimes
wounded birds are allowed to run with
the donesticated birds, until some mi
gratory flock passes over the head with
its cry of ''honk, honk." The call of
tie wild is Or again and the nursed
bird once more In state Of health,
rctoins his companions. A wounded
bird is often known to dive beneath
the waters surface, exposing only IFS
nos -rils, Until all danger has passed.
Surprised, a flock rises suddenly and
apparently in great confusion, the
large birds get into one another's
way, so that the marksman mas excel
lent opportunity to bag brace. With
the typical ''honk, honk" they rise
against the wind until they are once
more in orderly array, the wedges ny-
Ing on To other parts,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
The Midnight Charge.

"Wc held our fire until they were
almost on top Of us. and then along
the whole front Of our triple line, blaz
I'd Our guns full in their faces
The crash was terrific. Troopers
reeled in their saddles. Horses stag
gored and went down with their rid
ers, The others broke in confusion and
dashed wildly past on our hanks.
1t was worse than nightmare-thc
torrents OF rain, the total darkness. in
tensifed by the crashing, binding
lightning, and the cursing, yelling
troopers, charging along over us.
The flashes showed MS the killed
and wounded strewn along our front
and l took dismounted captain pris.
oner.
Three times they charged us tha-
night, and as many times were driven
on the last time retreating south.
ward.
~, hen the morning came. we bur.
led our killed side by side with the
Confederate dead.
My prisoner told me that the charge
was led by Fitzhush Lee in person and
then ! knew who II was that / so
nearly killed with the picEet's rife.
DO You know" said the Judge af.
ter a long silence. as he withdrew 10
the house to avoid the heavy gusts of
rain. i've always been thankful to
that mistaken picket"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
The Canada Goose.

With the cry of "honll. honk," like
the warning of an automobile horn, the
hunter is warned of the approach of
the leader of Il flying flock of Canadian
geese. on come the long-necked wild
fowl from their northern hunting
ground. They stream across the sky
much in the form of the flying wedge
formerly used in football tactics.
Gradually the wedge closes together,
maxim gone homogeneous mass of
black and brown, with sprinklings of
white. Usually the Canadian geese
stop flying about sunset. feeding on
eel-grass, sedGes, roots of water plants
and occasionally on small fish and
insects. Even at times they will eat
the corn, wheat or other grains
dropped by the farmer in the stubbe.
supper over, they return to the water,
sleeping with heads tucked under
wings, waking only to start out again
in search of breakfast These two
flights are so habitual with these geese
that hunters can easily reckon when to
take position in the pit in wait of the
flying wedges.
Strangely enough, these birds, while
thrown into state OF panic at the an
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
FORTUNES FOR BALL PLAYERS.
Friendly Rivalry in the Two Great
Leagues.


The great baseball battle which oc-
CURED a short time ago between the
penuant winners of the National and
American Leagues for the seasons
playing recalls to mind that it was but
a few years ago that ttrese two rival
baseball associations were clashing
tooth and nail in deadly war of ex-
termination and survival. 1t was then
that the American League, under the
leadership of Ban Johnson. made in
roads into the ranks of the National
League, capturing its star players and
enlisting them in its cause through
rainbow of big salaries. Rival teams
were placed in Chicago, st. Louis, Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia and
princely salaries offered to the players
of ability. There were, of course, suits
at law, and injunctions were sought re
straining the contract jumpers. One
particular instance of this is remem-
bered in the case of Lajoie, Delehanty,
wolverton. Orth and Townsend, one
time members of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals, who jumped to the rival team
in that city. When injunctions were Sc
cured preventing their playing in the
Quaker town, they were transferred to
the Cleveland and Washington teams
The injunction, of course, prevented
their playing in Philadelphia, and
when occasion required that their team
should go through that city. these play
ers were always switched over on an
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
THE POWER OF SONG.
IN INCIDENT OF LIFE IN LIBBY
PRISON DURING THE CIVIL
UIR.
How the Prisoners Sang the "Star
Spangled Banner" and There was
Cheering in the Streets OF Rich
mond.

