davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
DAY DEVOTED TO SPEECHES
Wide Range of Subjects Discussed at
the Trans-Mississippi Com
mereial Congress.

Kansas City Mo, Nov. 21.-Speeches and
discussions covering a wide range of sub
jects took up the time today of the three
sessions OF the Trans Mississippi CONNER
cial congress- Improved WATERWAYS. in
sUrance and currency reforms the value
of the Panama canal as a means of en-
larging our trade relations with the South
American republics and the necessity Of
closer relations between the United States
and those countries, the great value to the
south of improved levees, and the re-
sources and needs of Alaska. were some of
the topics touched upon. The principal
speakers were J. L. Ransdell. representa-
tive =izfe-eeHzresS from fsssfiSisf III W d
Fandiver, superintendent OF Insurance OF
Missouri; DR.. w. 5. Woods president of
the National Bank of Commerce of Kan
sas City; John Barrett, United States
minister to Colombia: Minister Calderon,
of Bolivia: Minister Pardo. of Peru; Min
lister COrtes. of Colombia; Secretary ANA
raj of the Brazilian legation at Washing
ton; Representative Morris Sheppard. of
Texarkana. Texas: John G. Brady, of
Boston, former governor of Alaska, ami
Major 7. l. Garrison, of Seattle.
Morris Sheppard. of Texas. who is
credited with being the youngest con-
gresham in the national house. made an
earnest plea for the upbuilding of the
levee system and won warm applause
from the delegates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
WAR UPON KANSAS JOINTS
Mayors Who Do Not Enforce the Pro-
hibition Law to Be 0usted,
Except a Favored Few.

Topeka Kan, Nov. 2L-Suits to GUST
from office A B. Kirkwood, mayor of
Pittsburg, Kan, and f w. O'Donnell
mayor of Junction City, Kan. for fail
ure to enforce the state prohibition law,
and against the cities of Pittsburg and
Junction City to prohibit them as NUM-
cipalities and their officers from collect
ing licenses from joints. or Illicit saloons,
were filed here today in the Kansas su-
preme court by Attorney General c. C.
Coleman.
These suits are similar to that filed
against Mayor Rose of Kansas City,
Kan. which finally resulted i'm his being
Ousted from office.
While Attorney General Coleman re-
fused 70 discuss his future plans il is
generally assumed that the filing of the
suits today means that other suits of
like nature viii follow against the mayor
of every city and town in the state where
the prohibition law is being violated. 1t
is known that papers have already been
drawn up in a petition to GUST Mayor
Goodlander of Fort Scott.
The most fragrant violations of the pro-
hibitiOn law are in the cities of Wichita.
LeaVenWOrth. Fort Scott and Topeka. but
most towns in the state are involved. In
Topeka. however. contrary to the custom
not derive any revenue from the joints.
Governor Z. w. HOch stated tonight
that he knew nothing about the suits
until they were filed. that Attorney Gen
eral Coleman had brought the action on
his own responsibility and had not con-
suited the governor. Governor Hoch said
that as far as he knew today's action
was not the beginning of a state cam
paign against the Joints and that if
any more suits were to be filed he had
not been informed of the intention. Gov
ernor Hoch was not in the city when to-
DAYS suits were filed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
Court Room Crowded.

1orkvilie police court probably never
before harbored such Il gathering as to-
Gay 5. lis normal capacity is scarcely
more than 300. but long before the hour
SET Tor the appearance of Caruso nearly
three times that number of persons had
crowded into the little room, There were
packed so closely that it was almost i'm
possible TO move. Nearly all the spec
tatOrs we're men. There were some WO-
mon present, but they were hidden away
IN corners where they could neither see
nor be seen The corridors outside the
courtroom were thronged by a curious
crowd, and hundreds unable TO find stand
ing room in the building crowded the
sidewalks outside the building.
When the cab containing Caruso, Direc-
tor Conried of the Metropolitan opera
house and several of his friends reached
the building an army of photographers
greeted them and the crowd on the side
walk sent up a yell. Again when the
singer and his friends were leaving the
place after the case had been adjourned
until tomorrow CaruSO was given rous-
ing cheer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
GILLETT MURDER TRIAL.
Court Room Crowded With Women
Prisoner Is Composed.

