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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
VICTIMS NUMBER
ONLY NINETEEN
Cyclone Which Swept Meridian,
Miss, More Destructive of
Property Than Life.

Meridian, Miss, March S.-Nineteen
people are known to have been killed
as result of the tornado which
swept over a section of this city short
ly after o'clock last evening. Twen-
ty-four persons were injured. and prop-
erty with an estimated value of 81. OOO.-
600 was destroyed. Twelve blocks in
the very center of the business section
were swept away, and not one house of
any consequence along Front street
was left standing. In the terror and
confusion following the storm reDorts
of an appalling loss of life were Cur
rent, but after careful canvass of the
situation tonight the following list of
dead appears to be complete:
Dead Whites.
Patrick McGinnis. conductor Mobile
& Ohio
Cliff Edwards, f1agman.
J. P. larry
W. b. Nelson.
Mrs Ella Singleton and little grand
daughter.
John R. Smith
dale.
Claude Williams.
B. F. Elmire, proprietor of a res
taurant.
Seven coIored.
Seven colOred people.
The sixteen clerks in the Ouaep p
Crescent office who were reported killed
have all been accounted for.
A mass meeting of citizens of Merid-
ian was called today and S. 600 was i'm
mediately subscribed to aid the desfi-
tute and injured. The Mississippi leg
islatUre, in session at Jackson. TODAY
appropriated $1,000 to the relief fund
Governor Nardaman at noon secured
special train and. loading if with
cOnvicts from the Rankin county farm
dispatched 1t at once to Meridian. The
city now enjoys the unique spectacle of
state convicts aiding in the rescue
work.
Business is practically suspended and
every citizen Is giving his best effort
toward alternating the suffering.
FunneI-Shaped Cloud.
The tornado appeared in the south
west at 6:27 O'Clock last evening. A
low, funnel-shaped cloud was seen to
form near the city A heavy rain had
been falling when. suddenly. the hu-
nudity became intense. With a roar
that could be heard a great distance
the storm descended on the city. The
greatest loss of life is reported from
the east and in what is known as the
Cotton Mill settlement. The large cot
ton mill there was partially wrecked
and probably 400 small houses were
demolished or badly damaged. The
tornado swept Front street and
wrought great damage there. The cleo
trio light plant was partially wrecked
and the city was thrown into total
darkness. Lanterns, candles and even
coal oil lamps were used by the peo-
pie in seeking places of safety The
tornado also did severe damage on
Twenty-second avenue between Front
and Railroad streets. Several houses
on this avenue were wrecked The
work of the storm lasted for only
brief period, many people declaring
that the entire destruction was wrought
within the space Of seven minutes.
Among the buildings destroyed or
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
SUITS INVOLVING
MILLIONS DISMISSED

= Butte, Mont, March 3.-On mo- =
= ton Of counsel representing the =
= Amalgamated Copper company =
= and the Heinze interests, eighty =
= actions at law were dismissed by 4
= the district court of Silver Bow y
= county this afternoon This wipes y
= out all pending litigation in the =
y state courts involving the former +
y opposing interests, with the ex- y
= ceptiOn OF a few cases in which y
y counsel were not authorized toE%
y appear. These viii be dismissed =
= later, as viii be twenty-three &C 4
= lions now pending in the United +
= States courts. Dismissal of suits y
= forms one of the concluding Incl =
= dents of the copper war settle =
= ment recently brought about by y
= the sale of the Heinze interests to y
a company represented by Thomas y
y F. Cole. The actions dismissed y
= today include claims for damages 4
y aggTegating more than $50, 00O. 900. y
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
Indian Affairs Committee of the
Senate FavOrabIy Disposed
to Shoots Amendment,
Especial to The Herald.1

