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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
Several Witnesses Tell Of Murder Of
Japanese Banker

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. e.-Rapid prog
ress was made today in the taking OF
of the murder OF NJ. Munakata the lap
anese banker. a number Of witnesses
were examined. the most important be
rant In Oakland He described how he
visited the bank shortly after noon on
October TO cash a check. He found
no one at the desks and went 10 the rear
OF the bank where his attention wSt'
attracted by the sound OF hard breath
Ing, Investigation showed the two
wounded men lying on the floor, He
summoned the police.
Yoichi Nawar. the new manager Of the
bank, testified that the amount OF money
stolen from the bank by the murderers
was S2S6l 50. T. Yasuklro. another bank
official, testified that on the day of the
murder there were several thousand dol
lars in the strong hoXes OF the bank
the visitation of the robbers there was
but So cents.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Steamer From Orient Arrives at
Victoria, B. c.; Brings De-
tails of Situation.
FOUR MILLION PERSONS
ARE STARVING TO DEATH
Forty Thousand Square Miles
Embracing Many Large Cities
Are Affected.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 9.-The
steamer Shinano Maru, which arrived
today from the Orient, brought further
advices regarding the appalling samine
in central China, The extent of the
famine area is bounded on the south by
a line drawn from the sea through HUI
nan and along Huai river in north An
hui, on the west by line drawn from
Ochou to Kweiteh, north from the east
ern corner of Honan to the sea, which
bounds the eastern side. The worst con
ditions are expected TO set in after
Chinese New Year, in mid February
The population affected is set at ten
millions, of which Viceroy Tuan Fang
estimates that 100000 are in actual
want mostly starving.
Immense Area Affected
The famine area is about 40,O00
square miles, embracing between TWEEN
ty and thirty large walled cities, be-
sides the scattered country population
The figures given from nine large cities
show 100000 starving refugees have al
ready collected, with no count of those
who have migrated south or congregat
ed IN walled cities outside the famine
area.
Mr.. Bostwick, sent from Shanghai to
investigate, says all these refugees must
perish from starvation. unless fed by
Government or public charity. He es-
Inmates the daily expenditures to feed
four millions now starving at $4,000.
while the period Of relief must be ex-
tended over some months,
Disease Will Add Horrors,
| With tens of thousands of starving
people huddled in the walled cities IL
is feared epidemics will add to the hor-
rors of famine.
The North China Daily News of
Shanghai published many kilograms
typical one from Hsuchoufu saws:
"Half people actually without provi-
sions daily and die. Many leave coun-
fry. Numberless brigendages and mur.
ders No local relief hoped for.p
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
ming the details of the improvement
~ ~Nt:.i .i2.;'ss

ming the details of the improvement
scheme
Tenth Ward square, the property pur-
chased. is admirably located for the pur-
poce for which il has been acquired IT
is central, and the ground is in such a
condition that it will require no making
up or evening up, no preliminary work
in this respect viii be necessary prior
to commencing construction; all that
will have TO he done is to remove the
old brick buildings which now encum-
Der il.
The property, which is full ten-acre
block 25, was formerly owned by the
Deseret Agricultural and Mechanical
association, and was purchased from
that organization by Mr.. Keith about
four years ago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
N|PROM|SE EFFECTED BY
GREAT MINING INTERESTS
RAILROADS DON'T PAY
THEIR SHARE OF TAXES
80 Declares Governor of Wyo-
ming in His Message to the
State Legislature.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Ian 9.-Governor
Or Phryant z. Brooks message. delivered TO
Sne Legislature today. recommends a
iaW' reapportionment and new banking
Inc message calls attention to the fact
that railroad valuations in the State
nave remained practically unchanged for
a number OF wears, and says that the
raliroaos are not paying their Just share
Attention is called to the fact that the
Ite indians. whose journey across Wy
o1lns last summer caused some excite
nents are lawful citizens. and the Legis-
l'fnre Is urged 10 take measures TO pre-
vent recurrence OF such miGrarions.
lrlgauon, the message SAYS. has
made more progress In the past two
years than In six years previous and
various suggestions are made for legs-
lailon which will encourage settlement
and discourage litigation
An appropriation OF 900 for wolf
bounties Is recommended.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
TWENTY STORY HOTEL
Great Structure Planned to Occupy En-
tire Block in New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Plans for new
twenty story hotel 70 occupy the entire
block in Broadway from Thirty second TO
Thirty-thlrd street are being prepared
The structure is 20 be built In connection
with the McAdoo tunnel terminal in Her
aid square.
The structure is 10 be marked by sew
eral innovations of g novel kind. There
Will be large central court In the Broad =
way end and one in the rear. about the
center Of the block. which VIII open upon
driveway. and three other courts. in
Thirty second and Thirty-third streets.
Practically one-half OF the third and
fourth floors will be devoted TO Turkish
baths. The swimming pools will he un-
usually large, eighty-five feet long and
thIrty-fve feet Wide. Two banquet halls
are planned for the third floor facing
Broadway
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
DATE IS EXTENDED
Banks Need Not Return Deposits to
Treasury Until February.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 9.-The Secretary
of the Treasury will Immediately notify
the depository banks with which tempo
rary deposits of abou, S12, 900 600 were
recently placed to be returned on January
20 and February l, that the dates for the
return OF the deposits have been extend IT,
ed so as TO require the funds TO be re-
paid 10 the treasury. one-half on Feb
ruary | and one-half on February Is. II
is stated In explanation of this change in
date that there is no particular need for
the money AT this time, and IL is expected
that the return of the money to the fiscal
centers by the dates stated will have re-
suited in easier money conditions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Japan Seems Prosperous,

