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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21

the stern of the boat in the lead he
caught a signal which caused him to
put about his tug and hurry back to
Milwaukee. There he filed two dupli-
cate kilograms, one addressed to the
superintendent of the National Marine
hospital in Chicago, the other TO the
commander of the revenue cutter Fes-
sender, then lying in winter quarters
in Chicago harbor. That done, he took
the train for the same city
Three hours later he was standing
again in his Office on the sixteenth
floor, looking out over the lake with a
pair of field glasses. Just inside the
breakwater he saw the old black rev.
enue steamer, with steam up.
Quick work." he said to himself
AT 3 O'Clock he made out a long rib
bon of smoke stretching across the
northern horizon Shortly after the
Fessenden put out and steamed slowly
to the north. Off Lincoln park the rev.
enue cutter met the approaching pro-
cession- Through the glasses Potter
saw a small boat leave the cutter and
its crew of three men board the first of
the whalebaclzs, which had stopped to
received them. Potter counted twelve
Of the big ore steamers. They We're all
therel One after the other they crept
slowly down toward and inside the
painful delay. Finally the twelve great
ships came to anchor about the circum-
ference of a great half circle. Then
the topmast of each of them rose and
fluttered an ominous yellow flag.
Next morning the newspapers an
nounced that smallpox had broken out
on board the John CARING, one of the
fleet of whalebacks which Isaac Wag-
ner, president of the beef trust. had
y on i.
from the northwest in an effort to
breat the great Fuller wheat corner.
The victim was a young man who had
acted as clerk of the fleet. His duties
had carried him on board every ship of
the fleet, and all the crews had been
exposed. Under direction of the ma
rine hospital service, backed by an or
der direct from Washington, the Car
ling and its sister ships. together with
all the men on board them, were put
into quarantine for thirty days. Dur
ing that period no member of the crews
of any of the feet would be allowed to
land, and no part of their eargoes could
be handled. BY the time the embargo
was removed, it was pointed out. the
great Fuller wheat deal would be over.
Settlement day was less than a week
off.
During the next few days the price
OF wheat went soaring. AT one dollar
and half Peter Potter sold enough to
keep the price steady at about that fig
ure. Meanwhile Isaac Wagner was
making desperate efforts to force the
Government to release his feet. He
burned the wires to Washington with
his messages, and then went down to
the national capital himself to try the
effect of q personal interview. A direct
appeal to the president met with de-
cisive rebuff The head of the beef
trust was given to understand in the
plainest and most forcible language
that, where the public health was in
danger his possible financial loss-the-
mendous though it might be-was
matter Of no importance.
On settlement day, when the great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21

December wheat deal expired by nat
ural limitation, the price of wheat went
to s. a busheL. Peter Potter made pri-
Vate settlements at much lower figures
with most of the shorts. But from all
the brokers whom he even suspected
CT acting for Wagner he exacted the
last cent The newspapers estimated
that the profits of the Potter syndicate
were upward OF 100000.
Thirty days later the ships were re-
leased from quarantine. Ali too late.
the fleet of huge whalebacks steamed
up TO the docks and discharged their
cargoes, only to add to the losses of
Isaac Wagner. That same night Peter
Potter sat down to his desk and wrote
two letters.
Il inclose herewith" he wrote. "a re-
ceipt in full for balance due me by the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21

Wagner Packing company and its pres
ident." The Privateer smiled grimly as
he addressed the letter to Isaac Wag-
ner and wrote Personal" across the
envelope.
In the second letter was inclosed a
check for a large sum. With best
wishes for a long and happy married
life'' read the note which went with it.
The envelope was addressed to Miss
Margaret Winters.
And now" said the Privateer aloud
looking up from his desk, Il wish
knew now TO reach the Frenchman Wiz
figured out SO carefully the way to prI-
duce a mild but typical case of small
pox by incubation. These scientists
never get their due"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
ACCUSED BY MOTHER
DRAMATIC CLIMAX TO A MURDER
 TRIAL.
Mrs. J. W. Davis Points to Aek Hale and ShOutss 4sYOu scoundreI, You Killed My
 ChfId.0

