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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

ST. Petersburg. Feb. 2s,-Statistics for
last week show the election of 4l9 men,
hers OF parliament distributed as fol-
lows: Seventy-five monarchists. % mode
rates. "a grogressiVes. g constitutional
democrats 155 mebers of the left party
40 nationalists and Is indefinites. The left
parts is no vague aggregation; II contains
an fprscaientedi number of socia lists.
Including Il social democrats and 10 So
cial rerolutionists The Russian social
lists are stronger numerically than any
body of socialists that ever sat in the
German rcicbstaz. which up 10 the pres
mt time has been the chief parliamentary
arena of socialism
Statistics showing the occupations of
the new members % parliament give Is,
acrfculfurisfs-. &C. land owners. % teach
ers. q lawyers. - laboTers. 20 physicians.
&c sas.rclaanfs 70 funefioharies 10 zernsfvo
members. journalists, professors. {
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
No Right to Hold Him.

You knew thar you had nothing TN
der which yOu could mold him at this
time?' tie warden was asked.
Nothing except the order from the
probate court
But you knew that after the grand
jury had not returned a bill against
him you had no right to hold him?"
NJ. Whitney admitted that he knew
that He said that Adams was locked
up every night, but at his own re-
guest. He admitted that ne had never
allowed Adams brother to see him.
Whitney was handed a typewriter
copy Of the confession of Adams. ana
stated that the document had been
given Adams at his own request in or
der thar he might make any necessary
alterations. Adams kept the document
one day, ana on returning il corrected,
subscribed ana sWOTe TO il before a no.
iary public. Whitney acted as a wit
Eess and returned the document to
MCFARLAND. 10 whom the confession
mad been made. The corrections made
throughout the document were in the
handwriting Of the notary public. The
instrument was also identified by Nc
farland and was then read to the
court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
BOMB THROWN UNDER
CARRIAGE OF CHIEF

Odessa. Feb. ga bomb WAS thrown
be,eatb the carriage of the chief OF po-
lice Colonel Won Gesseberg. as he was
driving in the center of the city this
! fternoon. The explosion of the bomb
wrecked thu carriage, severely injuring
the chief Of police, and scattered debris
all over the block, and broke windows
~ All the houses in the vicinity The
wo:rld-b assassin escaped.
Chief of Police Won Hesseberg is ac-
eused of being the instigator of the late
anti-Seniitic riots here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
t !. hartman TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

nres,S. aoFk Fec &c. II. Hartman.
con.,,-. q the Union Pacific Railroad
sta.s - Nih appear before the inter
morning 1,ns ere. commission here Monday
eial ioineee testify as to the larger finan-
Compare - =, the Union Pacific Railroad
Connected ny OF the group of financiers
Of otber ~lth that company. A humber
ated WIN pstsons who have been associ-
monad IA sls Mr. Hartman have been sum
entire dss nat II is expected that the
mans exs,,Ssnt DC devoted to MIR Harri-
subjects ~, iion The most important
enestjo,.ssi VI which Mr. Hartman will be
Chicago e s 81, the reorganization OF the
eo.lircl 81 a. alton Railroad company after
10 stock was acquired by tbs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
RAILWAYS ENJolNEp.

Kansas City. Feb. 23.-The Kansas
City board of trade today brought suit
in the circuit court TO enjoin fifteen
leading railroads entering Kansas City
from praeticing alleged discrimina tons
in Delivery of cars which it is alleged.
tends to destroy this city as a grain
market. temporary restraining order
WAS issued against the railroads. II
MAS made returnable Oh Tuesday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
INJUNCTION REFUSED.

Guthrie. OKLA. Feb. 23.-The supreme
court this afternoon refused to grant
an injunction restraining the constitu-
tional convention from submitting Sec
tons Of the, constitution providing for
a division OF county boundaries In
greater Oklahoma. Mandamus pro-
eeedingz wore brought by the commits
sioners of Greer county, who alleged
that the convention cncroached on the
powers of the legislature in specify ing
county lines ard seats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
HAsEAs CORPUS REFUSED.

Eel Pas,. Tex, Feb. 2S.-United States
District Judge Maxey today handed
down his decision refusing TO grant ha-
beas corpus to Antonio |. 'villareal the
alleged revolutionist. This does not sf-
feet the cases against Villafeal pend
Ing before the departments Of justice
and Of commerce and idbcf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
DR.. William {. FiheId.

Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 23.-Dr. William
Z. Fifield died this morning, aged SO
years. He graduated at Bowdoin col
lege in 1851, and went to California in
1852, where he DraCticed medicine at
Suffer Creek in the early mining days.
He came 10 Tacoma IN 1881 and contin-
ucd N active practice until failing
health compelled his retirement about
two VcarS q 90.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
SHORTAGE OF $4,000.

Evansville. Ind. Feb. 23.-John p. Wal
ker. formerly county treasurer. was ar
rested today or grand jury indictment
charging grant larceny and empezzle-
treasurer's office it is alleged, showed a
Shortage OF Se6 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
THE DEATH RECORD.
George @. Whitney.

New Orleans. Feb. 2S.-George O.
Whitney, one of the best known finan-
ciers i'm The south. died ct his home
here today of apoplexy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
Edward Cooper.

New York, Feb. 23.-Edward Cooper.
vice president Of the Siegel-Cooper
company of Chicago and this city. died
here tonight OF pneumonia, aged 36.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
William Il. Musham.

Chicago. Feb. 2S-wnliam II. Mus
ham. retired chief of the Chicago fire
department died here tonight of pneu-
fffopfa s-Is4 50 =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

ing his home in some excitement. 4
want You TO promise me not to look
at the papers for the next three
months"
What fore wOnderingly asked
Mrs. Quigiey.
Il have just been nominated for a
public office" he faltered.-Chieago
Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
Invest 100000 in Week.

In a single week Mr.. Hagenbarth and
J. d. Wood. his father-in-aw. have in
vested $4,000 in Salt Lake real estate
alone. 1t is their first big plunge into
the local manket and they have struck
to the core of the commercial district in
their purchase. Mr.. Hagenbarfh declared
last night that only a portion of his tran
factions could be announced at present.
the remainder 10 follow this week.
OF perhaps more Importance than the
actual transfer of the Winder and Met
ropolitan hotel properties is the further
announcement by Mr.. Hagenbarth and
Mr.. Cliff that they have decided definite
~ to improve their corners with store and
office slIyscrapers.
Il can state positively. said Mr.. Hal
loran last night that the two corners
will be improved with modern store and
office buildings that will compare favor
ably with anything TO be put up in Salt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

With the announcement last night of
the contamination of two deals in down
4 town business property here involving a
consideration aggregating over $90.000
Salt Lake has closed the greatest week $
movement in commercial property since
Samuel NewhcIise the first OF last De-
ecmber announced his purchase of SL0OO.-
900 worth of property comprising the half
block at Main and Fourth South streets.
Frank Hagenbarth of Salt Lake has
purchased the property a the northeast
corner of Third South and West Temple
streets occupied by the Metropolitan no.
tel and several smaller buildings from A
+. PomerOy and y. ). Hubbard of Los
.inSetes, Cal. Mr., Hagenbarth paid SlS0,-
0fR for the property which has a frOntag e
on West Temple of 1871 feet.
4. d. Gift. owner of the famous Gift
house corner at Main and Third South
streets. has purchased the property i'm
mediately north of the Gift corner on
Main street from J. r. WindeT jr.. for
$4,000.
The Winder property has frontage on
Main street of 81 feet and a depth of 165
feet From its rear runs a twenty-foOt
strip back of the Gift house corner with
a frontage on Third South street of TWEEN
ty feet The piece is in the form of an l..
With his new purchase Mr.. Cliff now
owns a lot with a total frontage on Main
street of 1919 feet and l6j feet deep on
Third South street.
Both deals We're made through the
agency of w. J. Halloran. Il have done
one of the heaviest weeks business the
past seven days of my twenty years ex-
perience in Salt Lake declared the big
dealer last night. salt Lakes real es-
tate market was never in a sounder. bet
ter condition and with the record of the
week which closes tonight added to what
has developed here since the NewhOuse
transactions. l believe the city has but
fairly entered upon what is destined to
be one of the most remarkable periods of
growth experienced by western city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
Sketch of Steve Adams as He APP
pesred in Court During the Trial,

cross-examination followed as TO the
reason why Adams was Kept in the
IpenJiteniiary when there was no charge
against him and after he had not been
lndleteh BY the grand Jury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

How many of the family were there
Of yOu2''
Three boys, a mother and father"
What were the Eoys' names?"
zone was Joseph Smick and the 9TH
er William Thomas"
Where does Joseph reside?''
Il received a letter from him a short
time ago from Creole, Colo"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
Murder of Claim Jumpers.

