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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
ROYAL NJ. BASSETT DIES
Builder of Utah Northern Railway
Passes Away at Derby, Conn,
at Age of IS Years.

4 special telegram to The Herald from
Derby, Conn, announces the death of
Royal NJ Bassett president from 1877
10 1881 Of the Utah Northern railroad
the predecessor Of the Oregon Short Line.
Mr. BaSsetts home was at Birmingham.
Conn and he was about - years OF
age. Although he had been in Utah a
numbers OF times, he never lived in the
territory or the state. He and his as
SOCiates furnished the money that built
the Utah Northern railroad from Logan
10 Brigham, and they afterward extend
cd il on to COrinne and Ogden
Mr.. Bassett was for many years ac-
tive in the construction Of railroads and
In developing the mining and agricultural
Industries OF the intermountain country.
and was well known to all the old time
leaders among the business men of Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26

breakfast, but 1 viii be back in a few
minutes"
Mr.. PuifOrd appeared to be in haste
and turned quickly and walked toward
his home. Fifteen minutes later a re-
port was heard in the street, and when
an investigation was made PUlfOTd was
found dead. He had ended his life with
a single bullet. Climbing to the loft
of the barn in which he kept his horses,
he stood near a window. pressed the
mUzzle Of his revolver against the
right side Of his forehead. fired and fell
back dead. At the sound Of the re
yOlver Mrs. PuIfOTd became hysteTicai-
When the neighbOrs reached the house
she was wailing frsuticaIly, her two
daughters at her side
His Mind Gave Way.
For two months Pulford has shown
signs of mental strain When Berry
was killed in PuIford's Opera House
last Monday and the authorities began
to question PUlford, il was evident to
those who knew him best that Pull
fOTds mind was giving way
Pulford rose from a poor boy to the
position Of one of the weaIthiest men
in this section of Illinois Besides
owning much of the most valuable real
estate of Savannah. he was the pTesi-
dent of the Commercial bank and the
city electric lighting system.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
CARBON COUNTY HAS BEEN TAKEN
OUT OF THE VERNAL LAND DISTRICT

salt Lake than from VernaI. The pres
ident's order, however. adds to the
Nernal district small portions of Utah
and Wasatch counties which have been
found to embrace parts of the Uintah
Indian reservation. As remOdeled, the
Nernal land district will embrace all
of Uintah county and all of the Uintah
Indian reservation, including those sec
tons ia Utah and Wasatch counties
No steps have yet been taken looking
to the appointment of register and
receiver at Nernal. the president wait
ing to hear from the Utah senators.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
FINAL ACTION TAKEN
President Roosevelt Signs Proclama-
tons Creating Idaho For
est Reserves.
Special to The Herald)

Washington. d. -, May 25--Pursu-
ant 70 his recently announced inten-
ton President Roosevelt today signed
pr0clamations creating four, forest re-
serves in Idaho, two Independent re-
serves and two additions TO present re-
ServatiOns. The reserves created are
HenryS Lake. 7j0. 600 acres WeiSer.
pa. 900 acres; addition to Bitter Root.
800 0O0, and addition to Yellowstone
IL. 900 acres There are other reserves
soon TO be created in Idaho. All the
reserves were strongly recommended
by the forestry bureau and Senator
Dubois and their creation by the pres
ident is a final blow dealt Senator Hey
burn. Governor GOOding, Congressman
French and others, who were fighting
the adminiStratiO ton. It is believed the
creation of these reserves viii convince
the Idaho people of the wisdom Of the
forestry policy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
NORTH TEXAS SWEPT
BY TERRIFIC WIND

Fort Worth. Tex. May "a storm
cloud having every appearance of a tor
uadu swept over wide area In north
Texas today. Many houses were dam
aged and three people were injured, but
no fatalities are reported The storm
touched WaNahaChie. Ennis, DenuisOnr
Temple. Gaines. Cleburn. Fort Worth and
other towns badly frightening persons
who are aporehensive as the result Of
recent tCrnadOes in this section. The
town Of ChicOta- near Paris. which was
reported damaged by the storm. was not
in the path of the heavy wind
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
DOZEN MEN HELD UP
BY A SINGLE ROBBER