Taken prisoner while in charge of
the rear guard, on Stoneman's first
raid. near Richmond, Va, relates an
old captain OF the cavalry, and after
various adventures, /, with 1900 of the
prisoners taken at Chancellorsville,
was sent to Libby prison. The large
excess of prisoners on the Confederate
side procured us, most fortunately, an
exchange in a very short time, and
within a month or so | participated in
another raid under Colonel Spear of
the llth Pennsylvania Cavalry over
the same ground where | had been
lately led a prisoner of war.
We had passed but one Sunday in
Llbby-g3 officers confined to an up
most story. About the middle of that
afternoon | chanced to look around
the room. \ half dozen parties
were playing cards. many were sleep
ing, several We're lying on the floor
pretty sick while one squad of a doz-
en- or more had organized a prayer
meeting Not being a saint and per-
haps not much of sinner, was sim
ply a LOCKER on in Venice" The
leader was a captain of a Massachu-
setts regiment. The meeting was
evidently dragging, the great heat and
perhaps hunger and our position not
proving conducive to much thanks
giving.
The National Anthem.
Suddenly the captain started up. and
taking his place pear the centre of the
room, exclaimed in a voice loud
enough to attract immediate atten-
ton, Let us all sing The Star Span
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01

hit. then spurred up the road before 1
could reload. The quick blow of the
picket had saved his life.
With the sound of his galloping
horse. we heard shots on the north,
and soon afterwards our pickets were
driven in by force OF the enemy 3
cavalry.
The camp was hurriedly aroused,
and our boys were ready for the at
,ack. Bayonets were fixed The men
were ordered to reserve their fire I'M
til the horses were almost on them.
at had become very dark. and from
the flash of the lightning we saw that
the expected storm was at last upon
us. In a few minutes it broke over
MS in all its fury. and as it did so
the enemy charged. yelling like devils
On they came. riding as mad, and led
by the very officer | had so narrowly
missed. | recognized him instantly.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
Wen take him If IT'S a Johnnie,

Wen take him if it's a johnnie
We stepped into the deeper shad-
ows. and soon mounted Confederate
officer emerged from the dark bend Of
the road, and was silhouetted against
the sky. In a moment or two he reach
ed the point commanding view OF our
camp, drew rein and sat not fifty feet
away, peering toward us.
Il cautiously took the picket's rife.
and we sprang out into full view. The
officer started as he saw us. and wheel
ed his horse to escape.
Halt | cried. and as he dashed on,
with quick aim, pulled the trigger.
simultaneously with the report the
picket struck up the gun, exclaiming,
My God. Capn, you're shooting one
of our men,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01

That the American negro is gradual
ly becoming yellow.
That Columbus was CRATER.
That George Washington liked on
iCIs and tripe.
That John d. Rockefeller is greater
man than Shakespeare.
That the Junebug has seven stom-
achs.
That Arabia produces more oullfrogs
than Bulgaria.
That marriage is form of insanity.
1t will take the world a generation
to ponder over the few propositions
here mentioned. The countless others
promulgated by the Chicago savants
would keep a thousand scientists busy,
even il they worked day and night, in
three shifts, for fifty years.
Certainly, Mr.. Rockefeller's money
is being well spent. The fact that the
public laughs at the oil-born profes-
sors and regards them as low come
dians is of no significance. The world,
1T will be remembered, laughed at
Copernicus, Calico and Sub-Lieut. Ma
poleon Bonaparte.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
GEN. FITZHUGu LEE.