Two men got killed. Meut Glover,
Simpkins and myself assisted in the
killing. Tyler was the first man killed,
and ! killed him with a 25-s5 Winches-
ter We went down TO Tyler's cabin
and he was not there. We stayed
around all day and then went out on
the trail. We stopped at a spring and
l heard some one coming. | said: All
right. am glad of it,
Continued on Page 2.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21

as follows
Fore River shipbuilding Company,
Quincy Mass. one ship on the de-
partmcDts plans Ia he delivered in
80 mcnths. Si.tS0,o00 HUI aud
equipment on the departments plans:
Bidders Curtis Turbine engines 81
377.400 (cruising turbines not rcquir-
ed i'll this type).
Bids OF Local Yard.
Newport News Shipbnildlng Com.
pany. departments designs. s3.9S7.-
900. Departments hull ana equip
ment. bidders Parsons Turbine en-
sines: Thorn Cliff Schultz boilers
S4l00.00 including cruising turbines.
Another design. same hull and tur-
bines Si,090,O00. including cruising
turbines. Another design. Same hull
and turbines Sl.o5o 900 including
cruising turbines.
The bids nave bceE referred for
examination to the board of naval
construction which will recommend
proper awards.
Designed by Bureau of Constructions
In response to the invitations Of
the navy department there were sub
mitted several months ago various
tueSlSus ana sketches Tor the proposed
vessels from shipbuildng and naval
constructors. These were submitted
to naval board on designs. Of which
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy New
berry was chairman. and after care
fully examining all sketches and de-
signs that hoard reported that the
$40 foot design prepared by the bn-
reau of construction and repair of
the navy department, was the most
suitable.
This board gave the opinion that n
batileship constructed on this design
would carry rs heavy armor and as
powerful armament MS any known
vessel of its class in the world. and
could develop speed of 81 knc;s
an hour on trial. The design calls
for ship measuring about $40 feet
on the waterline and about 5l5 feet
overall The beam will he about So
feet as inches and The draft ut full
load will be about 30 feet
Garry Ten Pinch Guns.
The armament will be rs follows.
Main battery:-Ten 12-inch guns.
Secondary battery: Fourteen 5-inch
rapid-firc guns; four 3-pounder salut-
ing guns; four 1-pounder semi-auto-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Noun aims In Stokes County, North
Carolina, Scene Of Short
But Sharp Conflict.
TEN WAI;KtY.RAkERS CAPTURED
One of the stillers Said to Have
Been Killed and Another Wounded
Government Secured Its informa-
ton Through Spy Who hc.ed as
Inspector of Rural Mail Route.
nv AssocIntcd prcssl

RALEIGH, N. c.. June 20-ln u hat
tie between mnonshincrs and revenue
officers In the mountains of Stokes
comfy Yesterday il is reported That
ono moonshincr was killed and am
other wounded. This part of the
story. however. is not confirmed.
Ten Of the Illicit whisley makers,
however, We're captured. and they are
now confined in the Jail of Surrey
comfy in dfault of $1,000 bail each.
she men captured are John Young.
Oscar Smith. ED Frazier, Frank Card
wetl Thos Shelton. John, Jim and
Olf- Williams, the three Inst nam
ecSsf eips brothers. The men were
ros-sed up by large party or revenue
Officers and having no opportunity
to escape opened fire. which The Of
ficers returned.
Before the flgAt took place the OF.
ficers arrested number of women
ana children 10 prevent them spread
ing news of the raid. Iney were re-
leased afterwards. II is said that
The locality nf the blockade distil-
lef'les in Stokes county was learned
by government detcctice who spent
several weeks in the county in the
gnise of an inspector of rural deliv-
cry mail routes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
NrAL0N, RANK OUTSIDER
MIsS THE BIG SUBURBAN.
Western Horse Takes the Event
Much to the Surprise fthe
6ookies and Bctters.
(ny AssoeIatcd press.l

