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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
WYOMING IN LINE
FOR NEBRASKAN
Democrats Adopt Strong Reso-
IutlonS and Platform and
Nominate Ticket.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Sept 14-The DEM
ocratic state convention today adopted
resolutions indOrsing William J. Bryan,
the triumphant candidate in 1908"
The platform demands national and
state eight-hour labor laws and their
enforcement; favors a law making it
felony for state officer to accept a
pass or other free transportation from
a railroad; demands primary election
law and return to the Australian bal
lot system, and favors free trade in va
riOUs commodities. particularly wheat
The following ticket was nominated
by the convention:
For governors. a. d. Keister. Ere
mont county.
Secretary OF state-Daniel w. GILL;
Laramie county.
State auditor-ThOmas a. Dunn, Big
Horn county.
State treasurer-James T. Lobban
Sheridan county,
State superintendent of public in
struction-Miss May Hamilton, Natro-
ma county.
Congress-John c. Hamm of Uinta
county.
The platform demands the election
OF United States senator's by direct
vote of the people. and that lobbyists
appearing before the state legislature
in the interests af pending legislation
DE compelled to register and state their
connection with the proposed legisla-
ton.
The manner of opening the Shoshone
Indian reservation is condemned, in
that settlers are alleged to be confront
ed by a private corporation having
complete charge of all of the water.
which was favored by the Republican
state administration.
The present forest reserve policy of
the general government is condemned.
and charges of favoritism and graft
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
ROOSEVELT SENDS TAFT
TO SIT ON Lid At HAVANA
Secretary of War and Assistant Secre-
tary of State Bacon Emissaries
of the President.
Conference at Oyster Bay After Which Letter Is Sent to
the Cuban Minister

Under the treaty with your govern
ment, /, rs president of the United
States, have q duty i'm this matter
which l cannot shirk. The third article
Of that treaty approximately confers
upon the United States the right to in
tervene for the maintenance i'm Cuba
of government adequate for the pro-
lection OF life, property and individual
liberty. The treaty comforting this
right is the supreme law of the land
and furnishes me with the right and
the means of fulfilling the obligation
that i am under TO protect American
interests. The information at hand
shows that the social bonds throughout
the islands have been so relaxed that
life, property and individual liberty are
no longer safe. have received anthem
tic information of injury to and de-
struction of American property 1t is
in my judgment imperative for the sake
of Cuba that there shah be an imme-
date cessation of hostilities and some
arrangement which will secure the per-
manent pacifioatiOn of the island.
Special representatives.
Il am sending to Havana the secre-
tary of war. Mr. Taft, and the assistant
secretary of state Mr.. Bacon. as the
special representatives of the govern
ment, who will render such aid as is
possible toward these ends. / had
hoped that Mr.. Root. the secretary of
state, would have stopped i'm Havana
on his return from South America. but
the seeming imminence of the crisis
forbids further delay.
Through you. I desire i'm this way to
communicate with the Cuban govern
ment and with the Cuban people. and
accordingly l am sending you a copy OF
this letter to be presented to President
Palma. and have also directed it's i'm
mediate publication.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Senior Don Donzalo de Quesada. the
Cuban Minister"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
BELIEVES HYsTERIA OVER.

Berlin. Sept 14--Mr. Goere. repre-
senting the department of commerce
and labor at Washington, in the course
of a speech before the international
congress of insurance actuaries here
today, said there had been in the Unit
ed States spirit of paternalism, but
he was happy to say Americans had re-
covered from the hysteria that had
seemed to possess them. The govern
ment was confident that no institution
in the United States was more firmly
based or possessed wiser administra-
ton than life insurance.
The congress adjourned to meet in
Vienna in 1909.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
Woman Badly Bruised.

