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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
WESTERN RAILROADS
CUTTING FAST TRAINS
Time Between Chicago and San
Francisco and Los Angeles
to Be Increased.

CHICAGO, April 9,-Western railroad
officials have practically decided upon
the schedules for passenger trains be-
tween Chicago and the Pacific coast and
intermediate points.
If the time as now agreed upon is
put into effect the schedule of the fast
est train from Chicago TO Los Angeles
viii be heightened from II hours and
5 minutes TO - hours; TO San Francisco
from 69l4 hours to - hours; from Chi
cago to Denver from 27i2 to 80 hours;
from Chicago to the Missouri river from
Is hours and % minutes 10 II hours
and 80 minutes 1T is said the changes
will make little practical difference
except that trains Will be less late at
terminals
The main increases are between Chi
cago and Denver, where the time has
been maintained fairly we'll 1t has not
been determined when the new schcd-
ulcs will go into effect. but if there is
no further disagreement they probably
will be effective Nav ],
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
FAVORITE WAS THIRD.
Cloudlight Won Narcissus Handicap IN
Very Fast Time.

SAN FRANCISCO. April a-In one OF
the fastest races Of the season, Cloud
Narcissus handicap al Oakland today.
FirebaIl. the fayorte. was third, Cloud
ligh, and Billy Mayham made the running
10 the stretch. where the last named
tired Lisaro challenged Cloudlight, but
the mare hung out eamely Fireba!i
were covered in LOO l-5. Sheen proved
q surprise by winning the third race at
odds Of 10 10 ! The heavily played Hugh
MCGOWAN won in the second race. while
ROYAL Red and Mai Lowery. two outsid-
Cli Smith. 10 l. won: Last Go. 1i2
(Graham), 70 l. second: Daily, 1l6 "a.
Brown. to 2. third; Time; 49, 81 seG9nds' conc
Baboo. Agripena Tallen, Rio Juana and
Mariana finished as named.
Second race, mile and furlong. selling
10. won Royal Red. 125 (W. Dayisl, 10
TO /. second; Mai Lowery. 12o CW, SMITH,
30 to !. third. Time. 1:57 Is Bonar,
War Times. Briarthorpe. and Martenor
ALSO ran Nabonasser and The only Way
were left at the post .r
ineEsheen, lo2 (E. hynch). 10 TO /, won
silver Sue, l0T (Graham), 10 l. second
The Mighty. ll2 tkeoghl. To l third,
Hlppocrates. Froic, Lem Reed and Frin-
cess Wheeler also ran.
Fourth race. Narcissus handicap. five
furlongs-Cl -Cloudlieht. III tkeogh). Is 10
$ won. L.isaro, III (knappl, rs TO >, sec
ond: F!reball. il6 Buchanan. . to J
thIrd Time. / 90 l-5. Billy Mayham.
Ingham. Collector Jessup and Hector I'm =
ishod as named.
Fifth race. mile and one sixteenth, sell
ing-Andrew Mack. 10i tNuttingl, 10 ;.
won; Wa swift 1o7 tHunter). = 70 l, sec
ond Cabin. lbs GA Brownl. IL to !. third.
Time. l:a7 2-5. Elevation. Sohnra. Edith
lanes. Tarp, Oratorian. Lone Wolf King
OF the Mist and Glassendo finished as
named.
Entire Nous. l07 tW. Eelly) TO s. won
Fisher Eov. ZIG BoreD. Is 10 l. second
Mistys Pride. 107 tE. pueam, ; 10 /.
thIrd Time. 1907 l-6. f.. NJ. Erattain
The Skipper Massa. Salable. Smlthy
Kane. Or Tom. wild Blossom and ST
senlcus finished as named.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
BIG LANDSLIDE
ON UNION PACIFIC
Operation of the Block Signal
System Prevents a H0rri-
BILE Disaster.
TRACK BURIED TO DEPTH
OF TWO HUNDRED FEET
Traffic Is Being Operated Via
McCammOn and Oregon
Short Line.