NEW YORK, June 20.-Noalon. n
western horse, owned by c. II. Dur
nell. ridden by Jockey w. Dugan and
quoted AT 20 To won the great
Suburban handicap nj Shcepshend
Bay today Montgomery was second.
Two lengths behind the winner. with
heacon Light third. The time was
2;Oi 20. The track was lightning
last Electioneer. the favoritc. and
the heavily played Kecne entry, Sup
elman ana EVIL We're badly beaten.
Nealon is a four year old by Sain ont
OF Sister Josephine and was bred in
Missouri by Barney Schneider. He
was coupled with Faust in the betting
and his victory was surprise to
hoiscmcn. 1t was with a rare burst
OF speed in the stretch thai Nealon
flashed out of Il flying field Of len
horses and sped across the finish line
WIN 10000 people cheering him as
the winner of the $4,000 prize and
the highest turf honors.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Murders Wife, and Three Children
aad Then Kills Himself.
DOMESTIC TROUBLES THE CAUSE
Upon Returning to His Home w. w.
Barton of Jasper, Fla. Found the
Door Nailed Against Him, But He
Gained Entrance.

ATLANTA, GA, June 20-A spec
ial to the Journal from Jasper, Fla,
says w. W. Barton. Il carpenter, shot
and almost instantly killed his wife
three children and himself at his
home there last night One victim
n child five years of age. survived
long enough to tell that Barton did
the killing. The shots were heard
about 10 o'clock but no attention was
paid ia the matter until early today
when neighbors discovered l3artons
body lying on the front porch and
that of his wife on the back porch.
The children were found in n room,
the pistol having been held close to
the body in each instance and the
faces were powder marked. Domestic
relations were believed to have been
responsible for the crime. Barton left
home Tuesday and did not return TN
til late Wednesday evening when he
found the doors nailed against him.
He battered them down and began
his work of destruction.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21

hcra of the Forty-cighth Pennsylvania
regiment Of volunteers. who were
Killed in the battle of Petersburg in
TIE Confederate war, was unveiled
today Tho business districts OF
Pciersburg was laviahly decorated
IN honor of the occasion and many
of the stores closed for the day.
The statue Is on the Davis farm
on what is known as the Jerusalem
plank road, near Fort Malone, II
short distance from this city.
Governors Swanson, of Virginia. aud
stuart OF PENNSYLVANIA. the latter
with It's stan, were among the prom.
nont participants In the exercises.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
ROCKEFELLER ARRESTED
Millionaire Was Speeding His Auto
Beyond Limit Allowed By Law.
IS GREATLY OPPOSED TO SPEEDING
Was In Hurry to Get to His Home
In the Pocantico Hills, Westminster
county-Accepted the Situation
With Good Humor.

NEW YORK. June 20.-John Rock
feller's automobile in which Mr..
Rockefeller was being rather hurried
ly driven to his country home today
was stopped by the constable at
Elmsford and the chauffeur was sub
sequently fined S25 for exceeding the
speed limit Mr.. Rockefeller paid the
fine.
MIR. Rockefeller was on his way
from this city to Pocantico Hills
when his car was halted. According
To the constable the machine was
making 30 miles an hour when he
caught its speed over n measured
course.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Woodward. Nc Sc 6.

Mrs Rlanch Vaughan Woodward
and Mr.. William Moses Farmer. poth
of Wilson, n. C..wcrc quietly married
at II O'Clock yesterday by Rev. w.
Asbnry Christian. pastor of the
Trinity Methodist Church. at the
home of MIR. w. w. Harwood, $500
Huntington avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
III Health Drove Him to Death.

MACON, GA. June 20.--N. ID. Co
bin general manager OF the Macon
Grocery Company and one of the
wealthiest citizens of Macon. com
mitted suicide in the bath room at
his residence in Vineviile. today by
shooting himself in the mead with n
shoe gun. Ill health and a general
nervous breakdown is the cause as
signed for the shooting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Action Against Atlantic Coast Line.
(Dv Associotnd Proca1

VALDOSTA, GA. June 2O.-nhe
United States government today en-
tered against the Atlantic Coast Line
for violation of the law requiring
rolling stock to be equipped with
safety appliances. The case will be
heard by Judge Speer next Decem-
Der.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
About $4,000 Short In His Accounts
(By Associated Press.)

MILWAUKEE, WIS. June 90
Frank r. Woolcr, clerk of the NUM-
ciph ana District Conrts has heen
found to be short 100000 In his ac-
counts. Wooler Is said to be at u
summer resort within few miles
of Milwaukee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Cleveland III, But Better Now.

