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The state herald., 1907-09-20
AT WAR With
POLAR STORM
WALTER WELLMAN AND HIS AIR
SHIP CAUGHT IN GRIP OF
FIERCE SNOW STORM.
SHIP WEIGHS 9 TONS
GRAPHIC STORY TOLD BY DARING
EXPLORER WHO STARTED TO
FIND THE NORTH POLE.

Berlln.-WGlter Wollman. head OF
the Wellman airship expedition. has
sent the following telegram to the local
pape"3 from Toronto:
after the steamer Express cast OF
the cable the balloon America did ex-
cellently. but an increasing wind soon
gave us hard struggle, and the storm
drove us toward some high. Jagged
mountains near the coast, whero ths
airship would have been destroyed II
she struck. Then onsued hard fight
ing between the storm and the motor.
The latter triumphed. Our confidence
In the America had 80 increased In
the meanwhile that gave the order
to start for the north pole
"The wind. however. Increased to
twelve miles an hour, and the snow fell
so thicltly that we could not sec q
quarter of n mile. Just then the com
pass failed to work, owing to defective
construction.
Lost In a Storm.
I'VE were lost In the snowstorm
above the polar sea, and threatened
with destruction. After brief deliber-
alton we decided to try to get back 10
the Express and rectify our compass
and start again. Ii was impossible.
however, to keep In one direction. ana
We were again carried into dangerous
proximity OF the mountains. Vaniman,
THE engineer. then put the motor TO
top speed, and the America moved
against the wind which probably was
blowing fifteen miles an hour. She
clrclcd three times In the teeth of tho
wind We saw the Express for mo
met. but Immediately lost her again.
I'VE could have returned to the FIX
press II we could have seen where to
steer, but under the circumstances tho
only thing possible was TO try to land.
With this idea we stopped the motor
and lot the America drift over the gla-
cier At the end OF Doul hay We used
a trailer filled with provisions and
brake rope. Both acted well and
dragged over the ice wall 100 feet high
without damage.
Landed Like a Bird.
after crossing the glacier We
opened the valve and landed on the up
per glacier half a mile In shore. The
landing was effected so successfully
that material weighing nine tons de
sccndad 800 feet and touched the Ice
with no shock or damage whatever ex-
cepting several bent tubs and broken
wires Numerous d. licnte Instruments
were not Injured. The selfrcgistcring
biographs. photographs and manome-
tcrs continued running after the land
ing, The mantle Of the balloon can
easily be repaired.
The America YVES In the air three
hours and covered about fifteen miles
with her own power. She made three
loops against the wind. proving her
p, wer and capability OF being steered.
The ascent was successful In every re-
spect.
I'VE are all convinced that We can
make our way to the pole In normal
summer weather"
The state herald., 1907-09-20
University o, Colorado Show. ,re,....

boulder. Colo AT tho close ~ the
nrpt week OF tho ip0f.os session ri the
University of Colorado President
James ~ Baker announced that .
twelve per cent. Increase over last
year had been enrolled. and that the
prospects are the brightest In tho HE
tory Of the university, III. greatest
Increase IL In the engineering sebesls
where about twenty per cent more p,,.
pills than last year arc registered
The state herald., 1907-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Personal.

Mohammed All Bey has been ap-
ted States.
novemen' is under way to form
$12,C00,000 merger Of some Of the
largest coal properties in Illinois.
DR.. w. H. Dalrymple, OF Baton
Rouge. La, has been elected presi-
dent Of the American Veterinary Med
ical association.
Francis Potter. editor Of the Her
i1gton. Kansas. Sun until recently, is
dead In San Diego. Cal. where he had
gone for the benefit of his health.
Col. A. ]. Hanscom. of Omaha. n
former president Of the Nebraska sem
ate, died recently in New York of
pneumonia. He was &c years old.
Mrs. Kate e. Jones of New York
has been elected national president of
the Women's Relief Corps.
Edward w. Vanderbilt, an aged, re-
tired merchant of Brooklyn, N. Y, has
been declared incapable of managing
his affairs because of lunacy.
