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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
cLoUDBURsT IN BOHEMIA.

y Prague Bohemia, June 1S.-A !
= disastrous cloudburst occurred to- I
+ dav over the communes of Selean,
= Smychow and Konopischt, in the I
= valley of the Sazava river. Sixty
+ houses were demolished and dams.
= bridges and roads were swept I
J. away by the flood. fields were laid
= waste, trees were uprooted and
= much live stock persisted. Seven =
y persons are missing. !
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
BooDLER ON TRIAL.

Macon No, June 1S--T- Edward Al
1,-igLt former member of the St. Louis
bof7sa Of delega ties. was placed on trial
todav on the charge of perjury in con-
Y,ection with the passage of suburban
bss FORTY witnesses and the defense sew
erfv-five. Following this trial Albright
will be tried on a charge of bribery, grow
ing out Of the passage Of the city lighting
hfu in St Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19

Edward Higgins of Michigan sue
ceeded Miss Reed as secretary of the
territory Of Utah on December 20, 1867,
and during part of the following year
was acting governor, in which capac-
ity he addressed a message to the eigh-
teenth annual session of the Iegisla-
tUre. he was succeeded by H. 5. Mann
of Nevada. There is TO record as to
when he left the territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Council Orders Board of Works
to Appear Before 1t Today
With Bids It Rejected.
Mayor Thompson, Completely Defeated,
VIII Leave Town and Let Acting
Mayor Davis Sign Contracts.

Mayor Ezra Thompson has surrendered
horse. foot and dragons to Contractor
Patrick J. Moran, and it is framed up in
the inner councils of the American par
ty that Moran shall have the four big
street paving contracts which have been
bone Of contention for nearly three
months.
As a sign of his capitulation, Mayor
Thompson last night notified the city
council that ne intended to absent him
self from the city a few days following
June y. Thursday, and asked the council
TO designate a mayor pro tenn 10 act IN
his absence. The council promptly pro-
ceeded to designate its president, A J
Davis one of MOTau'S most devoted fol-
lowers in the city government
Ezra will attend the race meet at Den
yer for few days, and while he IS gone
Acting Mayor Davis. under the direction
of the city council. which Moran owns as
completely as he does one of his wheel
sCraperS. will sign the four contracts
awarding 1919. 50 worth of paving con-
tracts TO Moran, an advance OF Sl1- 1920
on three of the contracts over what the
Barber Asphalt company bid on them
on April II.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Some of the Charges.

Tt is asserted by those who are fight
ing Booth that the Gould railroad in
terests are favorable p his appointment
and that he has been connected with
these interests in obtaining ownership
to large bodies of coal lands. If con-
firmed, it is alleged by Booths Oppon-
ents, he would be in d position to null
lily any efforts the government might
make TO punish coal land frauds in
Utah.
The fight against Booth viii be bit
ter and there will be a determined eff
fort to defeat his confirmation at this
session, and, failing in that, to have II
go over without favorable action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Constitutional Guarantee.

The guarantee Of the constitution Of
every mans right TO have his griev-
ances heard before a court was also
presented TO the president forcefUIly as
10 why the decision of the secretary Of
agriculture should not be made final.
IS would be the case should the words
I'm the discretion OF the secretary Of
agriculture be inserted throughout the
measure. In this argument. IL is said,
the president aCqUiesced. It is prob
able that the agricultural bill will be
sent To conference without delay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Thorn son Feared Effect.

From the beginning Mayor Thompson
has been as anxious as anybody TO give
the contracts TO Moran; but he has feared
the political effect of throwing out the
asphalt trusts low bid and giving Moran
the work at a higher figure. especially in
view of the $4,000 conduit grab which
Moran and the American administration
leaders pulled off earlier in the year
Moran. however was not to be baked
He boldly defied the mayor. split the
American" party caucus and lined up
majority of the council in his behalf
The first set of bids were rejected by
the council. by ThOmpSOns direction for
Thompson was still fighting Moran then
the board of public works rejected the
second bids, wherein Moran was the low
est bidder
Ezra has been advised. however that the
board of public works had no legal aU-
thOrity to do that; that the council IS
final arbiter of the letting of all con-
tracts and that his board of public works
was bound to send the bids in to the
council He knew that the moment the
council got the bids, Moran would be
awarded the contracts. and that Moran
had enough votes to pass them over his
veto. if necessary. This knowledge of his
own weakness and impOtency, coupled
with the pressure from American lead
ers, forced him to capitulate. to agree to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Thompson Thoroughly Whipped.

