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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-04

Indianapolis Republicans are really
over cautious. They are afraid to
jump on the ice trust for fear their ac-
ton may be construed as an attack on
Vice President Fairbanks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-04

Speaker Cannon says he had good
time on his recent visit to John w.
Gates. He must have filled" with
reasonable regularity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-04

A train on the Warsaw Vienna rail-
way was robbed the other night. VIII
somebody please tell us right away
where Butch Cassidy is?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-04

The Gaekwar of Baroda would never
have said that America has no pretty
girls If he had extended his visit to
Salt Lake City.
, 1906-05-07
THE RECORD
Is BEATEN
HARTMAN SPECIAL MAKES FAST
EST TIME EVER NOTED ON
THE WYOMING DIVISION.
Two Hours and Twenty Minutes Raw
Inns to Laramie and Sixty-seven
Minutes Laramie to Cheyenne
Some Interesting Matter for Read
ers Concerning Railroads.

The special train bearing President
E. HI. Hartman of the Union Pacific
from San Francisco to New York made
the fastest RECORD ever noted between
Rawlins and cheyenne, both for the
run between Rawlins and this city and
this city and Cheyenne. The engiAe,
No. 1851, was in charge o. Engineer
Mathison and Fireman Christensen be-
tween Rawlins and Laramie. being
turned over here to Engineer VIII Nal
smith and Fireman Keller. Conductor
Kelly was in charge of the train, which
consisted of three cars, including Mr..
Harriman's official car Arden" The
run from Rawlins to this city was
made in two hours and twenty minutes,
some minutes quicker than the record
until today, n from Laramie to Chey-
enne in one hour and seven minutes,
one minutes faster than the record held
by Engineer McBroom. SIperintend-
ent H. l.. Anderson of the Wyoming di-
vision was aboard the train.
, 1906-05-07
KILLS HER
DAUGHTER
PROMINENT SOCIETY WOMAN
TAKES LIFE OF YOUNG GIRL
AND THEN BLOWS HER
OWN BRAINS OUT.
Had Been to Church and When She
Returned She Procured Pistol
From Husbands Desk, Going to
Room Occupied by Two Girls,
Shooting Older as She Lay Asleep
Many Injured in Collision.

New York, May Agatha Waters,
a member Of the younger set of the
-four hundred" was shot dead while
asleep in her bed early this morning
by her mother, Mrs. Mary Waters, a
society matron, who then committed
suicide with the same revolver. 1t is
believed Mrs. Waters became suddenly
insane. The tragedy occurred in the
magnificent Waters mansion.
Had Been to Church.
After returning from church last night
Mrs. Waters talked with members of
the family until IL o'clock, when all
retired. At about 2 a. m. she secured
a revolver from her husbands desk and
entered the room where Agatha and a
younger daughter, Ruth, were asleep.
The latter awoke.
Spoke to Younger Daughter.
The mother asked if she had heard
the telephone ring. AS Ruth answered
NO." the mother shot Agatha, who
was still asleep, through the head.
Mrs. Waters suffered from insomnia.
, 1906-05-07
RoIlinu Mill Notes.

The ten-inch mill did not start today.
Coal bins for the large furnaces are
being erected today.
The n~ineteen-inch mill started on an.
other weeks III today.
The spike machine was given a short
trial run and performed satisfactorily.
A shipment of ten-inch by five-eights
inch bridge bolts is ready to be deliver
ed to the railroad company.
Several thousand pounds of old steel
car axles have been unloaded at the
mill to be converted into track bolts
and other parts of track work.
Henry Klein, in charge of the nut and
bolt machines, is at Gleneyre, looking
after some private business, and his
brother, Joe Klein, is in charge of hi.
department.
The first of a set of six rolls for
continuous rail joints arrived this
morning and will be placed in the
lathes in a day or two. Mr.. Scholl is
now at work on another set of rolls
for the little mill.
, 1906-05-07
MARSHAL DISTRIBUTES
WATER NOTICES.

