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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
ACTIVE IN THE
OIL INTEREST
|. B. Williamson of FindIay, o.,
Arrested for Attempted
Bribery of Juryman.

Findlay, O., Sept. 26.-L. B. Williamson
was arrested yesterday on an indictment
charging him with attempting to bride
Charles Thompson, a juror in the case
Of the State of Ohio against the Stand
ard Oil company, which was tried here
lsat June.
Mrs. Charles Thompson said that Will
hanson approached her and asked her
to persuade her husband to disagree and
hang the jury in the Standard Oil case.
The final vote of the jury was to 4
for conviction.
williamson in a statement made in the
county jail today, admitted that he had
made the proposition to Mrs Thompson;
saying that her husband would be paid
from $500 to $1,000 should the jury dis
agree.
Chicago, Sept. 26.-James A Moffett,
president of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana. has been served with a sub
poena commanding his presence before
the federal grand jury next Tuesday to
substantiate his statement that other
Standard Oil company of accepting re-
bates
New York, Sept. 26.-JOhn D. Archbold,
vice president of the Standard Oil COM
pany, issued a general notice today to
the effect that false and injurious state
ments were being scattered broadcast as
from "a representative of the Standard
Oil company" and warning the public
that no credit should be given to any
statement purporting to emanate from
the Standard Oil company unless signed
by an executive official of the company
or its designated attorney
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than a majority of the entire outstand-
ing issue of stock. When asked if the
Hartman faction had 80 per cent of the
stock in its possession and proxies, he
replied:
I'VE already have more than that, but
/ shall not give any figures"
He also declined to say whether or
not the four retiring directors would be
renOminated. States Attorney Healy said
tonight that he had no intention of look
ing into the matter of Mr.. Fish's acts,
as he declared he might do, following
the publication of Mr.. Harahan's
charges
Il understand" said he. that Mr.
Fish had full authority from the board
Of directors to loan money TO whom he
saw fit"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
BATCH OF INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury at Goldfield Had Busy
Session-True Bill Against
Deputy Sheriff.
Especial to The Herald. }

Especial to Tne Herald)
Goldfield, New, Sept. 26.-Seventeen in
dictments were returned by the grand
Jury of Esmeralda county today. They
included George Gibson, the deputy sher-
iff who shot and killed Eugene Manu-
sell, the mining engineer, in the Sunset
cafe, and All Now, a Chinaman, who
is indicted for the killing of a country
man IA Luning. Both are held for trial
on the charge of murder. No indictment
was returned against ]. Z. Heddon. man
ager of the Tonopah & Goldfield rail
road. on the charge of perjury, and the
Jury recommended that the special cOun-
sci employed in the case be dismissed.
1t was expected that indictments would
be returned against certain officials of
the county who were charged with graft
ing in the red light district. but nothing
was done in the matter. The jury also
recommended that the county commits
sioner revoke the licenses of the Idler
and Columbia resorts, on Columbia street,
where women are employed to dispense
drinks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
AGAIN UNDER KNIFE.
Second Surgical Operation Performed
Upon &. n. Hartman.

New York, Sept. 26.-E. H. Hartman
was not at his office today, having un-
dergone a surgical operation yesterday for
the trouble from which he suffered last
winter. The operation is stated to be
trffling. in comparison with that which
he underwent eight months ago, but he
is not expected to return to his office
until next week
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ALONE IN HER GLORY.
Utah the Only State After Which No
Warship Has Been Named.

Washington, Sept. 26-North Dakota will
be the name of battleship No. %, one
of the new 20,0O0-ton vessels, contracts
for which were recently awarded by the
navy department. The other vessel, as
heretofore announced, will be called the
Delaware
President Roosevelt has decided that as
so many naval vessels bear the names of
New York cities it would be unfair to
carry out the original plan of naming No.
% the New York and changing the cruis-
er of that name to the Saratoga Utah
now the only one of the states after
which no war vessel has been named
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
NEW STAR WILL
SOON Be ADDED
RumorS Set at Rest by RooSe-
VeIt'S Announcement Re-
garding Oklahoma.