Congressman Longworth and Mrs.
Longworth have arrived In San Fran
cisco on their return from visit to
Hawaii.
Charles G. Burton of Kansas City
was elected commander of the Grand
Army Of the Republic at the Saratoga
encampment.
Secretary Taft was given rousing
send-off when he sailed from Seattle
for the Orient on the steamer Mime
sofa.
Walter s. Dickey OF Kansas City
has been elected chairman of the Mis-.
souri, republican state committee, to
succeed Thomas X. Niedringhaus. re-
signed.
Chang Mon Wo. president of the
Chinese Six Companies. is dead of the
bubonic plague in San Francisco.
ID. Willis James. senior member OF
the firm Of Phelps. Dodge & Co., OF
New York. is dead. He was dis
tinguished as philanthropist.
Gen. Booth, the aged head OF the
Salvation Army. has left London to
conduct a winters campaign In the
United States and Canada.
Archibald Fry Blount. Of Orleton
England. has bequeathed 100000 to
Yale University.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
MisceIIaneous.

Kansas has greater area and pro-
duction Of alfalfa than any other
state In the Union.
About 100 Of the leading mercantile
establishments ut Canton. China. were
recently destroyed by fire.
Mexico is arranging TO hold n ma
tional exposition In the Crystal Pal
ace. London. in 1908.
The first snow storm OF the season
occurred at Fort Wayne. Ind. re-
Gently.
The Nebraska railway commission
iNs postponed indefinitely further
hearings on grain rate reductions un-
Ill the federal court acts on the ap-
piication OF the railroads for TEN
porary injunction.
The plant OF the Cudahy Packing
company In Philadelphia has been de-
stroyed by FIRE.
ium Is planned for Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon on his return from England.
by royal proclamation New Zealand
has been advanced from the position
OF a British colony. and hereafter will
be known as the Dominion OF New
Zealand"
The forty.nrst annual parade OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic was
recently held In Saratoga. N. ". dur.
ing n driving rain storm. Ten thod.
sand veterans were In line.
Up to December !. 1906. the Pann,
ma canal had cost the United States
government est.tt9.000.
While fivc negroes were engaged In
shooting craps on tho railroad track
near Newburg. W. Va. n fast passen.
ger train struck and killed them all.
Another jewish massacre Is rc.
ported at KishincfI. Russia. In which
II Is estimated 80 Jews lost their
liyen.
Charges OF discrimination In passcn.
ger traffic have been filcd with the No.
braska board Of railroad commission.
crs against the Union Pacific railroad
by tho United Commercial Travellers
The government IL preparing TO
store 2,to0 quarters Of fresh beef In
the refrigerator plant at Colon for
use Of canal workers.
Tho reported massacre Of Jews ut
Eishincir In denied by the 81. Peters.
burg authorities.
New York city is threatened with u
milk far,in-.
Mrn. Mary Lawlcas Horseback. wife
OF n lieutenant In tho United States
navy was shot TO death by a burglar
IN her home at Portsmouth. Va.
The proposition TO Issue t5oo.ooo In
bonds for municipal improvements
waH voted down IN MuskoEec. I. r..
by n large majority.
-Thc supreme court Of Oklahoma has
decided the famous Day county bond
ease, In which the county sought TO
eyade the payment OF 5000 worth OF
bonda ianued In 1899, The verdict was
In favor OF th. state OF Kansas now
holding the bonds.
Two Of the men convicted of the
pssasaiuat'on Of Former President
I,aniiias Of Guatemala have been ese.
euted.
Joe uans again demonstrated his
rich, 10 the lightweight, championship
by defeating Jimmy britt In the ffth
round at san Francisco.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
HOSPITAL BOARD
MONTHLY MEETING
State Board of Insanity Holds
Interesting Session at
Provo Friday. F.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
Reports Received and Genera,
Condition of Unfortunate
People Investigated.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
PROVO, April 13-The State board
Of insanity met in the Office at the
State Mental hospital Friday. All mem.
bers were present and Governor John
C. Cutler presided, Owing TO the ab-
sence of the secretary, the reading of
the minutes was omitted.