Prosecutor DAILY stated the facts al
legged in the complaint. and stated that the
city was ready for trial w. H. Dye and
Mrs. Mary NJ Brandon were called and
stand The bruises on her aged face could
be plainly seen from the body of the
courtroom
Mrs. Brandon stated under the question:
ing of the prosecution that her home was
at Centervile. She had heard much OF
the Arnold-Dickson brothers and had
come 10 the city 10 see them.
DO you know the defendant Arnold?'s
she was asked.
= certainly do" she answered 81 have
seen him more than once"
Il went TO their place" she said i'm an
SWer TO Mr.. DAILY. Ito sec the spirits of
my dead friends and to hear these spirits
ei as the spirits of my dead boys. my
daughter, my father and mother They
kept coming and coming. / finally recog-
niZed Arnold as appearing as my dead
father.
Il determined to investigate to see if
being. found the spirits to be human
beings"
ION what occasion2''
''As one Of the spirits approached | fele
the cloth that formed the covering Z
spoke of the material, and was told that
il was spirit goods. Then / grappled
with it. and Arnold stepped out into the
room and struck me on the nose and face.
That loosened the grip which I had on
the garments of the supposed spirit, and
I fell over a chair The blow made my
nose bleed all over my clothing"
Was the room light or dark?" asked
Judge Powers in opening the cross-exam-
nation.
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
SMITH IDENTIFIED BY
SEVERAL WITNESSES

Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept A.
Charles Smith. one of the defendants in
the peonage case, was identified by a
number of negro witnesses as the man
employing them to work at Sikeston.
Mo. All of these witnesses corroborat-
ed other witnesses concerning their en-
forced employment.
Dr. J. A Milan OF Sikeston was at
the Wood farm in May to see two ne
groes. He found the sick men I'm a box
house with a fiat roof on one of twelve
hunks. There were forty black mon
working there. He was given an order
on Smith for medical services, and
Smith paid the bills. After testimony
by United States Marshals Wild and
Morsey, Colonel Dyer announced that
the government rested it's case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
BAD MAN FROM NEVADA
FINDS NEW YORK TOUGH
Especial to The Herald.)

New York, Sept. 14-A man who
claimed TO be a genuine bad man from
Death valley, Nevada, threatened to
exterminate a cabman here tonight
got dragged TO the station and gave his
name as Tom Murphy of Death valley.
On him was found a. key to a room in
the Waldbrf-Astoria. which room be-
longs to a man registering as T. Pitt
man of TonOpah. Ney. The Waldorf
night mana ger furnished bail for the
prisoner. VINO had diamonds and money
galore, but said New York was more
dangerous than Death valley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
CUBAN CONGRESS MEETS.
Palma Given Full Authority to Pros
ecute the War.

Havana, Sept. 1.-the extra session Of
congress called by President Palma COM
pleted at one sitting the business for
which IL was summoned. namely the
granting to President Palma of the fullest
powers not already constitutionally pos
sessed by the executive for carrying on
the war. including the right TO appropriate
any public funds for war purposes, revok-
ing appropriations voted at the proceed
ing session of congress in order to per-
nit the diversion Of the moneys involved
to prosecution OF the war, and authoriz-
ing ar Increase Of the rural guards 10
1900 and the artillery TO 2OO0 men, This
trebles the former force of rural guards
and doubles the artillery. These meas
ures which were combined in one blanket
bill were passed by party votes. the Lib
erals and Independents refraining from
voting and the Liberal Nationalist voting
with the Moderates.
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
STORMS SWEEP
OVER NEBRASKA
Four Persons Killed and Five
Painfully Injured in John
son County.

Tecumseh, Neb.. Sept 1.-TWO violent
and seemingly distinct storms visited
Johnson county this afternoon. resulting
in the death of four persons. fatal injury
of two and painful injury of five others
The dead:
o. A. Gnel aged 40; leaves wife and five
children.
August zeman, aged As: leaves wife and
three children.
Roy Carmine, boy of Il.
George Koehler, school boy of IA.
The first three were killed by lightning
near the town of Elm Creek. A party of
threshers were at work on the farm of
Henry WaltherS when rain. and electric
storm came up. -Four of the men crawled
unGer the threshing machine, which was
shattered by a lightning bolt and the
three instantly killed. Henry Walthers
jr.. was badly shocked and burned but
will probably recover.
The second storm. a tornado in violence
swept the country district ten miles west
OF Tecumseh. demolishing a schoolhouse
killed the koehler boy, fatally injuring
two other school children, names unknown
and inflicting severe injuries on four 9th
ers in the schoolhouse. Many barns and
windmills were blown down. but there
have been no further reports of deaths or
injuries.
There was very heavy fall Of rain all
over the county.
Nelson. Neb Sept 1.-THE fas end of
tornado struck Nelson this evening
killing some stock and doing considerable
property damage but injuring no one so
far as known. The Rock Island round
house was torn to pieces and heavy tim
bers from the wreckage blown against the
home of Harry Volmer. demolishing one
side of the house. The dwelling houses
of j. b. Rodgers James Campbell and
George Lyon were partly wrecked. The
windows on the south side of the high
school building were blown in. causing a
panic among school children. Barns, out
houses and windmlls were leveled all over
town. Ut is feared the storm was worse
north of here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
COM MENT RESERVED.

