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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
MORE INSURANCE MEN IN TROUBLE
Charges OF Fraud and transportation Of trust Funds Made
Against the Western Life indemnify Company
Of Nebraska.

CHICAGO. Sept. 19.-Charges of
L. fraud, misrepresentation of trust
funds and the transfer of assets to
other concerns are made in a suit for
receiver and accounting filed this aft
ernoon against present and former Off
eials Of the Western Life Indemnity
company, an assessment insurance as
ISOLATION. Z. L. Rosenfeldt and ". II.
Gray. the latter being the organizer of
the association. are prominently men
toned in the bill in connection with al
legged fraudulent voting OF funds TO
themselves.
The bill was filed in the CnIte1 states
circuit court by Attorney ). LevinsOn,
who went before Judge Bethed on d
motion for the issuance of a restrain
ing order, stopping a meeting OF off,
Gals of the company to be held Thurs
day The motion met with resistance
by the defendants. Gray is alleged 10
have secured proxies from enough
members to control the directory. BY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
BRIBERY IN CALIFORNIA.
Managing Editor of San Francisco
Bulletin Involved.

Sacramento. Cal, Sept. l9.-Moses
Hines took the witness stand in the
trial of former Senator L. }, Emmons
this morning. Hines is the man to
whom Grange is alleged TO have paid
the bride money TO entrap the quar-
tette of legislators.
Hines said ne had never seen Grange
before the money was turned over.
When the money was turned over.
Hines said he took il TO Fremont Oh
der. managing editor of the san Fran
cisco Bulletin, who retired and returned
several minutes later with the money
done up in five packages. The witness
was then cross examined by Attorney
Johnson, who began to inquire into po-
litical conditions in San Francisco, but
was stopped by objections. Evidence
as TO the election of Emmons was then
introduced.
The trial has been continued until
Thursday morning, owing to the death
of a sister of one of the jurors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
BROKEN PROPELLER SHAFT
North German Lloyd Steamer 5re-
men lowed Into Halifax.

Halifax, y. S. Sept. 19.-The North
German Lloyd steamer Bremen, bound
from New York for Bremen, arrived in
Halifax harbor today with a broken
propeller shaft, i'm town Of the British
tank steamer Lucigen. The Bremen
has on board about 100 cabin passen-
gers, all of whom were reported well
besides many in the steerage. A tug
which went down the harbOT and spoke
the steamer, returned with the news
that on Sept. IS, when the Bremen was
two days out from New York, her shaft
suddenly broke. She drifted about al
most helpless until the following day
when the steamer Lucigen, bound rom
Shields for New York, responded to her
signals for assistance. The Lucigen at
once took the Bremen in tow and
brought her TO this port, a distance of
go miles.
1t is expected the Bremen will make
repairs here and then proceed to her
destination,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20

securing this control, it is alleged,
Gray has passed a resolution voting
him the right to contract to draw 81 for
each 81, 900 insurance ISSUED
This was done in secret, and although
the complaining policy holders recent
ly learned of it, they were refused in
formation by Rosenfeldt, Mouton, Gray
and others Besides these many thou
sands of dollars is alleged to have been
Improperly taken, it is declared, by
Gray and his associates, by other
fraudulent means.
The compliments are Allen w
Field, Jesse 3. Streede and Addison 5.
Tibbits, and the defendants. besides the
insurance company, Rosenfeldt and
Gray. are George NJ. Moulton, John a.
Crawford, L. NJ Martin. c. T. Drake,
D. d. Bramble. A. B. Huston, Z. b.
Moore and A. n. HislOp. Each of the
defendants are residents of Lincoln,
Neb. The defendant company is the
successor Of the knights Templar &
Mason Life Indemnity company, or
ganized in 1884, and has more than 500
000, 900 in policies outstanding.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
FRED WALKER INSANE.
Stories of Persecution Existed Only
in Disordered Mind.