realized that the open field offered
the more safety for the ammunition in
case of severe lightning. Still an IN
accountable sense of impending danger
possessed me: and, acting upon what
appeared to be foolish impulse,
ordered the boys to move all of the
ammunition into the timber just below
the camp. This was done without
lights and the tents and other equip
age were allowed to stand where they
were. Camp fires were lighted as
usual
THE more | thought of the pie-wo-
man, the more suspicious it made me-
and feeling i'll at ease, | spoke to some
of the boys about her visit. They ioked
about it and suggested that her pie
had given me Indigestion. :
why my orderly said, there amt
Johnnie reb nowheres around here.
They're all down there with Mac"
lleepin' him busy
"'That's all right said another. but
why were we halted here. if there's
no dangNr?'
Doubled the Pickets.
mo one volunteered an answer to
his question. and decided it would be
wise to double the pickets.
The men who were detailed for the
extra duty gTum DleQ some. ana as tney
started for their posts one guessed
we were afraid the storm was going
to charge us Another was sure the
'Cap'n' was afraid of his, shadow after
dark, begorra!
About ten o'clock word was brought
that the pickets on the west had Oh
served a small force of cavalry, but
thought they were Union men.
AN hour later a force of two OF
three squadrons was reported passing
some distance to the south of our pO
sition and going in a westerly direc-
tion. Again, the pickets were not pos
tive but thought they were our cav
airy.
The expected storm seemed to have
passed of to the north, though the
staggering half-moon showed the
southwestern quadrant still dark and
threatening.
THE camp had settled down for the
night. but | was uneasy, and sat near
my tent trying to pursuade myself that
the-eportCd cavalry was the supposed
escort which had missed the road TO
our camp and would probably pick Us
up in the morning However. | did
not feel reassured. and walked over TO
the post covering the road 10 the west
Scarcely had | reached the picket
when we heard the tread of a horse
walking slowly up the road.
Don't challenge whispered,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
her train which circuited through

o'her train which circuited through
New Jersey.
Now all is peace and harmony be
tween the two organizations; they have
adopted set of rules regulating the
players in each, and schedules are pre-
pared each spring which will provide
for as few conflicting dates as possible.
New YORK ard Philadelphia in October
were the scenes of notable battles for
supremacy between the teams repre-
senting these cities, tuat of New York
having won the banner in the National
and PEiladelphia's that in the Ameri-
can League.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01

In accordance with an agreement
made before the playing of the worlds
championship series. GO per cent. of the
gate rece pts from the first four games
pl-yed was divided among the players,
IS per cent of this going to the win
ners, the New York Giants. and the
remaining 25 per cent. to the losers, the
Athletics. This netted each individual
on the former team nearly $1,000 and
approximately $500 to each of the lat
ter In addition to this the manage
meri cf the Philadelphia aggregation
has divided among its players its snare
OF the gate receipts-nearly s9.000-as
reward for winning the pennant in
the American League.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01

gled Banner" and commenced in an
exceptionally fine baritone, "Oh, say,
ean you see."
Cards were dashed aside. the sleep
crs awoke, the sick leaped to their
feet and like magic every one of the
entire 93 officers crowded to the CEN
tire, singing with the greatest enthu-
siasm. At least two dozen of the men
had fine voices, and never did the
grand old words seem SO like a mighty
anthem.
Waved the Old Flag.
Louder and louder swelled the sound
until the chorus of the last verse was
reached, when a member of a New
York City regiment, a regular Tam
many thoroughbred. reached his hand
IN his breast and produced a small silk
lag, which he had, in some way, con-
cealed when searched by the guards on
entering, and with wild shout waved
it TO and fro. Again and again was
The chorus repeated. and then sud-
denly the captain changed to "The
Army and Navy Forever" "Three
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
FITZHUGH LEES ESCAPE.
BULLET FROM REPRESENTATIVE
JENKINS lICSEET I'L 'LGUGHED
THROUGH HIS HAT.
Thrilling Occurrence of the Civil
War Confedcrates Made Three
Desperate Charges In Binding
Midnight Thunder Storm.
W. NJ. Wooster.