Washington, March 3.-The sub-comnit-
tee of the senate Indian affairs commit
tee had hearing today on Senator
Shoots amendment to the Indian appro-
priation bin providing for the appropria-
ton of 100000 for irrigating Indian lands
in the Uintah reservation. Senator Smoot
representative Howell and Commissioner
Leupp were heard in behalf of the amend
ment- MT Leupp faVOre the approDria-
ton ana urged upon the committees the
necessity or providing means for estah-
lsh1ng complete irrigation system for
the use OF Indians and whites, Ii Is he
neVed the subcommittee will recommend
the incorporation Of the item in the an
preparation bill Of the 100000 of which
Sl25,0O0 is TO be available Immediately IT
was shown in the hearing that in select
ing grazing lands for Indians in the lin
tan reservation they were given the hest
end of the bargain in that lands were Sc
ing the entire length Of streams tins
completely shutting out white Settlers
from the use of waters for irrigation The
Indian office, as indicated previously in
these dispatches, has refused to grant set
tiers the right of way for Irritation
bitches across Indian grazing lands and
homesteaders are thus barred from i'm
proving their entries II an ADEQUATE an
preparation should be made for an irriea
ton system the Indian office propoSes
to allow white settlers to use surnluS
water TO irrigate their lands and will CO.
operate with irrigation companies in mt
ting water on all irrigable lands in the
reservation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Determined and Successful Attempt of Mrs. Emily Gerhke
Chicago to Kill Herself at Los AngeeS-WOman
Expired in Terrible Agony

Los Angeles, Cal, March 3.-A young
woman known to the residents of HoI-
lywood, suburb of this city, as Aunt
Hester" but whose name is believed
to be Mrs. Emily Gerhke. 412 Racine
avenue, Chicago, committed suicide
today by drinking a quantity Of chlorO-
form and setting fire to the gasoline
she poured over her body after remov-
in her clothing. She was sent to the
county hospital, where she expired in
terrible agony a few hours later Two
notes, written by her before she at
tempted suicide, read as follows:
TO whom il may concern: I have
swallowed a quantity of chloroform
and going to pour gasoline over my
naked body and set fire to it. 1 will
not be a burden to anybody
ITO my husband: 1 wish I could
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
E-M0RTEM ON THE
STATEHOOD PROPOSITION

washington, March "a con- =
ference regarding the statehood =
bill, now pending in the senate. =
= was held at the White House this y
+ afternoon. the parties to it being. =
besides the president, Senators =
Long of Kansas, Burkett of Ne 4
braska, and Warren of Wyoming. =
all supporters of the measure. 1t =
is conceded that the prospects for =
the enactment of the measure into y
= law are not bright, and the con- y
ference was held for the purpose +
of considering means to save the =
BILL Earlier in the day Senator =
= Beveridge, chairman of the SEN y
ate committee on territories, +
talked to the president along the 4
= same lines.
l.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

nave been better to him I did not
realize how good he was while 1 was
with him.
Two weeks ago today a woman &c
years old, neatly attired, appeared al
the nome Of David Almond in Holly
wood She informed him that she was
Mrs. Emily Gerhke of Alp Racine ave
nue., Chicago, and that her husband
had sent her to him Almond knew
a young man in Chicago named Gerhke,
but not sufficiently well to entertain
him or his wife. He Informed her of
this, and when she burst into tears
and told him she had no home or
friends, he kindly gave her shelter I'm
cottage in the rear of his lot. He
then sought to interest the authorities
in Los Angeles county. and wrote to
Chicago for information and instruc-
tons He received no response from
either place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
STRAWBERRY VALLEY
CONTRACT APPROVED
Especial to The HeraId.)

y Washington, March 3.-The in =
y terror department today approved =
y contract between the reclama- =
y ton service and Strawberry Val =
= ley Water Users association for =
= the use of the waters to be made :
= available for irrigation purposes ,
= under the Strawberry valley pro- =
Z ject. The closing of this contract ,
4 removes the last obstacle to COM =
= mencing work upon the project =
y and the reclamation service viii =
= now call for bids for driving a tun- =
= mel and constructing other pOr- y
= tiOns of the work. =
+ The supervising architect will =
= open bids March IA for electric =
= wiring Of the ogden public build =
= ing, and on March II for installing =
y a loW-preSSUre steam heating sys- =
y tenn :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

residence, probably worth $1,000. was
badly damaged by strong waves, which
compelled the family TO flee for their
lives to a native house. Frequently
the water was up to their necks. and
they We're obliged to cling to trees for
safety and support. While before the
storm there was a frontage of $50
yards to the sea, the waves cut off the
lawn, so that the water now is within
ten yards of the verandah. The dam
age to the house amounts to about
$1,000. Other fine houses were badly
damaged. Matters were worse i'm the
city of Papeete than in the suburbs.
To the west of the arsenal along the
water front dwelling houses and com
mercial establishments were invaded
by the water.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
SIGNIFICANT CARTOON
IN WASHINGTON POST
Especial to The HeraId.)