y Washington, Sept 26.-President 4
\ Roosevelt announced today that he =
! would approve the Oklahoma con- =
\ stitution. The president said he had +
) examined the document with Attor-
y ney General Bonaparte and that he +
\ felt that the question of his ap- =
+ proval ought not to be based on his +
\ personal opinion of the document, y
4 but upon whether it came within the y
+ terms of the enabling act. His per- y
! sonal opinion of the document, the y
; president laughingly said, was mot +
\ fit for publication" The promulga- \
ton of his approval will be made Z
= later.
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sRYAN's CAMPAIGN.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 26,-Chairman
Mason of the Democratic state Commit
tee has notified local Democrats that the
campaign tour of William J. Bryan in
this state will be made in November
andl that Mr.. Bryan will speak at a dozen
points, in which addresses he Without
line his plans for the campaign of 1908.
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WIDOW PAID $4,000,

Topeka. Kan, Sept. 26.-The trustees of
the Devlin estate have made d final set
Element with Mary A. DeVlin. widow of
the deceased. Mrs. Devlin gives the trus-
tees $4,000 out of the half-miliion life in
surance collected by her. All suits pend
ing are to be dismissed and dover rights
are waived
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SUICIDE oF<MURDERER.

Elgin, H., Sept. 26.-Cyrus Baldwin, IS
wears of age, one of the wealthiest res
idents of Kane county, killed himself to-
day by eating Paris green after he had
confessed that he had murdered his aged
wife by smashing her skull with an ak
Mrs. Baldwin was found dead yesterday.
Today Baldwin said he killed his wife
after a quarrel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
BOILER EXPLOSION.

Pleasant Hill, Mo, Sept. ga boiler
exploded early today in the conserva-
tories of George NJ. Kellogg, florist three
miles from here, partially destroying the
building and causing damages estimated
at $4,000 Over one-haf of the plant
was saved. The Conservatives are among
the largest in the west.
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RUMORED AGREEMENT

-tr haveb
O II
miles of
in wim
fromC @
with the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
ENOUGH PROXIES SECURED.
Hartman Holds the Fort According
to Latest Accounts.

| Chicago, Sept. 26.-President J. T Har-
Aahan of the Illinois Central railroad to-
night confirmed a statement given ont
during the day to the effect that Pres
ident Harahan and Vice President A. g.
Hackstaff already have proxies for more
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
Another Woman on the String.

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. Is, 1897.
MY Own Dear Earl: l went to the
postOffice today, but L did not receive a
letter Hope you have not forgotten me
so soon. Say, dearest, mamma found out
who you were, through Fred, and she
gave me a good talking to today. She
told me thar the woman you spoke OF to
me from the Globe was on very intimate
terms with you and that you used to come
and stay with her. Sweetheart. l really
can't believe it is true, but, dearest,
want you to write ana tell me the whole
Continued on Page 2.
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SECRET POLICE
MAKE ARRESTS
Three Cuban Generals Charged
With ConSpiring Against the
Public Welfare.
MORE ABOUT ALLEGED PLOT
MYSTERIOUS cABLEGRAM TO
NEW YORK WORLD.

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i WASHINGTON, Sept 26.-Official =
J. word of the arrest Of conspirators
! in Havana reached the war depart
! ment today in the following cable =
! gram, addressed by Governor Ma
! COON to Acting Secretary Oliver.
! Information more specific and 7
J. certain was secured late tonight that =
4 MasO PARA, angered by FAILURE 10
J. bring about an uprising, threatened
! to dynamite some buildings in Ha-
J. vana and then escape. The local po-
/ lice arrested him and two of his =
! gang, named Lara Miret and Dacase,
! and they are now in Jail. =
Havana. Sept 26.-The secret police to-
dav arrested General Masso PARA, Cen
eraI Juan Ducassi and General Lara Mi
ret. charged with conspiring against pub
lie order.
General PARA is the alleged leader of
the conspiracy to start revolution
against the Americans in Cuba, with the
use of funds supplied through some firm
in New York simultaneously with the
arrival of PARA at Havana, three Santo
Domingans, well known on account of
their previous evolutionary records, also
arrived.
1t is known that the conspiracy was
Matched in New York by Americans
whose names, ii is said, are in the pos
session of the United States government,
and it is stated that the leaders here
were professional revolutionists, hired for
the job, which, it is believed, will result
in a fiasco.
Governor Magoon, however, is amply
prepared with 5000 American soldiers and
5000 rural guards to crush any move
ment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27
News Sent to Wisconsin.