Spokane May "a lone robbe- on
tered the Nordcu bar on Riverside ave
nue. about midnight last night and Gov
cred the dozen men present with his re-
NOIver. Helping himself to S}I from the
Till. he departed, just as Officer Nc
Quilian arrived. a pistol duel followed
but the rObber escaped.
Three hours later George Bradley was
captured in the Northern Pacific Yards
by Officer Dewulf- The police compelled
him to don a mask such as the rob
her had worn He. was then promptly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
BOSTON BANKERS
ARE BANKRUPT
Liabilities of Burnett, Cummins &
Co., 100000.
ASSETS MERELY NOMINAL
TWO OHIO BANKS ARE ALSO IN
TROUBLE.

u OSTON, May 25.-Burnett Cum
ID Minis & Co. bankers. of this city,
failed today Liabilities, 81 200 0O0-
The assets are reported as nominal
The company is not a member of any
stock exchange. Its business has been
the trading in stocks of eastern street
railways. Today after counsel for the
company notified creditors that bank
TUDtCy proceedings were being prepared
voluntary petition was filed in the
United States district court. 1t is an
nOUnced that primarily the suspension
of the firm was due to the late financial
troubles Of the railways in which it is
Interested
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
MUST PAY POLICY.
Important Decision Affecting Insur-
ance Companies.

jefferson City. Mo- May Accord
ing 10 an opinion handel down today
by the supreme court of Missouri. fra
ternal and assessment life insurance
companies have not the right TO revoke
policies upon which three OF more an
nual payments have been made In
the case upon which the decision was
rendered policy was taken out i'm
May 1896 After meeting three hav-
meutS. the payment due i'm June 1899
was not met and the insured died I'm
January. 1900. The company refused
To honor the claim but the Lowell court
held that there WAS q net value 10 the
policy sufficient to carry II beyond the
date Of death, and rendered Judgment
In favor of the beneficiary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
OPTION ON CLAY WORKS
]. E. and Ernest Bamberger Have
Important Deal on Foot
at Seattle.

Tacoma, May 81 f Bamberger and
Ernest BamberEcr. from Salt Lake. with
several Puget Sound capitalists have
secured an option ou the Denny clay
works, the largest clay working plant
in the northwest situated in the suburbs
Of Seattle. They left last night for
Salt Lake, bat are To- return soon. and
If is expected the deal for the purchase
of the plant viii then be completed The
purchase price is about a quarter of h
million dollars, Including a large new
plant recently constructed At Taylor
where clay Is pTOCuTable near at hand
The Denny works have been doing an
enormous business chiefly in Tacoma
and Seattle where vitTified brick. sewer
and drain pipes and thing are being
used In large quantities EamberCeT
Bros are stockholders i'm the Rem
ton clayv works, also near Seattle II is
intended To consolidate both plants under
one management giving the combined
plant control of the clay business in the
northwest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
MOTHER OF MURDERER
NOW RAVING MANIAC
(SnceI:-I Id M HeraIdl

Laramie, Wyo-, May 25.-The aged
mother of Henry Clay. the condemned
murderer of George Gerber. who is now
awaiting the action of the state supreme
court on an appeal from the district
court. has become a Taving maniac by
the knowledge that her son will hang
Mrs Clay is d prominent resident of a
small town in southern Georgia. The
people there sympa thize with the mother,
and every one in the place, including the
sheriff and other officers, have donated
to fund that * to be used in a last
effort to save Clay'S neck
Meanwhile Clay sits in his steel cell
at the county Jail, for the most part
moody and despairing. but occasionally
ne breaks out into SnatcheS of song
such as he sang in the sunny south
when boy He seldom speaks to any
one. and has grown very thin and of
a desthly pallor since his condemnation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Ohio Bank Closed.

Canton. O., May 25.-The Peoples De-
post bank of Mineral City. O. closed
its doors today. The president of the
institution says loans of about $4,000
have been made by the bank to w l..
Davis of Canton, whose heavy loans
are said to have caused the suspension
of the Canton State bank yesterday.
Directors of the Mineral City bank say
1t may resume business in a day or
two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
COMPELLED TO SUSPEND.

