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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
WHOLESALE FORGERY.
Elaborate Scheme Broken Up to Sell
Fraudulent Railway Bonds.

New York, Feb. 25.-With the re-
arrest of Samuel J. Humphreys, and
the arrest of Douglas z. Smith tonight
on the eve of the day when Charles A.
Seton is to be sentenced for swindling
a Texas railway, the notorious Norfolk
& Western railway foTgeries are be-
lieved to have been cleared up.
Mystery was thrown around the case
by the detectives. Humphreys himself
said he had been ordered to go to the
Tombs and keep his mouth shut. -
Smith has not appeared in the case
before. but there was mysterious e.
L. Green" for whom the police have
been searching Humphreys was sent
back to the TOmbS on a charge of
breaking his parole while Smith was
heled on a short affidavit charging him
with completely in the swindles. Only
the sharp eye of a clerk of a trust
company prevented perhaps the largest
swindle forgery ever attempted in this
country. The swindlers through a
forged letter purpOrting TO come from
the president of the Norfolk & Western
railway, obtained from q reputable en-
craving company a fac-simile of the
Norfolk & Western certificates, except
that they used railroad for rail
way" They contemplated selling some
and hypothecating others for loans.
They would have Melted nearly $780,
600 if successful, but only realized $4,000
before CAPTURED.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo, Feb. ga NJ. ]. A conference
of the Utah stake was held here today
Officers meetings were held in the fore
noon, the young men meeting in the First
ward meeting house and the young ladies
in the meeting house, and general meet
ings were held in the tabernacle after
noon and evening The following gen
eraI officers of the association were in
attendance and addressed the meetings;
President Joseph f. Smith, B, 5. Hinck-
ley, L. r. Martineau Mrs. Alice X.
Smith, Mrs. Susa Young Gates and Miss
Matte Read. Charles Pie was also here
with the Salt Lake visitors and rendered
highly appreciated solos.
Dr. A. NJ. Lane and associates of the
Utah gospel mission Will hold meetings
this week. Wednesday evening in the Sec
ond ward meeting house and Friday even
ing in the Third ward meeting house, and
DR.. Lane will lecture Tuesday evening in
the CONGREGATIONAL church on Hawaii
On Friday evening the Second ward
Sunday school Will give an entertainment
in the ward meeting house for the benefit
of the Sunday school
J. w Craven of Provo, a native of Eng
land. has been admitted to citizenship.
Annie Bessan Johnson has been granted
a divorce from Arnold E.. Johnson on the
ground of failure to provide and deser-
ton. The parties were married in this
city Nov. q, 1904. Plaintiff is restored to
her maiden name Annie Bessan, and
granted SIS month alimony, S25 at
toTney fees and costs.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs
Albert Singleton; all well.
P. H. Lawhorn is suffering from frac
tured arm. sustained by being thrown Il
the ground while leading a horse a few
dayS ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
UTAH COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Trustees and Principals Hold Profit
able Meeting at Provo.

Provo. Feb. 5.-The trustees and prin-
cipals of the Utah county schools met a.
the Parker schoolhOuse in this city yes
terday, with sixteen districts repre<ent-
ed; County Superintendent ESgertsen
presided. The following topics were dis
cussed in the forenoon: Decentralization
of school districts in the county; ca
Pupils in one district, schools in another.
A letter from Attorney General Breeder
cOncurrfng the levying of taxes for dis
trict and high schools, was read by Su-
perintendent ESgertSen.
In the afternoon an outline plan Tor
music in county schools was presented by
Music Director ROylance Of Springville. A
motion that the county superintendent
ask the county commissioners to raise the
county school tax to mills was carried.
1t was decided thai retrenchment in the
matter Of costly graduating dresses be de-
manded.
The relation of the trustees TO the prin-
cipaI and other matters of Importance
relating to the work Of the schools were
considered in an interesting talk by Coun-
ty Superintendent Eggerts7n.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
STATE NEWS.
CONTEST FOR SILVER CUP
Young Orators of Towns in AL
pine Stake Struggling for
Valuable IrOnhV,