Marshal Sigman today caused the
distribution of the usual water notices
governing the use of water for irriga-
ton purposes during the summer, and
which contain exactly the same
provisions as those of last year, pro-
viding that owners of property on the
east sides of the different blocks in
the city shall use the water on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays and
during the forenoon of Sundays, those
living on the west sides of the blocks
to have the use of water for irrigating
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
and Sunday afternoon. The resolution
of the council at its last meeting con
corning cattle running at large is also
included in the printed notice.
, 1906-05-07

R. B Chamberlain, formerly with the
Colorado and Southern at Denver, has
accepted a position as clerk in the of.
flee of the resident engineer.
Work is to be commenced at once on
the erection of a new water purifying
plant at Point of Rocks on the Union
Pacific, similar t. the big water soften
er in the yards at this point The cost
of one of these plants is about $4,000.
Work is also to begin at once on the
construction of two new steel water
tanks on the Wyoming and seven new
tanks on the Colorado division. These
steel tanks are gradually replacing the
older wooden style on the Union Pa
cific.
1. Paul Jones, a draughtsman in Res,
ident Engineer Merriam's office, has
resigned and left to accept a position
with the Mexican Central in Old Mexi.
CO. Two new draughtsmen will arrive
in a day or two to be added to the
force here.
, 1906-05-07
TWO REAL ESTATE SALES
MADE SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Two real estate deals took place Sat
urday afternoon too late for publica'
tion that day in The Republican. Par
ley Mathison sold his residence prcS-
erty at the corner of Custer and Fifth
streets to John Gotz, the Sand creek
ranchman, who will move his family
here from the ranch, to which place
they recently removed from Fort Col
Inns, and, in turn, w. e. Chaplin sold
his residence at the corner of Kearney
and Sixth streets to Mr.. Mathison.
1t is Mr.. Chaplin's purpose to build
again in the no distant future. Mean
while Mrs. Chaplin will reside with heI
husband at the capital, Mr.. Chaplin:
duties as register of the land Office
keeping him there the greater portion
of the time.
The sale will make some othel
changes. Mr.. and Mrs. Rauner viii
about June first move back to theil
own residence on Sixth street and DR.
and Mrs. Brown will occupy the Prof
Wergeland residence, now almost com
pIeted.
, 1906-05-07
Ellis Will Take Hand.

Columbus, o., May Attorney Gen
eral Ellis will participate in the anti.
trust proceedings against the Standard.
He has been making a quiet investiga,
ton for the past five weeks. He saw
President Roosevelt at Washington
yesterday, but has not decided whether
the state or federal government is to
take the initiative in Ohio.
Created Fictitious Companies.
At Ellis office a statement was is
sued today that the Standard, since 1t
was dissolved by the supreme court
of the state in 1898 has created ficti-
tious companies and violated the anti
trust law.
, 1906-05-07
STANDARD OIL TOO SOON IN ITS
DENUNCIATlON OF THE RE-
PORT OF COMMISSION
Err GARFIELD.
Only Portions of Report Given Out,
Some of the More Outspoken Sec
tions Being Omitted and Toned
p Down-More To Come That Will
Make Fresh Tears Flow-New
Grand Jury to Take UP Cases.

Washington, May THE Standard
Oil company spoke too soon in denunci-
alton of Garfield. If the trust had
waited it would have considerable more
material to arouse it. The report made
public Friday barely alluded to the de
tails of the Standards business.
Next Section Hot One.
Another section of the report is apt
to be issued this week. 1t is under
stood the next installment will reveal
practices more astounding in character
than the first section did. The various
devices of the Standard to crush the
independents will be ventilated.
The Worst Yet to Come.
Even in the sections of the report
made public so far, many parts of the
original report were omitted or toned
down. The administration has by nc
means shown its full hand.
, 1906-05-07
Steel Doors for Retorts.

Superintendent C. w. Berry of the
wood preserving plant here, who re-
turned yesterday afternoon from Oma-
ha, that a new retort will be
built within the next ninety days, all
the material having been ordered, in
Guiding lumber for housing the plant,
and hat new steel doors will be install
ed on the present r%etorts, taking the
places of the present cast iron doors.
Several thousand dollars will be ex'
pended in the contemplated improve
ments.
, 1906-05-07
Trolley Cars Collide.

Newark, N. j., May 7.-Early this
morning two trolley cars running be-
tween Trenton and New Brunswick, on
the same track, in opposite directions,
collided in turning a curve. The i'm
pact was terrific n fifteen passen-
gers were seriously injured. One has
since died. At the point of the acct
dent the trolley line passes over the
Jersey Central tracks, the latter being
depressed.
, 1906-05-07

week by the April grand jury are so in
sistent that the investigation of rebat-
ing be continued that the new grand
jury can do nothing else but consider
the many remaining cases. There is
every indication that even a larger
batch of indictments will be returned
early in June than the seven which
caused SO much corporation woe Fri
day.
, 1906-05-07
Army Officers in Charge.