Stockton, Cal, May 25-Consequent
upon the fact that Cashier Kahn Of the
Oakdale bank shot himself yesterday.
the directors of the institution. of which
Thomas B. Dorsey is the president. met
last night and suspended business in
definitely The state bank commission
ers have been sent for. The condition
Of the cashier, while somewhat i'm
proved this morning, is still precarious
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26

of the Manila reports of the defeat of
Admiral Togo south Of Formosa. While
it is considered possible that there may
have been a brush between scouts, the
idea of an open battle with Togo is not
credited in the best Informed naval cir
cIes. where the opinion is expressed
that Admiral Togo would not dare risk
bringing his battleship division so far
south to meet Admiral ROjestvensky
According to the admiralty's calcutta
tions Roiestvensky should now be far
out in the Pacific, almost d Thousand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
RING RULE GETS
A SEVERE BLOW
Supreme Court UphoIds Philadel-
phia Mayor.
CITY OFFICIALS OUSTED
MAY RESORT TO DESPERATE
TACTICS.

n PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Mayor
Weaver has taken forcible pos
session Of the office of director Of
public safety and director of public
works. Neither Director Smyth nor
Director Costello offered serious resist
ante. Four detectives are now on guard
at the offices.
Accompanied by his counsel and four
detectives, Mayor Weaver went to the
o.-lce of Director Of Public Safety
Slhyth. He informed that official that
he had been dismissed and that his
IT essence in the Office was tTespass. Di-
rector Smyth withdrew from the Of
1iCB The mayor placed two detectives
IN charge and then went to the Office
Of Director Of Public Works Costello,
where the same ceremony was repeat
ed Mr.. Costello also quit his office
and detectives were also placed in
charge.
Writ of Supersedeas.
\ writ of special supersedeas was
granted today 10y Chief Justice Mitch
ell and Justice Potter of the supreme
court to former Judge Gordon, counsel
for Mayor Weaver. in the injunction
proceedings brought before Judge Raj
StOn, iu the court of common pleas. to
restrain the mayor from removing from
office Directors Smyth and Costello.
The writ removes the injunction by
Judge Ralstou today and allows the
mayors new appoiuteeS. Colonel Pot
ter and A. Lincoln Aclker, to assume
their duties as directors of public
safety and director of public works re-
SpeCtiVely- In the meantime the SU-
preme court investigates the matter
Acting on the writ of supersedeaS.
the new directors assumed charge of
their offices
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
THREE WOMEN INSTANTLY KILLED
Carriage Struck by Passenger Train CrOsSng-wo Men
Killed ard One Fatally Injured-TrOlIey
Cars Collide.

n ANTON. o. May 25.-NIr- and Mrs.
L, Gust Miller of Louisville O., and
Mrs. Howell and daughter, Anna,
of South Bend. Ind. were struck by a
passenger train on the Pennsylvania
railroad while out riding late tonight
and were instantly killed.
The bodies of the three women were
found on the front of the engine. Mil
ler's body was found some distance in
the rear, and wGs picked up by the
train crew. The accident occurred just
outside the village of Louisville few
miles south of this city. late tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26

Washington, May 25.-President
Roosevelt has signed an order chang
ing the boundaries of the new land
district in Utah, by taking Carbon
county from that district and placing
il under the Jurisdiction Of the Salt
Lake City land office. This Is done be-
cause this county is separated from
Vernal. the headquarters of the new
district, by a range of mountains, and
for the additional reason that Carbon
county is more easily reached from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
MANILA BONDS AWARDED.

WashingtOns May 25.-Bids were
oDened today at the iusular bureau Of
the war department for the sale of one
million dollars Manila municipal bonds.
hearing four per cent interest, redeem
able after ten and within thirty years.
tbe proceeds TO be devoted TO sewerage
and other public works. The highest
bidder was the First National bank Of
Columbus, Ohio, WhCih offered 100. 5625.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
CYANIDE PLANT BURNED.

