davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07
FATE OF RUSSIA
IN THE BALANCE
National Assembly, on Which
So Much Depends, Will
Meet Thursday.
LIBERALS HAVE MAJORITY
WORLD ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
THE RESULT.

new 4OFk. May b--lhe national assem-
bly, of Russia, TO which 50 many hopes
for the future of that country are pinned,
will be convened at the Tauride palace in
-. Petersburg on Thursday. May 10.
Never before in the history of Russia
mas there been an aesemblage which, with
the sanction and approval of the govern
ment, has represented the people. 1t
would therefore appear to be an expert
ment upon the outcome of which will de-
pend the future Of Russia.
Plan of the Douma.
The national assembly. or douma, was
granted by the emperor August 10 1905
and according to the official announce
ment. is established for the preliminary
study and definition of legislative propo-
sltonS, which, according 70 the funda-
mental laws. go up through the council
OF the empire TO the supreme autOCratic
authority The composition OF the coun-
Gil Of the empire, or upper house. one
half appointed by the emperor and one
half elected from the nobility and clergy
would seem sufficiently probable to dead
lock the dOuma should there be any op-
position in the crown.
In the manifesto issued on March 8.
1906 was an innocent looking provision.
placing beyond the jurisdiction of parIia-
ment and conSlgnlng for consideration TO
commissions OF the council Of the empire
the reports Of the minister of finance,
charges of malfeaSance against officials of
the government the establishment of
stock companies with special privileges
and questions relating to entailed estates,
titles of nobility. etc.
prOmuIgate temporary laws during the
TecesSes of parliament. and as the parIia-
ment is subject to dissolution by imperial
ukase. the government is in position in
time of stress to rid itself Of any ObnOX-
iOus legislature and proclaim such laws
as il deems necessary.
Liberals Have a Majority.
Three hundred and seventy lone members
have been elected to the assembly of
which the Constitutional Democrats have
q clear working majority.
The oath to be taken by the members
is, we promise to perform our duties to
the best of our knowledge and ability in
all loyalty to his majesty and mindful
only Of the welfare of Russia
The first and all important matter TO
come up will be the agrarian problem, and
recent dispatches from St Petersburg
seem to indicate that the government will
work in accord with the assembly in this
matter by proposing the formation of a
20 i4mentary commission to elaborate
plans for an agrarian project This will
practically mean the acceptance of the
decision of the Constitutional Democrats
II was first announced that the dOuma
would be opened by the emperor, but this
plan has since been abandoned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07
Wall Saves Building.

\ brick fire wall on the south side of
the Smurthwaite building probably saved
the structure from going up. An alley
on the south of the Lowe building sepa-
rates that structure from the immense
warehouse of John ScowcrOft & Sons.
As this building is constructed entirely
of brick. no alarm was felt as to it's
-sa fety. although il would have been an
easy matter for the flames to have
crossed the intervening space.
In less than an hour time the fire had
spent its fury and the firemen succeeded
in checking il.
The Boyle building was filled with all
kinds of furniture. all of which was to-
tally destroyed. In the portion OF the
Lowe building that was consumed were
several hundred buggies that had re-
Gently been received from the manufaC-
turerS. The stock in the other portion
OF the building consisted Of all kinds of
hardware, which the water and smoke
would damage but little.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07
SENATOR PETTUS
IS YOUNG At So
Alabama Soldier and States
man Has No Thought of Dy-
ing or Giving Up Toga.

