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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
FUNERALS ARE STOPPED
Strike IN New York Prevents the
Burial of ITO Dead in
That City.

New York, May 1.-THE strike Of !, 800
funeral drivers, ordered last night, tied
up the undertaking business in New
York City today so completely that
about 10 bodies remained unburied
Hearses and carria ges were driven
away from churches; mourners were
kept waiting all day in homes of the
dead, and in several instances nom
union drivers of hearses and carriages
were attacked in the streets and police
protection had to be called In many
cases undertakerS appealed TO the
board of health for permits to postpone
burials, while others asked for permits
sion to convey bodies to the cemetery
on trucks or street cars under police
protection. In every case permission
to use street cars for funeral vehicles
was denied, but in cases where death
had occurred from COnta giOus diseases
and immediate burial was required. un-
dertakerS were forced to make use of
their coffin wagons or such vehicles as
they were able to procure with drivers.
The strikers declared tonight that their
fight for $14 a week instead of So is on
in earnest. Their employers. the Coach
Owners association, decided not 10
grant the increase.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
GREAT FOREST FIRE.
Sand Point, ida, is Threatened With
Destruction by Flames

Butte, Mont. May Island Point. Ida.
1dviccs state that a disastrous forest fire
Is burning within a few miles of that
place. Sparks from the engines of Great
Northern trains started the fire. which
has now burned beyond all control and
the ranCheTs OF this vicinity are making
efforts only 10 save their movable prom
erty. Several saw mills and many thous-
and feet of poles and posts have already
been destroyed. The fire is one of the
worst which ever visited this locality
At CobUrn. G. B., FOst lost over 5000
worth of lumber
At lola, Merrick's Sawmiu was burned
Gown and all the machinery is ruined
Duncan Mckenzie lost his barn and
house and his ranch was destroyed. Much
timber is lost near RenCOe.
The fire became so fierce that the work.
PTS the COrbin road. which is Just being
built abandoned their dump carts and
fled from the shower of sparks and the
icnse clouds Of smoke on their horses.
All the carts have been destroyed. The
Dnly thing that can save this entire for
Est district is a heavy rain. The settlers
are pOwerless to stop the progress of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
EXERCISE FOR SULLOWAY
Representative Williams Gives New
Hampshire Man Day of
Much Exertion.

Washington. May I--Representative
Williams of Mississippi, in the house,
caught Representative SulIoway of New
Hampshire today 1t was decided to con-
slider private pension bills today and Mr..
Williams insisted that Mr.. Sulloway,
chairman of the committee should rise
and formally move the passage of each
of the many pension bills.
Mr.. SuIloway is s feet inches in height
and in rising 800 times mathematician in
the house figured that the chairman
would have to travel vertically a consid-
cradle distance for the delectation of the
gentleman from Mississippi. The latter
however smilingly remarked that the ex-
ercise would add bit more to the stature
of Mr. SullowaY.
After passing go pension bills the house
today devoted much time to considering
a point of order made by Mr.. Tawney
against an appropriation for a new steel
floating dock provided in the naval appro-
pTiatiOn bill
The chair held the point of order well
taken, in a carefully prepared opinion.
Mr.. Hepburn Of Iowa made a vigorous
attack upon the cOurtmartial system Of
the navy, and especially criticising the Of
ficers responsible for the accidents that
have happened to ships Of the navy
a point of order against the appropria-
ton for the naval training station at Lake
Bluffs. Ills. was pending when the house
adjourned until Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
NO EAR THQUAKE There
Northern Pacific Man Denies Story
of Seismic Disturbances in
Yellowstone Park.

st. Paul May 11.-Assistant General
Passenger Agent Smith of the Northern
Pacific railroad today gave out an en-
pEatic denial of the reports that the re-
cent earthquake shocks which wrecked
San Francisco had materially changed
the aspect of Yellowstone park. He
said:
THE reports that the recent seismic
disturbances in California have been
felt in Yellowstone park or have in any
way affected that renowned pleasure
resort are absolutely without founda-
ton. Yellowstone park is not within
the zone of the seismic action. The geo
logical conditions in the park region do
not tend to earthquakes. In the entire
history of the park there has never
been a suspicion of an earthquake
Conditions there are absolutely nor
NAL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
IN BRITISH TERRITORY.
German Troops Pursue Natives into
Cape Colony.