Pontiac, Mich, Sept 1g.-Fred Walk
er. the Pontiac man who recently came
from Colombia telling a tale of perse-
cution and Illegal imprisonment. ar
rived at his home here tonight. In con-
nection with the stories that he was
tortured into insanity by the Vermin of
a Colombian prison. it is said that he
will tomorrow voluntarily enter into an
asylum for insane During the trip
home from New York he was very .3x-
citable. fancying that prosecutors were
following.
Walkers mother was insane for thir-
ty years and drowned herself during
one of her disturbed periods. sister
of Walker also died insane. Many OF
Walkers relatives here attribute his
startling stories Of persecution entirely
to insanity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
FRANK J. CANNON
TO DIE THE DEATH
Has Been Condemned by MOrmons,
Says Mrs. SchOff.
SALT LAKE MORAL M0RASS
CASUAL VISITOR TELLS MUCH TO
DENVER REPORTERS.

NoENNllA 10 ne t1clalU-f
n ENNER, Colo. Sept. Ex-senator
II Frank J. Cannon Of Utah is a hero.
and he may prove to be IA martyr.
Senator Cannon has been condemned
10 die by the Mornons. His secretary
has been quietly told by friends not to
be seen in his employers company too
much for fear that he also shall be as
sassinated. When l said goodbye TO
the senator / had a feeling. 1 shoul'
never again see him alive.
1T Is well nigh beyond belief that
there can exist in the United States OF
America conditions such as are fla
grantly Haunted ia the face of the ma
tons womanhoOd and manhood from
Utah, pOlygamy. vile, Shiny. eneryatiHg
as the causes of Rome's downfall, prac-
ticed just as much in Utah today as il
was before the manifesto"
The foregoing are statements made
this morning at the Savoy hotel By the
president of the National Mothers con-
gress, Mrs. Frederick Schoff Of Phila-
delphia
Mrs. Schoff is on her way home after
a period spent investigating the Ur
situation. She said There is no neeu
for me 10 eXaggerate To impress tine
facts. The truth is startling and SEN
satiOnal enough TO make citizens of the
land realize its import when they hear
it.
THE number of iHegitimate children
i'm Salt Lake City and the whole state
is appalling. The poorer women who
are wives of polygamists sometimes
work In pairs and trios in the homes OF
the rich families TO support their hus-
bands and offspring. But the stain OF
polygamy rests principally on the
wealthy people, the people who IN any
other community because of their cdu-
cation and position would be the people
worth while. Il know whereof 1 speak
when 1 say that the MormOns are try
ing TO secure contrOl of the Cnlte1
States government They are trying
TO invest the land with their slavery,
Widespread Mormon Control.
They absolutely control politics i'm
Idaho, Utah Montana. Nevada, New
Mexico and Arizona.
They are becoming very strong i'm
/ Oregon. In all these states except the
/ latter they hold the balance of power.
( The Republican party bows 10 their de-
mands. The American Beet Sugar COM
pany. the trust capitalized at $50 900 600.
1 Is a Mormon trust. IL contributes Go
the Republican national campaign fund
generously. The import can be seen.
The Mormons are saying OF the Gen
1 tiles IF we can only keep them blind
ed a little while longer We VIII have the
power If the MOrmOns succeed, do
you think the American nation VIII
submit when il wakes up 10 the condi-
tons that are so rapidly spreading.
No it will mean civil war. The Nor
mon church has as its goal the control
Of this country. If Senator SmOOt re-
mains in the senate il is a recognition
of the power of the church.
THE National League of Women
organizations which has been formed
by the mothers congress numbers L.
800 900 women. We are arranging meet
ings for this autumn in eastern cities
which will be addressed by Senator
Cannon if ne is alive. That viii stir
! things"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
TEN YEARS IN PRISON
FOR IDAHO MURDERER
lspeclaI 10 The HeraId }

Pocatello. Ida, Sept. 81. ". Ihomp-
son, on trial for the murder of j. Hail
on an Oregon Short Line dining car
while employed as chef. Hall being
waiter was today sentenced TO ten years
at hard labor. The jury was cut nine
teen hours and on the first ballot stood
eight for acquittaL Both men were col
Ored
j. j. Johnson was sentenced 10 seven
wears for shoplfung, the charge being
grand larceny. His accOmplice, Elvin Hall
cot four wears.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20

