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Gilpin observer., 1906-12-13

plans devices for the aid Of civiliza-
tion. He is the inventor and patent
right holder Of fish and animal trap
which he says will catch anything
from an eel to q bear. and violin
which he declares will give cheap
instrument the high tones Of an ex-
pensive one. He is also contemplating
other and larger inventions. But Ca
brielson Is poor. he says. and It costs
money to put new invention on the
market. He insists, though, that II
his patents are to make any one rich
1t will be 0abrielson. and 30 he is
waiting for the right chance 10 get q
start.
: Gabrielson II q Finlander. He came
to this country II years ago. He
speaks English hIQken.
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-13
LAeoRER AND INVENTOR.
Gabrieisonss Mind Plans Devices
While Muscles Dig bitches.

Kansas City.-William Gabrielson. a
day laborer. is also an inventor. While
his muscles dig bitches, his mind
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-13
comparativsIy Younu,

"They alluded to me as an old graft.
er!" declared Senator Graball. angriiy.
"That's shame"
"Ain't It, now?"
II should say 20, You're only B1.~ 4.
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Deficit in Street Fund.
TERRIFIC STORM OF WIND ALL PARTIES ARE AGREED
No Lunacy Commission for Harry
Thaw-Judge 0lcott Still
in the Case.

New York. July 26-An affectionate
scene in which Mrs. William Thaw, her
daughter. Mrs. George l.. Carnegie, and
Harry h. Thaw's wife participated. took
place at the Tombs prison today while
the three women We're paying visit to
Harry X. Thaw. ThaW's wife had been
with him half an hour when his mother
and sister arrived. The young wife and
the prisoners mother kissed each other
several times. On leaving the Tombs the
three women drove to the office of Cliff
ford w. Hartridge, who has charge of
Thaw's defense. Mrs Evelyn Nesbit
ThaW said:
Everything is all right now"
1t was reiterated tonight that the prop
Osition to make an attempt to secure
lunacy commission TO adjudge Thaw in
sane had been dropped even by counsel
retained by Mrs. William Thaw. 1t is
understood that the counsel consisting
of former Judge William X OlcOtt and
Terence j. McManus, have decided that
such motion would meet with ultimate
defeat, and therefore it has been elimi-
mated.
Thaw will be allowed to 60 to trial as
he desires. The emotional insanity plea
will be offered by Clifford w. Hartridge,
the personal counsel of Harry Thaw For
mer Judge OlcOtt ii is understood. is re-
tanned by Mrs. William Thaw, the mother
of the prisoner, to look out for young
Thaw's interests-nOt il the way of any
action on his part, but TO aid in every bit
OF evidence h can secure.
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ATTACKED BY
UNKNOWN MAN
Sensational Incident as Mrs.
Mary Hartje Was Leav-
ing Court House.
ESCAPE OF THE MISCREANT
BLONDE WOMAN ON WITNESS
STAND.
ESCAPE OF THE MIScREANT

Pittsburg, July 26.-Just after leaving
the court house today following the adj
journment of the hearing in the Hartje
divorce case, Mary Scott Hartje, the re-
spondent in the case, was attacked by an
unknown man on the street. Despite the
crowd at the court house at the time
the man made his escape, although a
short time chase after MIN was taken
up. He disappeared through an alley in
the vicinity of the court house. Mrs
Hartje left the building accompanied by
Mrs. Alexander V. Slocum, who has been
Mrs. Hartjes constant companion
throughout the hearing.
The women were on the way to the
office of John Freeman, Mrs. Hartjes
counsel. They had gone but a few steps
from the court house when a man hav-
ing the appearance of a mill worker.
thrust out his arm, and grabbing Mrs.
Hartje, dragged her across the pavement,
saying: Mary, come with me.
Screaming with fright, Mrs. Hartje
managed TO escape from the man and
found refuge in Mr.. Freeman's office. In
the meantime the crowd stood about APP
parently paralyZed at the incident. The
man started TO run and was soon lost
10 those that took up the chase. Some
few minutes later Mrs. SlOcum pointed
out a man as the assai1ant and he was
arrested, but released when Mrs. Hartje
said he was not the man.
Today was the first time since the
hearing that Mrs. Hartje has appeared
on the street without a detective being
near At her own request the detectives
were dismissed from protecting her
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DEATH CLAIMS BROKMEYER
Deceased Was a Nephew of Bis
marck and Former Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri,