Capetown, South Africa, May lit is
authoritatively stated that in a fight
May the Germans pursued the rebel
chief MarengO four miles over the eastern
border of German Southwest Africa into
British territory. The Cape police nro-
tested against this violation of the from
tler' but the German commanders refused
to retire, saying that he intended to fin
ish his job
Marengo, who lost twenty-seVen men in
the engagement. is believed to be hiding
near the border.
The Cape government through the Ger
man consul has formally protested
against the violation of the frontier
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
WANT THEIR PASSES.
Locomotive Engineers Convention
Sends Telegram to President.

Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-THE two ses-
slons today OF the convention of the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Engineers were
given over entirely to routine business
announcement was made tonight that al
an executive session of the convention
resolution had been adopted protesting
against the amendment to the railroad
rate bill which prohibits the issuance of
authorizing Grand Master stone ia se,'d a
message to President Roosevelt enterine,
the conventions protest. a message TO
this effect was sent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
BECHTEL GOES FREE,
Minneapolis Jury Acquits Insurance
Many of Using Company Funds.

Minneapolis, May 11.-Late this after
noon the jury in the J. w. Bechtel case
brought in a verdict Of not guilty. Bech-
tel was charged with using the funds
Of the Northwestern National Life In
surance company to pay his own per
sonal debts and of not keeping an ac-
count OF the money used in such instan-
ces. The defendant was formerly Dres
ident of the company. and the specific
charge against him that he took
s., 500 from the concerns treasury 10 nav
certain fee which he owed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
HELD FOR MANsLAUeHTER.

London, May 1.-THE inquest TODAY on
the body of Major John Nicholas White
OF the Lancashire Fusileers who distin-
gulshed himself IN the South African war
of Christian Scientists. resulted in a yer
diet of manslaughter against DIR. A d
committed for trial. The case was Lon,
drawn out and attracted much attention
the court being crowded with fashiouabIe
people. Mrs Mary Baker Eddy of Con-
cord, n. H., the founder of Christion Sci
ence, was frequently mentioned in the
course of the evidence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
CONTRACT TO BUILD ROAD
Utah Construction Company to Build
Northwestern From Hunting
ton to Riparia.
Especial to The HeraId.)

Boise, Ida. May 1.-THE Statesman
has a special from Huntington. Ore
saying that the contract for the con-
tract for the construction of the North
western railway from there to Riparia
has been let TO the Utah Construction
company The line is 10 be COMPLETED nv
Dec. 81. 1907. c. Stradley. former Iocat-
ing engineer Of the Oregon Short Line
accompanied by seven surveyors will
proceed down the river, cross-sectioning
the old roadbed and outings things in
readiness for the construction crews
which will be here within the NEXT fen
days. The road between here and the
Iron dyke will be completed this sum
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12

1 went to the bank late that night.
[ took out the ledger. Mechanically
as If in dream. l turned to the fatal
entry. L sat and looked at it dumbIv.
Then. sIbconsciOuSly, I believe. I whis-
pered to myself, "Straighten it out -
Did / dare to do it? Did I dare NOT
to do it? 1 mUst-I must I erased
the entry, put the proper new figures
in its place, and so through all the
balances of the book I changed the
figures. When I was through the las
total honestly showed the right amount
Of money that should be in the hank
But there was $1,000 of this in the
deposit vault / went out into tbe
night. L ran to the home of the nresi-
Gent of the vault company. 7 dragged
him to his place of business and forced
him to allow me to take out nv hun
die. With the money Rugged To NV
bosom I ran through alleys and darjr
streets back to the bank I returned
the money-then l sank into an arm
chair and went to sic ep.
1t was just daybreak when awoI,a
1 put on my hat and went out bir6
was chirping nOisily upon the cnrbN
stone Tho sun as it came mn sToiIa5
upon me and 1 smiled back at if baD-
PLY. Then 1 went home and T v-bie-
tied as / went.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
DOUMA'S OPENING
CAUSE FOR HOPE
russians of All Classes Regard
Future of the Empire With
Optimism.
MESSENGER HAS ODD LOOK
OFFICIAL GAZETTE FOR FIRST
TIME WITHOUT A UKASE.