Herkimer. N Y. Nov. H.-Clara Green
wood. the waitress at the Alta Cliff lodge
at the upper lake. to whom Grace Brown
is said to have told her troubles just
before her death, was the first witness
called today in the Gillett murder trial.
Miss Greenwood said there was nothing
particularly noticeable about Grace
Brown the day she saw her.
The remainder of the morning session
was given over largely to details essen
tial TO the building up of the prosecu-
tons case
A postal card that Grace Brown sent
home on the day of her fatal boat ride
was offered in evidence. 1t simply said
she had arrived there and was having
good time The trip. she said. had been
somewhat unexpected.
There was a great crush to get INTO Tue
courtroom today. Most of the spectators
were women who brought luncnes VIII
them. and did not stir from the covered
seats during the recess from lz'So 10
o. clock , -.
GiIlett seemed to have recovered MS
coronosnre compIeteiy today and sat list
lesslv throughout the proceedings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
WHY wEDeEwooD FAILED.
Would Not Suit the Non-Partisans of
the Fourth.

James r Hammond was last night
nominated a candidate for member Of the
board of education from the Fourth ward
on the nOn-Dartisan ticket. About fifty
voters of this ward met at the Twentieth
ward amusement hall and judging from
the interest taken II would seem that the
nOn-partissn element in this ward will
do considerable work to elect their man.
John Clark was chairman and John Q.
CritchlOw secretary of the meeting.
After declaring that it was the pur-
pose of the meeting to place a candidate
in the field irrespective of his politics.
Captain F. A. WedgwOod was placed in
nomination by NJ L. Cummings. The
nomination was seconded by Lucian II.
they knew that Mr.. WedgwoOd was
strictly against politics entering into q
school election. 1t was moved that his
nomination be made unanimous, but RU-
ion s. Wells thought the gentlemen
should be put on record before giving
him the nomination. John James and
Lucien II. Smyth were selected a com
mfttee to see Mr.. WedgwOOd On their
asked Mr.. WedgwOod three question:
How he stood in local politics; what VIZ
his national politics, and if politics We
in any way influence his action
member of the school board. Mr..
wood said that locally he was an
lean in part. nationally he was
ocrat. and that under no cons
would politics have anything TO
Ills dtAtOlAS dc a ititIiDCI VI tIO
board
Chairman Clark then said he thoI
would be well for the man who moi
ed Mr.. WedgwOOd TO Withdraw
name, which was done by Mr.
mings. J. T. Hammond was plac
nomination by Rulon S Wells. VIII
clared they wished a man whose 10
and reliability" could be depended
Mr.. Hammond at first refused the
inatiOn and John Q. CritchlOW san
thought it would be better to plal
nomination a man not a member on
Mormon church He nominated w
Lee. Mr.. Critchlow was instructed to seS
Mr.. Lee and ask him how he stood Mr.
Lee could not be found and it was de
cided to take no chances Mr. Ham
mOnd was made the nominee by accla-
nation.
A committee including Ashley Snow.
Sidney B. CiawsOn, o. b. RoInney, II. A
Mcmillan. James Maxwell. Mr.. Green.
Z. E Brown. a s. Higham. Nephi SEQ
field. Mrs c. Larson were appointed az
a committee to get out and hustle to elect
the candidate. This committee was i'm
powered to appoint a chairman and
finance committee
Mr.. Scofield said after the meeting
that the use of his name was not author
lied: that ne will have nothing whatever
to do with the campaign and will not act
on the committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
TRIAL IN SUPREME COURT
Recorder Golf Will Not Sit in the
Case of Harry Thaw-Motion
Made by Jerome.