Bristol Va, Sept. 25.--The trial of Ack Hale. for the murder of Llllie Da- wis. his sweetheart, in East Hill Ceme- tery in this city March 27. came to a dramatic climax today, when Mrs. J. W. Davis, mother of the dead girl. as witness for the prosecution, arose and poking a finger of scorn at the prisoner who sat pale and wan, shout ed:
 You scoundrel; you killed my child and you know you did"
 At this she collapsed and was car ried from the court room.
 The state introduced practically all of its evidence today and the first di rect testimony for the defense will be introduced tomorrow morning.
 John Bruner, a farmer. residing near Bristol. testified that he saw Hale hold the girl and pour whiskey down her throat several times shortly before she was found dying, and that he made a desperate attempt to assault her. He was sustained by number of other witnesses. Hale was indicted on two charges-criminal assault and murder, and Is now being tried on the latter.
 There was no eye witness to the girls death and for this reason the evil dence against Hale is all circumstan- tial.
 Dozens of witnesses told of having seen him abuse and whip the girl shortly before her death and several little children saw him practically force her into the cemetery where he says she committed suicide with his pistol while between sobs she pleaded with him to allow her to go home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
wORISMAN wHIRLED AROUND IN
 FLY WHEEL.
Morgan Finley, Employed by Blrming- ham Company, Caught by AIachin- cry Making Amputation of
 Left Leg Necessary.

Birmingham. Sept. 25.--( Especial. )-- The experience of Morgan Finley, aged 20 years, an oiler at the furnace plant of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail- road Company, at an early hour this morning will ever be remembered, if he gets through with his life. and that he was not killed instantly is consid- cred a pure miracle.
 Finley was in the blowing engine room of furnace No. l. attending to his duties when in some manner he became fastened between the pinion and fly wheel. In a moment he felt his left leg being terribly crushed and his body being revoived at a rapid speed. His cries of pain attracted at- tention and as quickly as possible the ponderous machinery was brought to halt.
 Because of the injury inflicted the young man could not be taken from his position easily. For more than two hours he remained in the fearful position, suffering excruciating pain. He was finally gotten out and was hast ily carried to an infirmary, where it was found necessary to amputate the limb above the knee. The injuries re- ceived by the young man are consid- cred exceedingly dangerous.
 His home is near Columbiana, in Shelby County. He took service with the Tennessee Company just week ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
BANKERS IN SESSION
CONTEST ON FOR SECRETARY OF
 ASSOCIATION.
James D. Powers of LOuiAviIie is Chosen as President--fsovernOr Swan son Addresses Meeting on
 ssThe SOuth."

Atlantic City. N. J.. Sept. 25.---A fea- ture of today's session of the thirty third annual convention of the Ameri- can Bankers Association was the con- test developed over the secretaryship. a position which pays $12,0oO a year, and which James R. Branch of New York has held for eleven years.
 James D. Powers of Louisville was elected President, taking the place of G. s. Whitson of New York. George Nj. Reynolds of Chicago. now chairman of the Executive Council was named for Vice-President.
 Those opposed to Branch made a strong fight to elect their candidate to the new council. They expect that they will be able to swing the council against Branch's reappointment. Their candidate for Secretary is Col w. F.. Farnsworth of the Michigan Bankers Association,
 There is a three-coronered fight in progress for thes schairmanship of the Executive Council, made vacant by the promotion of MT. Reynolds to the Vice Presidency. The candidates are Lewis Pierson, New York; J. J. Sullivan. Cleveland. and J. c. Brown, North Caro- lima.
 The result of these contests will be made known at the election to be held Friday.
 Governor Swanson. of Virginia made a speech at today's session of the con- vention in which he said that the South was determined to eliminate the negro from Southern politics He said that the struggle was between predatory wealth and those radicals who would pull everything down to common level and the Southern people would oppose both clements.
 Governor Swanson of Virginia, ad- dressed the convention on The South"
 He said in part:
 The freeing of slaves cost the South three billions of dollars and at the close of the war. tho ballot was given to the vicious and debased. but after years of self-sacrifice, We have re- covered By legislation we have prae- tically eliminated the negro from Southern politics. We will stand to- gether on this question as We have never stood on any other. We will theat the negro kindly but so help us God, we will hold him in his place for his own good and for the South's saliva ton"
 The report of the executive commit tee was presented by G. NJ. Reynolds Of Chicago.
 Addresses were delivered by Herr Moritz Leiffman of Dusseldorf and William S. Witham. Georgia banker.
 More than 1900 bankers are par tieipatinE in the meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
DECLINE CHALLENGE
SIR THOMAS LIPTON's PROPOSITION
 IS REJECTED.
Members of New York Yacht Club Ease Refusal on Ground That Llm-
 itattDn Proposed is
 Agafnat Rules.

