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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
FOUR YEARS FOR
CLEVER RASCAL
German People Took Great In
terest in the Trial of Cap
tain Won CoepeniCk."

Berlin. Dec. 1.-The trial Of William
Voigt, rendered famous in Germany as
Captain Won COepenich. owing to his
bold robbery of the treasury if Coepe-
nick and the arrest of the burgomaster
of that town Oct. 10, with the assist
ance of a number of soldiers who had
been imposed upon by Voigt, began to-
day before large crowd. Application
for tickets 10 the court had been re-
ceived from all over Germany and even
from foreign countries. Much amuse-
ment was caused when nine grenadiers,
in strict military order. marched into
the room as witnesses against the
prisoner Voist answered the judges
queries unreservedly. narrating the his
tory OF his life without dramatic en-
Enlistment. and told a straightforward
story of the Coepenick affair in an I'M
assuming manner
An interesting fact brought out was
that Noigt years ago made use of an
expression which led To his capture
having remarked to a fellow prisoner
while in the penitentiary where he was
under sentence: with a few soldiers
one could do a fine job
The prisoner. after hearing of the
Coepenick affair, informed the police of
Voigts remark, which fastened sus-
picion upon the latter. Voigt was sem
fenced to four years imprisonment and
costs.
The Indictment included four counts,
namely, aggravated forgery, publicly
depriving another OF liberty, fraud and
wearing military uniform without au-
thOTitV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

Fight on Tobacco Trust in Ken
lucky Results in Wild
Work by Mob.
FARMERS ARE ORGANIZED
INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL
REFUSE TO PAY.

Louisville Ky, Dec. IA special from
Princeton, Ky. says the tobacco stem
neries Of John Stager and John G. Orr,
the latter controlled by the Imperial To-
bacco company of New York, were de-
stroyed early today by a fire, kindled by
mob of masked men. The loss is esti-
mated at $1,000, The mob, which num-
bered about 300 men, entered Princeton
between l and o'clock, seized the night
town marshal and disarmed him. They
then went to the factory and quickly ap-
piled the torch. The masked men stood
on guard, permitting nobody to come near
until the buildings were completed en-
VeloDed in flames and help was useless.
squad of the mob took charge of the
telephone office and no word of the affair
was permitted to go out.
Fired Farewell Shots,
When the mob saw that the fire was be
You'd control they left the town, going
in the direction of Hopkinsville, discharg
ing revolvers and rifles as they departed.
When the fire department arrived it could
do nothing more than prevent the fire
from destroying buildings in the vicinity.
The Steger stemmery was located on the
south side of town on the Illinois Central
railroad, and the Orr building in the
northern part of the town.
The Steger factory is controlled by the
IS the Princeton agent for that concern.
Mr.. Orr is the representative of the I'm
perial company. There was about 10000
pounds of tobacco in each warehouse and
all of il was burned.
Fight on Tobacco Trust.
The mob, in addition to disarming the
night policeman, took charge Of the pO-
lice station and the waterworks. Even
had the fire company responded they
would have been unable to obtain sup
ply of water. The work of the mob is be
leved to be only a furtnerance of the ag-
itation By she tobacco raisers against the
tobacco trust The organization of farm
ers is known as the Dark Tobacco Grow
ers' Protective association, but il is not
known that any member of that organ
iZation was in last nights mob. ----
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
ITALIAN MARKET OPENED
Restrictions Imposed Upen American
Pork Have Been Removed
by the Government.

Washington, Dec 1. -Restriotions On
the entrance into Italy of American
pork have been removed by the Italian
government. Heretofore Italy, in corn
mon with some other European govern
nlents, has insisted vDOn making its
own microscOpicial examination Of
American FORK products. The expense
of the examination had to be paid by
the American exporters.
: Secretary Wilson took W the sues
ton with the state department with a
view to inducing the Italian govern
ment TO accept the certificate of inSDec-
ton placed on meats by the agricultur-
al department.
The American charge d'aff;siTas at
Rome telegraDhed as follows:
Foreign office informs me that this
government viii accept certificates and
withdraws requirements for certificate
attestihg Iaicroscopical inspection of
pork products. This decision has been
teIegraphed to Italian ambassador to
Washington. with instructions to adj
wise all Italian consular officers in this
United States accordingly"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
Comment of Director.