Accounts against the hospital for
February and March were examined
and approved, and acquisitions for the
same were drawn on the State Auditor
as follows: February account for main
tenance, s3s56.29; improvement and re-
pair account, $103.72. March account,
$377209. The maintenance account in.
cludes salary,
superintendent Calder reported hav-
ing $546,50 on hand belonging to the
patients Of the institution.
DR.. Calder suggested the transfer of
several patients, to which Mr., Christen-
sen made motion that the disposition OF
the same be left to the superintendent.
This motion was carried unanimously.
The superintendent was authorized 10
advertise for bids for painting the sev.
eral buildings, and to employ an archi-
and general repair shop; also to adver,
tise for bids for material, and the erec,
tion Of same. He was also authorized
to repair the airing court fences.
On petition of patient, Frederick
Blake, for a hearing before a lunacy
commission, the secretary Of the State
bonrd of insanity is authorized to make
arrangements for the same.
On the request of patient, Mrs. Ida
NJ. Jacobs, for an interview with the
board, the same was granted, She ex.
operation, etc.
A communication from C. S. Ras-
mussen, offering to sell to the State
Mental hospital his property adjoining
that OF the Institution, was read and
placed on the table for future action.
A communication from Mr.. Haver-
camp, In reference to a letter he re.
ceived from G.. II. Turner, making an
offer of sale Of his property, was placed
on the table.
The salaries OF officers and EMPLOYEES
Of the institution, as also those of the
secretary and treasurer, were revised
and authorized.
The superintendent was authorized
TO advertise for bids for painting all
the. buildings, and for repairing tin
roofs
Following is the superintendent re-
port Of the movement of patients for
the month of March:
In attendance, Feb. 2S lis men and
1S3 women.
Admitted during March, 10 men and
) women.
Under care and treatment, 1s5 men
and 1856 women.
Discharged during March, 6 men and
2 women.
Died during March. ] woman.
IN attendance March 81, 179 men and
lS3 women.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
CUBANS ARE WORTHLESS.
Adam Patterson Talks Entertainlngly
of Recent Trip to Cuba.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
OGDEN, April 13,-Adam Patterson,
one Of the Amalgamated Sugar COM
pany crowd. and Roy Eccles, superin-
fendent of the Lewiston sugar plant,
returned this morning from their trip
10 Cuba, where they went TO inspect
sugar lands in that island, with the
view of buying up a plantation or two
and establishing few sugar plants.
NJ, s. Browning Of the great firm of
Browning Bros, who accompanied them,
will return on Monday, having gone
to New York for a conference with his
brother, John NJ Browning, the inven
tor Of automatic firearms, who was leay"
ing for Brussels and Liege. In Belgium,
on business connected with the manu-
facture of his small arms.
Mr.. Patterson and the party visited
every State in Cuba except one, look
ing for sugar lands. and it may be that
the Ogden crowd will make some pur-
chases and start the industry in that
island. OF the entire island they favor
Santiago de Cuba. and the State of
Camaguey, and if investments are made
they will be in one or the other, or
both of these States. This is n matter,
however, that is yet to be determined
at n meeting of the Ogden bunch,
which Will be held shortly OF Cuba
itself. Mr.. Patterson speaks in the most
glowing terms, but of It's people he ex-
presses different opinion. He said;
"The Cubans are a worthless lot, and
arc more ornery than the Mexican
greasers. They are entirely inca pable of
self government If the United States
troops were moved out of the island
there would be an insurrection the day
after the troops embarked Tho Ameri.
can, French, German and English in
habitants, and the Spaniards, of Ha-
vana, while we were there, petitioned
Secretary Taft to continue sufficient
force OF American soldiers, saying that
if they were taken away insurrection
and rioting and pillage would follow. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
SECOND LANDSLIDE
CAUSES TROUBLE
Line viii Not Be Open for
Through Traffic for Sey-
eral Days.