TOXIC Jan. 9.-The budget for the
next fiscal year, which the government
expects to present soon, provides an cN
600 .OOO). OF which 4l2 900 600 yen is for
ordinary purposes and l99. 600. 900 for eX-
traordinary purposes, The revenues from
the countrys foreign trade and domestic
commerce and industry greatly exceeded
the estimate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Fayors Shorter Hours,

WASHINGTON. Jan, S.-This after
noon the Senate took up the bill TO limit
the hours of service of railroad en-
ployces, and Senator La Toilette spoke In
favor OF the measure. He said he be-
lieyed the railroad companies were eX-
erting themselves TO secure expressions OF
djsapproval Of the bill by their
ploYees.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Plan Religious Campaign,

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 9.-The annual
conference of the foreign mission boards
OF tho United States and Canada. which
began in this city today discussed plans
for q world wide evanEelization cam
paign. The conference is composed of
ministers and laymen OF nearly all Prot
estanL denominations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
RAILROADS SCORED
Commission Merchants in Convention
Raise Question Of Control

PITTSBURG. Jan 9.-The fifteenth an
nual convention of the National League
OF Commission Merchants convened here
today. President F. z. Wagner of Chit
cago, who presided, scored the railroads
and denounced the express companies
asserting their agents acted as commits
sion men to take trade away from the
legitimate trade in secret
In q discussion that ensued govern
mental control of the railroads was raised
as the solution of the situation
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
HARCOURT FOLLOWS BRYCE
VIII Succeed Him to Fill Vacancy in
Irish Secretaryship

LONDON. Jan 9-Lewis Harcourt.
Liberal Member OF Parliament has. ac-
cordng 10 authoritative information.
been appointed to the vacancy in the
Irish Secrelaryshlp, caused by the ap-
pointmeut OF James Bryce as British En-
bassador at Washington
Mr.. Harcourts selection is regarded as
peculiarly appropriate on account OF the
lifelong predictions OF his father and
himself in favor OF home rule for Ire-
land.
Mr. Harcourt's wife is an American,
daughter of the late Walter II. Burns OF
New York.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Fuel Famine Serious.

wALLA WALLA, Wash. Jan. 9.-The
fuel situation here is serious. There Is
no coal in sight. the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company only having bare
ly seven tons OF coal TO run the entire
division, There are grave fears that
traffic Will be tiod mp. There has been
no suffering as yet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Jury Loft In tho Cold.

TACOMA Was, Jan. 9.-The supply OF
fuel at the courthouse having become en-
hausted. the jury I'm the Thompson muir
der trial felt the cold severely last night
while locked on the top floor OF the build
ing. The Sheriff soized load of wood
today TO keep fires in the building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Increase Working CAPITAL.

NEW YORK. Jan, 9.-S,ockholders Of
the American Sugar Refining company
at the annual meeting OF the company
held In Jersey CITY today, voted TO re-
serve as working capital all accumulat-
ed profits In excess OF the Z per cent
annual dividend.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
PACIFIC LINES ARE
UNDER HOT FIRE
Railway Magnates Give Testi-
mony Concerning Consolida-
ton of Roads.
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT
COMPETITION WAS LESS
Traffic Director Stubbs Makes
EEcrt to Explain the
Situation.