ANADD4oA1 ~ l. AAN I1CAnAN-t
Washington. March 3-The =
y Washington Post today devoIes
= one of its characteristic Berry =
= man cartoons to the procrastina- =
y ton features of the Smoot case =
= The cartoon represents the senate =
y in fierce turmoil of debate over =
= the statehood, railroad rate, Phil =
= ippine and other measures, while =
= suspended over the heads of the =
senators is a big senatorial chair =
= in which Smoot sits comfortably =
and gives utterance to this ad- =
= monition: >
Don't be hasty, gentlemen; l \
y can wait =
-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
WILL BE NO PROSECUTION.
investigation Shows Nothing in the
NessIer Charges.
Especial to The Herald. }

Logan, March 3.-Sheriff Smith and
County Attorney Walter this afternoon
completed their investigation of the al
legged assault case at College precinct
which a Salt Lake paper has exploited
so recently. Nessler, the man accused of
the crime, has been practically exon
Grated. Yesterday the parents of the
girls whom it is alleged Nessler attacked
were questioned. Their testimony was
thought not sufficient to warrant q
charge Of even indecent conduct Ness
Ter was told by the county attorney, af-
ter thorough investigation. that unless
vastly different evidence was produced
10 charge whateve would be filed
against him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
JAIL STARES VANDERBlTS GRANDSON IN THE FACE
French Government Refuses to Pardon Elliot F. Shepard Who
Ran Over and Killed Young Girl in an
Automobile

Paris. March 3.-The government s
refusal to pardon Elliot F. Shepard,
grandson of the late W. H Wander
bilt, carries with it the necessity of
serving his sentence, but renewed
efforts were made to induce the gov
eminent to reconsider its decision have
resulted in a postpOnement of the be-
ginning of the sentence until March I5.
Two new applications have been
submitted, one to the foreign office
and the other to the prefecture. The
state department at Washington and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
BIG FIRE AT OMAHA.
Midnight Blaze Extinguished With
Loss of $4,000.

Omaha, Neb., March 4, 1 a. ma fire
starting at midnight has destroyed the
building Of the KoUtsky Paint company
at South Omaha and communicated to
the !. M: 6 A. building, which it is be-
lieved will be total loss The fire. ie IN
the midst Of the business portion Of
South Omaha and a strong wind is blow
lpg- Help has been sent by the Omaha
fire department
a. NIT is now learned that the Y
NJ Z A building is not greatly DANA sed
and the fire is under control The K0Iff-
SKY Dulldlng with its contents is totally
destroyed. the loss being about s45. 600
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
TWO HOUSES REMAINED.

4 Antananarivo, March "Details !
4 Of the destruction caused by the =
y waterspout which recently de- \
y stroyed the village of Mahanoro. 4
y show that only two houses were 4
y left standing. Thirty bodies have =
y been recovered. All the Euro \
y peans were injured and the \
4 material losses were very great. =
= The Italian schooner Africa was =
4 thrown upon the beach, and the =
T. French brig Luennel was engulfed =
= and disappeared.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
BEN TIsaETTs ROBBED.

Especial to The Herald.)
FL Paso, Tex, March s.-Cap-
= tain I1bbetts, mining man of :
= Salt Lake, had a wallet stolen
= from his pocket at the new union
= depot this morning containing
= $500. :
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
NORTH POLE IN SIGHT.

Paris March 3.-Walter WeIlman
sailed from Havre today on the French
linel La Lorraine. His Polar dirigibIe
balloon viii be completed in May, after
which the expedition will proceed to
Spitzberger for trial trips preparatory
to a departure for the pole.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
DATE SET FOR TRIAL.