PRINCETON, n. j. June 2O.-It
was announced nj the home of foi-
MGR President Cleveland who has
been reported seriously Ill that his
condition today was much improved
the family declines To discuss the
former presidents illness. but It is
Known that he has been niling for
several days with intestinal troa.
BILE
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Incubator Lamp Causes BID nIaxe.

Fire last evening destroyed tae
homo and several outbuldings bel
longing 10 a. j. Dare, near Scream
crvlllc. Spotsylvana, county.
The fire was caused by the cxpips-
ion of larmp in an incubator. NO
one was at home at the time of the
fire. Loss, $2.5O0; no insurance,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
PENNSYLVANIANS UNVEIL
MONUMENT Ar CRATER
Governors Stuart and Swanson De-
liver Addresses-Tabets Also
Placed on Noted Field

PETERSBURG. VA, June 2O.-An
imposing bronze statue to the mem
DRY OF Colonel Govan and other mem
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Col. Henry H.. Hall Dead.

AIKEN. S. c., June Colonel
Henry Harrison Hall. prominent
Confederate veteran. a great grand.
s7n of President William Henry
Harrison and n second cousin of
President BENJAMIN Harrison. died
here today. He was 80 years old.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
Train Wrecked in Tunnel.
(BY Associated Press.l

MITCHELL, IND. June 2y-East
bound limited passengre train No. l2
on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern Railroad was wrecked in tun-
mel number of passengers were
more or less injured but no one was
killed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21

NORFOLK, VA. June 20-Bclicv.
ing that President lrowc had dcclar.
ed Il motion to adjourn carried. to
postpone the election of officers IN
I'll tomorrow in the fniihcrancc of
his own candidacy Il small sized riot
has just occurred in The might SOS.
sion of the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION convention and Howe wns
saved from mobhing only by the
prompt action OF cooler heads
Chaplain Homer H. Wilson saved
serious trouble by gaining attention
for moment and then ASKING The
Fifteen hundred men present TO JOIN
him in Il divine invocation. A roll
was finally secured and the adjourn.
mcnt motion defeated
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
ONE. GREAT BATH ESFfTP
WILL BE BUILT HERE

matte guns: two 3.inch field pieces:
two machine guns. 30-calibre two
submerged torpedo tubes.
The arrangement of the main bat
terry guns is such rs to permit n
lToadsidc fire % per cent greater
than that of the broadsidc fire of any
hattleship yet built, or so far as
known under construction for any
navy of the world. The average cle-
walton OF the axis of these guns will
be greater Than that of any known
battlcship, thus affording a distance
advantage in long-raugc firing under
all conditions of weather.
Protected by 1t-inch Armor.
The hnlls of the vossels are TO bn
protected by watcrllnc belt of armor
egh. feet in width ana extending
from stem TO stern The armor will
be II inches in thickness amidships.
and will taper to fonr inches in thick
ness ut the stem and stern. This
belt Will give effective protection TO
the boilers. machinery and magazine
space.
Above the main armor belt the hull
anlidships will he protected by II lelt
of armor seven feet ana 2 inches
wide ana of maximum thickness of
len inches Above the main case
mcnt belt amdships the hull is COW
cred by armor five inches in thick
ness. which affords protection to the
smokestacks. the major portion of
the secondary battery, and the hull
structure.
Suitable athwart ship and diagonal
hnlkhcads are to be located mt the
cNtremilics Of the belt and easement
armor ana protective deck of sulta-
bic thickness Is provided throughout
the length Of the vessel.
The design contcmplates an ar
rangement for the installation of
either reciprocnting or turbine en-
zines and The naval board has not yet
decided which type will he used, hut
in all probability reciproca;ing en-
glnes will he installed in both YES.
sells.
Open Bids on Armor.
Bids were also opened for supply
ing the armor needed for the two big
battleships. For the armor, which is
divided into four classes on The basis
of>the difficulty Of the shapes requIr-
ed, the Midvale Steel Company aps
peared to be the lowest bidder for
the largest class; that is, 1856 tons
of class A at $40 per ton. For this
class The Carnegie and Bethlehem
Companies, each bid $i20. For 952
tons of armor in calss II the Carnegie
and Bethlehem Companies each bin
800 pcr ton while The Midvalc bid
was $40. For 100 tons of Glass &
armor. the Carnegie and Bethlehem
Companies each hid $500 and the Mid
vale $40. For LOG tons of class u
armor the Bethlehem bid $500; Mad
vale $40.