American Fork. Feb Z.-An oratOrical
contest for the silver cup offered by the
Alpine stake will take place tonight in
Science hall. under the auspices Of the
Y NJ I. associations of the stake. the
conditions of the contest are that one OF
the towns in the stake must win the most
points in three successive years at the
annual contests The first year was won
by Mr. Worley Of Lehi, the second, last
wear was won by John Christensen or
American Fork Ebert Kelly of this
place. one of the contestants last year,
will again try for the cup TINS year, ,; ana
o. G.. Moline, manager of the American
Fork Drug Co. has resigned his position
with that firm. He will probably go to
MissouIa, Mont.
Justice EbeneLer Hunter was the recipi-
emf of a surprise party Wednesday in
honor of his seventy-fiftk birthday Apout
forty of his relatives, including cnloreh'
grandchildren and great-grandchlldren,
took him completely by surprise, and foL
a number of hours the judge was forced
to allow the law to take its own course
while he took part IN the games dn0
amusements of the evening. The guests
came loaded with good things to eat.
A game of basket ball has been ar
ranged by Manager Steele OF the ApoLo
team. with the Red Wings of Wisconsin
to take place in the Apollo hall Ihurs-
day night, March 1. American Fork bas-
ket ball fans are very fortunate IN get
ting a c1dnce 10 see lliiS team oSNAOAA
! as they have the reputation of being {
| swift team. They are large team, tht
average height is feet 1 inch, and the
average weight being f73 pounds
The annual stockholders meeting OF the
| American Fork Drug company was helC
| last Monday night, the following otIlcer:
and directors being elected: John H
| Wootton. president; Thomas S. Friday
/ secretary and treasurer: Dr.. J. F. Noyes
William Chipman, Reuben Chapman ant
Mrs. Alice Steele, directors.
| Governor John c. Cutler came dow
| from Salt Lake last night to attend {
/ meetfng of the Utah County Light s
! Power company directors. he being
| rnomber of the board He returned Il
| Salt Lake this morning.
The funeral services over the remains o
Joshua Adams has been postponed unit
| Tuesday at I o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
IN NEW HERALD BUILDING.

McGurrin & Gustin have moved their
law offices to rooms 36-7-s Herald build
ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
TWITCHlNG NERVES
Serious Hereditary Trousle Cured
By Or. Williams Pink Pitts.

A Serious Hereditary Trouble Cured
BY Or. Williams Pink Pitts.
, Sufferers from ailments that have af-
finted In regular succession one genera
ton after another Of their family are, as
a rule, inclined to submit to them as IN
eyitable. The case which follows proves
that such hereditary difficulties are not
beyond, the reach of curative forces and
should inspire hOpefulness and reah-
ness to try remedies that have effected
signal cures, such as that which Is hGre
given
Mrs. Elizabeth Rannells, of No. 40S
East Seventh street, Newton, Kansas,
gives the following account OF her all
Inent and her cure:
For two years I suffered from trying
nervousness In my lower limbs from my
knees down, as my mother and my
grandmother had suffered before me.
The situation was for many years ac-
cepted as unavoidable because heredi-
tary. But about two years ago, when my
son was realizing benefit from the use OF
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, thought there
might possibly be some good IN them for
me. Ny trouble had then become so
serious as to make It difficult for me TO
sleep. often had to walk the floor in
restlessness the whole night. After TAX
ing some six boxes the twitching disap-
peared and ceased TO use the remedy.
/ evidently stopped little too soon for
nervousness came back after a month or
SO and used the pills again for a short
time. Relief came at once and SINCE !
stopped using them the second time
have been free from any return of the
twitchings or from any interference with
my sleep"
! DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
the worst cases of bloodlessness, indiges.
ton, influenza, headaches, lumbago, scr
atica, neuralgia, nervousness, spinal
weakness and the special ailments of girls
| and women. For further information,
address the DIR. Williams Medicine Co,
| Schenectady, Il. 7.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
Buffalo Killed by Million.

