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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
LIVES SNUFFED
OUT INSTANTLY
Eighteen Miners Meet Death in
Deadly Dust Explosion in
West Virginia.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 1S.-Eighteen
men are believed to have been killed in
q terrific explosion today in one of the
mines Of the Detroit & Kanawha Coal
company at Detroit, on Paint Greek, this
county, twenty-five miles from here The
men who were in the mine at the time
Of the explosion and who are believed to
have persisted are:
Isaac Pancake, BENJAMIN SNYDER.
Charles Snyder, Isaac Snyder, A. n. So
vine, James McArdIe Patrick McArdIe
Bridgeman, Edward Bridgeman, Philip
BrIdgeman, Melvin Bridgeman, John
Nickel, Edward Nickel Claude Saunders,
Patrick Mclaughlin, John McLaughIir
The four BT1dgemanS were brothers, as
were the three SnydeTs the three Near
dies and two MickeIs. The McLaughlins
were father and son.
The Hills Trembled.
The explosion occurred at 1880 O'Clock.
Had it been either before or after the
neon hour the death list would have been
still more appalling as hundreds of men
would have been killed. The force of the
explosion was so great that the hills
trembled. Tons Of Wreckage and debris
were hurled from the mouth Of the mine,
blocking the entrance and making the
" rk Of rescue difficult.
The first body reached was that Of c.
2. Neal which was discovered $50 yards
from the entrance. The mine superinten-
dent says that the other men were work
ing much further back than Neal and
he has no hope Of reaching them until to-
morrow morning. Even though the men
survived the explosion, it is almost GER
tain that they viii fall victims to the
deadly after-damp. The cause Of the ex-
plosion is not yet fully determined, but
1t is believed that a blast ignfted the dust
which acCumulates in the mines. The
Detroit & KanaWha Coal company sold
its holdings a few days ago to a syndicate
consisting Of the Mucklow brothers of this
city, w. D. Doyer Of Scranton, Pa and
other Pennsylvania capitalists, who pur-
chased mines on Paint creek and the
Paint Creek cOllieries company to oper-
ate them. The transfer Of the properties
before the transfer the mine was exam
med by the mine Inspector, who reported
that it was in good condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
RESOLUTION ON THE TABLE WIDE GAP IN HIS MEMORY
Only Eight Members of Senate
Favored Investigating the
Mrs, Morris Incident,

Washington, Jan. 1S.-There was an
echo OF yesterdays stormy session in the
senate today when Mr. Tfllman present
ed his resolution directing a senatorial
investigation into the removal of Mrs
Minor Morris from the White House. The
resolution provoked no debate, and Mr..
Tfliman contented himself with a brief
statement, in which he said that he would
not have introduced Lne resolution but
for the taunt of Mr.. Hale. When he con-
Guided Mr.. Daniel moved that the resolu-
ton be laid on the table, and this dispo-
sitlon was made Of it by vote of 81 to s.
The remainder of the day was devoted
to speeches on the pure food and mer-
chant marine bills, Mr.. McCumber advo-
eating the food measure and Mr.. Mallory
opposing the shipping bill
= Mr.. Mallory was SO frequently inter
rupted as to cause his speech to take on
the aspect or general debate. During
the controversy Mr.. Bacon suggested that
the American corporations like the Stand
ard Oil company engaged in Transporting
their own goods to market could take adj
vantage of the subsidiary provision of
the bill. Mr.. Gallinger admitted the force
of the objection and promised that the
defect would be corrected.
The senate a-JOurne6 until Monday.
Washington, Jan. 18-After paying a
trIDute to the frigate Constitution today
to ascertain the annual amount necessary
to preserve the ship, the house devoted
the day until 5:45 to the perfection and
massage of a bill providing for tha final
liz tribes in the Indian Territory With
one or two minor amendments the bill
was passed subsequently substantially
as il came from the committee. The bill
provides for concluding the enrolment of
Indians Of the tribes and the allotment
of lands to them The enrolment and
allotment is made the subject of many
restrictions and provisions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
Especial to The Herald.)

Coalville, Utah, Jan. 18.-With cold
blooded generalization Frank WarbUrton,
boy Of IL, took morphine and ended his
life in a room in the Coalville House
here Tuesday night. His body was not
discovered until this afternoon, when the
room where 1t lay was forced open. He
had locked the door and barricaded ii
with the washstand and some chairs.
In the room was a note addressed to a
Coalville girl. whose name the officers
refuse to divulge. The note read:
t'When you read this / will be far away
from you. Gorgive me for what I said
to you last night"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
Threatened to End His Life.