Washington, May 6.-Something Unusual
is happening in Alabama. The people.
unanimously, want Edmund Winston
Pettus TO continue to serve them in the
United States senate as long as ne lives
Yet they are preparing to hold an cleo
ton to decide upon his successor. The
reason is that when Senator Pettus
present term expires, i'm 1909. he Will be
IS, and the election is to be held because
Alabamans think he viii not live longer
than that. But Grandpa Pettus is indig-
nant He says he is as spry as he was
at 50 and that he expects to live out the
whole six years of another kterm He
is a candidate for reelection on the plat
form, "A man is as young as he feels"
Pettus Southern Hero.
Senator Pettus had reached the time
for chloroforming, according to the Osler
doctrine back in '63-abOut the time he
was performing deeds of daring in de-
Tense Of NickSbuTg. He fighting
with the Confederate army 1t Seems
that the situation had become desDera re-.
volunteers were called for a foEIorn hope
A brigade of reckless Texans offered for
the service. and Pettus offered to lead
And he did lead-led where war was hot
test and at the head of column his
six feet four looming large in front. that
protrudng lower jaw set on taking those
works at any cost. Where that tan fir
ure rose and that black name waved
those Texans followed They loved him
for his daring. and when all was done
and they learned that he was from Ala
bama and not from Texas they insisted
on adopting him for their state. and by
one acclaim he was christened ''OId Tex
as"
Pioneer in California.
Pettus was a forty-niner. He rode
from Alabama TO California on horse
back with a company of some forty of
his neighbors. He was "A mere lad then
of %. but he had already had adven-
lures in the Mexican war, in which he
fought At So his record is said TO be
something like this: Enjoys poker. reads
his Bible, loves flowers, runs no bills.
sweetheart" has a fund of subtle hu-
NOR and, being a senator who works
hasn't time to think whether the Grim
Reaper is twenty or only ten years off
That is a good enough platform in it
Old
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07

Notice the ads in today's paper.
They are representative of the
best business houses in town.
Incidentally, they are in the
best paper published in town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07

This is a regular newspaper.
Sporting gossip, mining news and
information, society and theatre
stories. There isn't an inch Of
waste space in all of the 80 pages
which go TO make up The Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07
OGDEN SUFFERS
DISASTROUS FIRE
Three Big Warehouses Are
Burned Up in Hour on SUM-
day Afternoon.
LOSS Is NEARLY $4,000
SPARK FROM LOCOMOTIVE THE
SUPPOSED CAUSE.
LOSS is NEARLY $4,000
Especial to The Herald.)

Ogden, May 6.-The most destruc-
tive fire that has visited Ogden in years
broke out in the warehouse district at
the foot of Twenty-third street about 4:30
o'clock this afternoon. Before the flames
were gotten under control they had com
pletely destroyed the Boyle Furniture
cOmpany's warehouse, the Ogden Hide <
Pelt companys building and a portion Of
the warehouse of George A. Lowe e Co
The loss will run up close TO $4,000
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
the general belief is that a spark from
a locomotive set fire to some of the in
flamable material in the Boyle building
Smoke emanating from the Boyle Fur
niture company warehouse was diScOV-
cred by call boy employed by the Union
Pacific who was in the railroad yards
at the time. The fire department had not
gotten under way before a second call
was sent in. The fire boys made good
run. but when they arrived at the scene
of the cOnflagration the entire roof of
the Boyle building was a mass of flames,
which were eating their way rapidly to-
ward the buildings adjoining Before
the water could be turned upon the
flames the entire structure was envel-
Oped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07
Heat Drives Firemen Back.

Time and again the firemen were forced
to break ground on account of the ter
rifle heat. The fire hose lying along the
back several times to prevent it being
ScOrched and probably rendered useless.
Almost simultaneously the flames
spread to the Ogden Hide & Pelt COM
pany building. on the north, and the
Lowe & Co, building on the south See
ing that the Boyle structure was doomed,
the firemen directed their attention to
the other buildings. Soon they were
driven from the Hide & Pelt building.
which. like the Boyle building, burned
ike finder
For q time il looked as if the ware
house of the G. A Smurthwaite Produce
company, which joined the ogden Hide
& Pelt building on the north would also
be consumed. Twice the flames jumped
to the roof and elevator cupola, but they
were extinguished before they did more
than 500 damage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
MANY COLLlSlOHS.
Chicago Goes Through a Regular Lon
don Experience.