Commenting on these figures, the direc-
tor says:
The total figures compare with gold
output of s346.S92 200 in 1904. and a silver
output of 16S.390, 23S fine ounces. The i'm
portant gains in gold production We're
Sl,u6OO0 by the United States. 81. As 200
by Africa and 81 800 by Mexico. Losses
IN gold production were S1.gl3. 600 BIZ Can
ada. A,S40.SO0 by Australasia. S2.511. 400 by
Russia. All of the principal silver pro
ducing countries showed a falling off in
the output of that metal compared with
the previous year. the United States of
100000 ounces, Mexico of 61j6. 900 ounces;
Austria lasia. 2.000 0G0 ounces: South Amer
lea, OF l.t42.0O0 ounces. and Japan of
nearly 10G0.U00 ounces. The average value
of silver III New York. based on London
prices. converted at the current rates of
exchange. was 81 cents per fine ounce
which may be cOmnared with 81 cents for
1904, "a cents in 1903 and % cents for 1902
the lowest years price on record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
CAUSED A MUTINY.
British Naval Lieutenant Ordered Be-
fore Courtmar tiaf.

Portsmouth. England, Dec. An
admiralty order was received here to-
day directing the trial by court-martial
of Lieutenant Bernard st. George Col
lard, TO whose order ION your knees"
the recent mutinOus outbreak here is
attributed.
It transpired at the trial by court
martial of the mutinOus stolkers that
Lieutenant COllard, on one occasion, in
1908. lost his temper and gave the more
offensive order 10 a stoker Of ION your
knees, you dog"
The lieutenant subsequently was
obliged to apologize.
After the late break. the admiralty
ordered a court of inquiry into Coliards
conduct on both occasions and in con-
sequence of the findings he has now
been ordered to appear before court
martial December 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
STAGE OVERTURNED.
Accident on Line Between Search
light and Nippino, New.

San BernardiEo, Cal, Dec. Nv. c.
Mcintosh of Redlands arrived here on
a Salt Lake train this morning suffer-
ing from serious injuries received by
the overturning of the siX-horse stage
that runs between SearchliCilt. New.
and Nippino, station on the Salt Lake
line. The team ran away ana the driv-
er and the four other passengers also
were injured. Mr.. Mcintosh, though
suffering intensely. got out Of tho
wreck and walked five miles to Nip
Pine, where he boarded the train for
San BeTnardino.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

Rome, Dec. deputy Martini. governor
OF Erythrea. who is now in Rome and
who recently visited Adii-Abeba. in an
interview today on the succession to the
Abyssinnian throne said:
The heir is a boy az years old called
Jisu, son of Menelik's daughter. who
married Ras Michael He will be sup
ported by his father but will be opposed
by the other candidates, including Degiac
Scsium. who is 20 years old and a son of
the recently deceased Ras Mangascia-'
The MesSaggero prints rumOr that
King Menelik is dead but in other quar-
tiers this is denied
1t is asserted that Rasolie. a brother of
Queen TaftOu. is ready 10 fight desper-
ately for succession to the throne.
Major Ciccodicola, the italian minister
at Ads Abea, has been ordered to return
home. Captain Coli will succeed him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
GARSIDE is HELD TO-
THE DISTRICT COURT

Butte. Mont, Dec. An Information
charging +. F. Garside, formerly cash
Ter of the defunct Aetna Ranking &.
Trust company, with n felony, was filed
i'm the district court today. the COM
planning witness being Mrs. Josephine
Alley. 1t is alleged that Garside ac-
cepted a deposit of 80, in the Aetna,
knowing that the institution was at
the time inSolvent.
At preliminary hearing in the court
of Justice of the Peace Doran. Garside
was bound over to the district court
on this charge under $4,000 bonds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