Lead. s. D.. May 25.-F'ire early to-
day destroyed the immense milling and
cyanide plant of the Horse Shoe Mining
company. located at Terry, four miles
from Lead. This plant was next to the
largest in the Black Hills. and cost
$3.50. 900. Insurance. $3.50. 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Russian Cruisers Appear.

Shanghai, May 25-It is creditably
reported that five volunteer cruisers of
the Russian fleet, accompanied by three
Golfers and one cruiser. arrived at the
mouth of the Yangtse Kiang river this
afternoon. Later the cruiser departed
and three of the volunteers came to
Woo Sung tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26

coal car on the Augusta-Aiken railway.
in Il stretch of woods some miles from
Augusta. on the South Carolina side Of
the Savannah river, near Clearwater.
:. G
The Dead.
J. Z. HOIdman, mOtOTman-
Felix BOddie.
The Seriously Injured.
AID. Hill, conductor, skull fractured:
will die.
c. W. Cheatham, head and chest
mashed: will die.
F. W. Roberts, head cut, arm and leg
broken; may die
:. W. Long. Troy, 5. c., head injured,
badly bruised.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
CAPTAIN HOBSON HAS
BECOME A BENEDICT

Tuxedo Park, y. Y. May THE mar
rage Of Miss GTizelda Houston Hun.
daughter of AIr and Mrs George II
Hull to Captain Richmond Pearson Hob
son took place today at the home of
Mr. and Mrs HUI in this place. The
wedding was without display owing to
the recent death of ii relative Captain
H0hson's brother, Lieutenant James a.
Hot}son. was best man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
PLEDGES ITS ALL
FOR $IO,OOO,OOO
Utah Light & Railway Company Files
Trust Deed to Secure Bonds.
BIG LOAN IS MADE AT LAST
COUNSEL SAYS MONEY IS RAISED
WITHOUT NEW FRANCHISE.

A DEED Of trust for $4,000. 900 from
Fl the Utah Light * Railway com
paHy 10 the Bowling Green Trust
company of New York, and covering all
the property Of the Utah Light d Rail
way company in salt Lake county,
Weber county and elsewhere. was
placed on record in the office Of the
county recorder yesterday.
While the document is dated Jan. ..
1904, it was acknowledged I'm Salt Lake
City by Joseph F Smith. president OF
the Utah Light & Railway company.
May g. 1898. and by William Taylor OF
the Bowling Green Trust company m
New York City. May IS. 1903. IL bears
the signatures of Joseph +. Smith as
president. at R :. Campbell DIS Secre-
Jary and of lie Grand Young as gen
erai counsel of the J;sh Light & Rail
way company ana of the president aud
secretary of the Bowling Green Trust
COMPANY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
JURY DISAGREED.

San Francisco. May 25.-After an all
night session the jury in the case of
Cress Unger reported diSa Ereemeut
today and was discharged. T7nger. who
was formerly a customs official IS ac-
cused of embezzling government
money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Trolley Cars Collide.

Baltimore. May 26.-WiIliam Stembler
was killed and thirty-five persons in
jured as the result of a collision be
tween two trolley cars, returning from
Westport, a suburban resort. early this
morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
THE DEATH RECORD.
Or. Whitfield May.

Eureka Cal, May 25.-DT. Whitfield
May, a recent arrival from Lyons, Kan,
died suddenly here today, presumably
from heart failure He came here lately
from Ashland, Ore. with his wife. An
inquest will be held as il is said he was
heavily insured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Made an Assiqnment.

Cincinnati, May 25.-Holzmau & Co.
bankers and brokers. and members of
the New York stock exchange, assigned
today. Assets and liabilities are about
equal, 100000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
CAUSED EXCITEMENT.
ST. Petersburg Wild Over the Runor
of Victory.