San Francisco, Cal, May THE ar.
rival of thirty-six army officers permits
the assignment of at least one to each
camp to supervise matters, especially
sanitation. About $4,000 people are
still in the camps. Nearly a quarter
of a million mouths are being fed to-
day from relief supplies. The number
is decreasing rapidly.
, 1906-05-07
ADDED TO FORCE
Son Born This Morning to Mr.. Walton
of Cheyenne Tribune.
Special to The Republican.

Cheyenne, Wyo., May 7.-Richard
Burrage Walton was this morning add
ed to the staff of the Tribune of this
city, and, although the youngster can
not expect to get on the payroll for at
least a week, he is doing well. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Walton of this city Inc the nephew of
Frank S. Burrage of Laramie, who has
been notified of the event and has al
ready ~telephoned his compliments to
his first nephew. Mother and babe
are doing quite well.
, 1906-05-07
SP|ER IS KILLED
IN HIS OWN HOUSE
CONFIDENTIAL AGENT OF HENRY
ROGERS SLAIN BY BURGLAR
AT NEW BRIGHTON.
Heard Mar in Room and Armed Him
self, Graphing With Fellow and
Firing One Shot, Which Missed
Burglar Then Shot Him Through
Heart, Wife Finding the Body.

New York, May 7.-Charles Spierr
the confidential man of Henry H. Rog'
ers, and president of the Richmond
Light and Railroad company, was shot
dead by a burglar in his home at New
Brighton, Staten Island, this morning
Fired Once and Missed.
Spier heard the burglar. He seized
a revolver and grappled with him
They had a fierce struggle, in which
furniture was broken. Spier fired once
and missed, when the burglar shot hin
through the heart. Mrs. Spier STUN
bled over her husbands body. Spiel
represented Rogers in many companies
, 1906-05-07
DEPOT BURNED.
Railroad Station at Lookout Consumed
From Spark From Engine.
Special to The Republican.

Lookout, Wyo., May THE Union
Pacific depot at this place burned to
the ground this afternoon from sparks
from a passing locomotive. No one
was hurt, and the loss was little else
than the building itself, as the most
of the contents were saved.
, 1906-05-07
at Rawlins.

E. w. Ziebert of North Platte has
been appointed yardmaster at Rawlins,
effecting yesterday, in place of Frank
Mcnamara, who has been assigned to
a run on the Rawlins- Green River sec
ton Of the wyoming division as a con
ductor. Mr.. Ziebert was for twenty
years a resident of North Platte,
where he held some very responsible
positions with the railroad company
He is an old friend of Trainmaster F
c. Let's of this city.
, 1906-05-07
YOUNG Pulitzer in Accident

New York, May Joseph Pulitzer,
jr., son and namesake of the proprietor
of the New York World, was the par
ticipant in a serious automobile acct
dent at Broadway park yesterday, in
which Clifford Cochran, the millionaire
carpet manufacturer of Yonkers, was
severely injured.
, 1906-05-07
President Hartman Returns Eas

President Harrlman Returns Eastward.
President e. H. Hartman, who has
been at San Francisco since the earth
quake of April IS, passed through the
city this morning, by special train, en-
route to New York, having done what
he could to bring order out of chaos
on the coast. He was accompanied
across the state by Superintendent H.
L. Anderson of the Wyoming division,
who met his special train last night.
, 1906-05-07
Lenatheninq Track at Scales.

A gang of men were at work at the
car scales nea the Fremont street eros
sing this morning, frightening the sec
ton of straight track on either side of
the scales from As to 100 feet, to ia
cilitate the weighing of cars. A large
number of cars are weighed here, and
the slight curves in the track on either
side of the scales delayed matters
somewhat.
, 1906-05-07
Cases viii Go On.

New York, May IA committee Of
investigation of the crimes of rebating
by the railroads other than the New
York Central in behalf of the sugar
trust, on evidence furnished the gov
eminent by William r. Hearst, will be
one of the first duties of the May fed
eral grand jury, which began its labors
today.
The presentments handed down last
, 1906-05-07
HUGE LANDSLIDE IS
CAUSING NEW DANCER

strengthen it, but it will hardly last.
If it goes it will do incalculable dam
age The people living in the valley
are flying to the hills today, as their
personal safety is in danger. The
earthquake caused a general movement
of the earth. in the valley.
, 1906-05-07

Laramie and Northwestern left the city
this morning for the field, and will be
Joined by e. A. Buck, the chief engi
neer. The party did not say just where
it would begin work, but it is under
stood that it touches the proposed line
between Fort Collins and this city.
, 1906-05-07
Against NewIands Resolution

Washington, May THE senate
committee on finance today reported
unanimously against the Newland res
olution providing for means for extend
ing financial aid to San Francisco
through government guarantee of city
bonds.
, 1906-05-07
He WOULD WE'D
SISTER Of POPE
CATHOLIC OF MEANS PROPOSES
MARRIAGE WITH RELATIVE
OF HIS HOLINESS.
Family in Communication With Suitor
Through Archbishop of New York,
Who Is Looking Up Parents of
Gentleman - Government Makes
Gains in French Elections.