Talking about buffalo hunting" ex-
claimed Mr. Mammalian when Judge
CoIborn suggested this topic, there
were 1 1000 600 buffalo killed during
these years. Over $4,000 men were &C
lively engaged in buffalo hunting, and
this number was made up Of men who
could shoot, and did shoot"
After admitting that he had killed
about $500 buffalo," Mr. Hanranan again
changed the conversation BY referring to
'sTVfld Bill" James B. Hitchcock was
his right name and the one he did not
wear often" he began He was undoubt-
edIv the greatest man the west ever
knew Unlike Boone and others. he was
not only a pathfinder. but typical west
eru man. never looking for trouble. but
always getting into it and emerging from
if with the casualties on the other side
Of the house I never say man who
could shoot straighter and quicker than
wild Bill He became so famous for
his hardness with his revolver that men
sought trouble with him just to be able
to brag about it afterwards. But they
did not brag afterwards. Wild Bill fill
led several good sized graveyards with
men Of this calibre. He was originally
from Illinois and began his career as a
spv il the Union army. He Travelled
through the south with a Confederate
army several months without being sus-
pected- When he learned that his game
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26

was about up he inveigled Confederate
officer with whom he was riding 10 RIDE
ahead of the regiment with him. Wnen
a river was reached Bill shot the orr
Ger and he and his horse, Black Nell, had
gained the opposite side of the river and
the Union lines before the sOutheTners
had fully realized what had happened
He fought a pistol duel with fellow in
Springfield They exchanged shots across
a public square IN the public section OF
the city BIZ was not the fellow VINO
died"
How "WiId Bill" Died.
- Wild Bill was murdered by Jack Nc
Call in August, 1875, in the Black HIS
where he had settled and married blli
at the wall when at a bar or IN a CAMP
ling game. Just once did he fail TO 90
this and it cost him his life. He was
playing in a game at DeadWoOd one night,
but had forgotten to get in a chair where
his back would be against the wall. Civ
ing him commanding slsnt OF eve II1
around behind him and placing gun
against the unsuspecting BIZ killed him
Instantly Bill was buried in DeadWoOd
Relic hunters Clipped this monument TO
pieces. Later his body was removed ana
another monument erected which bears
this epitaph: Wild Bill A brave man;
The victim of an assassin. The date OF
the murder sand other details follow.
Mr.. Hanrahan knew Wild Bill int1-
mately, and he confessed that he was q
source of constant wonder Disdaining
/ to chide a child. but quick to use his I'M
/ failing craftsmanship upon some trouble
hunting companion
Mr.. Hanrahan late years has followed
mining and has been closely associated
| with the mineral development of Colo
RADIO and Idaho. He is now living in
/ Darling Ida, and has large farms in
/ the Lost river district. He is fond of Salt
Lake and visits friends in this city fire.
quently.
| He has always made these visits as un-
/ obtrusive as possible for to use his OWL
| words "Old frOntierSmen are prone to ex-
aggerate and even when they do not
| their stories seem so improbable in these
| DAYS when the hardships attendant upon
| the opening of a new country can not be
| appreciated. The less said the better"
| Mr.. Hanrahan asserts that there is lit
| tie of the interesting in an account al
His participating in the settling of the
west
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
hist! Hal" SAYS SLEUTH
With -Wayering Courage
He Stops Peaceful Printer
Going Home From Work.
Chapter l..