Seoul, Sept. l9.-Through streets
crowded with whiterobe Koreans and
lined by the imperial bodyguard stand
ing at present arms" Miss Alice ROose-
welt, riding in the imperial yellow plan
quin, this evening triumphantly pro-
crossed fro-r the railroad station 10 the
American legation. The roadWays had
been freshly paved and the shops draped
with Korean and hastily hand painted
American flags.
Miss Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Davis.
Senator and Mrs. Newlands, the Misses
Boardman and Mcmillan. and Congress
men LongWoTth and Gillette. arrived at
Chemuipo this afternoon. American Min
lister Morgan and staff and a number of
high Koreans greeted the party shich
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
TEN REPUBLICANS RESOLVE TO REFORM

of Delaware
situation the duty Of the Republican
Immed electio O a
advocacy o a reestablshnent
early confer
Republican organizations order bring about this
personal fractional
nat
expose graft
elections good government
Republican which the Addicks
Union, faction, not represented
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
DAKOTA BANK GOES BROKE
First National of Minot Closed Await.
ing the Action of Comptrol-
Ter of Currency,

Minot y D.. Sept l9-The Minot Ma
tionai bank failed to open its doors for
business this morning. A notice posted
on the door read
Closed pending the action of the comp
trOiler of the currency
The announcement is made semi-offici-
ally that the banks reserve is consider
ably below the statutory requirements.
Some time ago II is reported the di-
rectors called atteltion of President
Erickson to the extensive loans being
made and instructed him to be more pru-
dent. RumOrs Of financial trouble start
ed a small run on the bank yesterday
which in all probability would have de-
veloped into a rush today, and the clos
ing of the institution was deemed pTu-
dent.
The last statement showed the banks
deposits TO be Sll500O. The report of the
closing of the Minot National started n
little run by the timid on the Second
National and Union National banks this
morning. All checks were paid promptly.
The belief prevails that the Minot Ma
tional viii pay out dollar for dollar
Washington, Sept. l9-The August 18th
statement of the suspended MinOt Ma
tiOnal bank of Minot, y, D., showed that
the loans and discounts were s124 20S;
cash and cash items, $ll, 94l; capital $685.
900: deposits $l04,99S.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
SHY AND TIMID AMERICAN MAIDEN
RECEIVES RIGHT ROYAL RECEPTIO

proceeded 10 Seoul by a special train.
The imperial car which is only furnished
10 royalty. was placed at Miss Roose-
Velts disposal,
The court chamberlain met the party
at a halfway station on behalf of the
emperor with inquiries as to Miss Roose-
Veits health.
On arrival at Seoul the party was hailed
by 2 Korean band. which played THE
Stars pangled Banner Korean police
men and Japanese geudaTmes guarded the
roadway. aud grotesqneiy clad rctaners
bore long lanterns. The passage of the
party along the streets was everywhere
heralded by the bugles of troops.
Miss Roosevelt and kfrs. NeTiaDds are
guests OF the American minister. and the
Temainder Of the PARTY is stopping al
the imperial paiaqe,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20

German Government Declares Officially That the Asatic
SCOurge Has Been CheCked-SeVeH Fresh Cases
and No Deaths Reported
IkI AsHINGTON. Sept. l9.-The Ger

IkI ASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-The Ger
w man government has declared
that the cholera epidemic has
been checked. Ambassador Tower ca
bled the state department today from
Berlin as follows:
1T is announced officially by the Ger
man government that the cholera has
been checked and that any epidemic
is entirely unlikely"
This statement will be communicated
by the department of state TO the pub
lie health and marine hospital servIce
through the treasury department, in
order that it may modify, if il secs fit
the restrictions which it has been
obliged to impose upon emigration
through German ports
Berlin. Sept. 19.-(5:20 p. m.)-Tne Of
fetal bulletin issued today says that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
ROADS WERE STARTED.
History of Two of the Enterprises
Mentioned by Morton.

The Salt Lake < Fort Douglas and the
Salt Lake & Eastern Railroad companies
were incorporated In this state early IN
the uiUetieS. each with view toward
tapping the district between Salt Lake
and Park City. The roads We're built or
at least started running through Fort
Douglas reservation and thence via
Emigration canyon toward the Park.
The ventures did not prove satisfactory
aad over ten years ago the b0ndholders
f0rCclosed
In the words az enc Salt Lake ~ail-
road pau who recalled the enterprise.
'as collateral the roads were not worth
one dollar"
Little c0aId he learned Of the salt
Lake Dock c0moany,' or the Sierra
Madre 4 Pacific last night although no
higher endorsement was made Of their
collateral values ten years ago than of
the urst named railroad companies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
Bomb Placed in the office Of Ohio
Chief of Police.

