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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
WERE PREPARED
FOR BANDITS
Plot to Hold Up Cripple Creek
Train Would Have Resulted
DiSaStrouSIy.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. 9.-Ru-
mors of bold plot to hold up a Grip
pie Creek Short Line train and rob the
express car of thousands Of dollars,
about noon today at Rosemont, TWEEN
ty-One miles west of this city, created
a sensation in local railroad circles this
morning. The daring hold-up was not
put into execution, but if the attempt
had been made there would probably
have been a bloody battle between the
robbers and armed men concealed in
the express car. The train rushed by
Rosemont at high speed and was not
moleSted.
So far as can be learned a plot was
Matched a few days ago in Cripple
Greek by band of desperadoes to hold
up Short Line train No. on its ar
rival today at Rosemont. The train
leaves this city every morning at 1902
from the Santa Fe depot, the train be-
ing made up in Denver. This train
frequently carries large shipments of
gold and silver TO be used in paying off
the miners at the gold. camp. Informa-
ton of the intended hold-up was con-
veyed privately last night to the Wells
Fargo Express companyS officials with
the result that when the train left here
this morning heavily armed men were
taken into the express car and hidden
The car is reported 70 have had on
board a large sum of money to be used
in paying off the miners tomorrow or
on Monday at the Cripple Creek mines
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
BIG BUILDING CRASHES
DOWN WITHOUT WARNING
Eight Men Killed, One Is Missing and
Nine Injured in the Mass Of
Tangled Wreckage.
Collapse of the New $780, 900 Bxby Hotel Being Constructed
at Long Beach, Cal.

Long Beach, Cal Nov. with no
warning save the cries OF the wOrkmen
who first felt the floors sag beneath their
feet. five stories of the central wing of
the new $4,000 BiXby hotel collapsed at
9:39 this morning carrying nine men to
death in the tons of tangled wreckage
ABOUT loo artisans and labOTerS were
scattered through the structure at the
moment it fell. and of these nearly a
hundred were carried down in the ruins.
Seven bodies have been recovered from
the mass of debris in the basement and
one of the injured died late this afternoon
at the Long Beach hospital The last two
victims were found at o'clock this even
ing. while the rescue crews are still at
work in the hope of uncOvering the body
OF another man supposed to be buried
there. Nine injured workmen are being
cared for at the hospital. but il is be-
lieved that all will recover. All of the
men on the contractors rolls are account
ed for. save one, supposed to be still in
the ruins.
The Dead.
Frank Norton aged %, carpenter, Los
Angeles.
Alvin Deshal1er, IS, carpenter, Los An
geles.
Albert Hartle, p. carpenter. Long Beach.
r, NJ Perkins, 2S stTipper, Long Beach.
Carlton Brashear, &c. carpenter, Signal
Alton BjansOu. 30, Iaborer S54 California
avenue, Long Beach.
Lewis PhllHpS, y, carpenter, Los An
Scles Cdied i'm hospital)
B. A Rubbed s., carpenter, 61eIh West
First street, Long Beach.
The Injured.
E. p. Watson, severely; decorations. arm
broken.
F. w. Schultz. severe bruises and LAGER
ations.
Alexander Bavay, crushed and ribs
broken.
George Parker, Long Beach, shoulder
dislOcated.
+. III. Inlay. severely cut about head
G. II. Rinabarger. leg broken.
j. ]. Walsh, Long Beach, leg amputated
below knee.
T.. Nicholson. Long Beach. fell five sto-
rtes, sprained ankle. released from hos
pital after injuries were dressed
Alexander Zozay badly crushed
Work of Rescue.
Immediately after the collapse of the
structure hundreds of bystanderS lent
willing aid in the work Of rescue.
The Southern Pacific, Salt Lake and Pa
cific Electric railroads sent crews OF Ia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
SILVER WILL GO HIGHER
Director of the Mint Roberts Thinks
That 80 May Be Touched in
Near Future.

:: Denver, Colo, Nov. 9.-"Silver is :.
:. going TO reach a price of rs or -
- better within two years, and it is :.
- going to hold that price, said =
:. George w. Roberts, director OF the =
:. United States minis, in an inter- e
:. view today. II believe that hun -
- dreds of silver mines throughout =
- the west which have been shut =
- down for more than ten years be- :.
- cause Of the fall in price will be =
= opening up again within a year, =
- simply because the price of the g
- metal will make it worth while" =
- Mr. Roberts continued. And, =
- further, let me state, this is no e
st speculative or boom market. The =
:. price of II today will be better =
- next month. and il will steadily =
:. and naturally advance point at =
- time until a high mark, posi- =
- bly, near so. will be touched" =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
NINE HUNDRED PER CENT
DIVIDEND IS DECLARED

y New York, Nov. 9-The directors \
= of the State bank of this city today i
y declared "A dividend of 900 per cent i
= payable in cash. on the banks cap =
y italZation of 100000 The directors =
y also declared the usual sem-anAual \
= dividend Of so per cent. The large +
y surplus the bank amasSed became !
4 unwieldy, because of its small cap =
. itaiization. and in order to obviate T.
y this the directors decided 10 distrib- =
y ute the surplus in the form of a divi- y
y dend. IL also was decided to increase =
= the capitalization of the bank from \
= 100000 to $l,0o0,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
BATTERY MAY BE
MUSTERED OUT
Governor and Staff Inspect
Equipment Which Is Found
in Bad Condition.