A landslide, so frequent at this sea-
son Of the year, occurred on the Union
Pacific at the east portal of the Aspen
tunnel, thirty miles east of Evanston,
and the operation of the block signal
system prevented what otherwise would
have been horrible disaster. The
slide occurred about 4 clock in tho
morning. hundreds of tons of rock and
earth descending the mountain side,
burying the track to a depth Of 200 feet
and for "A distance Of over 100 yards
The weight on the track completed the
circuit of the block signal system, thus
closing the block and setting the sig
nal at red-danger. Eastbound- trains
mer approaching it found the danger
signal set and the engineer brought the
train to a stop, A brakeman went on
ahead and tagged through the tunnel,
and as he emerged at the eastern end
he discovered the debris piled on the
track mountain high,
News Of the slide was conveyed to
Evanston, and from thence to Salt
Lake. Instructions were issued to bring
were sent East via McCammon aud
Granger on the Short Line, and traffic
will be operated by this route until the
main line is cleared.
a steam shovel and large force Of
men were Immediately dispatched to the
scene of the slide, and it is hoped that
the line will be cleared and direct traf
&c resumed in three days,
General Manager Bancroft left for
the scene in his special car early Tues
day morning, and will direct operations.
The Cheyenne correspondent of the
Associated Press sends the following
account of the accident;
"a mudslide occurred at the east
portal of the Aspen tunnel, east of
Evanston, on the Union Pacific rail
road last night, and traffic between
Green River and Ogden is at a stand
still. The. track is covered to depth
Of twenty feet for a distance of near
-ly 100 yards, and it VIII be many davs
before the blockade Will be raised. In
the meantime passenger trains will be
run between Green River and Ogden
over the Oregon Short Line.
"a special train with passengers,
running west from the tunnel, was
wrecked near Wahsatch tunnel by
broken rail. Engineer Burton was fa-
tally hurt and number of passengers
whose names cannot be learned re-
ceived bruises and cuts, -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
ARMY OFFICERS TASK
VIII Ride Across Continent on Pure
Arabian Steed.

JUNCTION CITY, Kansas, April 9.
second Lieutenant Il. r. w. McCabc
of tho Sixth cavalry at Fort Riley, on
special duty. has received notice from
Washington that he has been selected
New York on an Arabian stallion;
The purpose Of this long ride is TO
test the endurance of this breed of
horses with the view of determining
their value as cavalry horses Lieu,
tenant McCabe expects TO be ordered
to Portland within the next two weeks.
He will be accompanied by an orderly
aud they will travel overland with their
full field equipment.
York is 3lsl miles by rail The ronte
Lieutenant McCabe viii follow prob
ably will be longer than that.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
CHIEF ENGINEER OF D. g. r. G.
G, w. Gwynne Succeeds the Late Ed
ward j. Yard

G. W. Gwyuue, assistant chief engi,
neer Of the Denver & Rio Grande rail
road. under the late Edward j. Yard,
has been appointed TO succeed his for
mcr chief as head of the engineering
force of the road. according TO a re-
port from authentic sources,
Like his predecessor, Mr. Gwynne has
been long in the employ of the Rio
Grande system and rose steadily to his
present position. says the Denver Re
publican He was the next man in line
for the position unless an engineer from
another road had been selected.
Mr.. Gwynne entered the employment
Of the Rio Grande in 1856, when he was
81 years of age. He soon gained rep
utation as locating engineer, and has
done great deal Of that work for the
road. For a number of years past he
has been known as one of the best IN
the West and was kept In the field al
most constantly,
The Wet Mountain branch of the Rio
Grande, the North Fork of the Gunni-
son branch and Durango to Farming.
ton branch are some of the pieces OF
work located by him, For the past two
wears he has been assistant chief engi-
nccr. with headquarters in Denver
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
WILLIAM 7. HOOLEY
KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
The Woman COoIIy Shoots Him
While He Stands at
the Telephone.
MgrEs

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= AS he stood at the telephone, ::
:. William T. Hooley, master mo- ::
!. chanic of the United States :
:. mine at Bingham, was shot and :
:. instantly killed by his wife at !
= 7:45 o clock this morning, The :.
= shooting occurred in the family !
+ home, 464 Fifth avenue, Water :.
!. loo, Just a block north of the !
i. kearns ST. AIMS orphanage, :
= Mrs. Hooley fred two shots into ::
= the body of her husband. either :;
:. one of which would have proved !
= fatal.
!. 81 would rather kill him than :
!. live with him. declared Mrs. :.
= Hooley after the shooting, 81 =
!. was afraid he would harm the :.
!, children,
= The killing was the culmina- !
:. tion Of quarrel of long stand :
ing. The latest break came, !
!. Mrs, Hooley said, when her hus- !
= band urged her to move to Bing- :
: ham,
). :. :. = j. !. :. :. :. = :: r = I. = : :;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
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CROOKED MANIPULATOR
HUNTING FOR BONDS