ST. Petersburg, May IL 11:45 a. m.-The
Impression left by yesterdays historical l
events is on the whole optimistic. Even
the radical papers assume d rather hope
tul tone The ReCh. organ Of the Consti-
tutional democrats and now the most
powerful paper I'm Russia, while not CON
seaIins its disappointment at the fact that
me expected amnesty was not granted, on
Ehe other hand. expresses its satisfaction
mat the emperor did not use the word
Epeech as an adTOit refusal to grant any
further concessions, leaving the new fun
aamental law as the platform of the gov
But the policy OF marking time while
events are marching so rapidly really
means retreat
The constitutional democrats. however
are In no wise dismayed at the prospect
or having to continue the struggle. 1t is
already apparent that they intend to nail
the flag of a constitutional monarchy to
their masthead, hut their first efforts
VIII be directed TO forcing general political
amnesty from the unwilling hands of the
emperor. The deIfverance of the political
prisoners and those who have suffered
from freedom cause is now a passion
with the masses and it is difficult to see
pow the government will be able to re-
No Ukases in Messenger
one of the striking changes today is in
the appearance Of the Official Messenger
which for days and weeks has been ap-
rearing each morning with column after
bureaucracy feverishIy sought to get their
goods in out of the wet
With the assembling Of parliament the
end has come Not n single ukaSe or
domination was printed today. The only
official announcement was a rescriDt Civ
ing Finance Minister KOkovsOff credit for
negotiating the Russian loan and deco
rating him with the Alexander Nevsky
order.
The central committee Of the constitu-
uonal democrats is working out a reply
10 the speech OF the throne The principal
points win be amnesty and the equality
of political and civil rights. But a frac-
ton is insisting on demand for the abo-
htiOn OF the council of the empire. An
attempt Will be made to come TO an agree
ment with the peasants who are draw
Ing up an independent reply. Their chief
Commands are amnesty, the reorganiza ton
Of the labor laws. the reorganization Of
the army, the disbanding of the Cossa cks
the separation of church and state. a gen
eral extension Of the schools and equal
rights for all nationaIities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
STRONG EARTHoUAKE CLAUSE

Edinburgh. May 11.-At a meetiro Of ~,
North British Mercantile Insurance corn
pany today the chairman in referrinec 70
the losses by the recent disaster AT San
Francisco said he thought there sbonid
be a combined effort made to frame a
stronger earthquake clause for poIicies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
FIREcRAcKER DRAWS CROWD

A loud explosion on Commercial street
about 1;3O o'clock this morning drew a
big crowd of people and a squad of police
to the scene Investigation disclosed that
somebody had thrown a giant firecra ckeT.
out of the window of a Commercial street
resort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
sEY oE TUNIs DIES.

Tunis. May 11.-Sidi Mohammed Bey of
aIace OF complicated hemiphIegia. from
which he had been a sufferer since 1904
His cousin, Mohammed FL Nasr. succeeds
him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
BAR LEADERS
APPEAR FOR HILL
Investigation Made of Former
New York Senator's ReIa-
tons With Equitable.
INQUIRY AT HIS REQUEST
REPORT WILL BE MADE TO BAR
ASSOCIATION.