WILL CONSTRUCT TRACK
OVER FALLEN DEBRIS
Executive Officers of Road Pres
emf, and Pushing Work as
Fast as Possible.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, April 13.-Conditions at the
landslide at the east portal of the Aspen
tunnel, on the Union Pacific, are just as
bad, according TO official reports, as
they were on April 9, after the first
great slide had occurred. The line will
not be opened for some days yet. After
four DAYS of incessaut work under the
direction of the higher officials and sub
ordinate officers. and under conditions
that seldom prevail, the slide was nearly
cleared on Friday night. No sooner
was there an open track than another
slide nearly as serious as the first came
down tho mountain side and filed the
cut again, There is so much moisture
in the debris that the stem shovel Will
not handle II nor can the men shovel 1T
out This latter slide is about as long
on the track as the first, but the depth
Of the debris is only from seven to eight
feet.
The officials of the road have con.
cluded that for the present they VIII
build a track over the slide, hog back,
quite heavy grade. In order to do
tins successfully, piling will have to be
driven in the cut and two pile drivers
with several carloads of pillng were
sent out of Ogden today to do this
work The officials claim that with this
they can operate throught traffic on
the main line, but it will be necessary to
have helper engine at the west portal
of Aspen tunnel to help the freight
trains and perhaps the passenger trains
over the hog back. superintendent
Buckingham Assistant Superintendent
Davis and Division Superintendent Cos.
tello, with subordinate officials, are all
at the scene of tho trouble, General
Manager Bancroft left Salt Lake, to-
night on a special train at 9 o'clock
and left Ogden on the same special at
10 p. m to visit the scene of trouble,
and to direct operations. All the officers
are determined to have a through line
even though it be over the hog back by
Sunday night, and they have "a e. the men
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
ENERGETIC PATRIARCH
VERY GOOD TRAPPER
Employed by Stock Companies
to Clear Ranges of Maraud-
ing Coyotes.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
COALVILLE, April 13.-One of the
most experienced trappers and hunters
in this mountain country was in Coal
vile this morning with bunch Of coy
is A, Burns, and he is employed at Cas.
tie Rock, this county, by the Dcseret
Livestock company, to clear the sum.
mer range Of that company Of coyotes
as much as possible, He Is very sue
cessful at his business, and when he
was questioned as to how successful he
was, he simply remarked; "They just
walk right up and put their foot IN
the traps, and then I take club and
kill them About one year ago tho
old gentleman was here with collec-
tion of hides. and he says since that
time he has never written his name,
He said his birthplace was Niagara
Falls, n, Y. and in five moro months
he will be 80 years or age, although he
does not appear to be over Co. He new
or uses tobacco or liquor, and is In
shaky when no was signing his namo
to tho bounty certificate, but he said
this must be caused by drinking too
much coffee during the winter. He was
asked if he was married man, and
he replied that he had been, and had
one daughter, who was now an old wo-
man. He says he commenced his ca
reer as a trapper when 10 years Of age,
working then for fur company. About
ffty-seven years ago he commenced
trapping in this mountain region, and
has covered all the prominent territory
between Canada and Mexico. He is get
ting too old now to do much travelling,
so contents himself with trapping coy
otes on the range in this county.
Taken to Hospital.
Joseph r. Wilde was taken TO Park
City yesterday to undergo an operation
in the hospital at that place. Dr. Will
son came down from the Park TO as
sist in performing the operation here,
but decided that it was necessary to
take him TO the hospital, He is in
critical condition.
A fine son was born yesterday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Deming, and
on the same date son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baker of this place.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
SHOCKING STORY OF
HUSBANDS DEPRAV|TY
Leaves Wife and Dying Child
and Spends Wife's Money
in Ogden Saloons.
Snecial TO The Tribune.

