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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
CHAMBER WOULD
LIKE TO RETURN
Makes Second Effort to Get
Possession of His
Estate.

New York April 16.-1n second effort
TO permit John Armstrong Chanier TO re-
turn to New York and prosecute suit
against his committee, Thomas T. Sher-
man. to recover the profits from his
million-dollar estate up TO 1904 and be
protected from the state authorities, who
wish to send HIM back to BloOnlingdale
ASYLUM counsel for Mr. Chanler appeared
in the United States circuit court of dp-
peals yesterday
John A. ChanIer, formerly husband of
Amelia Rives. the author. who is now
Princess Troubetzkoey. is living on his
5o0-acre estate, the Merry Mills, at Cob
ham, Va.
In New York state he IS Legally insane
and an. escaped inmate of BlOomingdaTe.
A commission in Virginia has found him
sane.
In suing Nh Sherman. a member of
the law firm of Evarts,. Choate & Sher-
man. who was appointed a committee on
November 49,. 1901, to look after his es-
tate Mr. Chanler seeks not only to res
cover 1858 523 the profits of his New York
real estate md stocks up TO 1904. but to
establish his status in New York as a
sane person.
The applica ton TO permit Mr.. Chanler
to return TO New York, under the protec-
ton of the courts, was opposed yester-
day BY Joseph n. Choate, Jr-, acting for
Mr. Sherman who contends that Mr.
Chanler is still insane and .slsould be
returned Immediately to Bloomingdale If
he enters New York state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
ANTi-TAFT DELEGATION.

New Orleans, La, April 16.-Officiai
reports received here today from Cali
casieu parish state that the Cohen fac
ton of-the Republicans in the Seventh
district held their convention last night
and panied 3. "A. Guidrey of Opelous-
sas ana Walter L. Jones of Lake
Charles as delegates to the national
Republican convention at Chicago. The
delegates will go uninstructed Reso-
buttons endorsing the administration of
Roosevelt and commencing Senator
Foraker for his stand on the Browns
Vile affair were passed. The conven-
lion was made up practical.J of no
groes. =. -
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Especial to The HeraId)

Los Angeles. Cal. April 16.-With
photograph and a package of letters,
r. +. McGurrin, president of the Salt
Lake Security & Trust company, Is
tendeaVoring to establish the birthright
!. of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Buckley OF SAX
Lake and secure the estate of her IA
Their. John Cain, a mining man, who
lied at Long Beach last August. Mr.
/. McGurrin appeared today before Pub
&c Administrator Bryan and filed his
Exhibit The case viii come up in the
rebate division of the superior court
ne latter part. of the month. When
cain died a viii was found among his
effects which bequeathed his estate
consisting of $4,000 account in q
hank at Long Reach and $4,000 worth
of property in Utah. In his last testa-
lnent ssbe bequeathed the property 10
his two brothers who live on the Isle
of Man. II Was stated fhat he had no
other relatives. and it was not until
Mrs Buckley went to Long Beach 10
IKE care of her fathers effects that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
F. E. MGURRIN TRYING TO ESTABLISH
BIRTHRIGHT OF MRS. MARY BULKLEY

she learned that he had ignored her in
his will.
When Mrs. Bulkley was young wo-
man her parents separated in Lead
vile, Colo, and Cain married again.
His second wife died and he moved to
Long Beach, and had resided there
some time before his deaths In look
ing up her birth record. Mrs. Buckley
found that it had been destroyed in q
fire when the court house at Leadviile
burned. She gathered together her Iet-
tiers which her father had written TO
her and photograph of herself. which
was found among Gains effects. Sev-
eral letters which Mrs. Buckley nad
written TO her father were also found.
This is the only evidence that Nj.
MeGurrin has to present,. but he DC
lieves that L is sufficient 10 establish
her relationship. Cams brothers are
represented by c. White Mortimore
British vice. consul Of Los Angeles. He
intends to contest Mrs Bulkley's right
to the estate. The heirs who are
named in the will are nou on their way
to Los Angeles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
PRESERVED FROM VANDALS
Utah's Three Natural Bridges Will
Be Placed in Charge of Custo-
dian by President.
Especial to The Herald