What he said, according to the Officers.
was that he intended to end his life. He
had told several of his friends that he in
tended doing so. but none of them took
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
Why Curtis comes 60 sac Lake.

Attorney W. J. Curtis is coming to
Salt Lake City at this time to secure
control of the property for his clients II
possible. His law firm is known the
world over, and although his name does
not appear, ne is one Of the influential
members. It was Sullivan & Cromwell
that flOated the banana canal issue for
the French a few years ago. Recently
the same firm has handled the Milwaukee
street car zeal, d transaction O. unusual
magnitude.
The business of the Utah Light q
Cated by the number of consultations
and reOrganiZatiOns that have taken
pace so much so that it is difficult for
those on the outside to get a clear idea
Of the situation. Control Of the bonded
Indebtedness Of the property is held by
the Gas, Water & General Investment
trust of London, England.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19

The HooIigans see the
elephants in Sundays
Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
Fight to Control the Stock.

Control of the stock of the company is
in doubt, and mere is where the battle is
TO be fought English investors have
held a good block Of the stock for years
A W. McCune and men closely associat-
ed with HIM are understood to hold IS per
cent Of the stock. TIE Church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter-dav Saints is said 10
hold l6 per cent of the stock. This makes
the situation an interesting one for the
reason that A. w. McCune and mis- close
friends DO not enjoy the idea Of being
side-tra cl1ed, and do not intend to be
side-tracked if they can help II. This
may be done in defiance Of all their OPP
position, especially if the church surren-
ders its stock to the syndicate represent
ed by Attorney Curtis
The crying need Of the system is cash
with which 10 make radical improve
ments and extensions. For years the
lack of funds has been a fearful handt-
cap. The property has been bonded to
t-e limit, and 10 pay interest on this
bonUed indebtedness and at the same
time make the improvements demanded
by the growth of the city has been a
problem impossible of solution without a
revolution.
As one well informed puts it, the COM
pany has been trying to run depart
ment store with hardly cash enough to
run one department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19

The financial status of the Utah Light
& Railway company was set forth as fol-
lows by the Commercial & Financial
Chronicle Of New York, the authority in
all such matters, IN It's special number
for October 1900:
Stock, common, Sc, 100000 (25 year., out
standing, S2,02, 800
900 % year, outstanding, $4,000, 600; ma
lures in 1904, 2 per cent.
Consol NJ, so, 600, 000; gold q, 900 6, dated
1904, g j. j., outstanding, $750,000; ma
lures Jan. 2, 1894 Bowling Green Trust
Co.. y. Y. trustee.
Utah Light & Power 1st mort, $4,000
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-19
Crying Need Is More Cash.

It was uOped that A. W. McCsUne would
put 81 100000 cash into the system at the
time Of the consolidation of the two sys-
tens but he invested his money in
South America. The statement is made
upon what seems to be the best authority
that if the syndicate represented by Sui
livan &, Cromwell secures the absolute
control Of the property 10000 will be
invested for the purpose Of securing adj
ditionaI power and improving and eX-
tending the entire street car and light
system Of the city.
The Utah Ii & Railway company
was Incorporated in Utah Jan. 2. 1904. It
is a consolidation of the Utah Light &
Power company and the Consolidated
Railway & Power company It controls
ali the electric lighting Of the city and
al the street railway business except
that represented by the West Side Rapid
Transit company In August last it was
granted a new blanket franchise covering
street railways. gas and electric lighting
running to July l. 1855.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
MAY MAKE VENICE
DEEP SEA HARBOR
HARTMAN INTERESTS BACK
ING LOS ANGELES-PAClFIC
Trolley Company Would Extend Its
Tracks to ocean Front-Thought
to Foreshsdow New Ter
nlnal Movement

