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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
SIXTY cOFFINS ORDERED
Little Hope That Any of the Miners
Entombed in Stuart Mine Will
Be Found Alive.

Charleston. w. Va, Jan. S0.-Lste ad-
vices received from the scene Of the dis
aster to the Stuart Coal company's mine
At Stuart. Fayette county. is that the
number Of victims will be about sixty in
stead OF scvcnty-five or eighty. as at first
estimated The list of those known posi-
lively 10 have been in the mine az the
time Of the explosion includes thirty-eight
white miners and ten colored Besides
these there were numbr of foreigners
who's names are not Known. Chief Mine
Inspector Paul and several assistants went
i0 the scene Of the disaster tonight. Very
little hope is expressed that sny of the
eBtOmbed miners will be found alive
An investigation OF the disaster will be
made. Sixty collins were ordered today
from Hinton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
LIE PASSED IN IDAHO LEGISLATURE
OVER CHARGE BY SENATOR MACBETH
Church Fight on in Earnest in Senate-Combnaton in TIT
House Not Yet Broken.

Incorrect, and McCracken insisted that
If be not approved until il was correct
ed Some minor changes were made
ond both sides were satisfied. 'rhe
house passed 8 bill by Miles. of Ncz
Perces making IL a misdemeanor 70
hunt on private grounds without the
consent of the owner.
Church Fight in Senate.
The senate did little business: though
there was much routine. Mach,e.ii
1.t,...>a -, things for a while by chdrg-
inc that a Mormon Indicating Senator
tIsrt1 was debating the policy OF the
Statesman -
T5art branded the statement as an
...s~,,a1;fsod falsehood and gave Mac
Re sf a lecture. He was followed by Nu-
gent. who declared he was tired o.
MacBeth's methods and ne stateu 1,. ~
fleet that. were his church attackeo
- wacPeth in the same manner WITH
out propagation. be would hold h'n'
personally responsible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
BOODLERS RECEIVE A JOLT
Contracts for Philadelphia City Fill
tration Plant Declared
Void by Court.

Philadelphia, Jan 30.-Judge Better to-
night handed down decision in the suits
Of the city against the firm of j. NJ
McNichol < Co. to recover s. OK. 900 which
il was alleged had been fraudulently re-
ceived by the firm on contracts for the
construction Of the citys filtration plant
The members of the firm am the time the
original contracts were awarded We're
Mrs. McNichol. wife of State Senator
James p. McNichol Israel NJ. Durham
the Republican leader; John NJ. Mack and
d J. McNichol. Sixteen contracts
amounting TO about $l0.O00.O00. were in
volved in the suits.
Judge Better declares null and void
five contracts aggTegating s.. 1880. which
were awarded at the time Senator Nc
Nfcol was a member of the council. which
body ratified the contracts. He decides
thai they were obtained illegally. sustain
ing the contention of the city that Mrs.
McNichoI and ID. j. McNichol were never
more than figureheads in the firm. The
court decided the five contracts were
wrongfully obtained and instructed the
contractors 10 make an accounting to
the CITY of the actual costs Of material
and work done on these contracts, and
To refund to the city any profit.
Five other contracts. for total OF ST.
900. 600 were sustained. and SIX were not
r,iled on. having been already nuliified
by the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
GILLESPIE AND M'ARTHUR MAY GET
CONTRACT TO DIG PANAMA CANAL
Remarkable Statement From the White House Denying That
divers Bid Has Been Accepted.

Washington, Jan. 3O-The following
statement was made public at the
White House tonight by Secretary
Loeb:
reports I'm the papers seem 10 indi-
cate a belief that the canal contract
has been conditionaly awarded To Mr.
Oliver. This is not so. No decision has
been made even that the contract will
be awarded TO any of the bidders. Mr.
divers bid was so hopelessly defec-
tive that il could not be even consid-
cred. and time was given him TO COM
plete it in shape that viii enable it to
receive consideration. If it is put into
such shape it VIII be considered to-
'gether with the bids made by the
Gillespie Macarthur company. which
may itself be altered, and then which
ever bid, after the most careful exam
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
SHELTER FOR SAN PEDRO
Clark Railroad Said to Have Donated
a Section of Land for
a Site.