St Louis, July 26.-H. C. Brokmeyer,
former lieutenant governor of Missouri,
and at one time acting governor, died at
st. Luke's hospital this morning. He un-
derwent an operation Saturday and did
lot rally, having been Ill so long that his
vitality had become practically exhausted
Mr.. Brokmeyer was nephew of the
Iron Chancellor Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold Won Bismarck. on his mothers
side He was born August II, 1885, near
Minden, Prussia. He came to this coun-
try at the age of 49, his first occupation
being that of a bootblack in New York
City. His education was received in the
college at Georgetown, KY. and Brown
university. Providence, r. /.
In 1875 he was Democratic lieutenant
governor. From 1876 to 1877, during the
illness of Governor John Fox, he was
acting governor. In the latter capacity
he attracted considerable attention by par
doning Dick Little, a. convicted member
of the Jesse James robber band: He was
an ardent debater with Carl Schurz dur
ing the Crisis of 49, and was an elector
at large on the Cleveland ticket of 1884
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
PAPERS WERE NOT SERVED
Wisconsin Man Evaded Process Gun
in Handkerchief of Posse
Badly Wounded.

Milwaukee, July % The Evening Wis
consin special from Ladysmith,- Wis,
says that the long threatened clash be-
tween John Dietz and. family on one side
and d posse on the other, occurred yes
terday and incomplete information indi-
Gates that Dietz still holds the fort. About
$50 shots were fired. One of the posse
was shot three times and is in a serious
condition, Clarence Dietz, son of John,
was also wounded but his condition is I'M
known.
John Dietz, for long time, has pre-
vented the delivery of 100000 feet of logs
at the Cameron dam on the Thornapple
river. Repeated efforts to serve papers
on Dietz, who declared he would die de-
Tending himself, failed. Several days ago,
however, the court called for a posse
which included six militiamen and sent
it 10 the dam to serve papers on Dietz.
According to James Harrington, who
witnessed the fight and who arrived at
Ladysmith today, DietZ, aided by his wife
and son, opened fire when the posse ap-
peared and a lively fusillade was main
tained for some time, Dietz firing from
behind a stump. Hedrington left the scene,
helping to care for the wounded man be-
fore the fight had terminated, but he be-
lieved that up to that time papers had
not been served on Dietz.
Milwaukee, July ga Journal special
from Ladysmith, Wis, says:
The effort to capture DietZ has been
abandoned for the present.
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SUICIDE OF UNHAPPY PAIR
Philadelphia Boy and Girl Jump Into
River Because They Could
Not Wed.

Philadelphia, July 26.-Grievously disap-
pointed because their parents would not
permit them to marry, Gustave Kathke,
aged 10 years, and Ella Miller, aged IS,
committed suicide together some time
Tuesday night by jumping into the Della
ware river. Tonight the bodies of the
young couple, clasped in each others
arms, came to the surface near Chestnut
street wharf, this city, and were taken
from the river by the police.
Kathke and the girl had been missing
since Tuesday when they left their homes
TO visit friends in another part of the
city.
The young man and woman failed to re-
turn to their homes that night and the
next day they were reported to the police
as missing. The morning mail of Wed
nesday brought letter 20 the girls
mother in which the daughter said the
mother would never see her again.
Nothing was heard of the couple until
tonight, when the churning of the pro-
peller of a tug boat which was tieing up
at Chestnut street wharf caused the bod
les to come to the surface.
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Excursion Steamer Loaded With
Passengers Almost Wrecked
Near Alton. Ill.

ST Louis, July GA terrific wind and
rainstorm struck St Louis and vicinity
this afternoon. Lightning started seven
fires in different parts of the city. A ne
gro, name unknown, was blown from his
wagon and a passing fire engine ran over
him. Teegraphic wires were blown down,
sheds and a few frame houses were de-
molished and number of people hurt
by debris.
The excursion steamer Liberty. filled
with pleasure seekers, caught in the storm
near Alton, ILL.,, was driven through the
Mississippi river at uncontrOllable speed
and dashed into a dixie on the Missouri
side. Rocking and topping with the ter
roriZed passengers huddled in the cabin,
the prov of the boat was forced up on the
government dixie while the force of the
wind hurled chairs into the river from
the deck and shattered the cabin window
The boat held firmly on the dixie. how
ever, and when the storm had abated SUI
ficiently the government boat Lucia tran
shipped the passengers and landed them
in Alton.
The wind blew at "a velocity of thirty
miles an hour and was accompanied by
incessant lightning and heavy down
pour of rain, and for a short time hail
stones fell The rainfall was SO of an
inch
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CONTINGENT Fund Bankrupt.