: Two Attorneys representing
: the Government made de-
: termined efforts today to induce
!. two traffic managers Of trans
!. continental railroads to admit
!. that q concentration of owner
+ ship means the sitting Of COM
: petition in railroad trafTlc. The
: attorneys were Messrs. Sever
+ ance and Kellogg, and the
: traffic managers were j, o.
: Stubbs of the Southern Pacific
: and Union Pacific systems and
: j. NJ. Hannaford Of the North
!. ern Pacific railroad. Both men
: contended that despite the con
: solidation of interests that has
: taken place between the Union
: Pacific and the Southern Pacific
: and between the Northern Pa
: cihc and the Great Northern,
: competition between tine lines
: which are under the Joint
+ ownership Is as sharp today as
: 1T ever was.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Murder and Suicide.

MANCHESTER. n. H.. Ian, 9.-Jo-
seph Blanchettc. a painter. shot his wife
TO death in her home In Cloverdale. and
killed himself, The couple had been sep
arated They leave eleven children.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
MRS. BLAINE TO WE'D
Recently Divorced Wife Is to Marry
Paul S. Pearsall

PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 9.--A marriage
license was today issued by the clerk OF
the Orphans court of this city to Paul
Stanford Pearsall OF New York, who Is
to wed Martha Hichborn Blaine. The lat
ter who was recently divorced from
James 6, Blaine. Jr. gave her address as
Sioux Falls, s. y.
It is understood the marriage will take
place at The Belleview Srratford hotel
next Tuesday
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
THE BEST BOOST

for Salt Lake is 70 tell the
people you correspond with
that this Is not Mormon
city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
lbs THE sHAKE!

5omeseekers did this for
Why7 Too much Nor
They are coming now,
.c%iug to Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
No Contest for Gamble.

NO COHIGSG IUl IIdIHUIe.
PIERRE 5. D.. Jan. BY viva Yoce
vote the Senate caucus today selected
United States Senator Gamble to succeed
himself
The independent., 1907-02-28
SEVEN FEET OF FINGER NAILS.

The growth of the average finger nail
Is computed 10 be e-thirtysecond inch
a week, or a little more than one ana IA
half inches year. Imagine the care
taken by the aristocratic Chinese In cuI-
-tivating their finger nails, which often
grow to be six inches or eight inches
long. Just think of letting your finger
nails grow for eight years without cut
ting them!
The finger nails are said to grow faster
in the summer than in the winter The
nail on the middle finger grows faster
than any Of the other nails, and that on
the thumb grows slower IT is also said
that the nails on the right hand grow
faster than those on the left hand
According to the rate Of growth stated
the average time taken for each finger
nail to grow It's full length is about four
and half months, ana at this rate a
man ~ years old would have renewed
his nails 1856 times. Taking the length
of each nail as one-half inch, he would
have grown seven feet nine inches of
nail on each finger and on all his fingers
and thumbs an aggregate length OF II IL
feet
The independent., 1907-02-28
1T WOULDN'T GO Down.

1t is often claimed that artists and
scientists should not marry. A wife
and family, the contention runs, divert
a mans thoughts from pure art or pure
science to money making, and in other
ways besides they distract and con-
srtain him.
Henry James, who is unually serious
defended the above claim rather
frivolously at dinner In New York
on his last visit.
For example, he said, "a friend of
mine declared one night that he be-
lieved in study.
Nobody can learn in lifetime all
that should be known, he said "A man
ought never to assume that his educa-
tion is complete. I must and will keep
abreast of the times, and l propose to
begin the study Of astronomy at once.
Jerome said his wife calmly,
you'll have to think of some better
excuse than that for staying out to
all hours Of the night 2
The independent., 1907-02-28
PREMATURELy OLD MIR. BROWN.