New York, Nov. 21.-Developments late
today make it certain that the trial of
Harry X. Thaw on the charge of hav-
ing murdered Stanford White. the archi-
tect. will not take place before Recorder
Golf in the court of general sessions
as il had been thought would be the
case. The trial will take place in the
criminal branch of the supreme court
Justice Greenbaum granted the transfer
today on application of District ATTORNEY
jerome.
Mr. Jerome also withdrew a motion
made before Judge OSullivan in the gen.
early in the day for special panel or
twelve men from which to select a iurv
for the Thaw case The motion had been
opposed by counsel for Thaw on the
ground that talesmen drawn on a special
panel would be too well versed in news
paper accounts of the Thaw case to make
unbiased jurors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
TIED UP
BY THE STORMS
Rain Continues to Fall at Mem
phiS and Financial Loss
viii Be Heavy.
BLOCKADE IN OLD MEXICO
PASSENGERS NARROWED BELOW
Ell PASO.

Memphis, Nov. 21-The Illinois Central
railroad line is open from Cairo To New
orleahs VIA jackson. Tenn. and by to-
morrow morning on all lines south of
the Ohio river traffic will be moving
as heretofore. Beyond the accident near
memphis. when a switch engine Diuneed
INTO Noneonnah creek and the engineer
ana fireman were drowned there has
peen no loss OF life from railroad acct
dents Occasioned by the storm
On the Memphis & Fulton and the
Memphis & Grenada branches no trains
were running today, but the damage will
morrow -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
ACROSS ISLAND IN AN AUTO
President Roosevelt Travels From
Ponce to San Juan, P. l., in
Less Than Seven Hours.

San Juan. P. r. Nov. U.-President
Roosevelt today journeyed in an auto
mobile over the famous railroad from
Ponce to San Juan. and was accorded
an ovation by the people of Porto Rico.
The eighty-mile trip was made in six
hours and thirty minutes. counting the
time taken up by stops made along the
route. where the president made short
all his speeches dwelt on the affection
he held for the people of Porto Rico, and
assured them that he would use every
effort to secure citizenship for them-that
his efforts would be unceasing to help
them along the path of true seif-govern-
meDt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
Five Trains Marooned.

Ell PasO, Tex. Nov. 2l-Five Mexican
Central passenger trains are marooned
in Mexico below this city and 800 mas
sengers are aboard them No train has
reached here from Mexico City since Sum
day night and trains leaving here Nom
day and Tuesday this week are tied ND.
No train left today, as there was no
equipment here The trouble was started
by a freight wreck Snow followed. and
a landslide made conditions worse. Pas
sengers ran out of food and supplies
were sent from Chihuahua as far as pos
sible on a special train ana then carried
overland to the sufferers
Rock Island trains are still tied up by
snow north of FL Paso.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
RI OODY BATTLE EXPECTED.
c,,orado OFFICERS en- Trail of Trio
of Armed Desperadoes.

colorado Springs. Nov. PA posse of
officers. headed by Deputy Sheriff Dick
Moore of Teller county and Detectives
Rowan and Shultz of this city all mount
ed and heavily armed. are securing the
mountains in the vicinity of Glen Eyrie
for the three men who robbed the A.
Wells & Co. store at Divide, Monday
reformed three men and shot another.
Deputy Sheriff Moore and party got
track of the men late last night and
came TO this city today to get assist
ancc
The robbers are heavily armed and a
battle will probably take place if the
officers discover them. The exits from
the mountains at Hustled. Monument and
Palmer Lake are being strongly guarded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
TEN HOURS FOR TRAlNMEN.
President TruesdaIe of the Lacka-
wanna Settles the Question.

Scranton. Pa. Nov. 21-President W. H
Truesdaie of the Delaware. Lackawanna
& Western railroad, today announced his
the company would grant a Ien-hOur Gay
TO all trainmen in its employ. This con-
cessiOn which already has been granted
the engineers and switchmen. he said. will
be made applicable to all other employees
far as ii is possible to operate a railroad.
Committees of the trainmen and con-
ductors are comforting this afternoon with
General Superintendent Clarke They ask
for the ten-hour day and increased wages.
President Truesdale having disposed of
the former proposition. Mr. Clark will be
allowed to arrange the wage increase.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
Bishop John j. Tiqert.