= ISpeCldI 10 Tic HefaId.) Z
y Washington. April 16-President 4
+ Roosevelt today signed a proclama- 4
\ ton establishing as a national monu- 4
4 ment forty acres of land in White 4
Z River canyon. San Juan county 4
= Utah. containing three great natural 4
T. bridges known as Augusta Caroline 4
\ and Little bridges. The lands thus 4
y established as a national monument 4
4 by the presidents proclamation are 4
y withdrawn from all forms of entry. 4
y and will be placed in charge of 4
= custodian so that the natural curios- 4
= tiles they contain may be preserved 4
\ from vandalism The interior DEPART 4
= ment viii send competent surveyors !
TO the region containing the bridges 4
= for the purpose of surveying and I
q marking the boundaries of lands 4
withdrawn and made into the ma 4
4 tioual monument. I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
DEATH LIsT GROWING.

Boston. April 16.-Three more corpses
were recovered late today from the
ruins of Sundays fire in Chelsea, max
ing the total number now recovered
nine. In addition, two persons have
died this week Of causes incident to
the fire. The bodies recovered today
were those of Mrs. Minnie l. Fenwick
wife of DIR. J. b. Fenwick, one of the
leading physicians in Chelsea: Mrs
Walter Barnes of Glenridge, niece of
Mrs Fenwick, and Miss Yinie Boyes
of Chelsea, maid in the employ of
the Fenwick family.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
JULIA MARLOWE AND MRS. BACKUS NOT
TO FIGURE In THE Won HERMANN SUIT

Boston, April l6.-Attorney Percy A.
Brigham of this city. who filed di-
vorce libel In the Essex county SUI
perior court at Salem recently on. be-
half of Clara L. Won Hermann against
Karl s. Won Hermann. in which the
actress, Miss julia Marlowe, and Mrs.
Maude Thorburn Backus OF Brooklyn
were named as correspondents. has had
the libel dismissed on motion before
Judge Richardson in the superior court.
This means that the names of Miss
Marlowe and Mrs. Backhs are elm
mated from the ease Mr.. Brigham
said tonight:
Il have known Mrs. Won Hermann
for great many years, as wei. as
other members of the tamiIy, and fel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
POLICE FIGHT
WITH BURGLARS
Lively Night at Portland, Ore,
But the Game Was
Ragged.

Portland. Ore, April 16.-Of three thugs
who last night committed a series of
crimes on both sides of the river, one
unidentified negro is dead. Fritz Rathke
another Of the robbers, is in JAIL, with a
bullet wound in his leg. and Eddie Ives.
the third man. is i'm Jail. a seif-confessed
robber. PatTOlman Charles d. Henson,
who shot the dead Tobber through the
heart. is being cared for in the hospital
one of the robbers having shot him
through the arm. The police were kept
busy last night trying TO locate three
hlghwaymen who had robbed several cit
liens and saloons. and about / o'clock
this morning, G. w. Stevens rushed into
the central police station and reported
that he had been held up and robbed at
the east end of the Burnside bridge He
furnished the police with an accurate de-
scriptiOn of the trio and a squad of DO
ice was sent 70 patrol the district.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
B0NAPARTE'S EAGLE EYE
UPON THE RAILROADS