The most important changes in gold
production are shown by Alaska which
advances from 50, 1eO,5O0 in 1894 to si4-
1850 in 1905. Colorado shows an increase
from S24,3S5, 800 in 1901 to go 70l, 100 in 1893
due to freedom from labor troubles Ne
vada shows a gain from $4,301,S00 in 1904
10 $3.50 100 in 1905. and gain in silver
from 2,695,100 to 5,S63. 800 fine ounces. The
director of the mint says that Nevada
viii show for 1905 a much larger gain in
both gold and silver. and that the state
Will likely make contest for first place
as a producer of the precious metals.
The total output of silver is about 800
900 ounces under that of the previous
year, the three heaviest producers. Mon
tana. Colorado and Utah showing a de
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

Washington, Dec. 1--Mr. Grip who. ac-
cording to the dispatch from Stockholm,
has been recalled as minister of Sweden
to the United States, has served in that
capacity for some years. He is more than
60 years of age. and is eligible for re-
tiren.ent according to the practice in his
country.
1t is said by those who enjoy close re-
lations with the minister that his SER
vices have been satisfactory to his SOW
ereign, and surprise is expressed at his
recall. 1t was generally expected here
that he would soon leave the United
States for an extended leave of absence
Mr.. Grip spent the evening with friends
and could not be seen up to a late hour
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
LIDVAL Is DEFIANT.
Investigation Has No Terrors for
Russian Contractor.

St Petersburg, Dec. 1.-Lidval the con-
tractor who is charged with frand in
connection with the purchase of grain for
famine relief, and his agent. Sotskich.
have arrived here to testify before the
investigating committee Assistant Minis
ter of the Interior Gurko, who is ac-
cused of completely with Lidvai has at
his own request been relieved of his
duties as director of supplies to the fam
inc districts.
Lidval will face the investigation in a
defiant mood. He declared 10 the Asso-
ciated Press tonight that the contract
was perfectly regular and that thou
sand carloads of grain had already been
delivered, valued at over 100000 the
amount advanced him. The delay in
supplying the remainder,-he said was
due to the inefficiency of the railroad
arrangements.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
CHANCE TO MAKE DENIAL.
Consul General at Yokohama Accused
of Taking Too Much.

Washington, Dec Henry B. Miller
United States consul general at Yoko-
hama will be given an opportunity by the
state department to affirm or deny a pub
iished interview in which he is quoted
as saying that the japanese are organic
ing their army and navy to fight the
United States.
A clipping of the alleged interview has
been forwarded TO Mr.. Miller and the
statement is made that If his answer is
satisfactory il will be accepted by the
state department as conclusive
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
COTTON BELT
TRAIN ROBBED
Messenger Beaten and Thrown
From Express Car-PosseS
in Pursuit of Bandits.

Redwater, Tex. Dec. 1.-The express
car attached to train No. of the Cotton
Belt route, which left this city at 6
o'clock tonight. was robbed tonight. and
Express Messenger W. A. Grissip hurled
from the moving train after having been
beaten and badly wounded by the robbers.
The robbery, it is believed. occurred
about a mile from this place. but was not
discovered until the train reached Eylau,
the next stop. The express messenger
was found beside the track, badly hurt.
and showed indications of a desperate
fight The robbers escaped.
That the robbery was successful is evil
dent so far as a hasty inspection OF the
car and its contents would Indicate, but
the amount stolen is not known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
NEWHOUSE BUYS
MORE PROPERTY
Closes Sensational Week With
Purchase of 165 Feet More
of Main Street Frontage.
RENTABLE HOUSES SCARCE
NEW $4,000 APARTMENT HOUSE
FOR BRIGHAM STREET.

Coming as the closing big sale of the
greatest week Salt Lake has expert
enced i'll real estate transactions since
the city's boom days of 1890 and 1891, an
nouncement was made last night of the
sale of the big property on Main street
Immediately south of the Walker Bros.
corner at Main and Fourth South
streets for approximately s1SO,OO0.
Samuel Newhouse is believed to be-
the purchaser of the property, which
has frontage on Main street of 165
feet and depth of $50 feet. The lot
was sold by the Hubbard Investment
company of Salt Lake and Norton and
Norris of Los Angeles, the former own
ers. The deal was practically closed
Friday afternoon, though information
of the transfer did not leak out until
yesterday.
1t was stated positively in half Il
dozen real estate offices last night that
Mr.. NeWhOuse has secured control of a
large amount of other property in the
Walker corner block. but the reports
could not be substantiated futile
Brothers, agents for Mr.. Newhouse, de-
clare they are not through buying, and
more options have undoubtedly been
secured on property in the immediate
vicinity of the half block purchased by
the big mining man last week, which
ne will announce later
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
COAL SHORTAGE.