New York. Sept. 25.--Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for a contest for the Americas cup in 1908 was declined to- night by the New York Yacht Club.
 Sir Thomas's challenge calls for sloops under the slxty-eight foot rating and the members of the club base their refusal to race on the general proposi- ton that the Americas cup represents trophy for the speediest type of yacht that can be produced on a water line length of ninety feet or under and that therefore any proposition to limit the size of the boats must be refused.
 The members of the New York Yacht Club at the meeting called to consider Sir Thomas's fourth challenge for a cup race, voted unanimously to reject the challenge after Lewis Cass Led- yard, former Commodore of the Club, made a speech in which he described the deed of gift governing cup contests as drawn up by George l.. Schuyler in 1887.
 MT. Ledyard then presented resolu tion declaring that the club could not take the position of limiting the water line length of the boats, under the deed of gift.
 Commodore Cornelius vanderbilt. Chairman of the meeting appointed q Cup Committee as to convene immedi- ately after the meeting and prepare a reply to the challenge. The cup com mittee was made up by Commodore Vanderbilt. J. P. Morgan. Lewis cass Ledyard, E. D. Morgan. F. G. Bourne. Henry Walters, J Rogers Maxwell and c. Oliver Iselin, held a session which continued long after midnight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
RACE RIOT DENIED
STARTLING REPORT FROM MISSES
 SIPPI NOT TRUE.
Six Negroes Were Not "Lynched" at McLaurin, But Friction Between Races Caused Posting of
 Warming.

Hattiesburg. Miss. Sept, 25--The re- port that six negroes had been killed today in the race riot at McLaurin Miss, about fifteen miles from here, where there is neither telephone nor telegraph communication gave grave apprehension in Hattiesburg. A few hours preceding the report of a riot. request for aid was received here by mall from Deputy Sheriff John Davis of McLaurin. Davis's appeal was ac- companied by a copy of the following poster. which he had found nailed up in two different places near the plant of the McInnis Lumber Company near McLaurin:
 Take warning. Any negro found on this side of the creek after Septem- Der 23, 1907, will be killed, and the man that takes this sign down will have a load of buckshot into him. (Signed) D.-O-O-O" K-K-o-O."
 The creek referred to Is in the vIcini- ty of the McInnis mill The warninBs were posted several days ago, but the situation was not regarded as serious until today Jealousy between white and negro laborers Is said to have caused the posting of the signs.
 4 night train from McLaurin, which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
LOUISVILLE INSPECTOR
 ACCUSED OF GRATING

Louisville. Ky. Sept. 25.-Dr sam- uel Bradley. city live stock inspector, was given an examining trial in the City Court today, and after hearing which consumed the entire day. was held to await the action of the grand jury on charges of accepting a bribe, embezzlement and misappropriating the property of another.
 Bonds to the amount of S2,0o0, cov- erlng the charges, were imposed by the court and furnished by Dr. Bradley.
 Lawrence Schwang, an employe in Dr. Bradley's department. was held as an accessory and furnished bond of $1,0o0.
 Testimony was giving at the hear Ing to show that Dr. Bradley demanded and received bribes before he would put his stamp of approval on meats In another instance he was accused of condemning sound meat, confiscating 1t and then after stamping 1t as good, selling 1t and pocketing the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
WRECK IN A TUNNEL
TWENTY ARE HURT IN ACCIDENT
 NEAR NANTES.
ROuen Express Crashed Into Flyer Carrying Steamship Passengers From Paris to ROuen--Neg-
 nGence of Crew.