The information reached Wisconsin and
the lands were marked off on the books
of the Barber Lumber company, according
to the governments contention. When the
day for filing arrived it Is asserted that
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BLIND RAGE OF GREEKS

Bakersfield, Cal. Sept 26.-Four Greek
jured as the result of a collision between
freight on the Tehachapi mountain near
west of Tehachapi this evening Ezra
comrades, the Greeks who escaped from
neer and train crews of the freight train,
drove the train men into the surrounding
much railroad property. On the relief
were twenty armed men intended to pacif
refugee trainmen from their perilOus posi-
erty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-27

Usually the more you pay for ad-
Vertising the cheaper it is. There
are exceptions, of eourse.-F. M.
Shortridge.
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a Southern Pacific work train and a
the entrance of tunnel H. two miles
ged by the death and injury of their
the smash-up gave chase to the engi-
and with rocks and other missiles
hills. They threatened destruction of
train that left here at s O'Clock tonight
: the enraged foreigners, rescue the
ton and protect the companys prop
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-03-30

"Yes. that gem Is one of the finest
have ever seer, and its strange his
tory, to me- adds very materially to
It's intrinsic value
The speaker was Mr.. Pierce. prom.
nput attorney of Brownsville, Tex, as
we sat on the broad ycranda at his
handsome residence smoking our
cigars. after the most remarkable Jan.
nary dinner / have ever eaten, writes
Isaac Kline On the menu was roast
wild goose which had been shot as it
Jew over the house on the day before,
oysters on the hallshcl, fresh from
the waters Of the Gulf at Point lsa-
bel, Is miles away; green corn on the
cob. cucumbers, lettuce celery from
Mr pIerce's own garden oranges, figs
and grapes from trees and vines in the
dooryard-in January, The gem nm
der discussion was very fine dia
mond, whose steel blue brilliaucc pro
claimed # as having come from th"
Old Mines sparkling in an old.fash
toned setting on Mr. Picrcc's finger.
"If ! might have its entire history
! should be very much pleased. for II
belonged to Jean LATTE the pirate
II 1t could but speak, what tale it
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-03-30
DISASTER AVERTEO BY DOG.
Railway Bridge Is Saved from fire
by Wise Canine.

Boulder, Col.-FuriousIy barking mn
til it had attracted attention, a dog
belonging to Robert Wallace of A..
shall, saved the Colorado and Southy,
bridge from destruction by fire ami
ayerted a possible disaster In 1907
the same bridge was badly damage
by fire just before train was dg.
and the same dog called attention F..
the fire by bowling and a serious a.
cident to the train was prevented
The railroad officials presented tn
animal with fine collar at the tim.
The dog was heard barking. ant
an investigation showed that til
bridge was in flames \ freight train
had passed over it a few minutes b.
fore and hot Goals from the fireb3,
set the timbers abIaze The station
agent at Marshall was notified. viii,
Mrs Wallace and her little girl ca.
riod water from the creek and sur.
ceoded IN oNtinguishing the flames
But for the vigilance Of the dag
the strong wind would have flannel
the flames into a blaze Of serious o~5
portions
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-03-30
MECHANICAL MORSEL OEVOUREO
BY PET IN CELEBRATING
EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
IS WINDUP OF A WILD ORGY
MutiIated Bits of Meta and Rubber
Tell of the Dark Tragedy in Which
a Chicago Feline Is the
Chief Character.