special to The Tribune
OGDEN, April ia case that can
only be adequately punished by putting
the brute to the whipping post devel-
oped today. Yesterday, David Fisher
of Syracuse left there for Ogden, with
money given to him by his wife, to get
medicine for his sick baby. He was to
return at once with the medicine. He
did not get the medicine, but blew
the money in at saloons in Ogden. This
morning the distressed mother made her
way to Ogden, carrying with her the
sick child. While she was carrying it
around in her arms, searching for her
recreant husband, it died Of the dis
ease, and with her dead baby in her
arms she called on the police TO find
her husband. A. M. Van der Vlies met
her, crying with her dead baby, and
gave her 50, telling her to go to
Rlchey S undertaking establishment and
leave the little corpse there, offering TO
secure the funeral expenses. The moth
er did not want to leave the baby, but
on the kindly insistence of Mrs. Richey
she did so. Later Mr., Van der Vlies
found the recreant husband and father
and pulled his nose, and when the off
GERS found him he was in Twenty
fourth street saloon shaking dice and
having good time' with others
When the distress OF his wife and the
death of his baby were explained to
HIM he made light of it, and declared
that he knew all about the circum-
stances. lie was not arrested.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
BUSINESS BEGINS
MONDAY MORNING
Ogden Rapid Transit Company
Will Double Track Rail
way Line.
INCREASING TRAFFIC
DEMANDS IMPROVEMENT
Large Force of Men to Com
mence Active Construction
Work Tomorrow.
Special 20 The Tribune.

Special 20 The Tribune.
OGDEN, April 13.-Since the de.
cision of Judge Howell dissolving the
temporary injunction granted to Gus
Braun and others, restraining the Og-
den Rapid Transit company from lay
ing double track on Canyon road, was
received. all is activity in tho manage
ment of the latter company. On Mon
day morning Superintendent Flygare
and Assistant Superintendent Bailey
will begin the work with as big a
force of men as can he secured, and
the double track will be pushed
through to Glenwood. The tracks are
to be placed as closely together rs
is safe for operation. All poles. are
now cleaned out from the center of the
street. Poles on the curb will carry
the trolley wires, and the street Will be
properly graded, so that teams and
vehicles may cross anywhere on the
road.
The ties and rails for this improve
ment are already on the ground, to.
gether with the overhead trolley and
suspension wires. and the management
Is making an effort to have the inn
provement completed and in operation
before May 30. which will be a big
dav at Glenwood and at the Sanl-
tarium.
The advantage of the double track;
ing will be that the Ogden Rapid
TO handle the immense and growing
travel of Ogden and other people to
the resorts on the line to Ogden can
Won. The lines serve Glenwood, the
baseball grounds, Sanitarium and the
resorts In Ogden canyon itself.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-15
JURORS ARE DRAWN
FOR DISTRICT COURT
More Important News Incidents
of Provo Garnered by
Tribune Reporters.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO, April 13.-The following ju-
rors have been drawn, the venire being
retu-nable at 10 clock on the 10th ::
Ezra Walker, Pleasant Grove; James
Alfred, Lehi; James Chapman, Jr,,
American Fork; Thomas Walters, Amer
lean Fork; Samuel Houser, Lehi; Ar
thur Daily, Payson; Leonard Hawkins,
Benjamin.
In the case of Taylor Bros. Co. vs..
Chris Larsen, the jury today brought in
n verdict in favor Of the plaintiff for
$400.
Caroline Jones was today granted q
divorce by Judge Booth in the District
court, from Samuel II. Jones. The com
plant charges failure to proved as the
cause. The parties were married at Salt
Lake City on October 16, 1905.
William Kavachevich has begun suit
in the District court for divorce against
Phosa Kavachevich. The complaint sets
forth that the parties were married at
Butte, Mont, March 9, 1908, and
charges the defendant with having COM
mitted adultery with divers men, and
specifies that on March %, 1907, the
defendant committed the same offeuse
with one James Miller at the ST. Elmo
rooming- house, Salt Lake City.
A Miss Cobbley, with a companion,
while returning from meeting to her
home in Linden, on the evening of
April II, was assaulted by an unknown
man. The Sheriff was notified Of the
assault, and he Immediately made
roundup of strangers in that vicinity,
and today the two young ladies posi-
lively identified one Of the men as their
assailant. The man gives his name as
Carlson. He will be prosecuted,