Chicago March For a number
of hours today Chicago was covered
with a pail OF smoke which coupled
with heavy clouds, made the day as
dark as night At 1890 o'clock in
the morning all the stores and Offices
they are at 6 o'clock on a day in mid
winter. Street cars ran with their
headlights burning and all lights turn
ed on. At times st was impossible to
see half square along the street and
the big down town buildings were dis
cernible only by the lights that filed
them. The darkness was the cause of
much trouble and delay in the streets
and collisions were numerous.
The darkness brought business in the
stock yards to a complete standstiI for
q time. About 10 O'Clock it became so
dark that cattIemen were unable to dis
tinguish their stock from that owned
by others and great confusion was ere
that buyers and employes of the various
packing houses who work outside WeTe
compelled to abandon their efforts to
herd the stock, until the unnatural night
should pass away. Prof. Cox of the
wea ther bureau said the darkness WIS
due to haze from the lake clouds and
smoke which the absence Of wind had
allowed TO gather tslekly in the atmos-
Clear weather is koreoasted for tomoT-
row
Pillnan WIN Be Heard.
washington. March Senator Till
man will be heard by the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections on
his resolution as to the contributions Of
the national banks in national cleo
tions. After hearing Senator Tillman
the committee will decide as to
whether it shall make an investiga-
ton
Dark as Night.
St. Louis, Mo, March IA dense pail
of smoke began settling over st. Louis
this morning, gradually growing in den
sity as the day progressed. until at 11:30
o'clock the darkness of night prevailed.
Business houses and residences were
lighted street lights were turned on.
street cars used their electric lamps and
day was veritably turned into night. The
darkness continued for half an hour. At
noon the light began slowly to return as
the smoke pail diminished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
HE'LL CLOSE 'EM.
Chief Goodwin Says That the
Joints Must Go.
Just Waiting to See What Gar
YER Would Do.
SAYS HARSH THINGS.
Every "Saphead" Knows How
to Clean Up Town.
Has Nothing to DO With Politics
Asserts the Chief.
SAYS HARSH THINGS.


Chief Goodwin and his police depart
ment will yank the kinks out of this
liquor situation at once-at least that
is what he says
Chief Goodwin is 10th to converse on
the subject. You fellows always put
a singer on your alleged interviews"
he said this morning, land it behooves
any one to keep. a time-lock on his
face while you are hanging around"
Later the Big Chief was persuaded
to talk, and considering the fact that
he has always been very misery with
his condolences his interview is an ex-
tensive one. In substance, this is what
he had to saw:
It see by the state Journal that
Judge Carver has given it up for a bad
job. Therefore it seems to be up to the
police departme When Judge Gar
yer was appointed as Defender of the
Faith and Grand Reliever of the coun-
ty attorney, sheriff, mayor and police
department, we were given to under
stand, from very high authority that
Carver desired the individual credit for
cleaning up the town and that he
should not be interfered with As he
has given it up. it surely cannot be
considered interference for the police
to take charge again. When Carver
took charge, the town was dry as a
bone. The drought was the result of
big grandstand threat made by the po-
lice department Threats. however.
are worthless, unless followed by ac-
ton, and lots of 1t. He failed to fur
nish the action. Most jointists are Mis-
sour1ans at heart. and must be shown.
am going to try to show them. Maybe
the police department can't do 1t, but
1t can do better than Carver did.
II hate to do anything before the
county primaries. as I might be ac-
cused of making a splash to help some
political gang. I can very truthfully
say that politics has nothing to do with
It. I am not an aspirant for any more
political favoTs, and that is no Jesse
James.
IF we do close the Joints, as we hope
to do. It will not tighten the abuse Of
the police department. Every saphead
in town thinks he could run it better
than OnyOne else, and close the joints
in twenty-four hours. Anyone Of the
blamed lOafers who hang around the
street corners stabbing candidates for
tWO-bits a head, can tell you just how
it ought to be done.
THE police and detective forces have
done good work in catching criminals
and preventing crimes by chasing
known crooks out of town. Safe blow
ing has become favorite pastime in
the west, but you may notice that none
have occurred here. An ignorant ne
gro amateur furnished all the excite
ment Of that sort we have had in
long time.
''Other crimes are not very numer-
GUS at present, and we are going after
the joints. I would like to wait until
after that primary, but some of the
places are getting so rank that 1t looks
like we would have to Jump on them
at once. Business is liable to pick up
at any minute"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07