Moran has thoroughly whipped Mayor
Thompson, and the mayors defeat is
looked upon even by his own friends as
pitiable. BY teTrOTizing the American
party inner circles with threats of what
he would do to them this fall if they did
not award him the contracts, Moran
forced American" leaders who are not
connected with the city administration
to lay down on Ezra and force him
TO yield.
Vowing he would ne er consent. Ezra
has consented. He asked only that he
be not compelled 10 sUultify himself TO
the point of personally signing the con-
tracts. On this point Moran was most
gracious and ma gnanimOus; he consented
that Ezra should leave town and that his
great and good friend, A. J Davis who
is supposed TO have no political prospects,
should sign the contract IN his stead.
Mayor Thompson, it is said, was almost
overcome with gratitude for this Conces-
sion of Moran
Moran has had the American leaders
on a mountain top. and has been pointing
out TO them the fertile valleys of political
plumber and pTeferment below. promising
to beStOw them upon the American par
" in return for the contracts. He has
pointed out that if he is given the con-
tracts he viii have 1000 men at work for
him when the county and legislative cleo
ton comes on this fall. and has promised
that every one of these thousand shall
VOte-aS often as posi- ble-fOT the Amer
ican' county and legislative ticket.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Nevada viii Take Action.

Carson City, New. June 1S.--The mes
sage sent by Insurance Commissioner
Davis to the National Fire Insurance
company Of Hartford calling upon the
company to pay its San Francisco loss
Is in full. elected the following report
BY the company:
This company is able to pay all It's
san Francisco losses in full and have
over half a million net surplus beside.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19

run away to Denver. and TO leave Davis
as acting mayor 10 sign the contracts
Resolution is Passed.
It was expected that the paving mat
ter would cause an animated discussion
i'm the city council last night but nc
didn't. because il became nOiscd about
that Ezra was about to take to the tall
timber The following resolution. offered
by Councilman G. J. Crabtree. an avOWed
Moran man, was unanimously adopted.
Whereas. the city council Of Salt Lake
City, has ordered the board of public
works TO advertise for bids for street paw
ing, and
whereas. the board Of public works
has complied with said order and has
received said bids for street paving, now.
therefore be it
Resolved, that the council meet as n
committee of the whole on June "a az
O clock p. m, and that the said board
of public works be and hereby is re-
OUeSted to attend said meeting and pro-
duCe the bids opened AT its last meeting.
and give reasons why the same were not
referred to the city council for action
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
POLICEMAN SHOT DOWN.

= Denver. June 19-Police Officer =
, Spellman was shot and killed by a =
: negro whom he had placed under ,
\ arrest about 1880 O'Clock this ,
= morning The shooting occurred =
on Arapahoe street between Eigh- :
teenth and Nineteenth, a district :
inhabited largely by negroes. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
RIVAL OF TILLMAN.

Columbia, 6. G.. June 1s--COlonel "
W. Lumpkin today entered the cam
paign for the United States senate
against Senator Til1man. DispensarZ
is the main issue in the gubernatoria
race.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
CREW COMPELLED TO
DESERT THEIR SHIP

New York, June 1S.-AH today the
Italian steamer VinCenZO BOnAno. which
was stranded three miles east of Fire
Island lighthouse during a dense fog last
night. remained immovable on the sand
bar where she struck The wind and
heavy sea this afternoon rolled the yes
sci considerably. and the captain decided
to leave the ship with his crew. Two
breeches buoy was put in use BY the life
saving crew and two men were brought
safely ashore in this manner. The re-
manned Of the crew, thirty-One men, the
captain Of the steamer and the one pas
senger, were brought ashore in the life
boat.
viii be made at high water this evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
DEATH OF EDWARD HIGGINS
Deceased Was Secretary of Utah IN
1859 and Acting
Governor.
Governor.