Additional reason for giving credence
TO the recent rumor that it Is the Tn
tention of the l.. A. Pacific company
TO build an addition to the Venice
breakwater and make a harbor at that
point for deep sea vessels was had at
last nights session of the city council,
when a petition from the railway was
presented asking for a franchise to ex-
tend its tracks from Trolleyway along
Mildred avenue to the ocean front.
Accompanying the petition was city
ordinance showing that If franchise
was granted that either narrow or
broad gauge track could be constructed
by the petitioners, who would have two
years to complete the work.
On the mayor ascertaining that the
property owners along Mildred avenue
had not been conferred with on the
subject it was decided to submit the
petition to the committee on public
works before taking any conclusive
action in the matter.
1t is the general opinion here that
the interests of the l.. A-Pacific and
Southern Pacific companies are iden-
tical and that the granting of the fran
chise will be followed by the carrying
out of plans to make Venice an exclu-
sive Hartman shipping point.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
HURT BY ELECTRIC
Los Angeles Man Struck by Car Near
Redondo and Horribly
MandIsd

John P. Dawson, resident of Los
Angeles. was struck by an electric car
near Redondo about 10;45 yesterday
morning and was picked up in an un-
conscious condition about thirty feet
from the track where he had been
hurled. His right leg was horribly
mutilated and his entire body was a
mass of bruises and lacerations.
Dawson was taken aboard the car
and brought to Los Angeles, where. he
was met by a Pierce Bros ambulance
and taken to the Sisters hospital.
DR.. f. Bryant attended the man and
found it necessary to amputate his
limb.
Nothing could be learned about the
cause of the accident, as Dawson re-
named in a semi conscious condition
up to a late hour last night, and the
hospital attaches professed to know
nothing concerning the occurrence
further than the nature of the mans
injuries.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
oENEEN DEMANDS ss,ooo,ooo
Wants Illinois Central Directors to
Pay indebtedness
Nv Associa ted Press.

w Associated Press
CHICAGO. oct 16--Governor Deneen
win present to the directors of the
Illinois Central railroad tomorrow the
claim of the state for unpaid compen-
sation running back for varying periods
from six to ten years, and amounting
to a total approximately S3,000,000.
The issue between the state and the
company is said to be mainly a ques-
tion Of distribution of earnings. II is
stated that the question of distribu-
tion arises where shipments are made
partly over the charter lines and partly
over the lines free from the COM
pensation requirement
From what the state officials say the
company is acquitted of any "inten-
tional wrong doing"
The question of distribution arose
early in the company's dealing with
the state as soon as additional lines
came into the system and gradually
the company solved it more and more
to its own benefit.
This is accepted as a natural pro-
cedure, but 1t soon. began to concern
sums of considerable proportions.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17

Of tide lands IN the southern part Of
the city.
The length Of this trip is nearly ten
thousand feet and crosses almost 1000
feet owned by the Seattle q Montana
Railway company belonging to the
Great Northern.
A plan submitted by J. J. Hill Of the
Great Northern and approved by the
city council. was recently rejected by
Hartman. This plan embodied the do
nation of a strip sixty feet vide
through the property In question, the
inner thirty feet to be occupied by
twenty-eight through running tracks
Of the Union Pacific and the outer ff-
teen feet on each side to contain
switching tracks Of the Great North
ern on which Hartman was to have
common use and privileges.
Hartman is attempting to reach the
site on which he will build his sta
tion in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
Failing
Strength

A weak and exhausted con-
dition usually follows over
work, too close confinement, or
unusual mental strain. Every
day a certain amount of vital
ity is consumed, and if not re-
plenished by sleep, rest and
nourishment, soon wrecks the
nervous system. The results
are sleeplessness, headache,
indigestion, imperfect circula-
ton, ETC., which affects the
organs of the body.
Restore your nerve strength
your vitality, with DR.. Miles
Nervine, and your whole sys-
tenn will recuperate. Your
sleep will be sound and re-
freshing, headaches will dis
appear, and digestion improve.
''When I began taking DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine | was physically
IN 2 very bad condition. I was weak
keep up, could not eat sufficient to
keep up my strength l suffered
greatly from sleeplessness, and got
very little rest. The Restorative
Nervine soon brought refreshing
sleep, and / gained rapidly in strength
until | was fully restored. / have
since taken II whenever I have felt
the need OF a nerve tonic, and always
with very satisfactory results"
VIM. A. CLARK, Rockford. Ills.
Dr. Miles, NerVlne Is sold by your
druggist, who Will guarantee that the
nrst bottle Will benefit. II Il fails, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
Trolley Construction at San Jose