As a result of the inspection of the
First battery Of the n. Ct. L. last night
by Governor John G. Cutler. Colonel II.
NJ. II. Lund. Adjutant General Raymond
c. Naylor and Colonels Kessler, Bower.
Irvine, Daynes and Dean of the govern
ors staff. the artillery branch of the ma
tonal guard will probably be mustered
out
Government property valued at $50 900
consisting of breech-loading field rifles.
CaisSOnS, battery wagons, field forge gun
carriages. artillery harness. saddles. sa-
bres, revolvers and other artillery equip
ment was found i'm d deplorable condition.
Equipment in Bad Shape.
On the wheels OF the gun carriages and
caissons mud was found which had been
there since the encampment near Dale
Creek. Wyo.. last August The barrels
OF the cannon were found covered with
pitted rust. gummed grease and residue
from firing. The brcech mechanisms
were also found clOgged with grease and
dirt The leather of the harness was SO
stiff from lack of proper care that il was
easily cracked on being bent. About the
floor of the basement of the arnory rub
bish and litter was scattered in an I'M
military manner.
The sixteen men who appeared at the
inspection. in the opinion of military men
present. did not acQuit themselves in Il
manner al all creditable to themselves
or to their organization. The strength of
the battery is said TO be about fifty men.
May Be Mustered Out.
In view of the fact that two weeks no.
tice had ~been given of. this inspection
several members of the governors staff
expressed themselves as deeply deploring
the condition of affairs as shown at this
inspection. remembering that the battery
in former years was the flower of the ma
tional guaru of Utah and was a source
of pride TO the people of Utah. who
viewed il as a fitting monument TO the
splendid batteries of artillery which this
state sent to the Philippines.
For this reason il is thought that the
governor will direct that the remaining
few members Of the battery be mustered
ont
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
SHARPER RUNS
RISK OF ARREST
Franklin Stone of Storey Cot
ton Company Fame, Turns
Up in Cincinnati.
Photo by Harry Simpler.

Cincinnati, Nov s.-Frankiin Stone, for
nferly Of Philadelphia and now giving
Paris as his home, who is wanted by the
government on an Indictment charging
misuse of the mails in the Storey cotton
transaction. involving the less of sew
eral millions of dollars, was in Cincin-
natl today, but disappeared before the Of
ficials could apprehend him. Last ve2r
the Philadelphia papers began on the get
1lcE-qulck concerns in that city and
among them the Storey Cotton company
was named A run on that concern fol-
loved, and finally its failure was an
noUnced with liabilities of about $1,000 900
indictments were returned against Stone
and +. E Wart Storey. president of the
company. Both had disappeared, however
as also had Mrs. Sophia Lang, the
stenographer. The officials failed TO To-
cate them, although they were heard from
In various parts of the world. Stone was
reported to be in this city yesterday
and was finally located and subjected to
an Interview today He said Paris was
now his home, and that he had several
big deals on hand. Asked if he was afraid
of arrest, ne said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10

borers to the scene and under the di-
rection OF City Marshal Young Mayor
Downs ana Contractor Spalding the task
oI removing the Wrecllage was begun.
company III, Seventh regiment N G. c.
was called out and lines were thrown
ABOUT the building, all but the rescuers
being excluded
Pitiful scenes were enacted among the
throngs who stood outside the lines wait
ing for news. An aged mother sat all
day long on the bluff overlooking the ho-
tel, weeping and watching for the body
or her son. Five times the stretcher
bearers were called. and headed by a
Catholic priest, little procession emerged
from the building to where the under
takers wagons were waiting.
Women Worked Willingly.
At the first call for help the women Of
Long Beach began preparing food for the
fSscuers and established commissary ia
bleS near the building When it became
apparent that the bottom of the ruins
would not be reached tonight, lights were
placed over the wreckage, that the work
might not be interrupted. Late in the
day the Salt Lake railroad brought
steam crane to the bluff behind the hotel.
where it could be used to move the heav-
Ter pieces of wreckagc.
Will Be Investigated.
Conflicting causes are assigned for the
collapse Of the central wing. and to in
VeStlgate the disaster a commission of ar
SihtSclS anu engineers was TINS afternoon
appointed. The commission consists of
Architects Morgan. Kremple, Albright.
Whitlesey, T. +. Osborne, Lewis Parker
of Los Angeles, Contractor Carl Leonardo
of Los Angeles. Captain Fries and Cap
tain Amos, United States engineers; Pres
ident Daubfsprek, president of the Los
Angeles Architects association Thomas
Fellows, assistant building inspector of
Los Angeles and Austin Brown and G.
H. Craig. representing the architects and
the contractor for the hotel.
Supposed Causes.
The new hotel is built on the beach
sands facing the ocean. To this fact Con-
tractor A. f. Spaulding attributes the dis
aSter claiming that the footings were in
secure and weakened the structure.
John a. Austin of the firm OF Austin &
Brown. architects for the building,
cribe the disaster TO the premature re-
moval of the support of the concrete work
on the fifth floor, alleging that the ce-
ment had been given but three, instead of
six, weeks to set" Almost without eX-
ceptiOn TIRE men cOntend that the build
ing fell from the top, carrying the lower
floors with it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
DREAD PNEUMONIA
Major General William r. Shafter,
Retired, Seriously III.