The late Ferdinand Brunetiere, the
famous French writer. said of Ameri-
ca, in one Of his witty after-dinner
speeches in st. Louis:
You owe your progress in great
part to your irordinate energy and
ambition. This takes you very young.
A wonderful thing, but little hard
and pitiless. There is no room for old
age in America.
Il remember calling on a friend of
mine in Brooklyn one afternoon. A
boy of nine or ten years opened the
door,
rs Mr.. Brown in?' said /
am Mr. Brown the boy an
swered But perhaps you want to gee
old Mr. Brown, my father"
The independent., 1907-02-28
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
(From the Philadelphia Record

lF'rom the Philadelphia Record)
Most Of us are born rulers. Az any
rate we are born babies.
Whether girl is yivacious or merely
silly depends or whether YOU like her or
his views doesn't makt them smell any
not.
When man has an evil mind airing
sweeter.
Many Il married man loses his Identity
with less fuss than he loses his collar
button.
The bob tailed dog may not be much on
the Wax, but he can afford to laugh at
tin cans.
You cant convince small hoy that his
father punished him more In sorrow than
In anger
Blobhs THAT boy OF mine never kcers
job long. He's In tho glue buinneas
now" Hlob-"iie ought to stick at that -
Deacon Covertop-"ffow are YOU grttin
on with your Incubator Farmer Med.
dergraas-''Why. the defn thing hAin't
laid an egK ainea | got IT,"
Mr.. hnExlrs Ws~ tho minister eio-
The independent., 1907-02-28

"On Nine. Bernhardts last visit to
u.s., said Il manager, "she was be-
guiied ole afternoon to a charity ba-
zar at the ST. Regis
"Shc was beautifully dressed In
gray silk, and as she stood at the en-
broidery booth she laid the umbrella
on tho counter.
Instantly the young girl who con-
Quoted the booth seized the pretty um-
breIla, waved it over her head and
cried:
How much am / bid for Nine.
Bernhardt's umbrella? Fifty? Twen-
ty-fiye? Ten?
"And while the actress looked on
smiling, there ensued spirited auc-
tiOn that ended in the umbrellas sale
to u western brewer for $780,
The independent., 1907-02-28
MERE MEN.

yes, Katharine, it was the ultra
Fashionable wedding Of the winter"
.Indeedm
You should have seen the gorgeous
wedding gown worn by the bride The
flowers were the costliest that could be
bought
Really"
And then the jewels and furs OF
those invited! The display was dazz-
ling
Gracious. And there was nothing
cheap looking at the wedding?"
Nothing looked cheap except the
poor abashed bridegroom"
The independent., 1907-02-28


Viscount Turnour, the Earl of Winter
tons son, was being interviewed In New
York about clothes On the subject, how
ever, the young man refused to talk
"You" he said, "are the sixth reporter
to talk clothes to me today. | think you
reporters are too persistent. Yeu give me
no rest You remind me of friend of
r.ne at oxford
My Oxford friend used to like TO drink
mug OF ale at the Bitre. lie visited the
Mitfe good deal, and he was always
very particular about leaving his own
mug
''At the Mitre one evening he said to
the barmaid
" A mug of Bass. Nellie: and be care
ful to draw II in my own pewter Make
no mistake
: No fear OF making mistake about
your pewter, sir the barmaid answered.
i can tel! it with ease,
" How sa? my friend asked
BY the handle said the barmaid.
It's always warm. =
The independent., 1907-02-28

quent today?' Mrs. Buggins-" -"Eio-
quent? Why, he raised nearly 5000 to
pay off the church debt and his back
salary"
Tommy-"Pop. lis an engagement
necessary preliminary encounter before
the real battle% Tommys Pou--"Well
that's what most married people seem to
think, my son
Blobbs"Instead of sending that pack
age by mail why don't you have It de-
llvered by messenger boy?" Slobbs-
well, you see, it's very important 1t
should reach it's destination this evening""
THE SHARK PAPEHS."
The independent., 1907-02-28

mines the controversy and the reasons
assigned by the dissenting justices for
their difference in opinion with the ma
jority Of the court Frequently wis
dom is found with a minority, and the
history of the past has shown that
when truth Is evidenced by the minor
ity that frequently the majority comes
to recognize the fact"
The independent., 1907-02-28
STATE NEWS

FALLS CITY, Neb., Feb. 26.-Ed
Smith. the nineteen-year-old son Of
Anton Smith. lost both his hands while
feeding an old threshing machine made
over into a corn shredder at Preston
yesterday. Young Smith has had plenty
of experience in operating clover hull
lers, threshing machines and corn shell
lers, but he was careless in feeding the
corn fodder into the improvised ma
chine. DR.. Houston found it necessary
to amputate the left arm above tho
elbow and the right about six inches
below the elbow. He was brought to
his home in this city at noon today
and will no doubt recover
The independent., 1907-02-28
MODERN WONDER.