Rome, May THE pope has two
unmarried sisters. One is 60 years of
age. She has just received IN offer
of marriage from an American named
Weber, a devout Catholic, very rich
and a bachelor. The pope's family
has communicated with the sutton
through the archbishop of New York,
who will look up the parents of the
gentleman who thus offers himself.
, 1906-05-07
WILL BE CANDIDATES
EOR REELECTION

At tonight's school meeting Messrs.
Johnson and Hertzog, who have made
efficient members of the school board,
and against whom there is not a word,
will be candidates for reelection. They
should be chosen without opposition.
, 1906-05-07
Shot Himself in Hotel.

New York, May 7.-Crazed with the
pangs of acute Indigestion, Edwin
Clark, a prominent cotton broker, shot
himself in his hotel this morning,
while his wife was telephoning for the
physician to relieve the suffering man,
, 1906-05-07
BEE NOT BUzlNC IN
UNCLE J0E'S" BONNET

ference committee on the statehood
bill held another meeting this morning,
and are likely to come to a definite
conclusion tomorrow, so as to report
to the senate and the house.
Speaker Less Obdurate.
Speaker Cannon has become a little
less obdurate. He will not absolutely
insist upon the measure going through
, 1906-05-07
T00K
THECASH
NIGHT CLERK AT kUSTER HOTEL
BREAKS INTO CASH DRAWER
AND STEALS SEVERAL
DOLLARS IN CASH.
Gets Contents, Takes Overcoat of
Guest and Flees to Cheyenne,
Where He Is Overhauled by Under
Sheriff knadler and Proprietor
Peter Smart of Hotel.

Wilbur Pickering, who came here
from Cute, Neb., some time G and
who for the past week has been the
night clerk at the Kuster hotel, was
arrested at Cheyenne this morning and
will be brought back here to stand
trial for robbing the safe in the office
of the hotel of about SIS and taking
the overcoat of George Rice, a boarder
at the hotel. Under Sheriff Knadler
and Peter Smart, n of the propri-
etors of the hotel, went to Cheyenne
this morning, overhauling Pickering
at a livery stable, and will return with
him to this city.
Broke Open Money Drawer.
Pickering was on the night shift of
the hotel, and between 10 and II
o'clock broke open the money drawer
in the safe, taking what cash was on
hand, but leaving the checks and other
papers. The overcoat was hanging in
the cloak room and he donned that,
leaving the hotel and boarding train
No. 10 for Cheyenne. The discovery
of the theft was made in time to allow
the officer and Mr.. Smart to board a
later train for Cheyenne. The train
on which Pickering rode arrived at
Cheyenne about 1 o'clock this morn
ing. The following special telegram
from Cheyenne to The Republican this
afternoon gives the details of the ar
rest of the fugitive in that city:
Made Run for Liberty.
"At Z o'clock this morning Messrs.
Knadler and Smart were at the William
Dinner livery stable when Pickering
showed up in a buggy he had hired
earlier in the morning. Seeing the Of
ficer, Pickering started away and
Smart mounted a horse and gave pur-
suit. For three miles the chase con-
tinued, Pickering almost killing the
livery stable horse. He was finally
overtaken at Fort Russell and COM
PEELED to surrender at the muzzle of
the gun held by Smart" 3
He Has Bad Face.
Employees of the hotel declare that
while Pickering may not be a very
bad man, he has a bad face and should
be watched. He was given only par
tial charge of the office. The saloon
had a large sum of money on hand,
but this had not been placed in the
safe, and of course was rot available.
The door of the safe was not locked.
1t was shut. but the combination had
not been thrown. The fellow had
some trouble in getting the cash draw
er open. but when that was accom-
plished he filled his pockets with the
cash at hand and left the hotel. Some
declare he is not right bright, others
insisting that he is bright enough to
/ know right from wrong.
knadler Will Bring Prisoner.
Sheriff Reals was out of the city at
the time n Under Sheriff Knadler
accompanied Mr.. Smart to Cheyenne
Mr.. Kuster, another of the proprietors
of the hotel, going on to Denver. Mr.
Knadler reported by telephone to the
sheriff's office during the tha'
he had his man and would bring hin
to the city to be tried. The most Of
the none was returned to Mr.. Smart
, 1906-05-07