San Francisco. Jan. &.-R. o. Hobson
who conducted an ore sampling mill at
Goldffeld. left here for Los Angeles last
night to complete arrangements for the
construction of a smelter at San Pedro.
Cal. He will be the general manager of
the new plant.
company has been organized with
y700.0o9 subscribed The clark railroad Is
Interested in the project and has donated
3 section OF land between San Pedro
and Long Beach. where vessels from Mex
leo may land with ores OR flGxing. Power
win he secured from Utah coal Options
on large blocks of Nevada ores are said
to have been secured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31

nation. seems most advantageous may
be taken, or both bids rejected and the
canal be constructed under the direct
supervision Of the government. In such
1T chose, use contractors simply as
agents. The real object in contracting
the work is to have assembled large
number Of the best specialists i'm each
class of work, and the prime consider
alton will be the ability and fitness
shown-in a variety Of directions by the
men making The bid. The president and
the commission would not even consia-
CT a bid of merely one or two men. The
work is already going we'll One-half
a million cubic yards were taken out OF
the Culebra cut in January, and the
amount being taken out is steadily in
easing.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
MOB ATTEMPTED
TO LYNCH NEGRO
Exciting Chase and Almost a
Riot in the Heart of PittSburg
Business District.
FIREMEN ASSISTED POLICE
coLoRED MAN cHoKED A NEWS
BOY.

Pittsburg. Jan. sc. a. Jackson. a ne
gro, bleeding from many wounds. Is
locked up, following an exciting and al
most successful attempt TO lynch him to-
night by a crowd of several hundred per-
sons in the heart of the business dis
trict
number Of unknown negroes who tried
to protect jackson were roughly used
The trouble started in Fifth avenue near
Market street. when a newsbOy asked the
negro TO buy a paper. Jackson showed
the boy into the street. and the latter
threw stone that struck the negro on
the head. Jackson then seized the boy
and began to choke him.
Lynch the Niger"
The street was crowded at the time,
the negro and began to beat him. Some
ane cried lynch the Niger" and hun
dreds of men and boys rushed upon Jack
son.
Backed up against a building Jackson,
trembling with fear. shielded himself as
he could while the crowd beat him and
tore of his clothing About this time
several other negroes tried To protect
Jackson, and Immediately there were cries
of lynch them" and kill the niggers.
The mob then turned its attention "a
the other negroes and soon there were
several fights in progress. Several ne
grOes were caught and severely handled
Frenzied Mob Held Back,
Jackson. terribly beaten. managed to es
cape. Hundreds of persons took up the
chase. and the negro was almost caught
when he ran into the arms of several
policemen. The officers We're attacked by
the crowd and were hard pressed when :
large force of firemen came 90 their aid
! The two forces held the frenzied moi
! back until a patrol wagon of officers re
/ sponded 10 a riot call
/ The crowd was soon dispersed and Jack
son taken to jail, where his wounds were
I dressed. He is being held on chaTg'
( of disOrderly conduct.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC
Three Hundred New Cases Reported
in Chicago Yesterday-Total
Number Over 1000.

= Chicago. Jan. 0.-Health Commits !
a sioner Whalen today issued a pro- =
J. clamatio@ in which, after reciting y
= the facts regarding the scarlet fe- y
b yer epidemic. he said: =
4 ..The commissioner believes that \
4 great aid can be rendered TO the \
4 Health department If people =
4 throughout the city will. for the =
4 time being. cancel all social engage =
4 ments as far as possible. Especial !
! Nv would he ask that all balls and :
1 nublic gatherings of social nature :
/ be abandoned for the next few >
= weeks.
A Three hundred new cases were re- 4
1norted today The total number now !
: is believed to be about 1900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
STOCK MARKET SCHEME.
Associated Press Was Imposed Upon
by Sharpers.

New York. Jan. 30-The stories Of an
alleged meeting of the Northeastern Metal
association in New York and an appeal
by that meeting to Attorney General
Bonaparte charging the large copper in
terests with storing metal to force an
ISOLATED Press or Friday. Jan -. and
on Sunday. Jan. q. sprOye to be wholly
untrue and seem TO be the result of a
cieverly devised scheme to use the Asso-
ciated Press to affect the stock market
No such organization az the Northeastern
Metal Dealers association exists, and no
such meeting was held. IL is proper to
say the matter was furnished TO the As
ISOLATED Press by the New York City
News association. which is accounted
thoroughly reliable; that it came in the
regular course OF business. and that there
was nothing about il to arouse any suspi-
cion as TO it's accuracy.
NJ. i. STONE. General Manager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
THE DEATH RECORD.
Major Austin Cushman.