Washington, June 1S.-Edward Hig-
gins who during President Johnson
administration was acting governor Of
Utah. died here tonight, aged So years.
Since 1885 he had been a government
clerk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Confirmation Not Certain.

Despite the assurances of Senators
Sutherland and Smoot the confirmation
very bitter fight is made against him
by several members Of the senate and
by some Republicans in Utah. The
charges against Booth which have so
far served to prevent his confirmation
are unknown in detail to the public.
but they are believed to be, first. that
he was obliged 10 resign his position Of
United States commissioner on account
Of irregular practices and, second, that
he has been connected as one Of Its
officers with the Carbon Coal COM
pany, alleged TO have obtained owner
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Did the Trust Stand In.

4 rumor has gained strong credenCA
that not only was the asphalt trust in col
fusion with Moran i'm the last bidding bur
that il assisted him to have its own biu
of April II rejected because il was 80
low The trust bid low IL is claimed be
cause q representative of the Cleveland
Trinidad Asphalt company Of Cleveland.
o.. concern with which the trust is Al
war. was on the ground
Fearing that this man would bid the
trust bid low The Cleveland concern d c
the last moment decided not TO bid, and.
when the trust saw this. Ii is claimed.
it was anxious that its own bid should
be rejected, i'm order that it might form
a combine with Moran and share the
profits of the high bid which Moran pUC
in LIST E-ridaN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19

Any report to the contrary is a mali
ciOus falSehoOd.'
Commissioner Davis replied as fol-
lows:
Regard your answer as evasive. Will
you or viii you not pay San Francisco
losses on a basis of 100 cents on the
doilar2'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
Case May Go Over,

ship of coal lands in Utah in an irregu-
lar manner.
Case May Go Over.
Owing to the Iateness Of the session
it is possible that q fun inquiry into
the charges made against Booth may
rot be gone into before adjournment
Of congress. although it IS likely that
the department of justice and interior
department will be called upon this
week by senate resolution for all pa
pers and reports bearing directly or in
directly upon Booths record as United
States commissioner and his cOnneC-
ton with coal companies which have
been under suspicion in connection with
ALLEGED coal land frauds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
What Contracts Mean.

The paving bids were first opened on
three streets in question on April H. At
that time the Barber Asphalt company
was the lowest bidder Its bid on the
three jobs amounted to S2136SI3). At
MOTan's behest the city council rejected
these bids. and ordered the board TO re-
advertise
When the new bids came i'm. collision
between Moran and the asphalt trust was
apparent The trusts new bids went
skyward. while Moran bid a little lower
than he did before. but still 81 1880
higher than the trusts previous bid This
Sf1 1880 is the extra amount which the
affected property owners viii have to pa
as a result of MOrans absolute control Of
the American party machinery
The four streets and the amount OF
MOran's bid for q reinforced concrete paw
ing with a 10-year guarantee together
with the asphalt paving. are as follows:
Main street from Fourth South to Ninth
street. S67051-25.
Fourth South from West Temple to
Second East and State from Fourth to
Seventh South. Sg6,S2010.
First South from West Temple to Third
West S49.S1595-
Second South from Third to Tenth East.
Sl06 1899. CThis contract was not in
Cluded i'm the bids which We're opened on
AuTiI I'D
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
PLUM IS OUT OF
BOOTHS REACH
Bitter Fight Being Made Upon
Presidents Choice for Dis
triCt Attorney.
Especial to The HeraId0

Washington, D. c., June 1S.-The SEN
ate committee on judiciary held a
meeting today but did not report upon
the nomination of II. E. Booth, nor
was report received by the commit
tee from the subcommittee composed
of Senators Spooner. Dillingham; and
Pettus which has it in charge. Both
Utah senators when asked today con-
corning the Booth case said. Booth
viii be confirmed" but would not pre-
dict when this confirmation would take
place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
May Not Attend.