Cynthiana, KY, March 3.-The case
of Curtis Jet, indicted for the murder
of Town Marshal James Cockrill at
Jackson, KY, on Feb. p. 1902, was to-
day set for trial on March g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

the French embassy are also coopera-
ting in efforts To save Mr.. Shepard
from prison.
Elliot F. Shepard vas sentenced Oct.
Is last to three months imprisonment
and S120 fine and to pay 81, ZOO dam
ages TO the parents of Madeline Mar
duel, who was killed by Mr.. Shepard's
automobile at st. OUen, on April "a
The fine and indemnity were paid. but
applications were made to have the
imprisonment waived and a heavy fine
substituted for it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Prospects for the Passage of
the Philippine Tariff Bill
Are Not Good,

Washington, March 3-President Roosa-
welt talked to Secretary Taft. Senator
Lodge and Speaker Cannon today about
the refusal of the senate committee on
the Philippines to report the Philippine
tariff bill. f'--0
GUS 10 have the measure enacted TT7fo Ta77TT
As he left the White House Secretary
Taft said:
Il have no idea what congress NAV do
regarding the bill. l do not attemDt to
dictate to or interfere with congress- but
so far as ! am concerned this fight for
is just begun. l shall continue to do thai
which 1 believe right and proper TO ar
ford the Philippines the relief and as
sistance they need
Senator Lodge would not discuss the
situation at length, but thought the pros
poets for the measure were not good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Too many big words in one adj
vertisement, like too much book
learning in the head often does no
more than call attention to lack
Of common sense.-Rusty Mikes
Dairy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
Village Swept Away.
Thrilling Experiences.

An American named Seefeldt, living
near that community, had to take to
an adjacent swamp, which soon be
came inundated, and he was compelled
to battle against the waves during
many hours. Further east on the
beach road all the houses were swept
away for about half a mile. At
Tsunoa the family of Herman Mcneil
had a thrilling experience. Their fine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Advertising is news. II it's fresh
and up-to-date. its news. IF its the
same thing you've been saying for
the last six months most people
have heard about it and are not
interested
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

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San Francisco, March 3.-The =
+ Evening Post states that 10000 =
= persons persisted during the storm =
= on Tahiti and adjacent islands, !
= several Of which, its account says, =
= have disappeared. 1t places the =
damage at $1,000, O00 These reports =
= have not been confirmed by the =
r officers Of the steamer Mariposa, y
= which brought the news of the dis =
r aSter from Papeete. =
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Inc list anniversary of the orrapiz,
ton of the New England Division Of tbr
order OF hallway Conductors was attend
ed Sunday at Boston by over 200 mem
pers and friends. The division entertained
number Of guests from New York, New.
Haven and Providence. {. F.. Core WI,
elected president
Charges of neglect Of duty have been
drawn up against Mayor J. II. Adams ot
buffalo. n. Y. and will be forwarded to
Governor Higgins by Captain Walter T.
Pagan, Co. u, 6jth Regiment, X. G. &
OF Mayor Adam to attend the meeting OF
the board of police commissioners last
Wednesday. to try Superintendent of Po-
lice Bull on charge OF neglect Of duty.
The governor will be asked to remove.
Mayor Adam.
Midshirman Richard r. Mann, Prcsi-
Dental appointce and n member Of the
First class ut Annapolis. has been ac-
Quilted of the charge of haZing and rc-
stored to duty. The trial of Midshipman
George Fl. Melvin of Genesseo. ILL.,. men,
Der of the Third class, on six alterations
of haZing. was continued Saturday Lieu
tenant s. V. Graham. L. S. N. is acting
as bis counsel. The offences charged,
against Melvin are the requirement Of
continual physical exercises from the
Fourth class men and the use of abusive
language towards ore of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29
NEW 100 MILES RECORD.
carp Does It With With One Tire Gone
in One Hour, Is Min, 40 Secs.