Woodland, Cal, May THE waters
of Cache creek are very dangerous and
a slide of earth is falling from the
mountains. Part of the dam has given
away and submerged miles of territory.
, 1906-05-07

Governor General BowIed Over.
Odessa, May General Sheltonvis-
Xxi, governor general of ~Elizavagradt,
was a~ssassinated by a revolutionist
with a bomb today.
, 1906-05-07

ed out six strong boxes in the office of
the Levi Letter estate this morning.
They secured negotiable securities
worth $2O 10000.
, 1906-05-07

Washington, d. c., May To-day is
Joe Cannon's 10th birthday. Every
body in public life here is taking cog
nizance of anniversary. Fifteen hun
dred invitations are out to a reception
in his honor at the Arlington hotel to-
night. President Roosevelt, Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks, members of the cab
met and supreme court justices will
be present.
A Native Tarheeler.
Mr.. Cannon is a native of Guilford,
N. C. If his friends have their way,
he would be the first southerner to
occupy the White house since the war.
Uncle Joe" said: mo man would de,
cline to be president. No man can af,
ford to be a candidate for the place.
Bee Not Buzzing in Bonnet.
THE bee is not b~othering me. |
want to do good work as speaker.
That's glory enough. If l became a
candidate | would live in constant
fear, not as to whether | am doing my
duty, but whether by doing it | would
not be giving offense to somebody.
Guess I'll just go along and attend 10
my w business.
Legs Not Getting Old.
I'm not 10 years old in my legs,
but l guess I'm too old to be consid-
cred for president"
, 1906-05-07

as it passes the house, and the prob
abilities are the conference report will
be made Wednesday which will admit
Oklahoma and give New Mexico INT
Arizona a chance to vote on the ques-
ton as to whether they desire joint
statehood.
, 1906-05-07
Route Remains Secret.

Why not get all the news when 1t
is news by reading The Republican,
, 1906-05-07

Sacramento, Cal, May IA gigan-
tic land slide, caused by the earth
quake, has damned the Capay valley,
Yolo county. The water backed up a
hundred feet deep. If the dam gives
way the towns of the Capay, Rumsey
and Guinda may have serious trouble.
Thousands of people are camping on
the hillside.
Napa Valley in Danger.
Much excitement prevails through
the beautiful and fruitful Napa valley
today as one of the results of the re-
cent earthquake. The great irrigation
dams in the valley have beer greatly
weakened by the movement of the
earth, and the largest of them is in
danger of breaking out altogether.
Every effort is being made to
, 1906-05-07
BIOLOGISTS
ARE COMING
CLASS FROM DEPARTMENT OF
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
TO SPEND SUMNER HERE.
Prof. TrumbuII of University of Wyo-
ming Entertains DR.. U. S. Grant of
That School, Who Planned for the
Summer outine-Wyomins Boys
to Guide the Party.

Prof. L. W. Trumbull, the geologist
q the University of Wyoming, had as
his guest yesterday DR.. U. S. Grant of
the department of geology of the North
western university at Evanston, ILL.,,
who came here to arrange for bring
ing his geology class to this section
during the summer for work in the
field. Prof. Grant left for the east last
night to complete arrangements for the
coming of the class, numbering enough
young men to fill w wagons. He also
employed two students of the geology
department of the University of Wyo-
ming to act as drivers and guides for
the party. Prof. Trumbull declined to
give the names of these young men.
An Important Move.
Mr.. Trumbull considers this one of
the los Important moves on the part
of the large eastern educational insti-
%tutiOns for some time, as the geology
of the state, and particularly of thiF
section of the state, is among the rich.
est, from both an economical and a fos-
sill standpoint, in the world. The
Northwestern party will find enough to
keep them busy every minute of their
stay in Wyoming-new material never
before brought to their attention, and
DR.. Grant expressed himself as quite
delighted at the prospect in store for
his boys.
Route Remains Secret.
Prof. Trumbull was able to outline a
route for the party to take that would
unfold a wonderful vista of loneliness
to the enthusiastic geologist, but was
not prepared this afternoon to give 1t
for the benefit of the public. He said
DR.. Grant would return during the
summer, making Laramie his base, and
he and the young men composing the
party a.ould move from this city. There
is considerably excitement in the ge,
ology department Of the university
here in consequence of the coming OF
the Northwestern geology class for the
summer.
, 1906-05-07

May Agree on Statehood.
Washington, d. c., May THE con-
, 1906-05-07

Strong Boxes Cleaned Out.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 7.-Burglars clean