1t Is rUmOred that to save the face o.
Mayor Thompson and put up a bluff
that he Is still fighting Moran, the board
may ignore this invitation to meet the
council this afternoon. If that is so the
council will doubtless proceed to carry
out the Moran programme either at
specially called meeting or at the regular
meeting next Monday night, and pass "A
resolution directing the board to enter
into a contract with Moran That reso-
luton Acting Mayor Davis viii promptly
proceed to sign
There was jUbilation in the Moran camp
last night. His followers take real pleas
uTe in the fact that their chief has
dubbed the supposedly strOng-wiIled and
stubborn lszrs- into ubmissiOn-they take
pleasure in that fact alone, outside Of
all other cOnsidera tons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
MEAT BILL IS
AGREED UPON
Speaker Cannon Talked the
Matter Over With PreSi-
dent Roosevelt.
MEASURE A COMPROMISE
NEITHER SIDE GETS ALL IT
WANTS,

Washington. JuEe iS.-The basis of a
complete agreement on the meat in
spection legislation between President
Roosevelt and the house committee on
agriculture was arrived at today at the
White House. Speaker Cannon repre-
scented the committee in this instance
and subsequently spent some time ex-
planning the situation to the commit
Tee in its form at the capital The bill
was practically completed when the
committee adjourned today.
It will authorize an annual appropri-
alton of $1,000 600 TO pay the cost Of in
Epectlon and VIII contain no provision
Tor the levy Of an assessment to make
I'D any deficiency in the amount avail
able Tor this work as suggested bv Mr..
CoWan- representing the Texas cattle
growers and later urged by the presf-
dent
Court Review Goes Out.
The court review provision will not
be contained in the measure. This ac-
ton meets the suggestion OF the pres
jdent. The words in the judgment Of
the secretary Of agriculture" will not
be contained in the measure. This ac-
ton meets the suggestion Of the presi-
dent also
The. section waving the civil service
law for one year in the selection of in
spectors viii go out of the provision.
also one OF the presidents recommends
tons.
No Date on Label.
There is to be no date on. the label of
the packing Of meat food products. In
this the president yields to the com
mittee- The language which gives in
spectors the right to the packing plants
at all rines is amplified by the words
whether the same be in operation Jr
not
With these changes made. the presi-
dent has indicated his entire satisfac-
tion with the measure which was re
ported from the committee as a sub
stitute for the Beverage amendment
and was today reCommitted TO the com
mittee that the changes might be made.
Why cannon Took Part.
Ordinarily Speaker Cannon does not
take such active part in legislation as
he has in the present instance. It has
been explained, however, that he re-
CARDS the passage of an adequate meat
inspection bill with ali possible speed
as vitality essential to the welfare Of
many important industries throughout
the country.
The objection which was urged to the
president as a reason why he should
not insist on giving authority TO the
seer etary of agriculture to levy a IA X
10 make up any deficiency was the con-
stitUtiOnaI provision that congress shall
levy all taxes. A head tax on animals.
II was pointed out, would be an ex-
Ceedingly unequal one, as the value OF
q fine beef steer would be much greater
than a steer Of inferior weight and con-
ditiOn, vet he tax would have to be
the same. The same condition would
prevail as to all other animals killed
for food.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
TRUST

New York, June 1S.-The federal
grand jury today handed down an in
dictment charging the MacAndrews &
Forbes company. the John :. Young
company Of Baltimore and the presi-
dents Of the two companies, Karl
Jungbluth and Howard Z. Young, with
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. The Indictment is the result of an
investigation into the sO-CaIIed tobacco
trust commenced by the federal grand
jury in May, 1905.
Bench Warrants Issued.
Bench warrants for the accused de-
PENDANTS were issued soon after the re-
port of the grand jury was made
COMPLAINS which led TO the .inNestf-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19

The Herald prints all the news
every day-pTints it so it's fit
to read and so that it makes
this the family paper Of the
whole west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19

One doesn't necessarily have
to be an artist to draw q salary
we wonder what other rea-
son some adv writers give
Rusty Mikes Diary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19

run away to Denver. and TO leave Davis
as acting mayor 10 sign the contracts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-06
COMPANY A VICTORIOUS
OVER DAVENPORT TEAM
Turner's Scheduled to Play Second
Team But Enter First Contest
Score so to %.