Tulsa. l. T.. Nov 21-Bishop John ].
Tigert of Louisville died here early this
morning, after an illness of ten days.
aged 40 years.
Bishop Tigert was taken i'll while at
tending church conference at Atoki
l. T.. but disregarded the advice of his
physician TO rest. He came to Tulsa
intending to open the conference here on
the 18th. but vas compelled TO take TO his
bed. His Illness was caused by the lodg-
ment of piece of chicken bone just be-
low the tOnsils. This caused an Inflam-
nation of the throat and rsuited in blood
poisoning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
UPPER FLOOR GAVE WAY.
Three Men Killed and Eight Badly
Hurt at Rochester, N. Y.

Rochester. n. Y, Nov. I.-Three men
were killed. eight seriously injured and
six slightly hurt today at the Eastman
Kodak Park works
The men were at work on a scaffold
near the top OF two-st6ry building in
course of construction. The probable
cause of the accident was the removal
of the supports of the steel flooring be-
fore the concrete had properly set.
About twenty worlmen were on the
upper scaffold when the top floor gave
way. The roof and walls toppled i'm with
a crash of concrete and bricks and heavy
steel Orders The men were hurled into
the debris. falling about forty feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22

Democrats get just one man out of the
seven thus far nominated on both tick
etc. This IS Judge II. p. Henderson. In
national politics Payne. Geddes Barton.
Ilbbals, CheeSman and Hammond are
Republicans. This is about the custom
airy ratio in nOn-partisan movements
Nominations for members of the board
of education made last evening promise
redhOt campaign. completes ticket
was placed in the field by the ''Ameri-
can party, the personnel of which is
considered strong.
The so-caIled nOn-Dartisan element got
together in the Second and Fourth
wards. NJ. J. Cheesman and ]. T HAM
mGnd being the respective nominees
Judge II. T. Henderson was nominated
by the American" party in the Fifth
after being named on the NOn-partisan
ticket the night before. Ii had been pub
tlcly stated that no candidate on any
other ticket would be indorsed by the
Americans, but Judge HendersOn's
great personal following forced a depar-
ture from this aVOwed policy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
ALL VOTE FOR PAYNE.
Lumber Man the Only Candidate in
the First.

One hundred and one delegates attended
the American" convention in the First
ward and nominated Alien f. Payne
by reclamation. Louis Berrets presided
over the gathering. which was held in
Judge Whittaker's courtroom George X
Hancock was secretary. The nominating
speech was made by George NJ. Sullivan.
Mrs. E. +. Shepard made rousing ad-
dress in support of American DONNA
ton of the public schools.
Mr.. PAYNE was authorized to name his
own campaign committee and he chose
the following: c. J. Crabtree. chairman;
A. G. Sawyer. jr., secretary; H 5: Heath
John b. MOretOn. George r. Hancock,
George NJ. Sullivan. F. " Oswald
The chairman and secretary of the
meeting were directed to communicate
with the board of education requesting
that at least five polling places be estab-
Iished in the First ward
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
ENGINEER TAKES THE
BLAME FOR DISASTER

Valparaiso, Ind, Nov. H.-Frank y
y Detnaur, engineer of the first sec =
+ ton which proceeded the second sec :
= ton of the Baltimore & Ohio passen- y
\ ger train which was wrecked at =
y WoOdville. recently, causing sixty J.
y three deaths. broke down before the \
+ Indiana railroad commission this af- +
= ternoon and took all blame to him y
4 self for the wreck. He said he got y
= no answer TO his whistle from the y
= freight train. but took it for granted 4
= IL would be all right, and went y
y ahead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
Why Hammond Beat Wedeewood.

The general complexion of the Non-par-
tisan ticket was pretty well indicated by
last nights gathering in the Fourth The
name of Captain L. A WedgewOod was
the first one placed in nomination. and
he looked like a sure winner until il
developed that he had American lean
mgs in municipal affairs. Then the con
VentiOn proceeded to forget him.
The several ward conventions were well
attended and an unusual degree of inter-
est was manifested on all sides The
Americans propose to make the school
question a fundamental issue in their
fight against the MoTmons. and will strain
every nerve to score victory in the
present campaign Organizations were
perfected in the several wards last even
ing to make a thorough canvass.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
THE DEATH RECORD.
Herman kountze.