According to a statement prepared by
City Auditor Rudolph Alff, the city con-
tingent fund is now Overdrawn at the
National Bank OF the Republic in the sum
of s56, "a. The half mill increase in the
contingent fund levy. which is all the
council could make under the law, will
not even pay this oyerdraft, let alone
providing for future emergencies or over
drafts One-half of a mill levy, If every
dollar is collected, will raise only $50. 5j2.
which still leaves an OYerdraft in the
general fund of 1851 regardless of any
extraordinary emergencies which may
arise in the future. At the present rate
of expense, the Overdraft will be $4,000
at the end of the year.
Several American" party leaders
signed the petition for an extra session
of the legislature, details of which are
printed elsewhere in this mornings Her
aid. Should the legislature meet. it is
stated authoritatively. the administration
will ask it to extend the limit of the levy
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KING DESIRED
TO MEET BRYAN
Distinguished American Re-
Ceived in Private Audience
by British Monarch.

London, July 26-Willam Jennings
Bryan, who was introduced by Ambassa-
dor Reid, was received in private audi
ence by King Edward at Buckingham
palace today. The visit was paid at the
kings special request, his majesty hav-
ing notified Mr.. Reid that he desired to
meet Mr. Bryan. The interview was
quite informal and was marked by the
pleasing cordially which the king is ac
customed TO show Americans in whom he
is interested. Only the king, Mr.. Reid
and Mr.. Bryan were present The CONVEX
satiOn largely turned on the subject of
peace and the conference of the inter
parliamentary union with the objects of
which the king showed himself thorough
ly in accord.
Subsequently the king received some
eighty members of parliamentary
union in the throne room, Congressman
Bartholdt of Missouri, T. Z. Burton of
Ohio and lockwood HOar of MasSachu-
sets representing the American group.
Mr.. Bryan accompanied his three COM
patriots at this function, which was some
what in the nature of leyee. King Ed
ward. who wore plain clothes, stood in
front of the throne while the visitors
filed past. AS each person was introduced
the king shook hands with him. making
occasional brief remarks to the most
prominent members of the party.
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AMERICANS" RAISE TAX
AND STILL FACE DEFICIT
Levy Is Increased One Mill, and Legis-
lature May Be Asked to Give
Authority for More.
Record of Extravaganza Reach eS CIimax-Muncpaity Is
Badly in Hoe-Contingent Fund Blown
in, and More.

AS result of American" administra-
ton of city affairs, the Salt Lake City
tax levy was raised from II to Il mills by
the finance committee of the city council
last night. The sanction of the full cOun-
ell is necessary to make the levy effec-
tive, but, inasmuch as the one mill in
crease has been agreed upon by the
American" leaders, the council will I'M
questionably ratify the action of the
finance committee next Monday night.
The contingent or general fund levy is
to be raised from Az to mills, the lat
ter figure being the full limit of the law.
The water fund levy is to be raised from
three-fourths of a mill to 112 mills. The
sewer fund levy is reduced from a half
to a quarter of a mill, making a net in
crease of one mill.
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GOOD|NG HAS A REVERSE
Bingham County for Borah but
Won't Endorse Governor
for denomination.
Especial to The Herald)

Blackfoot, Ida, July 26,-At the Bing-
ham county Republican convention held
here today. the delegates were instructed
to vote for the nomination of W. E. Bo-
rah for United States senator in the Re
publican state convention. The Borah
forces were in complete control, having
the Mormon delegates solidly in line. A
resolution offering to indorse the can
didacy of Governor Gooding for renomina-
ton met with an overwhelming defeat
The younger members of the party have
secured control and the old line Repub-
licans, the men who have won the party )
battles for years, have been relegated to
the rear. There was no quarter asked
nor given and as a result of the feud a
most serious split is anticipated. Cover
nor Gooding made a speech at the con-
vention that for self adulation was the
extreme limit He referred TO himself as
the best governor since statehood.
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BLONDE WOMAN ON STAND.
Josephine Wright Swore That Hartje
Never Visited Her.