Chicago.--A small brass cogwheel
bent and twisted out of shape, half
chewed India rubber band and de-
iected piece of string discovered at the
Hull house apartment told the story of
a deep, dark tragedy. These crumpled
bits of mechanism have been positive
ly identified as the interior organs OF
a chocolate-colored tin mouse with red
eyes and hemp cord for a tail
The mystery underlying this grew.
some discovery is slowly being unray-
eled, while suspicion points strongly
to P Jackson, colored, 49, Halsted and
Ewing streets
The tragedy, occurring as it did,
within a few hours after an orgy rival
ing those of decadent Rome under the
tyrant Nero, carries with it such re.
voting features as properly can be
witnessed only by the blind eye Of
Night 1t was a tragedy Of the under
world in high society
The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of the victim has not yet been
held but it is expected that this in
QUESTION will bring to light the details
In all their unpleasant reality.
This creature Of crafty mien,' as
Sam Davis, the Nevada bard once
sang, celebrated the eighteenth ami
yersary of his birth Nothing was too
good for Peter J. The early morning
mail brought him a souvenir postcard
from a trick dog named Monte, the pet
of a certain Riverside whistler A
messenger then left, with the compli.
ments OF Royal, an Angora pussy, a
beef kidney wrapped in tissue paper
and tied with a pink ribbon.
Then Mrs. Pelham had provided for
the cats entertainment a dozen tiny
chocolate candy mice These little
creatures were disposed in sundry
hooks and corners of the fiat, with
strings attached to them so they could
! be pulled across the floor.
Peter, whose taste for rodent blood
long since had been satisfied, went for
the chocolate mice, and showed that
even in his old age his claws had lost
none of their cunning. The sport final
ly grew tiresome, however, and Peter.
/ leaving several mutilated bodies scat
/ tered around, settled himself on his ac-
customed pillow, where he abandoned
! himself TO dreams of the cat paradise.
As he dreamed Peter must have
been troubled with nightmare. as was
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Christmas time. 1t could be daugled
by a string, and when released would
scud hither and thither as if having i
fit. Peter saw it and made dive
The strange mouse was imperyiOus TO
tooth and claw. Peter regarded II Of
fensiyely and then retired to his cor.
ner TO sullG
Night came on, and the mouse, for,
gotten, lay abandoned under a chair.
AS the clock struck II Mrs. Pelham
was aroused from her slumber by 4
clanking noise. There was a whir,
purr then all was silent.
In the morning the glastly remains
were found. Peter, gorged until his
sides were distended, lay innocently
sleeping in the window. As yet he has
shown no indications of distress. It.
is perfectly plain, however, that he
ate at least the she'll of the mechant.
cal tin mouse.
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TOY MOUSE OF TIN
PREY OF AGED CAT

only natural, for he found himself
about to pounce upon a giant mouse.
The mouse was fully as large as an
Australian kangaroo, and seemingly
was embarrassed at not being able To
find ample enough hole to retire into
The monstrous creature snarled anu
curled its lip, but Peter was valiant
and had seized the huge mouse by the
neck when he woke up.
Then a curious sight met his eyes
With a curious clockwork noise for
midable appearing mouse was spin
ming around and around the floor. It
had an ugly way about it. 1t was
painted a dirty mud color, like an ele'
plant, and the hump of its back sus'
gested belligerency and defiance
The mechanical mouse had been
purchased from & street vender around
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-03-30

gold heels on their shoes. They enter
tanned in princely sty.S giving recep-
tons and banquets which for magnifl'
ceuce were not excelled even in Eu.
ropean courts. Kings and queens OF
England, Spain or France gave nothing
more elegant in this line. Nothing APP
preaching them was ever given on this
continent In those days, even If ar the
present time.
Entertained Prominent Men.
"All prominent people who came 10
Matamoros were received and enter
tanned by them-Gen. Lawton, Gen.
Corbin, the McCooks even Gen. Sheri-
dan--have been their guests at these
receptions. Among their visitors oc.
casiOnally was seen man of mag
nifcent bearing, great manly beauty
and carriage. He wore jewels of eK-
trdordinary splendor, and always car
ried a court sword with embroidered
belt blazing with jewels. / was a boy
then, and remember these things well,
for they were TO me like a dream Of
the Arabian Nights. The man had
~ith MIN ON these visits a Spanish
lady Of great beauty who was always
al his side None except the Taruaya
family ever talked with her, but it was
a current belief among US children
that the man was LATTE and the
woman a lady whom he had captured
in some Of his sea fights, killing her
male relative, taken her to Barrataria
and still held her as his wife She was
oven supposed to bear a title She at
TO escape from him twice but
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-03-30
was. There was no railroad to Mata