Boston. Jan. 30--In the midst of festivi-
ties in Masonic temple during ladies
night" of the De Molay commandery.
knights Templar. Major Austin Cushman.
and first department command
er of the Grand Army of the Republic
and private secretary TO Willard Fillmore.
president of the United States. was strick-
en- with heart disease and died shortly
before midnight. Major Cushman was 50
wears old
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
FEW Can FILL THE BILL.

Washington. Jan. 30-.The first OF the
examinations for the consular service un-
der the new rules laid down by Secre-
tary Root has been fixed for March H.
and the result is awaited with a good
deal of anxiety by persons interested in
the development OF the consular service
on civil service lines. The trouble lies
properly equipped technically with the
necessary knowledge of two or more Ian
guaees and at the same time possessing
an acquaintance with worldly affairs and
business methods likely TO make them
good cOnSulS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
ACCUSED OF awful CRIME
John Rodriguez, an Italian, Arrested
on Charge of Having Fired
Willow Mine.

Pueblo. Colo. Jan. GA special 10 the
chieftain from Trinidad, Colo. says.
John Rodriguez. an italian. was. taken
10 Ration, Nm. today on the charge. OF
having fired Willow mine No. 5. at Van
Houten. n. NJ. Monday mirning
The alleged crime is said to have been
committed 10 avenge a fanced wrong but
no substantiating statement has been
given out.
The three miners entombed are believed
to be dead by this time Peter Lumley
pit boss, one Of the victims is a relative
of r. j. Lumley, who lost his life at Pri-
nero recentlN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
CARRIE Col sNuReEp.

washington. jan. 30.-Carrie Nation, at
tended by two friends. called at the eX-
ecutfve offices of the White House today.
She was denied admission and began TO
harangue the crowd which had gathered
regarding the treatment Offered her. AIT
er speaking about a minute she volun-
farilN rafire1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
Sir Michael Foster.

London. Jan. 3O.-Sir Michael Foster.
Unionist member of parliament from Lon
don university since 1900. died suddenly
yesterday. He had been in i'll health for
some time.
Sir Michael Foster was born in 1896 and
was professor Of physiology at Cambridge
from 1855 to 1895. and in 1899 he was pres
ident of the British Associa ton for the
Advancement of Science
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
OGDEN PARTIES
BUY COAL MINE
M. S. Browning and Others
Take Over the Blair Prop
erty at BIairtoWn, WyO.

Ogden. Jan 3Q.JM. s Browning of
Browning Brothers. announced last even
ing the purchase of the Blair coal mine.
at Blairtown. Wyo by himself and
other Utah capitalists for a consideration
OF $4,000 cash. The deal was the outcome
Of negotiations covering a period of some
weeks. Those most prominently identified
with the purchase, i'm addition To Brown
ing Brothers, are David Eccles. c. w.
Nibley and III. H. Rolapp. 1t is the in
tention to put the mines in shape at once
for development but it will probably be
next fall before they will be able to
supply coal in any quantity,
Work to Begin at Once.
Mr. Browning stated that he. i'm COM
pany with an engineer and other men.
would visit the property tomorrow and
arrange to begin the preliminary work
of placing the mine in shape for ship
ping. Although these mines were opened
and extensively operated forty years ago.
he stated that the main vein had never
been worked and that there were one
and a half million tons of coal actually
I'm sight He said that the purchase of
the mine was in no way connected with
the big purchase of Salt Lake real estate
made by virtually the same people a
short time ago.
The company will incorporate within a
short time, with an authorlzed capital or
100000 with headquarters in Ogden. Mr..
Browning said that 1t would take that
amount. Including what was paid for the
property 10 put the same In shape. The
mines were operated previously by Arehi-
haId blair who was forced to discontinue
by reason OF the sharp competition of
the Union Pacific Coal company: The
propertv is located near Rock Springs,
WyO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
Stephen A. D. Keister.

Cheyenne. Jan S0-State Senator Steph-
en- A. ID. Keister died OF appendicitis to-
day at Chadron, Neb. He was taken sick
three weeks ago. when coming TO Chey-
enne to attend the legislature. and was
taken off the train at Chadron. Mr.
Keister was the Democratic candidate for
governor at the last state election. His
home was in Lander
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
Charles l. Stevens.