One warm summer evening In 1895, /
sat smoking with Judge Jenkins. OF
Wisconsin who Is now ably represent
ing his State in Congress.
We were watching the oncoming Of
Il heavy thunder storm, and the conyer-
sation had turned, as it often did to
the time OF his youth when he entered
the Union army and was, by the stir
ring events of the war transformed
into the fearless. iron'manhood that
has since characterized him.
1t was Just such an evening in the
summer of '62," he remarked. that !
nearly killed Fitzhugh Lee"
I'VE were down in Virginia. and |
was in charge OF an ammunition train
which was on its way to Mcclellan :
army.
We had been halted by a brief or
der from headquarters, and directed to
remain where we wer--near little
village about thirty miles south OF
Washington.
No reason was given for the delay.
though some of the boys thought il
was for the purpose of enabling an
escort OF cavalry to Join us. Others
said they guessed Mac didn't have
any further use for powder. How
ever. we were mighty glad to go into
camp as many of the raw men were
about pushed by the long and hot
marching. besides it gave us oppor-
tunity to forage and get better rations
than hard-tacli and maggoty bacon-so
lively that II followed us around camp.
I'VE pitched our tents in an open
field. a short distance to the east OF
a high road which stretched away to-
ward home. About quarter of mile
to the south was a thick piece of tim
her
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
The Old Pie Woman.

"The third day we were In camp a
woman came through selling pies. We
thought nothing of her visit, other
than that her pies were homemade
and tasted awfully good.
1t was just such a day as this, ="
continued the Judge. and in the az
ternoon the heat became very oppres-
Elye. As The evening wore on We
observed thuudeT-heads piling up in
the southwest; and the boys prophe-
sled that we would have a break in
the hot spell.
81 became uneasy as the night wore
on. and walked about the camp watch
ing the flashes Of distant lightning and
the dark MASSES of drifting clouds
which seemed to be Aunkiug us On
the north.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-01
Bullet Plourhed Through Hat.

81 saw the officers hat twitch sharp
ly as the heavy bullet tore through
t. For an instant he swayed as though
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-11
MR.. GUY HAS
PASSED AWAY
Death Claimed the Aged and Respect.
ed Citizen of Fox Hill Last
Night.

Mr.. Smith Guy, ST., whose seriou
illness was announced in the Dali
Press OF yesterday, died at his home
Fox Hill at 1880 o'clock last. cvenin,
The funeral services will be held to
morrow, but the exact hour, has no
been arranged
Mr.. Guy, as stated yesterday, su.
fercd n stroke of paralysis on Wcdnes
day evening. He was seventy-seveL
years old and had been resident O
Fox Hill all his long and useful lif,
having been engaged in agriculture
pursuits.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary L
Guy. Mr.. Guy is survived by sever
children and two brothers. The Chi
lren gre Mrs. Alice Wyatt and Mrs. a
c. Noteworthy, of Isle of Wight coun
~; Mrs. Ida Marshai7, OF Fox Hill;
Mrs. c. C. Benthall, of Phoebus; Miss
Katie Guy and Messrs. Smith Guy, Jr.
and Lemuel Guy. The brothers arc
Mcssrs. Adolphus Guy and G. w. Guy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-11
Y. N. c. A. AT FORT
WILL ENTERTAIN
Sergeant Smith Has Arranged a
Splendid Program for
the Navy.
BOXING BOUT IS INCLUDED
Hampton Talent viii Assist and the
Boys in Blue viii Receive Their
Comrades in Grand Manner in the
Associations Rooms-Plenty ST
y Music Has Been Provided.

The reception committee of the Fort
Monroe Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has arranged splendid pro-
gram for the reception which is to be
rendered the men of the garrison in
the association this evening.
The entertainment promises TO
prove of much enjoyment and it IS
thought that the building will rc
crowded with the soldiers of the fort
as the reception is given TO the en-.
listed men.
The program, under the direction O.
Sergeant Smith, Goth Company, fol-
lows:
Sclection-Or
Song-Nlr Roy S. Eastman, Goth
Company. Guitar accompaniment, Nj.
G. l.. McGraw, Goth Company.
Reading-Mr. II. w. Francis. 5lsJ
Company
Buck and wing-Mr. John II. Slough
6Sth Company, black face comedian.
Boxing Bout-Mr. Edward NJ. Bel
mont, 5Sth Company, VS.. Mr.. James
McCracken 5Sth Company.
Song-Mr. John j. Coffey, 9Th Com.
pany.
Selection-Orchestra.
Numerous sketch-Mr. John Wev.
mouth, Hampton, Va
Song-Mr. John II. Slough. goth
Company.
Intermission.
Observation-Disclosures
Boxing bOut-AIr. William Gallar.