"Ahar' whispered Officer Staines early
yesterday morning The day was just
breaking. Otherwise there was no noise
to disturb the deathly quiet of the
morning.
"Ahar' whispered Officer Staines to
himself again as he saw a lone man
vending his way along Third South me
age under his arm He is a bUr-r-glar.
It's me to the capture"
The officer buttOned his coat around his
chin with one hand while the fingers of
the other played on the trigger of his
revolver. The blue-cOat made long and
noiseless steos and in a few seconds
tapped the pedestrian on the shoulder.
Chapter 2.
Stop I have you in me clutches
This is what the officer said to himself.
To the lone pedestrian he said briefly in
his most policy style:
Where are you gOing?"
The surprised pedestrian who spends
his spare moments in The Herald's COM
posing room, turned around quickly.
I am going home
Which statement was true.
Lie to me not, base Villain thought
Officer Staines, but he answered aloud:
What is that you have under your
MY dinner bucket" answered the be-
Wildered printer
tut Tut! None of that. Man. don't
Staines to himself
Il must see about that" he announced
decisively, to the printer, who handed
/ the officer his lunch box.
Chapter 8.
| Beneath the siclxly glare of the 16-
| candle power corner lamp the officer tore
/ open the lunch box
| II believe you are a jewelry thief and
have in this casket countless gems of I'M
| figurable value" he said, during the
process of removing the lid from the
/ harmless looking lunch box.
! As the lid gave way a ham-sandwich
/ and remnant of chocolate cake were re-
vealed to the officers astonished gaze!
/ Chapter 4.
| The same gray dawn heralding the ap-
| preaching day played over Third South
| street Two men walking in opposite di-
rectiOns were the only animate things to
be seen on the street. One of these men
was a detected looking officer with
/ dreams of a big capture shot all to
/ Dieces The other was the lone printer.
| walking homeward. thoughtfully nibbling
at the southeast corner of ham sand
| witch.
| officer Staines will not, in the future,
4 believe all that's in packages is jewelry.
His arrests will be confined to men with
! internal packages.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
WILL SEE FOR SURE
THAT HANGING RESULTS

Shreveport, La, Feb. 25.-It is prob
able that Governor Blanchard will wit
ness the hanging of Charles Coleman,
the negro murderer of Margaret Lear,
in the parish Jail here next Thursday
Governor Blanchard left today for
Baton Rouge, and will return to
Shreveport Thursday morning accom-
panied by the assistant secretary of
state, who will bring the state seal
with him. Immediately after the gov
errors arrival here he will sign the
death warrant
The militia company from Monroe
which has guarded Coleman here was
relieved from duty today and left the
city this afternoon. The troops are
still at the jail and will be kept there
until after the hanging.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
CHINAMAN Is KILLED.
Skull Crushed, With Robbery Appar-
ent Motive.

Butte. Mont. Feb. 25.-Dr Charlie
can. q chinese physician, who has been
a resident of Butte for thirty years,
was murdered at his quarters on Colo
RADIO street some time during last
night. Robbery was probably the mo-
tive for the crime. as the Chinaman
was reDuted to be wealthy. His head
was crushed as If with q hammer, and
his throat cut. A money belt that ths
Chinaman wore was missing. A Chi
nese was arrested on suspicion today
but it is believed no definite clue t
the murderer has been secured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
HAD TO USE OIL.

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-The American
line steamship Noordland arrived here
today from Liverpool and Queenstown
four days late. The steamer encoun-
tered a succession of heavy gales and
several times during the voyage had
to Law to for hours. Oil was frequently
I,sed with good effect to calm the sea-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
PARK CITY NOTES.

Park City, Feb. 25.-The usual Sunday
services were held in all of the churches
today and in the evening Rev. d. G. Ora
bill addressed a large congregation at the
Congregational church on THE Man in
Society" During the services the choir,
under the leadership of Mrs. c. F. GoiSt,
rendered several songs
Miss K D. Cunningham is visiting with
ker parents in this city.
Miss Genivive O'Connor returned to the
metropolis this afternoon after a brief
visit in this city with her father.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26
DEAN PENNIMAN TALKS.

Dean ]. H. Penniman of the University
of Pennsylvania delivered an address at
the First Congregational church at the
regular services yesterday forenoon He
spoke on 1.-The Old Testament as a Liter
ary WOrk"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12