was There was no railroad to Mata
them ever expected to get there. SINGS
the completion Of the new st. l.. q. &
NJ. railway. however, he concluded 70
go down on one OF the Homeseekers
excursions. The existence of the man
required to his mind and he brought II
along, though with little faith in its
having any foundation in fact.
Found Chest Well Hidden.
We visited the ruined house. The
map was very accurate as regarded
the apartments with the exception
that the room marked with the cross
did not seem to exist BY measurinL
the walls, however, we found an inside
wall Of brick-all the inner walls 10
this building are Of briCk-near 3
stairway, was much thicker than thf
others, and cut into it-and there va
the treasure room. 1t had been bull
into the wall in such a manner tina
its existence would never be suspect
ed. Though four feet square, the stair
way at the side. running TO the sec
ond and third stories prevented Ia
extra thickness of the wall being no
rced part of the width Of the room
being taken off the width of the stair
way. The only entrance was through
the floor in the top story, the place be
ing practically a dry well in the wal
reaching CIp9r from the TON floor 10 tn,
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was practically empty. There was q
handful of Spanish and English gold
coins and several jewels Of which the
one | wear is one, in the box and On
the floor. We searched thoroughly
What We found was valued at $4,000
The balance of the treasure, which
the letter stated to be over $4,000,
had been taken by some one, possibly
some accidental discoyerer. The 9th
er places indicated to contain treas.
ure we did not find The descriptions
We're imperfect or else the places were
too we'll hidden Our time was linn
tied since 1t soon became noised
about what We We're doing and we
We're stopped You know what the
Mexican government is.
Believes Treasure Still There.
Il feel certain that the treasure is
still there, If the places can be 10,
Gated but do not see how that can be-
done without plenty of time and pos.
sibly pulling down the house The
outer walls at the Casa Mata are now
obliterated and it would require "a
great deal of digging to locate the
treasure indicated TO be buried there
The letter gave the value OF ,une as
$4,000 in Jewels aud til" othgr as
Sl25,0O0 in gold | have full belief
that there is much treasure burtri IN
this locality by the pirates. The SNUG
glerS the reyOIuuOuistS ana even.
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house was so closely guarded that not
rat could find ingress or egress
without detection. The negroes in the
neighborhood are worked up to such
a state of superstitious terror as never
before. and even the white people
who have investigated the strange
phenomena are mystified.
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did not succeed Her people no doubt
mourued her as dead
After the Tarnayas left the house
il was never again occupied and 50 far
as | know has not been entered for 30
years until about a year ago The en-
tire premises are in ruins. as you saw,
but in its prime it was as handsome as
any residence on this continent. The
slate roof is falling in though the
brick walls will probably stand for
century, as they are very thick and
solid The Totting balconies look down
into an inner court still full of orange
and fig trees laden with fruit-but |
have seen this garden and the bal
comics lighted up at night, filled with
the handsomest women wearing the
finest dresses the world then con.
tanned. The high ceilings, magniti-
Gently proportioned rooms, carved
spiral stairways of mahogany. large
arChcd windows, mahogany hoOrs-all
indicate the taste OF the occupants.
The pigeons of the town now make it a
roosting place, entering through the
falling roof and the broken windows,
but in it's day it was a magnificent
home, such as few ever enter even in
this era of wealth EXCEPT the most eX-
elusive and aristocraatic NOW 70 the
story Of this ring
Had Treasure Chart
In June. 1906 gentleman from
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STORY OF PIRATE PLUMBER
RECALLS DAYS OF LAFiTTE
Splendid Gem Now Owned ny Brownsville Texas, At
torney Was Part of Accumulated Booty-Smugg!ers'
Houses at Matamoros Mexico Still Stand
in Magnificent Ruin.

Of Part Be
Concealed the Old Render
vous of the Victory
at New the