Pittsburg. Pa. July 26.-At today's ses-
sion of the Hartje trial counsel for August
Hartje called witnesses to refute the
story told by the coachman, Tom Nadine,
to the effect that while Mrs. Mary Scott
Hartje was in Memphis, Hartje met a
blonde woman in Schenley park and took
her to his home in the carriage driven by
Nadine.
A new sensation in the case is promised
before the week is over. Josephine
Wright. whom Augustus Hartje had been
charged with visiting at No. 240 Second
avenue, was placed on the stand and tes-
tilted that Hartje had never visited her.
1t is said that witnesses would be placed
on the stand by Mrs. Hartje TO rebut the
Wright woman's testimony.
1t was reported that informations are to
be made, and that these informations are
10 be based on the Wright woman's evil
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NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
Express Company Clerk Makes Turn
in Panama Bonds.

New York, July 26.-It was learned to-
day that ]. S. Bache & Co., bankers, had
purchased the s5,S00.O00 of Panama canal
bonds which were recently allotted by the
treasury department to Samuel Byerly,
an express company clerk of this city.
Bache & Co. have in turn disposed of
the bonds to Fish & Robinson, who were
the successful bidders for the greater
part Of the issue.
The price of the bonds already has ad-
vanced TO 104. 40. which means a profit of
S27024 for the clerk
In conversation with Secretary Shaw
over the long distance telephone Byerly
asked if he was TO receive his allotment
of the bonds. He was told that he would
if he deposited the s5,S00.00O by August 1.
The clerk said he would.
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AUDITOR APPEARED
WITH THE DOCUMENTS

New York July 26-W. E. Foster, gen
eral auditor of the American Sugar Re-
filming company, who on Wednesday was
taken before Judge Hough in the federal
court for failing to produce certain books
asked for by the federal grand jury, to-
day complied with the subpoena and ap-
peared before the grand jury with the
books and data desired.
Mr. Stinson. the United States district
attorney, declined to either confirm or
DENY that statement that the federal
western railroads suspected of granting
western railroads suspected Of granting
rebates TO the sugar trust.
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NO DOUBT OF CAUSE
OF THE CATASTROPHE

Spokane, Wash, July 26-The bodies Of
Fireman George Bell and E. NJ New
combe, killed in the Great Northern
wreck near Camden on Monday. were re-
covered from Diamond lake this morn
ing.
Coroner McRae of Stevens county has
decided TO hold no inquest. He says:
There is no doubt the wreck was
caused by running at too high speed over
a dangerous piece of read
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
CALLS THEM GRAFTERS.
Denver Judge Severely Arraigns
County Commissioners.

Denver, Colo. July 26.-In a statement
accompanying the biennial report of the
clerk of the county court today, Judge
Ben B. Lindsey arraigns County Commits
sioners Eugene Mccarthy and William
Lawson. a majority of the board. for what
he terms their political grating and dis
regard of the rights of the public. The
Judge tells how the commissioners de-
manded to be permitted to name officers
of the county court and when refused
held up the bills for certain expenses of
the court. Judge Lindsey AYERS that the
commissioners are servile tools of political
agents of William G. Evans. president of
the Denver City Tramway company, and
that they spend thousands of dollars of
the county's money for political ends
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
SUIT AGAINST DIRECTORS.

Lexington. Ky, July 26.-An echo of
the collapse of the American Reserve
Bond company was heard here today
when SUIT was filed In the circuit court
against the directors of the concern and
also against the directors of the old South
ern Mutual Investment company, praying
that they be held liable for the amount
due the creditors, certificate and bond
holders of the defunct concern.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
FOUR MONTHS FOR M'CALl.
Man Arrested in Salt Lake Pleads
Guilty to Misdemeanor.

Mccall, formerly treasurer of the Grand
theater of this city, was permitted to
plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanor
embszzlement in the superior court to-
cay. He was sentenced to serve four
months in the county jail
Mccall was charged with the embezzle-l
ment of $1O5 of the theater's box receipts
He fled from the city several weeks ago
and was arrested at Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
BODY FOUND IN POND.
Miss Winsola GoodeiI Victim of Ac-
cident or Foul Play.