East Liverpool. o.. Sept ls.-When
Chief of Police John W. Wyman entered
his office today he found dynamite
bomb on the window sill hidden under
piece of paper. The fuse was turned 10
wards the street. and it is a theory that
il was meant TO explode after the chief
entered. Chief Wyman has served as am
officer in CoiumbiaHa county for twenty
wears and has always been au active
anti-SaIOOnist.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
FUSION IN NEBRASKA.
Popuists Expected to Endorse Dem.
ocratic Ticket,

Lincoln, Neb. Sept. 19.-Wiiliam J.
Bryan was a delegate 10 the Lancaster
county Democratic convention, which
met here today. This convention chose
delegates for the Democratic state con-
vention, which Mr. Bryan will also at
tend before starting on his trim around
the world. The P0pulists and Democrats
Of the leaders TO have the Democratic
nominees nominated also by the Popul
lists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
NOT GUILTY or BRIBERY.

Grand Rapids, Mica, Sept, ia jury
In the superior court today found for
mer Alderman James Mol not guilty Of
accepting bride of $3.50 from former
City Attorney Salisbury 10 aid the noted
Lake Michigan water deal Mol was
found guilty on his first trial but
granted a new trial by the supreme
court because some OF the jurors in the
case had served in previous water deal
trials
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
PRICE OF ALL GRADES
OF OIL AGAIN ADVANCED

Pittsburg, Sept. 1e.-The price of all
grades of crude oil except Raglan was
advanced again today by The Standard
oil company, making the third advance
in quotations in two weeks. As usual. the
higher grades Of oil were raised 3 cents
and the lower grades cents. The quo
tations follow: Pennsylvania Sl36: Tiona
$l.5l; Corning, $l03; Newcastle, Sl.2S: ca
bel Sill: North Lima, % cents; South
Lima and Indiana, 81 cents; Somerset. 81
cents, and Raglan. 80 cents.
Toledo Sept. l9.-Western oil advanced
cents. South Lima and Indiana are quot
ed al 81 cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
SECURED BETTER PLACE.

san Francisco. Sept. I9.--Dr. julius
Goebel, who recently was dismissed
from Stanford university. is to be head
of the department of the Germanic Ian
guages at Harvard university. He re-
ceived a Geographic offer today from
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard
and Immediately wired his acceptance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20

seven fresh cases Of cholera and no
deaths have been report 20 from noon
Monday TO noon today, the total, sub
tracing a case enormously reported,
being 20S cases and seVenty-five deaths,
not seVenty-seYen as reported yester-
day.
Breslau, Prussia. Sept. 19.-One death
from cholera has occurred hCTe.
Dirschau. Prussia, Sept. 1.-Two
cases Of cholera and one death has been
reported here,
Marienwerder, West Prussia. Sept
19.-Onc death from cholera has Oc-
CURED in this district.
Bromberg. Prussia, Sept. 19.-Five
new cases Of cholera i'm three localities
have been reported in this administra-
tive district
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
GROWN PRINCE TAXED.

Berlin Sept. l9-The superior court OF
Prussia TO-DAY rejected the appeal of
Crown Prince Frederick William from the
decision Of the assessors Of the Gels dis
trict, who levied 81 go on an estate which
the prince inherited from his grand-
fatt IT. The prince claimed exemption as
heir 20 the throne TO paving taxes under
the statute eXempting the crown prince
from so doing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
RAscALs TURNED OUT.

= Washington. Sept. 19.-The depart =
: fnent Of commerce and labor TO-DAY :
= issued an order removing Edward =
: Boltz and Charles W. Stevenson in :
: spectors in the immigration service.
: They are charged with assisting in >
; smuggling four Cinnamon into the :
: United States at Buffalo and with :
> swearing falsely at the hearing of :
; these Cinnamon. :
4A4A44444A4A4A%4*+4+$%4444
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
NOT READY TO PLEAD.