When you accept an invitation to a
wedding you hardly anticipate attend
ing funeral, despite all that has been
limited at to the contrary by the puta-
tive funny journals. And If you are
attracted to theater by ANNOUNCE
ment that it is to offer comic opera
you scarcely relish peing made re-
cipient of serious opera instead, unless
you are blessed with temperament so
pliable that it can stand and weep
where it was taken to smile.
There was nothing laughable about
the initial production of The Lily of
Chez Foo" book by Thomas Newton,
music by Theodor vogt. last Monday
evening at Idora Park, Oakland. 1t
turned out to be heavier in dialogue.
lyrics and orchestral effect than many
an opera which is plainly designated
grand" Some OF the ensembles were
almost of Wagnerian weight, and most
OF the solos and duets and trios and
quartets lacked the sparkle that makes
opera light.
This is not saying that the music
was bad. 1t was good music misap-
plied-that was all. The scene was
nese. yet not until almost final curtain
fall was there anything In the score
to suggest the Flowery Kingdom or
sustain the atmosphere attempted
through entirely appropriate staging.
All the settings were garishly oriental
and the costumery was both accurate
and helpful of the color scheme; but
so far as either the libretto or the
music was concerned the place might
than in China.
The argument. unfolded through
grave conversation and somber &C
compartment. told of how Yen Toy
(the Lily was an infant ahoat op a
river, la Moses in the bulrushes,
when she was rescued and adopted by
Quong Chez Sun and his wife, Quong
Toy, who kept her in strict seclusion
until the inevitable wooer appeared
in the person of Wong Lee. a student
whose father. Wong Lung, objected to
the affiliation and had his son arrested
to prevent his marriage to the Lily.
Then an astrologer enters the story
and bids the despairing maiden to be
of good cheer, but no sooner has he
departed than band of shanghaiers
attempt to abduct Yen Toy and her
father, who, however. obtains release
and induces the villains to carry of
Wong Lee and his chum Chin LUX, in
stead.
In the second act It is shown that
Yen Toy and her maid really have
been kidnapped and sold into slavery
and. of course, the heroine's faithful
lover appears and her escape is
planned. The scene changes to the
astrologer's court, where Wong Lee is
about to be accused of abducting Yen
Toy when he gives Masonic sign
which secures for him fair hearing
and he is liberated Then the as
trologer notices a mark on Yen Toys
left wrist. which satisfies him that she
is his long-lost daughter, and he gives
paternal consent to her union with
Wong Lee.
renious story, and it's lack of orig
| inality is not compensated for BY
cleyerness of treatment. The dialogue
| is soggy, and it was pathetic to watch
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
vE ETAT|ON GIVES
MUCH TROUBLE
Scalding Water Is Used to
Keep Weeds From Block
aiding Tehuantepec Road
FERTILITY A MARVEL

As a land of magical fertility. Cal
ifornia must take back seat if the
report of the engineers who built the
railroad across the isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec is to be believed. And they are
honorable men, This new railroad runs
from Salina Cruz on the Pacific to
Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf of Mexico.
Trains are running across the isthmus
now. and with the first OF the year the
American Hawaiian Steamship Compa-
ny will begin a regular steamship serv-
ice between this port and Salina Cruz
by way OF Puget Sound and Honolulu
and between Coatzacoalcos and New
York
The country through which this new
transcontinental line runs is wonder
fully fertile and comparatively unde-
veloped. The rapid growth Of vegeta-
ton is said to be one of the most seri-
Gus problems in the maintenance of the
railroad The engineers found, in fact.
that the tropical vegetation grew faster
than the force Of men at their disposal
could cut il down. After a number Of
experiments 1T was found that boiling
water was most effective in eradicating
this too willing vegetation, and now.
just as the roadbeds OF northern roads
are sprinkled with oil to lay the dust.
literally scalded at frequent intervals
to keep cocoanut groves and sugar
plantations from springing up over
night between the ties and blockading
the road.
This sounds pretty steep said an
official of the steamship line yester-
day, but I am assured by the engineers
that it is the truth
Captain Weeden has been appointed
superintendent for the steamship COM
pany at Salina Cruz. and E. j. Chris
| man. formerly with the Pacific Mail
Company, will be chief clerk at the
Mexican port. Captain Baron is super
intendent at Coatzacoalcos. Captain
weeden and Chrisman leave here this
| evening for Salina Cruz.
| Scott & Co. of Seattle have been
agents at Seattle for the steamship line
Mr. Scott, who is now at Salina
Cruz, has been appointed Pacific Coast
manager for the American Hawaiian
line, with headquarters here. He will be
the personal representative of General
Manager Captain Burnham, one of the
founders of the line, and its controlling
spirit.