New York, May 1.-THE substitute COM
mittee of the grievance committee of the
New York State Bar association, which
was appointed at the request of former
Senator David B. Hill to investigate his
relations as counsel to the Equitable Life
Assurance society and to report as to
whether his appointment as counsel I'm
any way was improper or unprofessionaI
and whether the compensation he re-
ceiVed from the company was reasonable
or excessive, met here today, heard Mr..
Hill in his own behalf. took the tesu-
mOny of prominent attorneys as to the
standing of Mr.. Hill in the legal profess
sion and as to the reasOnableness of his
5000 year retainer from the Equitable
and adjourned.
Mr.. Hills counsel, Charles A Collin,
submitted the case without argument.
Prof. F. w. HuffOut, dean of Cornell
university law school and chairman of
the subcommittee, announced that a re-
port would be submitted to the grievance
committee at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
During the course of his testimony to-
day Mr.. Hill said:
7 never questioned that as Senator
had the right to practice in the courts of
my state of the United States. The law
makes no provision against it, except
that a congressman shall not practice
before the government departments. 1
was employed by the state attorney gen
eral TO try a case against the United
States in 1892, when L was senator, and I
tried numerous other cases while I rep
resented New York state in the senate
when did the subject of the Equitable
retaining you as counsel first come up?''
asked Mr.. Ward, questioning Mr.. Hill
Was Retained In 1892.
The witness replied Il first met James
H. Hyde and the elder Mr.. Alexander in
Washington in 1889. 1 did not see either
of them again until I was elected United
States senator in 1892 Mr.. Hyde came
to see me then and stated that he had
been informed that / was going TO
sumo the practice of law when nv time
was not occupied in congress. I told
them that was a fact. as I believed /
would spend not more than half my time
in Washington The result of the inter
view was that 1 accepted an offer of
5000 a year to be consulting counsel of
the Equitable
Were you ever consulted by the com
pany in relation to matters pertaining
10 the insurance department"
4 never was that / can remember"
At this point Mr. Huffcut asked: Were
you not consulted about the enactment
of insurance legislation?''
At the afternoon session former Cover
nor Frank s. Black, Gen. Benjamin F.
Tracy. former Judge John +. Dillon. De
lancey NiCOll and others testified before
the committee. all declaring they had
known Mr. Hill many years. and that the
$1,000 yearly retainer paid him by the
Equitable was a reasonable compensa-
ton for the advice and counsel he gave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
How 1t Felt to Steal $4,000

and his wife this afternoon Well, we
would do ii. / had foreseen these
things when 1 made my decision to
take the banks funds. 1 had waited
long enough 1 couldn't get rich on
what my salary and dividends as ash
Ter Of the bank would yield me- And
L had as good right to be rich as
anyone, 1 worked hard enough for it,
and-weH, anyhow, 1 had decided to
do it.
There was more torture waiting for
me at the bank. Someone needed some
hgures that could be had only by con-
sultlng my ledger, and me ledger had
10 De produced. 1 turned sick for
moment at the sight of that leather
bound book. Had 1 been too bold &?
Might not some clerk read guilt out
OF those figures that stood out so clear
on clean page? No. 1 had done my
work we'll No one would see what I
had done so long as I was cashier or If
l became higher official of the bank
No one would see. I treasured myself
and went 10 work, and all through the
day it seemed that the ledger was
needed every other minute or SO.
In the afternoon I went home and we
went to visit the Paysons. Payson had
made mis- money farming and had
come to PrairievilIe to live out the
rest of his life in comfort. He had a
rich home. 1 felt easier after I had
scanned the evidences of his wealth
that were to be found in every room.
Payson had more than he needed.
had less. We drove past the Baptist
church on the way home. I looked
away from it. That night at our home
the pastor called to thank ne for the
work had done in building I'D the
Sunday school.
1t is the practical, successful men.
like YOU who do more for the young
people by your examples than can be
done by all the teaching in the world"
he said. I went TO bed feeling decided
ly comfortable. And this was only the
first day after.
In another week I wished myself
dead [ had begun to fear detection.
A word from a friend. look. a turn
Of the face, all of them I took TO me
ana mfscOnStTued as signs that nv
crime was known. Of course / ALWAYS
treasured myself at once. But the
sense of fear was always with me. I
imagined that men stood around and
talked about me, imagined that the
very boys in the street knew of nv
crime and only refrained from ieering
at me because I was the Superinten-
dent of the Sunday school. The kew 10
the deposit box burned in my pocket.
the ledger shouted THIEF to me at
every occasion when I was forced TO
see II. If 1 saw the figures so OOO''
shuddered-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12