The basketball team of Company a
last evening defeated the team of the
Davenport Turner's, by score of so
to 2S. The company boys won easily,
making % points i'll each half. The
Turner'S scored II points in the first
half, and 16 in the second. McManus
was the star player of the militia
team. throwing a large proportion of
the field baskets. In team work the
local team greatly eXcelled the Daven-
port boys. though the visitors had the
advantage of physical attributes. A
game had been scheduled between the
company and the Davenport Metho-
dists, but the church team failed to
appear. The game with the Turner's
was TO have been played by the COM
pany's second team. The teams lined
UP as follows:
Company A-Hal and Shinstrom,
forwards; McManus, center; Oberg
and Robb. guards.
Turners-Goenne and Meenan, for
wards; Otto, center; Voss and March,
sen. guards.
Referee. Saunders.
Umpire. Means
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-06

A household necessity-Dr. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts,
wounds of any sort; cures sore throat,
Group, catarrh, asthma; rsver fails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-06
HARRY FORBES OUTP0INTED
Bantam Lowers His CoIors to Tommy
O'TooIe of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, March 6.-Tommy
O'TOole of Port Richmond had the bet
ter of a six-round bout with Harry
Forbes of Chicago, the eX-champion
5antam-weight of the world. at the
Washington Sporting club last night
O'TOOle had all the best of the ex-
change in the second, third and fifth
rounds. Honors were even in the first
and fourth. while Forbes made a Gar
rison finish and had clearly the best of
the closing round Forbes surprised
O'Toole and his adherents in the sixth
round by the pace he set. He started
in with a rush. and with both arms
working like piston rods drove the
Port Richmond bantam-weight across
the ring. He opened up an old cut
on O'Toole's left cheek, from which
the blood trickled. Beyond this Meth
er man was badly marked at the end
of the contest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-06
RECITAL
instructors of Augustana conser
vatory Give Musical
Program.
is VOCAL AND Instrumental
Sigfrid Laurin, Swedish Pianist, Com
ing to College This Week-Man
of Rcnown in Musical World.

One of the highest class recitais
given at Augustana college this season
was heard in the auditorium last ev-
cnng, the performers being the in
structors of the conservatory. The
program was opened by Professor Lar
son, with an organ solo. Mrs. Edla
Lund followed with four vocal selec-
tons. her accompanist being Miss Lii
lie Cervin. After piano solo by Pro
fessor F. e. Peterson, Miss Gertrude
Don read 1.-The Two Rivals" A piano
solo by Nine. Anna Noack and violin
solo by Professor c. Oelschlaegel were
followed by the closing number, Ave
Maria" sung by Mrs Edla Lund, ac-
companied by Prof c. Oelschlaegel,
Miss Lille Cervin and Prof. Emil Lar
son.
SiGfrid Lnurin Coming.
Thursday evening Sigfrid Laurin, of
Chicago, one of the worlds greatest
p:anists, will appear in the college au-
ditorium under the auspices of the
chapel choir As resident of Sweden
he won great honors in Europe as a
and he is progressing no
less rapidly in this country He is
we'll known to some of the instructors
of the conservatory, through whose
efforts he is being brought here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-06
HART MAY FIGHT GARDNER
George Would Take Marvin on Before
Chelsea, Mass, Club.

Louisville, March 6.-Marvin Hart
has been given another chance to get
back into the public eye by the offer
of a match with George Gardner, the
fight to take place before the Chelsea
Athletic club of Chelsea, Mass. Billy
Pierce. manager of this club, writes
that if Hart disposes of Gardner he
will be matched with Gus Rubin, and,
finishing him, will be given chance
TO redeem himself with Burns. Hart
has signified his intention of taking
On one or all of the fights offered by the
Chelsea club. Gardner and Hart have
met twice in the ring, the former gain
ing the first decision and draw in the
second encounter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-06

the island, near the proving grounds.
The ordnance department will no long
er have jurisdiction over Benham's is
land, this being included in that of the
corps of engineers. A shore line is now
being established for the Moline har-
Dor, and when this is finally decided
upon, the city of Moline will be able
to build a levee out to the line. Some
disagreements have arisen between the
city and the engineers over the shore
line, and when these are settled, the
line viii be hnally determined upon.