Hyker = My hearing is unusually
keen.
Pyker--Is that so?
Hyker-Yes. For instance, at the dis
tance | am from you now | can hear
your watch ticking.
Pyker-Marvelous! Ny watch is six
blocks away, but have the tickets for
ii in my vest pocket
The independent., 1907-02-28

PIATTSMOuTH. Neb., Feb. 30. The
decision of the United States supreme
court I'm the railroad tax cases will
mean that the burlington will have 10
pay Cass county something like S44.-
900 in taxes and accrued interest The
taxes on the shop property here was
not involved in the litigation, as the
burlington paid these taxes without
protest
The independent., 1907-02-28

ANSELMO, Neb., Feb. 26.-The ques-
ton of seed corn has begun to agitate
the minds Of the farmers of northwest
Custer. Several tests have been made
with seed of last years crop with un-
favorable termination results. But
very little of the crop matured before
the heavy snow last fall, which ,of-
tened the cob and soured large per
cent of the corn The acreage will be
large, owing to the influx OF Kinkaid
homesteaders recently located north
and west of here.
The independent., 1907-02-28
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

II perfects digestion and cures Flat
uIcncy, Heartburn, Bioating, Dyspepsia,
Costiveness, Colds and Grippe. The
genuine is guaranteed absolutely pure.
The independent., 1907-02-28
IF YOUR FOOD
FERN ENT0

it is of no value to you whatever. In
fact 1t causes great deal OF suffering
and leaves you in a weakened condi-
ton. Properly digested food cannot
ferrnent and that's why we urge every
person with weak stomach to try
The independent., 1907-02-28
snmcmhnt enrruIans.

''rhc more dollars you gct together the
louder thes talk remarked the thought
fui thinker
Same Way with women reloined the
man who had been married three times.
The independent., 1907-02-28

OXFORD, Neb., Feb. 26.-J B. Rey-
nolds, residing five miles west OF town.
recently refused $75 per acre for his
quarter section of alfalfa land. A snort
time previously e. w. Giles sold ten
acre tract half mile east of, the city for
$500 per acre. This place has an orch
ard, but the building improvements are
very ordinary
The independent., 1907-02-28
Two Queries.

Hini-~"Nhy IL " that woman never
means half ahe says"
Her why IN II that = man never sayr
half he meansF'
The independent., 1907-02-28
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 2e.-Dodgt

FREMONT, Neb, Feb. 26.-Dodge
county is materially interested in the
outcome of the tax suit which was
decided Monday by the supreme court
AS result of the decision the rail-
road will pay into the County treasury
the sum of s26,330. This amount is
twenty per cent of the taxes for 1904
and 1905, which was held back by the
company, and the whole amount Of
the tax for the year Of 1906. Former
County Treasurer coddington accepted
the roads tender of 80 per cent of it's
taxes for the first two years, but
County Treasurer Knoell who sue
ceeded the former, decided not to take
any part Of the money. The coHnty's
finances have suffered to some extent
in consequence of the hesitancy of the
road in paying. About 5000 has been
carried in warrants against the bridge
fund.
The independent., 1907-02-28

TABLE ROCK, Neb.. Feb. 26.-With
the city election only five weeks away
the license and anti-license forces are
beginning to make preparations for
their annual conflict. The present
board is anti-license three, license Two,
the terms of G. FL. Lane, license, and
0. W. Griffin, anti-license, expire this
spring, and the members holding over
are ]. d. Longwell and Dr. R. c.
Bowie, anti-license, and c.. II. Car
michael, license. In order for the
license men to win they must be sue
cessful in electing both their nominees
this year. While the anti-license men
may win by the election on one mem
ber an anti-license call has been issued
for the nomination of two anti-license
candidates. The convention is to be
held at the city hall on Friday evening,
March s. Arrangements have been
made by the anti-license men for two
or three meetings, to be held at the
opera house just prior to the election.
Both sides seem to be confident of win
ming the victory
The news that the United State su.
preme court had decided that the rail-
roads must pay their taxes in Ne
braska was received here yesterday
with much enthusiasm The first news
came in the form of a telegram from
Frank Harrison, who was in Lincoln, to
f. H. Taylor OF the Table Rock Argus.