Omaha Neb.. Nov 21.-News was re-
ceived here this morning from Watkins
Glen. y. Y, of the death there last night
of Herman KountZe. a prominent banker
of this city.
Mr. Kountze who was president of the
First National bank of Omaha, and a
muIti-millionaire, had gone to Watkins
Glen during the summer for the benefit
of his health He started in the banking
business in Omaha before Nebraska was
admitted to statehood, and has been a
prominent figure in financial circles OF
the United States for many years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.

Cincinnati, Nov. 2l.-B. G. Cavanga. re-
ceiying teller of the First National bank.
was arrested here tonight Tt is alleged
that Cavagna is short SOL 900 in his ac-
counts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
QUICK WORK IN TEXAS.

y Center. Tex. Nov 2l.-Dick Gar =
y set. the negro who killed DR.. fauis,
y at Grovetown. Trinity county. lew :
y days ego was hanged tfis alter-
= noon by the sheriff in the presence
/ Of an ;rnr,aose crowd. He waived all =
\ rights and pleaded guilty at hear =
y Jag this morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
SWEPT
BY WINDSTORM
Several Persons Injured by
Falling Bricks and Signs
Wild Panic in Restaurant.

Chicago. Nov. 21.-Much damage was
done in Chicago and suburbs today by
a severe rain, H-and.- HindStorEa.-In
the business section of the city num-
Der of signs were blown down and
several pedestrians sustained slight in
juries. The chimney of a building at
12S Clark street was sent crashing
through a skylight covering the kitchen
of a restaurant next door The room
was filled with walters. who fled in
wild panic into the dining-rOom as the
mass of brick came down upon them
The patrons of the restaurant, seeing
the walters in full flight, became panic
stricken in turn and all rushed into
the street, several people being severe
ly bruised in the crush.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
BURNED PARALYTic WIFE.

Chicago Nov 21.-Henry Papineau was
today held to the grand jury on charge
of numbering his paralytic wife by pour
fire to her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
COUNT EXPOSES
GRAFT IN RUSSIA
LoChWitzky Tells How Corrup-
ton and Cruelty Go
Hand in Hand.
HIS OWN BITTER FATE
RELATES CIRCUMSTANCES OF
ESCAPE FROM SAKHALEIN.

The wrongs of Russia and the terrible
conditions which exist there today were
set forth last evening by Count A. NJ.
Lochwitzky in his lecture at the First
Congregational church. The lecture is a
personal narrative, following along
through a narrowing period. the bitter
experiences of this Russian nobleman,
who lost his liberty. HIS wife and chill
dren. and his property all through the
establishment of a free school for the
peasantry.
Count Lochwitzky is the only son of
General Michael Lochwitzky, for thirty
six years assistant to the minister of war
of the Russian government, and Countess
Nikitine Lochwitzky His early life was
reviewed briefly and then he launched
into a recital of the last terrible years
His imprisonment for fifteen months, his
removal to the island of Sakhalein, which
he chose instead of eastern Siberia. the
barbarOus cruelties which he witnessed
there and his service with the British
vice consul, which leo 10 his escape from
the country, were all gone over with
many of the most interesting although
the most narrowing anecdotes.
Graft and Cruelty.
He showed beyond a doubt that corrup-
ton such as could exist nowhere else
on earth exists today in Russia and is al
lowed and condoned by that govern
ment He told of numerous instances of
graft and of horrible cruelties practiced
in order to hold political positions. He
recited the story of mis- personal wrongs
in such a manner as TO hold his audi
ence through a period of nearly two
hours, unwearied, and closed with a plea
for better understanding of the condi-
tons existing there at this time.
Count LochwitZky is now working for
the ameiioration of his countrymen who
are exiles and for whom he hopes to OBJ
tain land in Mexico.
A in, H.
Lochwitzky spoke briefly to the teachers
of the city schools along the same lines
and he also addressed the students at the
university on the same subject yesterday
morning. On each occasion he told many
anecdotes illustrating the special system
of graft existing in darkest Russia