Belchertown, Mass, July 26.-The body
of Miss Winsola NJ Goodell, who disap-
peared from her home on July 6 and for
whom search has been made continuous
ly since. was found today by the young
woman's father in the pond which had
been dragged SO many times fruitiessiy.
A superficial examination of the body
Indicated that the girl was accidentally
drowned, but it will remain for the in
quest, which will be held tomorrow, to
settle fully the question whether the
young woman was the victim of an acct
dent or foul play.
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Husband Against Wife.

The unusual spectacle of a husband
giving evidence that if produced in crimi-
nal court would tend TO convict his wife
of crime. the punishment for which is
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, was
seen this morning.
Wilbert Ashby, husband of Blanche
Ashby, formerly domestic in the Hartje
household, swore that mis- wife had told
him she had lied in the deposition she
made for Mrs. Hartje and that she had
been promised money for doing so.
AShby also SWOre that his wife had told
him that Mrs. Hartje had declared to her
she was sorry she had not returned to
live with Hartje when he asked her to go
ba ok to him. At this Statement Mrs.
Hartje showed more astonishment than
she has exhibited at any of the testimony
hitherto.
Letter in Evidence.
In CrOss-examination a letter which
Ashby had written to Mrs. Hartje was
placed in evidence. In il he told Mrs.
Hartje that if ''she could pay Blanche for
speaking for her, Hartje could do the
same" This took some of the wind cut
of the sails OF the Hartje side, as all
the testimony on that point had been to
Mrs, Hartje could pay Blanche ''for lying"
Hartje could afford TO pay for the truth.
One of the closing events of the trial
will be to show how, where and when the
Nadine love letters were secured. This,
it was reported this afternoon, would be
done tomorrow.
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which may be made for contingent fund
purposes.
The state law requires the city auditor
to prepare and publish before the first
Monday in July of each year i'm a news
paper q detailed statement of the receipts
and expenditures for the previous year.
ending June 80 At the command Of
Mayor Thompson. City Auditor Aft has
violated this law. He prepared such a
statement and turned it over to Mayor
Thompson. 1t was not prepared until
three weeks after July 1. and the news
papers have been absolutely refused a
copy of it both by Mayor Thompson and
by Auditor Aft.
Not only that. but no member of the
council has seen ii except American
members. The minority or Democratic
members of the finance committee have
even been refused a glance at it. The
American" members of the council have
proceeded to fix the tax levy without ac-
quainting their Democratic associates Of
the financial condition of the city at all
What the Law Says.
The provision of the state law which
Mayor Thompson commanded Auditor
Alff to violate reads as follows:
The city auditor. in cities having an
auditor, and in all other cases the city
recorder shall prepare and publish, on or
before the first Monday in July of each
year, in some newspaper having a gen
eral circulation in the city, a detailed
statement of the financial condition Of
the city and of all receipts and expendi-
lures for the previous year ending June
30, showing:
Il The total receipts of the city
showing particularly the source of each
portion of the revenue.
80 The amount of cash on hand at
the date of the last report.
80 The amount of the sinking fund
and how invested.
~ The number date and amount Of
every bond issued or redeemed and the
amount received therefor.
-. The Indebtedness of the city. funded
and floating stating the amount of each
class and the rate of interest borne by
such indebtedness or any part thereof.
''6. The amount Of cash in the city
treasury and in its several funds.
~. Each warrant issued. TO whom and
on what account; provided. that if more
than one warrant has been issued 10 any
individual on the same account during
the year. the aggregate amount only
need be shown.
Deficit in Street Fund.
In the meeting of the finance commit
tee last night American" cOuncilmen ad-
mitted deficit of $S35l2 The amount of
revenue which can be raised by fiYe-mill
street fund levy is that much less than
the total amount Of estimated expenses
for the year. The expenditures estimated
for the year are $3.50, 2G9.9S. and the re-
ceipts are estimated at S205. 697.64 a bal
ance on the wrong side of SS3,5l3.34, as
stated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
BOGUS MONEY PASSED.

Kaysville. July 26-Last night stran-
ger entered the candy store of K. s.
Sims and made a small purchase. He
gave for it $40 greenback, which has
proven to be bogus, like the bills that are
being circulated in Salt Lake and Ogden
This one bears the imprint of the Mer-
chants and Planters Bank of Georgia. 1t
is rather stiff bill and is easily detected
as bogus, being too heavy and pasty for
genuine currency. The stranger who
passed the bill went to Salt Lake this
morning. stopping on the way at Farm
ington and Bountiful. If other bills have
been passed in this county, it has not
been reported.