Bakersfield, Calf. Nov. 9.-Major Cen
eral William K. Shafter. L. S. A. retired,
Is seriously i'll with pneumonia at his
ranch fourteen miles south of bakersfield
I.ocal physicians have been in constant
attendance during the past few DAYS.
General Shafter took a bad turn today
and kilograms were sent to San Fran
cisco physician to come once Tomor-
row morning consultation will be held
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
OFFICIAL COUNT Is
HELPING COLONEL HARRIS

Topeka. Kan. Nov. 9.-The official count
of the vote cast in Kansas at TUESDAYS
election was commenced in each county
in the state today and should be finished
by tomorrow morning The official fig
urcs from several counties already in
show decided gains for w. a. Harris tha
Democratic nominee for governor. and
Governor Hoch's plurality will be at least
cut down TO less than 1900. The DeTnO-
cratic state central committee still claims
plurality.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
Armed Men at Polls.

II is charged that armed representatives
of political clubs controlling the Mexican
vote patrolled the voting places on cleo
ton day and refused to allow members
of the opposing faction to vote. Several
shooting affrays occurred, but no one was
killed or Wounded. 1t is charged by one
faction that Judge WEIGH was murdered
by a hired assassin and that last night
ambuscade of the rangers was instigated
by the same faction which inspired the
murder Of Judge Welch. There are re-
ports here of continued rioting at Rio
Grande City, the extent of which is not
known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
(Special Dol The Herald.)

Especial 10 The HeraId.)
Boise Idaho, Nov. "a mistake was
discovered today in figuring the judge
ship vote i'm Washington county. It's COZ
rection added thirty-six to the total for
Bryan IN that county. Two other pre-
cincts cut him down SO that he now holds
a lead of only twenty-six votes over Judge
Frank Smith in the three counties of the
district. -Four precincts remain to be re-
ported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
RESULT OF ELECTION

= Trinidad, Colo. Nov. 9.-Mount Gu !
Zebra, which is located forty miles !
: west OF trinidad, is reported in a 4
= state CT eruption. Postmaster
= AdOlph StoFZ of StoneWall. who !
: lives within twelve miles Of the peak. !
; has sent word here that smoke and 4
y vapor can be seen issuing from the I
= mountain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
May Be Mustered Out.
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Henry Harrison Arraigned and Re.
leased on Bond.
Especial to The Herald.)

, New Orleans. La. Nov. 9.-Henry Har-
riSOn of Salt Lake City was arraigned to-
day before Judge Parlange in the United
States district court on charge of SELL
ing lottery tickets. He entered a plea of
not guilty and was released on bond. The
bail given by Harrison in Salt Lake City
was accepted by the court. Harrison was
Informed by the district attorney that he
would be- notified when 30 appear for
trial He returned 70 Salt Lake CITY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
STARVING MEN RESCUED.

New York. Nov. 9.-Five starving men
on the Nova ScOtian coasting fish
schooner A NJ. Lewis. were rescued ON
Wednesday by the officers of the steam
er Armenia, which arrived here today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
Says No Case Against Him.

We'll. / have never been arrested vet
More Americans in Paris know me than
know the American ambassador | am
not trying TO hide. / am not wanted now
by the federal officers. if ever I was
wanted by them. | send more broken
down Americans home with first-cIass
tickets than any other American in
Europe.
L sailed abroad a week before the
Storey Cotton company went into bank
ruptcy. Uncle Sam has no case against
me. L was not connected with that con
Germ at all and | knew nothing of being
indicted until I arrived on the other side
am charged with misuse of the mails
This is not an extraditable offense and
consequently Uncle Sam has never both.
cred me. and I believe that all charges
have been withdrawn, as far as I am con-
cerned. although | really believe 7 was
never considered as involved more than as
a possible witness
The fact is, no person connected with
the Storey Cotton company can be con-
Victed. simply because every person who
deposited money with that concern signed
contract permitting the company to
invest their money in whatsoever way it
saw fit"
Mr.. Stone said that President Storey
was living in London. but was in very
bad health.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
LYNcHlNe IN GEORGIA.