DJ fhS9ONidtSu SSS
SAN JOSE Cal. Oct. 16.-The new
cars for the San Carlos Thirteenth San
Fernando streets extension of the Inter-
urban railway will arrive here this
week, and the line will be in full oper-
alton before January. On the penin-
sular Electric road from Mayfield to
\asonia (near Los Gatos), some hun
dreds OF men and teams are at work
grading, and the heavy motors for this
latter road are now being constructed
In the east The Reconstruction of the
line between Santa Clara and Alum
Roch park, through this city, is pro-
pressing rapidly
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
REGRET COMMISSION RULINGS
Army Officers and Ministers Families
Are Losers

BY Associated Press.
OMAHA, Oct. 16.-In commenting
upon the press dispatches from Wash
ington giving the substance of a Sc
ries of orders issued by the Interstate
commerce commission relating to the
construction of section 6 of the recent
ly amended Interstate commerce law
e. L. Lomax, general passenger agent
of the Union Pacific, said:
I'VE have not received an official rul-
ing yet from the interstate commerce
commission covering these matters
but have no doubt that the news from
Washington is authoritative and that
within a day or two we will receive
from the commission circulars embody-
ing it's rulings.
Il regret to note that they have de-
cided that the provisions of the act
prohibit the issuance of free or reduced
rate transportation to army and navy
officers, members of their families OF
the families of the clergy.
The Union Pacific with it's related
lines, has maintained the position thai
it is not an unjust discrimination tc
grant half rates to these classes. al
though it is true that other carriers
have taken a different view In fact
l think the Union Pacific and it's con
nections are the only roads that have
made half rates to army officers anC
their families and to the families o.
the clergy since the new law took eff
feet.
Each time an army officer is trans
ferred he is obliged to defray the ex
penses of moving his family from hi!
personal funds. and since we have
acquired our insular possessions these
transfers seem to be remarkably FIRE.
uuent and involve long iOurnevs vVhere
the railroad fare is expensive.
This business is not competitive
and it is a disappointment that the
commission has made ruling which
will require us to discontinue the pres
ent practice.
The same statement is true of the
families of the clergymen, who are
moved almost as frequently as army
officers"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
s5oo,ooo, 900 FOR WATERWAYS
RansdeIl Addresses the Chicago Com
merciaI Club on Panama


CHICAGO, Oct 16.-A control of the
commerce of the Panama canal and of
the whole Mississippi valley is the in
centive for the creation of deep wa
ter way which Congressman Joseph
E. Ransdell of Louisiana proposed to
Chicago business interests in an adj
dress at the Chicago club.
! The speaker voiced a strong plea
for an annual national appropria tion
| of $1,000, 900 for the improvement of
rivers in place of the $4,000, 900 now be-
ing expended. He said the proper de-
velopment of the waterways of the
country as planned will cost $500, 900, 900
but that with the present appropriat tion
it will take twenty-five years to ac-
complish the result.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
Signal Men Convene
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ia eonven-
tion of railroad men interested in all
means and methods of signalling on
railroads, assembled in this city to-
day. 1t was the tenth annual meet
ing, or Jubilee convention" of the
railway signal association compris-
Ing more than eight hundred members
from practically all countries who are
actively engaged in signalling on rail-
roads. During the sessions of the con-
vention every branch of signalling will
be discussed and standard methods and
practices will be recommended.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
ORDERS cHAlRMAN's RELEASE
Federal Judge Upsets Order in Ternni-
nal Inquiry
BY Associated Press,


ST. LOUIS, oct. 16.-In the hearing
before Judge Elmer Adams of the
United States Circuit court of the con-
tempt case against r. M. Frazier,
chairman of the east bound freight
committee, who refused to produce
certain records at the hearing of the
governments custer cases against the
Terminal Railroad association and. was
technically placed under arrest at the
instance of Special Commissioner Rod
erick Rombauer on the charge of con-
tempt, Judge Adams today decided that
Commissioner Rombauer had not the
authority to issue a subpoena duces te-
cum against Frazer or commit the wit
ness to Jail and Frazer was discharged.
Attorney E. c. Crow, chief counsel
in the government case, thereupon
announced that he would go before
Judge Finklenburg of the United
States District court and ask for an
order requiring Frazer to produce the
desired records.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
OFFICER MAKES
CLEVER CAPTURE
PAUTZ 0UTWITS PURL0INER
OF BICYCLE
Officer Does Lively Stepping to Catch
Man, Who Is Said to Have
Confessed to the
Theft