Ormond- Daytona. Beach, Fla, Jan.
2S.-With a tire of a rear wheel gone
before the fortieth mile, running on the
bare rim at top speed and cheered by
thousands on the beach side. Clifford
carp, in 4 90-horsepower English car,
broke the worlds record for 100 miles
Saturday afternoon. making the dis
lance in one hour. l. minutes, 40 30
seconds. The former worlds record
made by Fletcher on the same course
was one hour. IS minutes. IA seconds.
Cedrino. driving an Italian car also
broke the worlds record. time one
hour. IL minutes. 50 seconds.
Hillyard, in u ear Of the same make
as Clifford Earp's, was third.
In attempting the tWO-mile minute
speed trial Marriott blew out both cylin-
der heads of his steamer and the event
was postponed until Monday.
The summary IF the 100-mile race
follows:
1O0-mile. free for all championships
Won by Clifford carp. 50 horsepower
gas oline. Time | hour. u minutes. 40
% seconds: third. Hillyard. so horse
power gasolene. Time l hour. q min
utes, 3 seconds. Lancia. Harding and
Chevrolet did not finish.
Order at start, so seconds separating
racers: Chevrolet, carp, Cedrino, Lam
cia Harding, Hillyard.
At 10 miles-Earp. Cedrino, Lancia,
Chevrolet. Hillyard. Harding.
At rs miles-Earp, Cedrino, Lancia
Hiilyard, Chevrolet, Harding
40 pliIaS- T an.;a E,,r,,
Hillyard, Harding. Chevrolet.
At IS miles-CedrinO. carp Hill
yard. Lancia. Chevrolet and Harding
dropped out.
AT 20 miles-Cedrino, carp. IIillyard
At So miles-Earp, Cedrino. Hill
yard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29
The Athletic Exhibition at
City Hall Tonight
Promises to Be the Best Yet
Given BY the A. 5. & A. Club.
Fin Program Arranged for Tomorrow Might
Al Portland Auditorium.

The athletic exhibition to be given
this evening at City hail by the Angus
ia Social and Athletic Club promises to
be the best yet held and to be attended
by the largest crowd, the advance sale
having been very large.
OF course the interest centers in the
bout between Arthur Cote and Kid
Pantz Both men are in the city and in
perfect condition. They have been
training carefully for the affair and the
scores Of friends Of each are confident
that their man will win.
The s-round preliminary between
Tommy King of this city and Tom
Larrabee Of Bath also promises to be
a good one. King has been attending
strictly to his training and word from
Bath SAYS that Larrabee Is in prime
condition.
Then George Gilbert Of Augusta and
Percy Hill of Gardiner will go on for
two rounds and each is confident that
he will this time prove to the other
that he is the better man.
With this fine program you may eX-
pect to see City hall packed to the
doors and you should go early unless
you have already secured your seats.
All contestants have arrived in the city
and are declared to be in as nearly per-
feet physical condition as it is possible
for a man to attain. 1t can also be claim
ed by the management. and not without
just pride. that each and all of the boys
are gentlemanly and courteous. both on
the streets and at their quarters. and
have made O. host of friends in the shor;
time they have tarried in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29
BASEBALL NOTES.

Pitcher Bender is a Chippewa Indian
and was horn at Rrainard. MINI.
Baseball has cost the Seattle. Wash.
hackers $4,000. Of which amount $40
COO was sunk last season.
The Virginia State League will have
a sinking fund composed of 10 per cent.
OF The gross receipts of each game.
Arlic Latham will arrive in Jackson
willie March /, and expects to have an
array that will give the Boston Nation
ais good practice.
According to the Pittsburg Dispatch,
Reulbach q: Chicago and Young of the
Boston Nationals We're the best finds
Of that league last season.
Cleveland will have three holidays at
home. and will entertain st. Louis
May 80. Detroit July and Chicago La
Dor day. The season in Cleveland will
open May l.
Manager Fred Tenney received let
ter Saturday from Catcher Needham,
saying there was no truth in the rumor
that he was about to manage an indie
pendent club in Ohio.
Frank P. Ward. who as Buck" Ward
was well known in the early SOS as a
baseball pitcher. died suddenly Satur-
day in Kent's saloon. 245 Plane street.
Newark. n. j., where he was employed.
He was SIS years of age.
Arthur Irwin predicts that Claude
Rossman, the first baseman bagged by