Minneapolis, Dec. 1.-The coal situation
in the country districts has become worse
since the cold snap. One dealer said that
Garretson. n. D.. is about to close its
schools because of lack of coal. In some
of the towns near GarretsOn residents
have threatened to move away il coal is
not furnished soon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
GIVEN LONG TERM.

Butte. Mont, Dec. William p Far
lrefl. formerly chief clerk IL the office
Inf District Court Clerk W. E Davies,
: has today sentenced TO twenty-eight
Years in the penitentiaTy on two con-
xfctions for forgery growing out OF his
signing fictitious names TO warrants for
Jury. service. Farrell was convicted on
two counts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
STATESMEN GATHERING.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The last few DAYS
have witnessed the arrival of an unus-
uaily large ifanber of senators and mem
bers of the house of representatives and
the indications are that when congress
opens at noon next Monday there will be
a full attendance in both houses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
ACCOUNTS SHORT $4,000.

Memphis. Tenn. Dec III. f. Hutch
inson. former secretary and treasurer of
the Delta Cotton company of this city.
was today arrested on a charge of en-
bezzling $6S,000. Hutchinson several
weeks ago admitted he was $4,000 short
in his accounts and attempted to kill
himself by cutting his throat with ra-
zor. He recovered from the effects of
the wound and today the warrants were
served.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
PRODUCTION Of
GOLD AND SIvER
Heavy Increase in the Output
OF Fellow Metal-DeCreaSe
in the White.
UTAH HAS GOOD SHOWING
BIG THINGS EXPECTED OF Me-
VADA.

Washington. Dec. 1.-The bureau of the
mint and the geological survey, which
are cooperating in determining the an
nual production of gold and silver in the
United States, have agreed upon the fol-
lowing tabulated statement of the out
put of states and territories for the cal
endar wear of 1905.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
STRUGGLE OVER A THRONE
Trouble Expected in Abyssinia When
King Menelik Is Gathered
to His Fathers.

Rome, Dec. 1.-Anxiety is felt here for
the safety of the European subjects of
Adji-Abeda in case of an outbreak there
following the death of Menelik.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
sTRIKE oF MINERS.

Calumet, Mich. Dec. -Four hundred
miners and trammers struck today at the
Osceola Tnise for 10 per cent increase
in wages. The Calumet & Hecla COM
pasv whose mines adjoin the Osceola.
recently granted similar increase to its
er1r<llozres
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
Officers in Pursuit.

Superintendent r NJ Edgel has started
for the scene and a special train of Off
GERS has been started out Of TeXar-
kama. A special train has also been sent
from Pedwater.
At Redwater the messenger had at
tended to his duties as usual. and the
train proceeded. There is TO stop on the
schedule between that point and Eylau.
At Eylau Conductor Blair who was in
charge of the train, saw that the door of
the express car had been forced. and on
entering found ii splattered with blood.
the messenger missing and the ear bear
ing every appearance of having been
looted. The trainr1en were sent back on
handcars. and Grissip was found While
he is badly hurt. it is not believed that
his injuries will prove fatal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
MINISTER RECALLED.
Mr.. A. Grip Will No Longer Repre-
sent Sweden in This Country.

Stockholm, Dec. IA Grip, minister of
Sweden TO the United States, has been
recalled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
Alleged Plot.