St. Petersburg, May 25.-An admiral
of high rank said to the Associated
Press this afternoon: We have known
for some time that Rojestvensky would
not attempt to pass through the Straits
of Formosa, where the waters are shall
low and could easily be mined ahead
of his ships. ROjestvensky viii IN
dOubtedly keep far out TO sea in order
to avoid tor:edO attacks. A wide de-
tour viii also make it harder for the
japanese scouts to communicate with
Togo. However. ] expect news of a
battle within ten DAYS"
The evening papers have got out ex-
tras Oh the report of Rojestvensky's
victory, and the neWsboys crying the
tidings on the Nevsky Prospect were
almost mobbed by the people in their
eagerness to learn the details
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
DESPERATE TACTICS.
Gas Ringsters viii Try to Impeach
the MAYOR.

Philadelphia. May 2j.-It is TUmOTed
tins afternoon that the Republican or
Eanizat ton leaders intend TO impeach
Mayor Weaver With this end in view
u Is said. a special meeting of select
council viii be called for tomorrow for
this purpose In the event of the i'm
parchment of the mayor. the president
of the select council Harry q. Rams
ley. who Is the Organization candi-
date for sheriff will act as mayor for
sixty days Meanwhile d special cleo
ton for mayor viii be held and new
mayor chosen for the remaining four
year term Malfeasauce i'm Office is the
ground or which the impeachment pro
ceedings viii be based The organ
ization' leaders claim they have the
proof to sustain the charges
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
j. o. Pattee.

St. Paul. May 25.-J. O. Pattee. for |
several years master mechanic Of the |
Great Northern and Milwaukee roads. IS |
dead from the effects of a fan down |
the cellar steps of his residence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
NEW TRIAL DENIED.

Cheyenne, Wyo-, May 25.-Judge
Scott today Overruied the motion for
a new trial OF Col. W. F. Cody.s divorce
suit The case will so to the state
supreme court on appeal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
TRAIN HIT TROLLEY.
Two Men Killed, One Fatally injured
and Others Badly Hurt.

Augusta, Ga. May 25.-Two men were
killed, one fatally injured, two probably
fatally and three slightly injured in a
collision tonight between a passenger
trolley and a Louisville & Nashville
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
DR.. j. E. loves.

Pasadena, Cal, May 25.-Dr. J. E. Loves
of Dayton. O.. capita list and political
81 He was a close friend of the late
President McKinleg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26

miles northeast of the place where the
battle is reported to have occurred.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Story ImprobabIe.

ST. Petersburg. May 25.-The admir-
atty has NJ information c0nfirmatory
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
MANILA RUM0R
PROBABLY FALSE
Naval Battle May Be Looked for at
ANY Time, However.
VLADIV0ST0K THE GOAL
ROJESTVENSKY is HEADED IN
THAT DIRECTION.
++++++++++++++++++4+++++%+

y Paris, May 25.-The foreign Office I
= and the Russian and japanese le- 4
= cations here are without any in 4
= formation in regard to the TumOT I
= from Manila of a naval engage 4
= ment between the Russians and I
= Japanese.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Entire Property Liable.

In accordance with this action by the
board of directors of the Utah Light &
Railway company the trust deed or
mortgage for SI0.O00, 600 was made and
executed and delivered to the Bowling
Green Trust company. It recitss that
the Utah Light & Railway company has
conveyed in trust to the Bowling Green
Trust company All and singular OF the
property, real, personal and mixed OF
every nature and kind, belonging to the
company with the incomes, rights.
privileges and franchises thereof, now
owned and hereafter to be ACQUIRED"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
Wild Scenes Enacted.

Another report has it that Jewish
TOUghs III the guise Of members of the
BUnd were Ievying bIackmaiI upon
shopkeepers- thus engaging the social
lists. In any case the socialists seem
ingIy determined on a crusade against
the undesirable persons of their own
race. with the result that crowds of
men and boys are now systematically
running the disTeputable houses.
Extraordinary scenes were witnessed
tonight. when the crowds visited the
better section of the city and demOI-
ished apartments filled with costly eff
fects. WaTdrObes. pianos and mirrors
We're throw out of the windows The
mob in the streets left open spaces for
the falling articles and then completed
the work of destruction In one place
a quantity of valua bic ieWelTy was
taken out and deliberately. smashed
with stones.
The whole affair WAS carefully or
gained The leaders were supplied
with the addresses of the owners of dis
reputable houses. and scarcely a single
resort in Warsaw escaped destruction