Berlin, Sept. 14-The American army
officers. including General barry and
General Duvall. who have been attend
ing the German maneuvers. returned
here today. They will reserve their
critical and detailed report Ur tic upet-
atoms for their official reports. General
Barry said he was charmed with the
emperor's courtesy anu cordially. and
that the most complete facilities had
been given the observers for profess
sional study.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
DUEL IN SPAIN.

Madrid, Sept. 14.-Newspapers de-
clare that the duel between General
Linares, who commanded the Spanish
troops at Santiago in the Spanish
American war, and Senior Sorriano, ed
itor of Espano Neuva, occurred this
morning near Saragossa. Details Of the
duel were not given.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
OBJECT OF THE VISIT.
Taft and Bacon viii Try to Learn
Cause of the Trouble.

cause OF the Trouble.
Washington. Sept! 14-with the prin-
cipals at Oyster Bay. and only agents
i'm Washington. it is difficult tonight TO
secure any explanation of the sudden
decision of the president to dispatch
secretary Taft and Acting Secretary
or state Bacon to Cuba. as announced
from oyster Bay. Predicated entirely
on the course Of the administra TONS
treatment of the Cuban question i'm it's
earlier phases, and having i'm mind es-
pecially the policy inaugurated by Sec
rotary Root toward Santo Domingo
after he assumed office. II is the COM
mon belief here that his purpose is to
secure from absolutely dependa bic
sources information that will establish
clearly the fact that President Palma
either does or does not in his admins
tration represent 2 majority of the Gu
ban people. From the San Domingo
precedent when President Morales was
forced to sustain himself or sink. the
administration IS believed to be deter
mined to allow the majority Of the Gu
ban people, to prevail i'm the government
Of the island. The Teller amendment
declaring for the independence of Cuba
as read i'm connection with the Plat
amendment, is understood i'm official
circles here to warrant this cOnStruc-
ton Of the proper attitude Of the Unit
ed States government i'm the present
Cuban crisis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
Was Going to Teach School.

Atkinson had recently accepted posi-
ton at Indianola. Sanpete county, as a
teacher and had left his position at Car
field to prepare for that work.
Atkinson went to Salt Lake last
Wednesday and purchased a complete Ou.-
fit of clothing. He purchased hat at
Gray Bros. and this helped TO complete
the Identification.
After completing his purchases Aiken
son took the Oregon Short Line train at
$40 o'clock in the evening. but found that
the train was not scheduled to stop at
Layton. He went as far as Syracuse june
ton. where he boarded a sOuth-bound
freight for Layton.
; THAT was the last seen of him alive
His mangled body was discovered on the
railroad track by BastiOn. who reported
the discovery to the authorities.
Miss Hazel Snyder and Edfie Dawson
of Salt Lake have been sUbpOenaed to give
further testimony concerning the identity
of the body. They were friends Of At
kinson The members of the coroner ;
Jury are George Swan of Kaysvile. Jo-
seph II. Allen and William Ramsey Of
LAYTON.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
ORDER MODIFIED.

Berlin. Sept. 14.-As a result of repre-
sensations of the Imperial Automobile
club restriction on foreign automobile
ened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
MINES WILL ALL
REOPEN TODAY
Peace Patched Up in GOIdfield
but Full Details Have Not
Been Given Out.