Chicago. Sept 1s.-Four officials
= of the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger (
y Packing company were notified TO :
= appear I'm court today to plead to :
= an indictment charging them with :
= accepting railroad rebates. Coun- :
y sci for the defendants was not :
= ready TO enter a plea at once. The :
= case went over until Thursday. :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
CALIFORNIA TOWN BURNED.

Marysville. cal, Sept. l9.-Almost the
entire business section of La Porte, a
town i'm the mountains sixty miles east
of this place. was destroyed yesterday
by a fire which started in the Chinese
quarter. The loss is about Sl00 600.
partly covered by insurance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
WOUNDED By HiGHwAYMAN.

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 19.-Harry
Van Waringa. d musician, was shot and
dangerously Wounded by a highway
man In the wholesale district here last
night Van Waringa Is a HolIdndeT
and fought in the Boer war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
HOW SHERRlCk
LOST THE MONEY
Ex-Auditor of Indiana Drank to Ex-
cess and GambIed.
TOOL OF THE RAILROADS
PLAIN WORDS SPOKEN BY GOV.
ERNoR HANLEY.

4 iAAIILTON, Ind, Sept. t9.-In All ad-
II dress at the reunion of the Thir-
tieth Indiana regiment. Governor
HanIey, the principal speaker. made
public his reasons for his action in the
case of David Z. Sherrick, ex-auditor
of state, whose resignation was forced
by the governor Facts and figures
were used 10 show what became of the
money belonging TO the state that was
lost by David +. SherTick, auditor OF
state and common gambler" The gov
ernOr charged that SO 600 of the states
money went by check into the hands
of the gentleman who was then Oper-
ating the Casino" at French Lick. The
governor then enumerated a list OF
what he calls wildcat" securities, ag-
gregating a face value of s75, 600, into
which the states money went.
Drinking and Gambling.
Following this, he charged that Sher-
ricks continued absence from the SEES
sions of the state board of tax commits
siOners was occasioned by drinking
bouts and midnight caTousals around
the gaming table, from which he could
not recover in time to meet with the
commission"
the MOnOn railroad came up for assess
ment. urged that the assessment be al
lowed TO remain at $4,000 because in
that case a friend of his to whom he
was under great obligation personally
could get permanent employment with
the company if the assessment could
be kept at $4,000.
Agent of the Railroads.
a. 4
trustworthy information that he had
written to the management of several
railroad COMPANIES in the month of
December. 1904, over his own signature
as auditor of state, asking them 10 send
small passes intended for members of
the general assembly, then about 10
convene, stating in substance that he
! expected TO have some legislation of
! personal interest to himself before that
| body. and If they would send their
transportation to him for distribution
/ he would see that their interests and
his were cared for at the same time.
| For three weeks the Office of the au-
| ditOr of state was made a brokers' Of
| fee for the distribution of free passes
| to such members of the general assem-
/ bly, as would receive them.
The Governor Refused.
1 Ou the evening Oi the 4okH o. sep
tember | was informed by one who had
| been aiding him, and i'm whom / have
confidence, that he could not make pay
ment on the 18th. I then sent him
verbal demand for his immediate resig-
nation. The next morning his Tesigna-
| ton did not come. but some of his
| friends did come and informed me that
! the money could be raised only upon
condition that the defalcation be kept
/ flee. Upon inquiry l learned that some
/ of the men who were to furnish the
money were the representatives of
! large railroad interests in the state that
| Mr.. Sherrick and his friends were de-
pending upon, and that their assistance
| depended upon his retention in office.
could make no such bargain as that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
TOPEKA JOB PRINTERS WIN.

Topeka Kan. Sent f9-The striking
union job printers of this city have won
their demand for al eight-hour day from
the local tYpothetac. Heretofore the
printers have been working nine hours
daily and received Si6 weekly. The new
contract calls for an eight-hour day and
Bic Meeklv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
Lives Were in Danger.
eAYNoR DECLINES.

New York Sent l9.-Justice William
Gaynor declined 10 accept the fusion
nomination for mayor of New York City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-20
GOLD FROM LONDON.

Kew York, Sent 19.-The National
| City bank has eHgs ged 100000 in gold
for import from London