1T IS TO show that Gillette had con-
ceived a plot to take this girl away
without anyone knowing she had gone
with Chester Gillstte. He registered as
Charles George at the Tabor house and
tried to hire horse to convey the idea
ne was going to South Otselic. Then
when it was learned that Grace Brown
was dead in the Adirondacks. people
would say, Why. there was man
Famed Charles George ut De Royter
Sunday night. He wanted 4 horse 20
go to South Otseiic.
The court overruIed the objection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
GILLETTE WILL
SOON KNOW FATE
Arguments to Be Made Mon
day and Charge Delivered
by the Judge.
TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT
PURPOSE OF THE PROSECUTION
EXPLAINED.

HeTNmer, n. Y, Dec 1.-The y
= testimony that District Attorney y
= Ward wanted TO bring together be- =
2 fore closing the prosecutors case =
= in the Gillette murder trial was y
gotten on the records this morning =
and then court adjourned until \
= Monday, when the lawyers will =
y make their final arguments and =
e the judge deliver his charge. The =
y defense applied for permission to =
y investigate one point which it did y
= not name, and swear one witness y
= to testify to ii on Monday. but \
= should this witness be sworn but =
= twenty minutes viii be consumed ;
= in the completion of the evidence. y
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Herkimer, y. Y, Dec. chester Gil
lette, on trial here charged with the
murder of Grace Brown, will not know
his fate until next week. Gillette was
the first witness today.
District Attorney Ward pulled sew
eral garments out of Miss Browns
trunk and Gillette identified them kas
having been worn by Grace Brown In
the factory. Gillette ransacked his OWE
suit case before the jurors but failed to
find any OF his working clothes in the
pack.
Left Home for Gillette.
The purport of This testimony was to
show that Grace Browns farewell
words TO the farm, when she said she
might never see the dear old place
again." were prompted by her decision
to remain away from home foreve>,
with Gillette, who, at last, had prom
ised to go to South Otselic and take
her away. Giilette's failure to find any
of his working clothes IN his gri:j viii
be used by Ne prosecution in summing
up as an indication that lie intended
10 be back in Cortland in a week.
John COye, proprietor of the Tabor
house at De Ruyter, where, Gillette put
up he night before Grace Brown came
from South Otselic TO meet him, testi-
fed that Gillette applied to him for a
horse. saying he wanted to drive to
South Otsehc. When an attempt vas
made. blythe defense To rule this evil
deDoe out, District Attorney Ward
said.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
Worlds Production.

The director Of the mint has also com
pleted q compilation OF returns upon the
production of gold and silver in the
world for the calendar year 1905 as fol-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
cod.
Silver.
Some Heavy Increases.

NE LOJdI number OF ounces OF gold pro
duced was 1926. 742 ana the commercial
value of the silver produced was S34 221 =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

First was the town crier
Then the billboard.
Then the personal letter.
Then the boys commenced to talk
10 people who they thought might
buy goods of them.
Then-the newspaper. That's the
Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
Sets Everyone TaIkings.

The NCwhOuse purchase has been the
sole topic of conversation among
Salt Lake business men. The immensi-
ty of the transactions has been quickly
realized. Its effect on the real estate
market has been instantaneous. Salt
Lake has not known such a realty ac-
tiVity as was evident here yesterday in
years. Every real estate man in the
city is holding from one to twenty op-
lions on property he believes will be
Immediately affected by the Newhouse
deal. None of yesterdays transactions
except the sale of the Hubbard proper
ty on Main street are past the optional
stage. and for this reason few dealers
would go into details on their sales or
purchases. Little & Little, however
stated they had made over 500. 600
worth of sales since the middle of the
week. Carl Hardy Of the Home Saw
ingS & Trust company stated last night
that they had closed three gOod-sized
deals, but refused to designate the
property transferred.
SKeIsey & Gillespie have been active.
but viii announce no details. futile
Brothers yesterday secured options on
several good properties, they declared.
While every indication of the local
realty market for weeks past has
pointed to the advent Of a boom. the
dealers were generally unprepared for
the s1yrocket actions of the market
yesterday. Owners of desirable proper
~ downtown put prohibitive quotations
or the lots, and there vas a rush for
snaps.
Residence property is far from in
active. and seems to have fairly caught
the boom spirit that has invaded the
situation downtown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

Well, the facts are these: The
Herald carries more local adver-
Using every month than any
other Salt Lake paper.