Nantes, France, Sept. 25-The trans Atlantic train. corrying first class pas sengers from Paris to Cherbourg, where they went to embark on the White Star Line steamer Adriatic. was telescoped today in the Breval tunnel. Twenty persons were injured.
 The train taking passengers to Cher bourg for embarkation on the North German Lloyd steamer Crown Prince Wilhelm. which was following the train having on board the Adriatic's passen- gers, proceeded to her distination by another route. The name of the injured persons are not yet available
 The disaster Is said to have been due to the negligence of the crew of the train carrying the transatlantic pas sengers, as no lights were burning In the rear of the train and no torpedoes were placed on the track behind 1t, as required by the regulations when a train halts in a tunnel. This neglect caused another train to run Into the passenger train bound for Cherbourg.
 The train with the Adriatic's passen- gers left Paris in two sections. The first containing the second class bag gage stopped just beyond the Breval tunnel owing to an accident to the To- enmotIve. The,BecOnd section, contain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
, NEGROES CAUGHT
AssAILANTs OF MRS. OvERsTREET
 ARE HELD.
One Has Confessed and is in Jail at MacOn-Excitement Runs High in NelghbOrhOOd of
 Crime.

Jesup. Ga.. Sept. s5.--After chase lasting since the commission of the crimes, two negroes have been cap tured and lodged in jail charged with murderoms and criminal assault upon Mrs. Marvin overstreet. who resides near Surrency.
 Great excitement has prevailed In this section since the acts were com mitted.
 Ten days ago the first attack was made mon Mrs. Overstreet. Manzie Brown was arrested today at New La cev and taken to jail at Macon for safe keeping He confessed to having made the first and less grave attack.
 A negro named Washington was cap tured and placed in jail at Baxley. He is charged with the second attack made last Friday but denies his guilt.
 Mrs. Overstreet, 1t is thought, will recover from this attack. although her head was cut open with an axe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
LEAVES DEATH
 IN ITS WAKE Terrific Hurricane in Old
 Mexico. STREAMS RAGING TORRENTS Towns Along Coast Cut Off From
 Communication. Home of Merchant Is wrecked and Failing Fails Caught and Killed
 His Wife and
 Children.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 25.-A spe- cial from Coahala Chilean, Mex, to The Express says;
 A terrific hurricane has devastated the district along the coast to the west of here. doing great damage to crops and other property and also causing loss of life.
 In the town of Yasitos. the home of Juan Caiador, merchant. was destroy ed and the falling walls caught and killed his wife and children.
 Rivers and streams all through the affected district are raging torrents. and are causing heavy loss.
 Many towns all along the coast for miles have been cut off from telegraphic communication with the outside world and the extent of damage cannot at this time be reached with any exact ness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
cHoATE,s PLAN DEFEATED.
Ne Permanent Court of Arbitration
 WiIl be Extablished Yet.

Will be E1tablfshed Yet.
 The Hague, Sept, 25-Joseph H. Choate. head of the American delega- tion to the Peace Conference. is ready to acknowledge the defeat of his pet scheme for the establishment here of permanent court of arbitration, but he and James Brown Scott, solicitor of the department of State at Wash ington and a member of the relgation, are doing everything possible to in- duce the majority of the delegates to adopt MT. Choate's last proposal. name ly, the election of fifteen judges of the court by a direct vote of the governments, in the forthcoming plenary sitting of the committee of arbitration. Sir Edward Fry, (Great Britain) opposed the American plan and suggests that the project be sub mitted to the governments Tor study.
 Dr. Ruy Barbosa. (BraziD M. Mery von Kapos-Mere, (Austria) and Baron Marschall von Bieberstein (Germany) maintain that it is impossible to agree on the election of the judges and that 1t is unfair to recommend to the government scheme winch the com mtttee has approved only conditional- ly and subject to the solution of the question of the election of the judges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
Belittles Resolutions of Commercial Clubs.
TREATS MATTER AS A JOKE
~Twenty-one Men to Take Such an
 Important Step"
says That Clipping from Recent Speech of Judge Kenessw Noun tain Landis. of Late Fame,
 Represent. His Views.