Especial to The Herald)
y Goldfield. New. Sept "details y
y of agreement with unions not an y
y nOunced yet. but mines will all re- y
y open Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
Hands and Feet Cut off.

From Investigations made today il was
found that the@dead mans feet and hands
had been cut off. and that there was no
blood on the shoes. A large pool Of blood
was found in the grass at the side of
fence, near the railroad track. at a point
a little distance from where the mangled
body was found. Another pool of blood
was found between the fence and the rail-
grading some distance from where the
body was found where it appears as
though there had been a struggle
The identification of the body was made
by j. VIII Gray and clothier named
Hall. from Salt Lake. They identified the
clothing worn by the dead man as hav-
ing been purchased by Atkinson on
Wednesday. Atkinson made several pur-
chaSes from Hall and made payment with
a check. Gray was acquainted with the
man and identified the articles worn as
having been sold by him to Atkinson
during the week.
From the Investigations made today it
was learned that Atkinson was a school
teacher, who has been in the west since
1904. His former home was i'm SalyerSVille
Ky. and his father, A. II. Atkinson, lives
there at this time.
After coming west Atkinson located in
Wyoming. where he engaged in ranching
He left Wyoming and went to Kaysville
Utah in October Of the same year He
taught school at Layton during the win
ter of 1904, and i'm 1908 went TO California,
where he spent the winter. He returned
in the spring. and during the last few
months had been working at Garfield.
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Maud still continues on her de
Structive way to the Mountain
House and encounters the band.
In next Sundays comic supple
ment of The Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15

Happy" still continues his work
for DR.. Dippy, although he admits
its strenuosity. See colored sup
plement of next Sundays Herald.
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Especial to The Herald.)


Clough as president. reads:
Mines may resume work soon. prob
ably tomorrow"
Authenticated reports are that the la
Dor troubles are all settled.
Goldfield. Sept. H.-Both mine owners
and miners are anXiously awaiting the
outcome of the various meetings being
held by the committees in whose hands
the settlement of the present difficulties
rests meeting of the Miners union
Of Tonopah was held at that place last
night and the committee from the Gold
field Miners union appeared before the
meeting. 1t would appear that whatever
is done by the miners in Goldfield must
be acceptable to the TOnOpah Miners
union. This is taken to mean that it is
not the purely local matter of Il boy
colt that is being discussed. What eff
feet the action taken by Judge Breen at
Reno late yesterday evening will have
upon the situation has not developed.
Judge Breen issued a temporary order
restraining the Industrial Workers of the
World from boycotting the Tonopah Sun
and the Goldfield Sun. both owned by the
same people. The boycott was the wedge
that caused the present split. The date
of Oct. IL was set to hear arguments why
the temporary restraining order should
not be made permanent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
MEDIUMS bod al Ease.

John 6. Arnold, the defendant. occupied
a seat on the prisoners bench. At his
side was James Dickson his fair haired
partner in the spiritualistic medium BUSH
ness. Both were agitated and IN at ease.
The prosecution Of the case was con-
Quoted by Assistant City Attorney p. J.
DAILY, and under his close questioning ad-
ditonal light was thrown on the methods
of the pair who have gained wealth by
playing on the weaknesses Of weak men
and women.
Judge Q. W. Powers conducted the de-
tense, but all of his ingenuity could not
save his client from conviction. At the
conclusion of the testimony City Judge
j. j. Whitaker pronounced the defendant
guilty and sentence viii be passed Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock
The testimony which was adduced was
OF such character as to expose many of
the methods Of the men who claimed to
be able to secure communication with
the beloved dead OF their dupes
When the case was called. Arnold an
noCnced that his attorney had not vet
arrived. but would be i'm the courtroom
in moment. At that time Judge Pow
erS entered the courtroom. and the case
was taken up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
Rests With Roosevelt.