Detroit Jan. 3O.-Charles l. Stevens
grand master of the Michigan grand lodge
of MasOns. dropped dead of heart disease
tonight. He was father of Mrs McHarg
of Portland Ore. whose husband is sec
rotary Of the pension committee of the
United States senate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
MONEY MERELY LOANED.

Washington. Jon 30.-The senate today
PASSED bill appropriating 100000 TO
prevent the overflow OF the Colorado riv
or. The bill is in conformity with the
recent message OF the president on the
subject The money is to be returned
TO the treasury within ten years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
Chaplain Dudley Chase.

Philadelphia. Jan 3.-Chaplain Dudley
Chase retired. IS dead IN this city. aged
81 years. His father was the ~Rev. DR.
Philander Chase. In 1864 he was appoint
ed a chaplain in the army and served
at various forts in California and Ne
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
HEPBURN FLAYS
THE PRESIDENT
idaho Senator Uses Plain Lam
quage in Discussing Recent
Executive Order.
LAW IS BEING VIOLATED
poosEVELT RESPONSIBLE FOR
HITcHCoCK's ACTS.
Avn IS BEING VIOLATED

washington. Jan Ex-senator Hepburn
~ Idaho today addressed the senate OF
senator Carriers resolution multiplying the
order Of the secretary of the interior pro-
gliding that no patent to public lands
.bo,ild be issued without an order first
beirr made on the ground by special
A~ent of tho interior department.
Mr. HEPBURN took the position that the
order was legally an order of the presi-
dont lie said the president in a recent
message had said practically that he Cthe
,res,aenD had ordered the secretary of
Inc interior not TO execute the public land
Proposed to Speak Plainly.
Mr. Hcyburn declared that the order
had absolutely destroyed the right of one
generation 10 avail itself OF any benefits
ia be- derived from the public land laws
and nc announced his intention to criu-
czc the order in unstinted words.
lie then took up the presidents mes
sage referred TO, analyzing and criticising
iis statements.
sThe president saws" continued Mr..
HeyburR for much OF this fraud the
present laws are responsible
Mr. Hepburn asserted that the frauds
came I'm under the rules and regulations
Of the department.
Rules and Regulations.
1--WE are getting to be a government of
rules and regulations said Mr.. Hey
burn. who added that he was going to
bring forward a resolution asking every
department. for ali of its rules and regu-
at0ns
Or. Spooner asked IL the order in oues-
ton prevented the issuance of final title
10 a homestead where a family lived on
the homestead the required five years and
otherwise complied with the law. where
no fraud Is charged.
1T says so in terms" answered Mr..
Hepburn
Other Senators Assent.
1T not only gays so. but it is being
so administered. interjected Mr.. Fulton.
My mail is hUrdeEed daily" Mr. Fulton
continued. with complaints OF just such
procedure"
Mr.. Clark ot Wyoming said there were
thousands OF such held up cases on the
records of the department.
What IS the ground taken by the de-
narsmcnt Tor this broad falling Of the
axe - the heads of these 5ntrymen2'
asked Mr.. Hale.
There is no greuud that would satisfy
the senator answered Mr.. Hepburn. who
added there was no way OF knowing what
the secretary had said 90 the president
But Dee said. we know that the preSi-
dent said It was because of the prevalence
OF fraud 20
Hardship Upon Homesteaders.
Mr. Hepburn concluded by explaining
the hardship the executive order was
working a homesteader. he said. was
put entirely at the mercy of the special
agent was not allowed to know tna1 the
report was made against him and Eiver
no opportunity TO answer if. 1t made nc
difference whether the settler had rem
dered his sworn affidavit and the affidavit
Of two OF his neighhOrs, in compliance
with the law. tie report of the special
agent was placed above the evidence. AS
20 was to the advantage of the special
agent TO find trouble the reports SO made
were likely 10 be bad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
AFTER THE PAPER TRUST.