:. TOPEKA, Kan, April o.
+ Following his Indictment on the
/. charge Of using the mails 10 de-
= fraud, returned by the FEEDER
: al grand jury, s, II. Tucker, Jr,
!. of Cherryvale, Kan, secretary
= and promoter Of the Uncle Sam
= OIL company, who was arrested
r late last night IN Kansas City,
= was arraigned in the United
i. States District court here this
!. afternoon. Judge Pollock fixed
= fuckers bond at $l5, 900, and at
:. 8 clock he left for Kansas
:: City in company with an officer
= of the court. to secure bail.
= It is charged in the indict-
= ment that Tucker has sold about
:. SI.200,000 (cash value) worth Of
= stock in the Uncle Sam com"
= pany. with a par value Of over
= $l0,000,O00; that the sum of
!. about $4,000, already paid in
:. dividends. was taken from the
i. receipts Of stock sales and not
:. from the earnings of the COM
:: pany, and that while this was
:. going on, Tucker was using the
:. mails TO accomplish the sale of
:. more stock; also that the assets
= of the company are now $l5O,-
:. 600 less than the money re.
= ceived from the sale of stock.
!. = :. :. :. = = \ = = = = r + !. =
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
SUSPECTED OF MURDER,
Three Tramps in Jail at Fallon Accused
of Awful Crime.

RENO, New, April 9.-Three tramps
are in jail at Fal'on' charged WIN nngm-
dor Of an old man at Hazen last
Wednesday " night. The men were ar
rested at Hazen. and nm attempt was
made by mob of angry citizens to
Ivnch them, but the officers persuaded
lhe mob 70 leave the men alon" until NJ
was known for n certainty that mur-
der had been committed. When lhe
rit,znns dispersed, the prisoners were
hurricdlv taken to Fallon and lodged
ia the county Jail at that place.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
Utah Lake Rising.

Special TO The Tribune
AMERICAN FORK. April s.-Utah
lake is still rising. and has now rencbed
a point which is causing farmers along
the lake front considerable alarm. The
present high point reached by the wa
Ter is the highest for many years. Thou
sands of carp can be seen threading
their way through the meadow grass of
the land which is inundated. Part of
the proposed boulevard route is under
tNHIpr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
CHARACTER OF LATE STANFORD WHITE
= BITTERLY ASSAILED BY GREAT LAWY
Architect Sought to Play With Innocent Child So
., Long as Beauty Remained and Would Then
"a Have Pushed Her Down Life's ~
Sewers Into DiShOnOred
Grave

NEW YORK, April 9.-In an eloquent tribute, both
to the written and unwrtten law, Dolphin NJ Demas this
afternoon committed Harry X. Thaws fate to the jury
The California attorney concluded his five hours sum-
ming up speech declaring his client justified in kill
ing Stanford White.
Tomorrow morning at II 80 District Attorney Jerome
will make his appeal in behalf of the prosecution JUS
tce Fitzgerald probably will charge the jury, and by to-
evening at the latest the famous will pass
the deberatiOn of the twelve who have carefully
attended its uncertain for weeks past Mr. Jerome
expects to speak for three four hours.
Justice Fitzgerald would not say today whether he
will not charge the jury directly after the District At
torney remarks but the general impression is that he
will do so.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
TO ERADICATE SCAB.
sheepmen Of Nevada Have Formed an
Organization.

RENO, New. April 9.-The Nevada
Sheep commission has adopted plan
scsb in this State, by ordering that the
sheep in Nevada be dipped twice each
year until the scah is thing of the
past. The commission intends to ap'
point directors TO work IN conjunction
with the United States inspectors for
the betterment of the animal industry
IN Nevada These inspectors will see
that every sheep in Nevada is, dipped
until all signs of the scab have been re-
moved. 1t is thought that b. doing this
the stock men will succeed in having
the quarantine removed from sheep in
Nevada. Olin Ward of Reno was ap.
pointed president of the commission and
RI. l.. Nichols of the Humphrey supply
company was chosen secretary of the
organization.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10