States Mr.. Hamilton said today:
Il heard something about criminal
proceedings, and here I am"
Mr.. Hamiton's connection with the
New York Life was mentioned at
length in q recent report of the Fowler
commission and it was urged that he
should return to New York. John A.
Mccall, shortly before his death, sold
his Long Branch home in order to re-
turn to the New York Life moneys
which 1t is alleged he advanced to Ham
iltOn without proper vouchers. Mr..
McCaIl maintained both during the in
surance investigation and after he re-
signed the presidency of the company
That he would trust Andrew Hamilton
with every penny he had.
Commenting upon Mr. A9cCalTs death
Mr., Hamilton said that he gave the
former president of the New York Life
vouchers for all expenditures, and that
to any and all of these vouchers Mr.
Mccall would have given a certificate
Of indisputable character. He said that
he registered under an assumed name
on the Deutschland in order to have
his return voyage free from annoy
ance.
Il have something to say" he said,
but not much. I know practically
nothing as to the nature of the Fowler
report. 1t viii be time enough for me
to talk about it when I have become
familiar with it.
What I suppose you want to know
Is why have returned. Wen, I heard
something about criminal proceedings
and here I am. This signifies that
though my health Is far from re
established. I'm ready to accept any
challenge implied by such proceedings.
LAS to my health. let me add that
there is no necessity for any resort to
fiction. I'm fortunate to be alive after
all that has happened. But I'm not so
fortunate otherwise.
I'm especially unfortunate in the
death of Mr.. Mccall and I might say
almost as much concerning the more
recent removal of Lyman Short chief
counsel of the Mutual, to say nothing
of the incapacitating of Mr. Alexander.
To some who have gone [ could have
looked with no misgivings as to what
they would say or do.
'As to what others have said and
done during my absence-and I might
allude to those who live in glass houses
Il will say nothing"
you have come back to face the
music - he was asked.
yes. discordant or otherwise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
WEATHER HAS IMPROVED.
Sun Breaks Through the. Clouds To-
day Once More.

The weather conditions today have
been a mixture of good, bad and in
different The sun shone for a moment
or SO about the time that It made its
appearance this morning and then went
into an eclipse which lasted until the
noon hour. then an opening was To-
Gated which has served for a window
through which the sum has been shin
ing ever since.
The streets are Just q little damp
today from the miscellaneous collec-
ton of moisture which has been pre-
cipitated during the past twenty-four
hours, but It is a fair guess that by to-
morrow afternoon the dust Will be as
thick as it was during the later por-
ton Of last week.
There has been a little more vari-
anee in the temperature today than
there was yesterday but at that there
has hardly been preceptible change.
The minimum was reached al an early
hour this morning and registered %.
The forecast for today says fair to-
night and warmer in the northern por-
ton of the state with the same con
ditionsspreva Thursday. The wind
today, which is scarcely more than a
breeze, is blowing from the west at the
rate of five miles an hour
The. hourly temperatures for the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
GORMAN IS Ill.
No one Is Admitted to Sick Room of
the Senator.

Washington March THE condition
Of Senator Arthur P. German is giving
his friends here the greatest concern.
They were shocked when the news got
out that the physician who is attending
Senator German had given strict In
structions that no persons be admitted
to the sick room. This, it was said, was
done because the senator needed abso-
lutte rest and quiet and not because of
any alarming turn in his illness
He has been confined to his bed for
four weeks now and there is no pros
pect that he will be able to be about
soon. Anxious inquiries were made at
the German house, but to all the state
ment was made that nobody would be
admitted to the sickroom. but that Sen
ator German was holding his own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07

served, and looks as though it would
shoot as well as ever. It bears the in
scription Springfield and also the let
ters q. s. and an eagle which shows
that It was a gun made at the govern
ment arsenal for the use Of government
troops. The gun is supplied with an
ordinary Springfield bayonet
The saber which accompanied the gun
is an ordinary cavalry saber Of war
times.
The pro-slavery militia which was or
ganized for the purpose Of keeping Jim
Lane out Of Kansas never got into a
fight, and so the old f1int-lOck musket
did not get chance to put a bullet
through one Of the hated "abolitionists." q"
The armed force of pro-slavery people
were confronted by a force of govern
ment troops, and turned back before
any killing was done
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
LUCAS DENIES IT.
saws lie Didn't Neglect to Serve
Garver's SubpOenas.