Valdosta, Ga. Nov "a negro pris
oner charged with assault upon Miss
Grambline, a young white woman. " as
lyrched at Madison, Fla, last night
after having been forcibly remov I'd
from the Jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
Troops Ordered to Scene.

Governor Lanham today ordered a COM
pany of cavalry to Starr county and a
special train is now carrying the troops
on fast run.
The situation in Starr county was
brought about by alleged election irregu-
Iarities. due TO political clubs supplying
Mexican residents with poll tax receipts
and insisting that they be-allOwed TO vote.
Judge WEIGH. who was assasSinated Mon
day night. had gone from his home in
Corpus Christi to be present at Rio
Grande City on election day. in an effort
to prevent disorder. He was assassinated
while asleep at night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10
-FOUR MEXICANS
KILLED IN TEXAS
AmbuShed a Body of Rangers
at Night and Got the
Worst of 1t.

Houston. Tex, Nov. 9-A special to the
Chronicle from Laredo, Tex, says:
Four Texas rangers sent to Rio Grande
City to quiet turbulent political conditions
there and to investigate the assassination
of District Judge WEIGH. which occurred
the night before the election, were am
pushed by body OF armed Mexicans be-
tween Fordyce and Rio Grande City late
last night. The rangers were asleep in
camp when awakened by vOlley of
shots from the darkness. A pitched bat
tie ensued and four of the attacking party
were killed one fatally wounded and
two captured. The rangers escaped I'M
scathed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-10

Advertising in papers of small
circulation. like swimming IN
rain barrel, may get you wet, but
its not much exercise.-Rusty
Mikes Diary.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-06-14
Williams CarboIic Salve with Arnica
and Witch Hazel.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
letter, Chapped Hands, and all skin
eruptions. 1t is guaranteed to give salts
faction, or money refunded. Price 25c
by Druggists. Williams Mfg Co.,
Props Cleveland, 0. For sale by r. G.
Dodson Oily.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-06-14
Lines up Men for Pro be Race.

Acting under instructions from the
Pennsylvania own "probe com nit
tee," officers in charge of the
various divisions of the railroad are
lining up the heads of departments,
chief clerks and others for a hearing.
Data on the local divisions was being
secured yesterday, the head of each
department and the chief clerks name,
| in case there was chief clerk, being
taken for official use. This rounding
up is not limited to anyone department.
but is said to include traffic and ac-
counting as well as operating officers
! and chief clerks. All department heads
and, in fact, almost every Pennsyl-
vania railroad employe in any respon-
/ sible position were trembling yester-
day. They did not know at what
moment they might be ''called on the
carpet" before the Pennsylvania's own
investigating committee.
The belief is that the Pennsylvania's
officials acting under personal direct.
ion of President Cassatt since his re-
turn from Europe are dete rmined to
make riddance of all men who have
been doing things that would not tally
with an honest mans conscience. One
man said yesterday he would not be
surprised to see general clearing out
of several departm and the men
who are leu out will have no chance Of
returning to the company's service in
any capacity. The only fear among
the smaller officers and clerks is that
some of the higher officers will be
shielded, while men in minor capacit-
les will be made examples of
From the course pursued in the case
of Chief Clerk Boyer, dismissal from
the motive power department by order
of President Cassatt, local Pennsylvan-
ia men expected nothing else than that
Joseph X. Athens who was chief clerk
to Superintendent Mitchell of the
Monongahelia division, would also be
dismissed, and so there was little sur
prise yesterday when the word was
passed that Aikens was packing his
trunk" His successor has not been
appointed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-06-14
HOw's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN 81 MARVIN,
Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, O..
Halps Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti-
patton
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-06-14
Letter to q. s. Allen.
Emporium, Pa.

Dear Sir: Devoe, $40 year; lead-and-
oil, $22.
Mr. McMullin, late cashier of Patapsco
National Bank, of Ellicott City, Md.
painted his house-Devoe-in 1885. 1t
wore II years at cost of less than SO
a year.
Mr.. Harold Hardlings, the present
cashier painted his house-three coats
lead -oil-it wore six years, at cost
of S22 year. He then repalnted
Devoe; said he wanted the paint that cost
least by the year.
This is important; such comparisons
are extremely rare. We know the gen
eral fact, however.
The paint that goes tarthest, wears
longest; always.
Yours truly,
L. w. DEvoE Il Co..
New York.
p. s.-Muwy & Coppersmith sell our
paint