II will be for Secretary Taft and Act
ing Secretary Bacon to determine for
themselves whether i'm their opinion the
best interests OF the island are repre-
scented by the revolutionary forces or
whether. in the interests of order and
public veal and the future welfare of
Cuba. the Palma government should be
sustained. OF course, their report tc
the president will be merely advisory.
and IL rests with him to determine
whether he shall accept their conclu-
sions. But Il is assumed that pending
their decision and report the naval
forces OF the United States will en-
deavOr to maintain the status quo. and
there is reason to believe from the re-
port that the insurgent leaders. Zayas
and Castillo. have offered to surrender
to Commander Colwell of the American
cruiser Denver that they are prepared
10 accept this arbitrameut.
Therefore a cessation of hostilities is
expected as soon us the leaders of the
various insurgent bands have been in
formed Of the presidents action today.
though. of course. il is possible that
owing to the difficlty of communicating
with them from Havana some clashes
may occur before the news reaches
fhQF1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
CASE OF MURDER
IS SUSPECTED
Body Found Near Layton lden-
titled as That of John
L. AtkenS0n.
CORONER is INVESTIGATING
MAN is BEING HELD ON SUS-
PICION.
(special to The Herald.l

kaysville, Sept. 1.-THE mangled body
found between the rails of the Oregon
Snort Line railroad a quarter of a mile
from Layton Wednesday morning has
been positively identified as that of John
l.. Atkinson, a native of Salyersville
Ky, who lived in that place until he
came to the west in 1904
Ihere is the strongest suspicion that
ne was a victim OF foul play ard the
coroners jury has continued its investi-
CATION until Saturday morning i'm order
TO inquire more closely into the case.
AS result of the suspicion of foul play,
walter Bastion. transient, is held by the
sheriff on instruction from the coroner
jury Bastion has brother, Elmer Bas-
ton. barber living in Salt Lake
Owing TO the fact that no money could
be found in the clothing of the dead man
and because he had money when he left
kaysville, il is believed that he was muir
dered and that robbery was the motive.
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Goldfield Sept 1.-THE labor difficulty
at Goldfield is settled. The mines which
have been idle for several days will re-
sumo operations i'm the morning. At $50
o'clock this evening the footing of an
automobile in Goldfield announced the
return of the joint committee Of the mine
owners and union miners which had
been at Tonopah since yesterday after
noon. 1t was not long before the auto
mobile was surrounded by hundreds of
anxious citizens and miners eager for
any news that might be given out
George Wingfield gave the word to the
citizens crowded around him that the
troubles had been adjusted and President
ClOugh announced TO the miners that they
were to prepare for work at once as the
mines would be open and ready for their
old corps of miners for the morning SHIFT.
A cheer went up that was almost deafen-
ing, and il was taken mp block by block
until Ii reached from one end of the town
to the other. Neither George Wingfield
nor President Clough would give out the
particulars of the settlement at this
time. They will report to the bodies they
represent first. However the settlement
seemed to be satisfactory to both.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-15
MEDIUM
FOUND GUILTY
J. G. Arnold Did Strike Aged
Woman Declares Court
Sentence Deferred.
TESTIMONY AS TO 'SPooKS'
ONE OF "BROTHERS" REcO0s
NIZED AS ALLEGED GHOST.

John G. Arnold of the notorious Arnold
Dickson brothers, spiritualists, was con-
Victed in police court yesterday afternoon
o. having assaulted Mrs. Mary j. Bran
don, % years old, with his fists on the
night of September S. while Mrs. Brandon
was attending a Undertaking. seance in
the Arnold-DicksOn headquarters 379 East
Third South street
MIS-. Brandon is pioneer of the state.
having come here with the first company
of fifty, arriving in Salt Lake valley in
the fall of 1917 Her home is at Center
vile, and she will leave for that place
today.
The trial of the case attracted an I'M
usual amount of attention, and the court
room was crowded with spectators. There
We're dozen or fifteen women in the
audience. some OF whom were the friends
Of the accused.
Mrs. Brandon and Mr.. and Mrs w H
Dye were also in the courtroom. Mr. Dye
was the complainant in the case Mrs.
Br&ndons face still showed the discol-
GRAFTON which resulted from the beating
winch she received while in the room in
which the naturalization" took place.
Both of her eyes were blackened and
there were other marks which had not
been eifaced by the lapse OF a week from
the time the assault took place
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