Washington. Jan. Se.-Representative
John Sharp Williams OF Mississippi intro
duced bill in the house today for an
Investigation by the department of com
merce and labor OF the sO-calIed paper
trust
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
VOTE ON SMOOT
SETFOR FEB. 20
Resolution introduced by Bur-
rows Acknowledgements Ex-
peCted in the Meantime.


y Especial to The Herald) \
y Washington. Jan. 30.-The decision =
y reached in the senate today to take =
y a vote on the SmoOt case Feb ~ =
y meets with general satisfaction on \
y the part of those who wish the case =
y disposed of at this session of con- y
= gress. There has been much pres =
y sure brought TO bear on Senator \
y Burrows 10 allow the case TO so over, \
y but he declared that it must be TAX =
= Ell off the hands Of the committee 4
y at this session. Ii is expected that 4
= speeches on the question will be I
y made prior to the time set for the 4
q vote. by Senators Foraker. Dilllng- 4
ham. Knox. Beveridge and Smoot. I
y against the adoption of the commit I
y tee report. and by Senator Carmack. 4
y and possibly Overman, in its sup 4
y port. 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
MoRoAN's BILL PASSED.

, Washington. Jan. 30.-The senate y
today passed bill placing the con- =
troll Of the Panama railroad under =
the isthmian canal commission. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
FIVE KILLED, ELEVEN HURT
Explosion of Powder in Coal Mine at
Johnson City, Ill.-Some of the
Injured Will Die.

Marion. his. Jan. Boy the explosion
of powder in the Johnson City & Big Mud
dy coal mine at johnson City today five
were killed and eleven hurt The dead:
Romeo Forhenbaker-
Francis Mayer.
J. NJ. Davis.
Felix Toney,
Bert Lowry
Eleven were burned and several Of them
so seriously injured that they will prob
ahlN die
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Boise, Ida. Jan. 30.-The combination
between part of the Republicans of the
house and the Democratic members
eeid good today. though there was lit
ue Of interest for it TO DO. Feeling IS
.enning pretty high yet, but IL IS
nought there will be a cooling off soon
q,l that harmony viii be restored. The
tspaDlican senators are in caucus to-
ssnt oh the subject. They propose 10
pqeSlse means OF bringing the warning
ii.FpuDlcaDs In The other body together
= not az all improbable that the
muse members Will be advised that
eoanty division messures and many
reers OF a local character may be held
~ unless harmony be restored.
Squabbie Over Journal
me morning session Of the house
VS. notable for a squabble over the
, ,e,i. II Was claimed the. record Of
lac passage OF the anti-pass bill was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31

,nvERTIs1NG IN THE BIBLE.
ADN Tn .,o,,cht to advertise thee,
Ano ..RUv il before the inhabi-
sayins' ,nd PJ before the elders Of my
tsntss, ana 9 tpo,I wilt redeem it. then
people II tba fl I may know; for there
i s nome me to redeem it beside tnef' ana ..1
/ am after thee. ana AZ iSy~judi-
vii redeem it"-kuth = O'
eiaus Advertising
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31

Happy Hoohgan gets mixed up
in a pool game with his uncle
with disastrous results, and
Gloomy Gus is once more the
favorite nephew.
Next Sundays Funny Section.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31

Washington. Jan. 30.-The senate has
agreed to vote on the resolution de-
cIaring Senator Smoot not entitled TO
his seat, at o'clock Wednesday. Feb
ruary 20.
Senator Burrows presented the prop
osition to vote in the form of a reso-
luton which provided that the resolu-
ton declaring Senator Smoot not en-
titled to a seat in the senate shah be
taken up for consideration immediate
ly after morning business on Feb. 20.
land at 4 O'Clock on said day the SEN
ate shall proceed to vote on any amend
ments, and then upon the resolution
itself without further debate"
Allison Objected.
Senator Allison objected On the
ground that, considering the present
condition of senate business a whole
day ought not to be given up to this
matter.
Mr.. Smoot. the subject of the resOlu-
ton, expressed the hope that the OBJ
lection would be withdrawn. Person
ally" he continued. Il should like to
have a vote on this matter ind will be
only toe pleased to have IL at an early
day. / would further state that rather
than take any further time of the SEN
ate. if an early day viii suit the SEN
ate, / will be perfectly willing to have
il come TO a vote without further dis
cussion. Put / do hope that the sena-
tor will withdraw mis- objection.
Senator Dubois urged the same ac-
ton. and after IL was explained that
the resolution doubtless would he dis
cussed prior to the date mentioned. Mr.
Allison withdrew his objection and this
order was agreed TO as suggested by
Senator Burrows.