With the exception Of the moments
when he was reading from testimony,
Mr.. Delmas's 3 speech today was one of
sustained oratorical effort. He threw
about the form of Harry Thaw the cloak
Of chivalrous knighthood. why he
shouted, "should we who admire the
chivalry of the knights OF the Middle
Ages, who went about redressing wrongs
and rescuing maidens in distress. with
hold our sympathy from this brave
man
Bitterly the attorney assailed Stan
ford White He declared White sought
to play with Evelyn Nesbit so long as
her beauty remained, and then would
have thrown her away ''like a dirty
rag, TO float down life s sewers to a
grave in the potters field. .
Again he said: "Harry Thaw had
snatched the girf from the old lecher
who saw in her but a toy to crafty
a moment s lust and then TO cast aside
to go her way down the path of fallen
women.
With dramatic emphasis Mr.. Delmas
cried out that when Harry Thaw be
held Stanford White on the Madison
Square roof garden, the story of his
wife's wrongs overcamc him, He pic
tured in an instant, as dying man may
picture, his past life-all that Stanford
White had done-tbe ruin nc had
wrought and he struck; struck as the
tIgress strikes in defense Of her young,
struck for the home, struck for Amer
lean women: struck for humanity and
Stanford White fell
The Unwritten Law.
fsGentlemen, the advocate went on,
eff Harry Thaw believed he was the in
strument Of Providence, who Will say
ne was mistaken?'
Mr., Delmas discussed but briefly the
testimony of the expert witnesses. de
cIarinp that whatever weight might be
attached 10 their utterances, was on the
side of the defendant, He declared tine
burden of proof es to Thaw's sanity
at the time OF the homicide rested with
the prosecution, which had failed to
make out its case.
In discussing Thaw's mental state,
Mr.. Delmas came al last to the ''un-
written law n declared the experts
had been Mt loss To classify the form
of insanity from which Thaw suffered.
81 will suggest its name. he de
clared. 81 would call it dementia
Americana 1t is a species of insaui-
" which has been recognized IN every
State of this Union II is that species
of insanity which makes the American
man believe his home, his wife. his
daughters, are sacred, and that who
soever stains the virtue of his thrcs-
hold violates the highest Of human
laws.
Twice. during his closing periods, Mr..
Delmas was interrupted by Assistant
District Attorney Garvan. who suggest
ed the argument was taking too wide
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
Jack Leggett in Boston.
Al 10 The Tribune.

special 10 Inc irpnDe
BOSTON, April 9.-Jack Leggett,
one of the prominent and successful
mine operators of Butte. Montana, is
now in Boston for n conference with
Eastern stockholders of the Raven and
Butte ard Ely mining companies,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
High. Priced Animals.

Special 10 The Tribune.
NEWCASTLE. Wyo., April s
Ralph Hackney sold span Of unbroker
mares to Clifford Bard for 5000, the
mares having been foaled and reared
on the Hackney ranch, not having cost
the ranchman cent except for feed,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
REPORTS INCORRECT
vent Bate Has Not Increased Rail.
A., road Traffic.

naVe has MOI Increased Rall'
|m, road Traffic.
AhA' April 9,-E. J.. Lomax, gen
''S'enger agent Of the Union Pa
'Aip today: "The reports that
"sn sent out from Omaha that
n ntiN'enocted law establishing a
k,. per mile passenger rate in Ne
II mas had the effect of increasing
y I'ness Of the Nebraska railroa ds
'Oneous, While the passenger
ksf' OF the Union Pacific show a
|e,s,an increase, TINS is due to lower
INsc1y rates 10 the Pacific coast and
NJ fam'e m points, made for the pur-
p hot inducing colonization. These
SUs SU eject March lst. about the
K .sar.'e AS the two-ccnt rate, and
4 tco' i've until April 30th. Ii will
Itaus .llne .lne before it will bc possible
pss. .nc ucct of The Nebraska two
4 '"s'enger rate.''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
Richard Mansfield Improving.

NEW YORK. April ct was stated
al his home tonight that Richard Mans
Geld was this evening able to sit up
for the first time since he returned TO
this city. seriously i'll, some days age.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
fan Are Welcome.

Everyone Is Invited TO
.d.lt The TribUne's plant and
-. , modern newspaper manu-
r,,,ured. Come day or night.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
Americans Not Enemies.

Even the most loyal member
OF the Mormon church must
conclude that American control
Of Salt Lake means wonderful
business development,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-20
Carrot Receipts.
CHICAGO GRAIN AID PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
PriceS on Board OF Trade.