Fifty thousand dollars. By -. 1
earned 100000 in the six months
that I was the pOssessor of it. if human
agony can be counted as being worth
anything. L put in six months with
out knowing one seconds peace. The
theft was running my life. I knew
there was little or no prOba ability of nv
being discovered, knew that 1 might
take the money out and use it and not
arouse any suspicion. But that $50 600
repOsing in its vault weighed down ON
my soul and left me without an an
petite for any of the things that life
holds. If it had been multiplied to ten
times the amount now it would have
been useless to me. 1t was so much
dead waste; I could not use it. no one
else could. And day after day it grew
heavier upon me.
1t became question of whether
should screw my nerve up to the point
where / might return it or whether 7
should go crazy. For awhile I Thought
it would be the latter. l was little
better than a mailman at home. I told
my wife the work was so onerous as
almost to drive me crazy. But cant
you straighten it out Tcm?v she
queried, innocently. do get it straight
ened out, and then let's so off on a
trip somewhere so that you can rest
up"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
Discussion Is Warm.

The matter was discussed at length and
with warmth. Some of the mem bers pres
ent who were also enthusiastically inclined,
took advantage of the opportunity to
point out that this was an evil bound to
follow in the wake of craft unioniSm.
The standing of the Foundry Employees
union was looked up and when it was
found to be good the Federation decided
that it was in order to investigate the
matter. A committee of five members was
appointed to investigate.
The mOulders further reported that the
strike was proceeding under favorable
conditions. Two firms. the Warm Springs
and the Union Foundry companies had
come to an agreement with them to
the open shop and had given them an adj
vance of % cents, to So. rs per day. An
other firm. the Western foundry. 1t was
thought would sign the agreement today.
With the other three firms affected it was
stated that it would take longer time
to bring them to terms, especially Silver
Bros, who were especially persistent in
their declaration that they would not rec
Ognize the open shop.
The agreement with the three firms will
return about One-thiTd of the men to
work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12

And l had already begun to dream
bad dreams Within another week 7
discovered that I had made a colossal
mistake. / wasn't built for thief
The true thief takes what he takes
and fOrgets about it. Not one sec
ond of my waking hours did I lose
sight of the fact that [ had stolen
$4,000. Not one instant was I at peace
with myself and the world. 1t was not
remorse that l felt; no evil results
had attended my wrong-doing to make
me feel sorry for anyone. But I felt
that the word thief was branded on
me in big letters, although I knew that
1t was not So
L began TO grow mOrose now I took
TO staying away from home as much
as L could, pleading that the work at
the bank was behind, for the sight of
my innocent, trusting wife brought me
TO the verge of despair. I drank A lit
tie now, which I had never done be-
fore. Within a few months I resigned
from my position as Sunday school
superintendent My health was really
poor now, so my plea was taken i'm
good faith. went on frequent JOURNEYS
to other cities in an effort TO forget
But on such Journeys 1 always met a
dozen men who I felt We're shadow
ing me, and even among total stran-
gers / was never without the feeling
or being marked man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
MOULDERS LAY
FORMAL CHARGE
Claim Sister Union of Foundry
Employees Has Been Aid
ing Other Side.
RETARDS WINNING STRIKE
ONE-THIRD OF MEN OUT WILL.
RETURN TO WORK.

The local moulders' union last evening
sprung a bit of a surprise on some of the
other unions when it formally laid charges
before the Utah Federation OF Labor
against Its sister body connected with the
foundry trades, the Foundry Employees
union. The moulders charge that the
foundry employees are doing what they
can to prevent the successful elimination
or the Strike now on. They state that at
agreed to go out with the moulders and
even did so for few days, but were or
dered back to work by their president
The moulders claim that they did not re-
sent this until they found that the help
ers, besides going back to their own jobs
were also in some instances doing mould
ing work. But three particular instances
cited