H. ]. Logan was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Patrolman Pautz on the
charge of grand larceny. 1t is alleged
that Logan stole a bicycle yesterday,
belonging to Harry Preston.
The wheel was left in front of the
Pacific Electric building at Sixth and
Main streets and when Preston went
to get it after being in the building
for a few minutes, it was gone.
Preston reported the loss of the BIZ
cycle to Officer Pautz and the police
man went in search of it. He found the
missing wheel at the bicycle shop of
e. G. Drummond at $40 South Main
street, less than two blocks from
where it had been stolen
Logan sold the machine to Drum
mond for 81 with the understanding
that he would send for the money
within an hour When the messenger
came with an order for the money, the
officer forced the boy to accompany
him to Sixth and Broadway, where
Logan had said he would be waiting.
When Logan saw the officer with
the messenger he ran to Hill street
and escaped momentarily. Within a
few minutes, however, he sent an
other boy TO the first messenger with
a note saying that he would meet the
messenger at Sixth and Main streets.
Sixth and Main and saw Logan at
Sixth and Los Angeles streets sizing
up the situation. The officer hid while
the messenger beckoned to Logan to
come to Main street. Logan refused
to do 50 and the, officer started in
pursuit.
Z Logan ran north on Los Angeles to
Fifth street, where he turned east to
Maple avenue. Pautz jumped into a
passing wagon and instructed the driv-
er to whip up his horses and overtake
the fleeing thief.
At Fifth street the officer jumped
from the wagon and caught Logan,
who is said to have confessed to the
theft Of the wheel. 1t is believed that
the theft of the wheel was Logan's
first ,offense, but he will be prosecuted
on the charge Of grand larceny. Logan
stated that he would plead guilty.
- s-
Mamma. what is the use OF con
densed milk?" "Oh, it's for people who
live in flats and have small Kitchens
Melbourne Weekly Times
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
New York Central Sugar Case
D.

BY ASSOClated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-When the
hearing was resumed today in the case
against the New York Central & Hud-
son River Railroad company and Fred
erick Pomeroy, its traffic manager, on
charges of granting rebates to the
American Sugar Refining company,
United States District Attorney Stim-
son outlined the prosecutions case.
He said that the government will
show that on April 26, 1904 Lowell M.
Palmer, acting for the shippers and
especially for the firm of George H.
Edgar of Detroit, entered into an
agreement with the New York Central
and Mr.. Pomeroy by which sugar could
be hauled to Detroit at the rate of Is
cents hundred, instead of the rate
of % cents filed with the interstate
commerce commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA
Last Of nsherIock Holmes"

Manager oliver Morosco announced
last evening that this would posi- lively
be the last week of "Sherlock Holmes" !"
although he was well aware Of the fact
that the piece might easily run a third
successf week Miss Mary Van Buren
is scheduled TO open this coming Sun
day afternoon In a production of Oscar
Wildes great comedy drama, Lady
Windermeres Fan" to which fact is
attributed the withdrawal Of the Gill
lette detective story.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
DeralIed Near Crete, III.

BY Associated o-ess
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-By the derailing
of a freight train on the Chicago e.
Eastern Illinois road today near Crete
ILL.,, two pen were instantly killed,
another fatally hurt and several Others
slightly injured. The killed We're.
John Wickley, an engineer. and j. S.
Allen. a brakeman.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
Buy Georgia Coal Lands

BY Associated Fress.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 16.-Offi-
cial announcement was made today. of
the purchase of the properties of the
Georgia Coal & Iron company by the
Southern Steel company, the consider
alton being in the neighborhood of
81 O00, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17

so heavily in Reno power and water
propositions is now engaged in the de-
velopment of large plant for the
manufacture of power upon the
sources of the Feather river near Oro-
Vile The company has already ac-
quired a large acreage.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
Form New Espress company

pN AEHoflHteu i-TeHS
AUGUSTA, Me-. Oct l6.-The North
American Express company has been
organized for the purpose of conduct
ing a general express business with
an authorized capitalization of $685.
100000. j. Berry of this city is named
as president
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-17
ReadIna Inoreases Waaes

BY Associated Press.
READING. Pa. Oct 16.-The Read
ing railway Will increase the wages of
it's engineers firemen, conductors,
brakemen, yardmen and others fiye to
ten per cent