The proposed resignation OF Jnage
II. F. Carver as assistant attorney gen
ersi Tor shawnee county and his phi
fippfc AGAINST the county and police Of
fieers for their negligence Of duty,
called forth a protest from Sherin A.
T. Lucas this morning.
He hits back in 1hEs manner 1S
saying: 'sR r. Hodgins, Frank ram
ondon and James Smith were cited 10
apnear for contempt of court by Ero-
bate Judge Hayden on FEBRUARY 20 az
o'clock a. m. This order was hAoS
on the Saturday previous me clta-
tiS,ns we're returnabie on Monday
morning at 8 o'clock. I at once with
nv deputies took out the papers we
found Plamoudon and Smith and got
service on them I found out that
Hodgins was in Chicago, but would re-
turn on Monday at 1 o'clock. IN
formed Carver of this. As soon as
T4odains got of the train, I served the
papers on him. The records show
this. And here are their bonds each
one made out in the SUI Of $500 ana
signed BY H. A. HOdgi1ls."
Lucas produced the three bonds.
They were duly approved by the clerk
of the court.
Now for the case of Henry Vesper.'
continued the sheriff Il served one
subpoena at the house and Deputy
Charles served another one at the
same place We did everything that
II served over 800 subpoenas for
Carver and this is his only complaint.
He wouldn't be making this kick II it
were not just on the eve of the cleo
ton He made failure and is now
trying to throw the responsibility on
some one else"
Lucas objection to Cfarver's state
ment related to the latter's talk that
the Hodgins subpoena had not yet
been served. Carver also complained
that Henry Vesper was not found. In
general he fntimated a. lack of CO.
operation on the part of the sheriff.
Have you anything further to say
in answer to Judge Garver?" was
asked.
"That is all" replied Lucas
County Attorney Hungate came in
for share of Garver's censure. He
was asked for a reply today.
''It is true" said Hungate, that
when Carver came TO me and asked
me to cooperate with him in the
prosecution of these cases. I told him
that 7 didn't care to work with him.
that he could follow his own plan and
would follow mine. His people
never co-operated with me. That is
all 7 have to say"
Judge A. W. Dana of the Shawnee
county district court was asked to ex-
press himself
He shook his head.
Nothing at all?f' was asked.
mo" he answered, mot at least for
the present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
SCHWAB is LOW.
Millionaire Dying on q Rock
Island Train.
is Due in Topeka Early
Tomorrow.
RUMOR OF DEATH.
This Is Denied by Officials of
Road.
Say That the Iron King Is
Slightly Better.
RUMOR OF DEATH.

Charles NJ. Schwab, the millionaire
and the first president Of the United
States Steel Corporation from which
position he retired a couple Of years
ago is III on a Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific train which IS due to go through
here some time tomorrow morning.
Mr.. schwab has been in California
and a couple Of days ago was stricken
with an illness which took such a ser
ious turn that 1t was thought best to
hurry him to his home IN New York. A
private car was secured and at51ehed
to Rock Island train No. 80 which was
due here at 4.5O o'clock tomorrow
morning. This train is several hours
late and is now in New Mexico
A dispatch was received from FL
Paso early this morning stating that
Mr. Schwab's condition was very low
A later dispatch from EI Paso which
embraced a telegram from Corona,
many miles this side of that point
stated that Mr.. Schwab's condition
was considerably improved. An un-
confirmed rumor came over the wires
that Mr. Schwab had died after the
train had left FL Paso. but there was
evidently no foundation for this re-
port for telegram received at the
Rock Island Offices here from the con-
ductor Of the train and sent from Tor
renee. y. NJ states that Mr.. SchWab
is better than he has been in two days
New York dispatch says that at
the offices of 41r. Schwab his secSetary
said that no word had been received
from Mr. Schwab today a telegram
from him yesterday made no mention
of his illness