Governor Conner regards the action of the Commercial Club of Birm1ng- ham and the Commercial Club of Montgomery in adopting resolutions against the calling of an extra ses- sion as a huge joke. The Governor laughed heartily when commenting upon the personnel of those presens. intimating that they were all of the cloven foot.
 T think 1t is the greatest joke of the year." laughed the Governor. "Twenty-one men assembled together to take such an important step for a whole State"
 At the time he was making this brief comment on the action of the two representative commercial bodies in Birmingham and Montgomery, the Govscnor was lingering clipping, in which Judge Kennesaw Mountain Lan- dis. made famous by his famous fine of $29.000.oo0 of the oil trust, was quoted from his speech at Hamilton. O., recently on the occasion of the annual reunion of the 35th Ohio Regiment.
 This expresses my sentiments ex- actly," ass he handed 1t to a repre- sentative of The Advertiser, "and Is the best answer I can give to any question at present regarding State affairs
 The quotation from Judge Landis was as follows:
 Tt is easy for man to be good civil officer today. This talk about the courage required is what sherman called poppycock.' All a maaa has to do is to find out what is right and then do 1t. If every man in offfco would give 10 per cent. of the loy- alty he has to finding out what IS right and the rest to simply doing 1t. we should realize Lincoln's idsPi of government of the people, for Yhe reo- pie and by the people"
 Not since the adjournment of the last Legislature has the Governor had so many callers and been so busy as on yesterday There were no less than half a dozen school committees pres ent representatives of the furniture houses bidding on the furniture for the Capitol, and a large number of per. sonal friends who called on the Gov ernoE 10 dissussg matters which were not made public,
 The Governor had intended some time this week to take up the appoint ment of the Board of Trustees for the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium, and also the selection of the Jefferson Da- wis Monument Committee. but 1t Is hardly probable that he will have time to look after these matters until next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
STILL IN SESSION.

Congress of Religious Liberals Listens
 to Interesting Addresses.
 Boston. Mass, Sept. 25.--The great interest in the proceedings of the In- ternational Congress of Religious Lib- erals continued undlminished today. The session was largely attended.
 Addresses were made by Prof T. G. Masaryk, of Bohemia, who told of the situation in Austria; Rev N. Josean of Buda Pest, whose address dealt with The Ideals of Hungary" Prof H x. Greenwegen of I,eydon. Holland. who told of the progress made by the Religious Liberal system in his coun- try since the holding of the second Congress there. and a paper on 'Tha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
INNER WORKINGS EXPOSED.
system Uhder Which San Francisco
 BoodIcrs Worked Laid Bnre.

System UndeR Which San Francisco
 BO0dlers Worked Laid Bare.
 san Francisco, Sept. 25.-The inner workings of the confessed boodlers, who formerly administered the affairs of San Francisco as a board of super visors. were laid bare today during the trial of Tirey L.. Ford, chief coun- sel for the United Railroads, on a charge of bribery.
 Thomas F. Lonergan. former super visor. told on the stand of receiving $4,00o with the understanding that it was paid to influence his vote upon the application of the United Railroads for an overhead trolley franchise. James F. Gallagher. former chairman of the board. related how he had re- ceived the sum of sS5.000 from Abra- ham Ruef after the latter had request ed and urged him to ascertain how the eighteen members of the board stood with regard to the application for such a franchise and directed him to learn the price for which each member would return a favorable vote.