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-The small receipts In
the northwest and the prediction of cold
wave for the southwest caused a strong
market for wheat here today. The May
delivery closed at a net gain of %9hc
Corn was up %6Iisc. oats were AuSsc
higher. Provisions were unchanged 10 DC
lower.
The wheat market was strong all day
on an active demand by shorts and com
mission houses There was little selling
for short account, the greater part OF the
offerings coming from outside holders. The
NEWS OF the day was largely of a bullish
character One OF the main factors in the
situation. was the weather in the winter
sown croI is said to be without snow pro-
tectien and in low lying sections the he bis
wave materialize, as predicted by the
weather bureau, the growing crop, 1t is
claimed. would be seriously injured. as the
plant has attained an unusually advanced
growth because of the mild weather. Other
influences working for higher prices We're
hrp: cables. small receipts at minneapolis
exports from Argentina because OF ruInor
OF a strike. The market closed strong.
. 7s%a7ssc to 7e5sc, advanced to rye and
closed at the highest point Clearances Of
wheat and -four were equal lu AL to 10000 6S;
$4,000. blu. for. the same day last year.
Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts OF 226 cars, against 32i cars last
Mid wet weather throughout the corn
belt caused free buying OF corn today and
Drought ABOUT a SlIOnk market Inc Sell-
ing was chiefly by longs, The market
closed strong. May opened IA shade to Ac
higher at 45c 10 45is6tSkc, advanced to
l5&d454sc and closed at I5ssc. Local re
ceipts were SS2 cars. with none Of contract
grade
Trading in oats was active and the mar.
ket was firm all day. Unsettled weather
was the basis OF a good demand by shorts
and local bulls. Offerings came chiefly
from cash houses. May opened MQhC
higher at S71t93sc, advanced 10 3shc and
closed, at SSQSShc. Local receipts were Jas
cars.
Provisions opened weak because of a /,
Cal5o decline IN the price of live hogs, bu
later the market rallied on covering by
%. shorts who bought because OF strength
shown by coarse grains. Later the marke
again weakened on realizing sales. At tn,
close May pork was of &c at Sl6.42h. LarC
was a shade lower at s942l4. Ribs wer,
unchanged at 1910.
Estimated receipts for Monday are
hogs 1000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-20
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Market UndeIg,es revere Pressure from
Further Liquidation.
PRc:s tRtW AGAIN AND AGAIN
supporting orders Appear with Each
Decline and Feverish rally Il
Followed by strong
Close

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-The stock market
underwent severe pressure from turther
liquidation today. Prices broke again and
again under tho renewed flood OF stock
" hich poured upon the market There was
an evident determination, however, TO pro-
tect the market and supporting orders ap-
peared at each decline to arrest the down
ward tendency and rally prices. The nature
Of this buying was indicated by us WIN
drawal when II had effected It's purpose OF
steadying the market. II was not pursued
al the advance when prices approached last
nights level. The market closed with such
a supporting movement In progress and the
tone was consequently strong at 8 final
rally, although extremely feverish and
active.
mediate development In the situation to
explain the volume and the urgency OF the
{ selling. II was obvious that strong or
Eanization of bear operators was active
and alert to take advantage OF any sign OF
weakness and their raidlng tactics were
effective in dislodging weakened speculative
accounts 1t was generally supposed that
liquidation was in progress OF some I'M
portant accounts of long standing ana IN
syndicated form which were being thrown
over TO relieve an overstrained position IN
! the market and for the protection of brok-
erage houses. Individual brokerage houses
did not escape rumors of money dltncultles
and many vague rumors were kept in con
slant circulation, although of a less speclnC
I character. Many diligent inquiries were set
/ on foot as a result of these conditions and
clearing house and banking authorities
| gave their sanction To assurances that no
j evidence OF embarrassment was ulSCONel-
/ able. The principal selling pressure cen
| tered on Reading, Union Pacific, Southern
| Pacific and, after show OF strength, 81
= Paul
The market showed the most acute weak
ness after the appearance of the bank
/ statement. when numerous offerings OF the
! otocks above named came upon the market
! The SIS 1875, COO cash gain by the banks was
in excess Of expectations. The .lSON
! loan increase was attributed to larg'
| transfer of loans from London to this mar.
ket The continued strength of foreign
| exchange indicated an extension OF this
| process. Money rates rose also in Lon
don. The apparent concert of unfavorablt
/ criticisms Of American securities anc
finance by the press is a depressing factor
owSlg to its. probable disCouraging effec
on any intended purchase by foreigners OF
| American securities. An underlying in
fiuence on the readjustment of prices II
progress is the contrast of the greater at
/ fractions to be offered by new securities
and the disposition to provide means TO
taking them up by liquidation of outstand
ing securities at a correspondingly hlghe
range of prices
The total sales of bonds. par value, wa
$.512OO0.
sales and range of prices on the New