Washington. April le-The attorpex gen
eral today forwarded a circular letter TO
United States attorneys Throughout She
country. inquiFing as 70 the situation Of
the railroads in the various districfs with
regard TO the commodities clause of the
Hepburn act The. United States attor-
news are directed to inform the depart
ment, a. soon as practicable. If they know
of ans railroad OF railroads within their
districts which are generallv believed 10
have habituallys transported commodities
which come within the teFrls of tile pro
hibitions. OF the clause. ar contemplate
such transportation in the future. Attor-
neys are directed 10 furnish the depart
menf with fun Information
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that feasof7 was Induced % prosecute
the libel IA her behalf That Mrs. Won
Hermann was sincersly honest IN all
her allegations as eontaipe5 III the r.
bel against Miss MaTlbnef and Mrs
Backus am con. Sineed. shut after 4
closer invesfi ton and 4 more careful
sitting of the erkienoe. IffeeE cor vineea
that the SOURCE of Mrs, Eon Herr
nfanns infofHla don is fhbc1iy uloreiis~
Bile This does nos alter l1,Y belief tlfat
Mrs Won Herrlnsnn should be granted
relief BY tae court, or, Ia ether 5soIds
a divorce from her hlfsbatA on other
grounds which IN no W. y inTo olive Miss
Marlowe or Mss BaaksasafAd OF which
grounds ] Mas III ig,tefanee when I
took the case =. Z.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17

Washington, April 16.-The friends of
Colonel William F. Stewart of the
coast artillery, who on Oct last was
ordered to the solitudes of abandoned
Fort Grant. Arizona. have so far sue
eeeded in their campaign for his relief
that prediction is made in authorita-
tive quarters that Colonel Stewart will
be permitted to choose a place of resi-
dence at one of the Atlantic coast ar
tillery posts. 1t is predicted the col
Onel viii not be restored to command.
The case Of this officer is regasded as
one of the most peculiar in the annals
OF the war department. The correspon-
dence which is available shows that an
official communication from the war
department was addressed to him at
his post, Fort Barancas. Florida, last
September which reads:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INFORMED
THAT REFORM LAWS ARE IMPOSSIBLE
Great Cry and Mighty Little Wool to Show For lt-Some
Minor Bills May Go Through.

labor in the District of Columbia: au-
thOriZing the ways and means commit
tee of the house and the finance COM
mittee of the senate to give hearings
preliminary to a revision of the tariff
appropriating a sum sufficient to en-
able the inland waterways commission
to continue the work on which it start
ed last year
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Refused to Surrender.

PaTtOimen Henson AID tessey- came
upon the robbers walking E long the rail-
road track and commanded them to sur
render. The fusilade of shots was the
only response and instantly the officers
and robbers were engaged in a fierce bat
tie. One Of the robbers shot Henson
through the arm and i'm return he man.
aged to Kill the negro The others imme-
diately took to their heels and escaped in
the darkness. The search was continued
and Rathke was captured beneath a
wharf where he had secreted himself.
Ives was arrested at his home. and when
taken to jail, confessed his completely IN
the nights work.
Ives told the police he did not know
the name of his negro companion. claim
ing to have met him for the first time
last night He is being "sweated'' bv
the police today and has told them that
Rathke is a deserter from the German
army and is wanted in Germany for the
alleged murder of his wife. The police
have got little information out of Rathke.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
SECRET SCHEME
IS UNEARTHEO
Delaware Man Accused Bank
erS of Secretly Favoring
AIdriCh Bill.
COMPROMISE AGREED TO
SENSATION AT HOUSE COMMIT
TEE HEARING.

Washington April 16.-In picturesque
language, at times violently denunciatory.
Alfred o. Crozier of Wilmington, Del.
today told the house committee or bank
ing and currency that he had unearthed
secret scheme for compromise on the
Aldrich currency bill He minated
plainly that the members of the currency
commission and the American Bankers
association did not act fairly with the
banking and currency committee in unan-
mOusly opposing the Aldrich bill yester-
day.
While opposing the bill ION principle
he said. the members of that commas
sion objected to it because the emergency
currency was TO bear six per cent inter
est and are ready to support it now if the
interest is reduced to three per cent
Last evening our distinguished bank
ing friends had a conference" he said.
To-day ther arc having another with the
wicked promoters OT~the wicked Aldrich
and KFeeland bills What for? They
are agreeing on a compromise. On what
basis? Just a simple little aiifSndment re-
aucing the tax to threS pfeG- CENT and some
other minor changeSE
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monia.
Grand Master Thompson was expect
ed 10 arrive in Salt Lake for the grand
lodge session. which will begin Tues
day He was, however, expected to re-
main only a short time and then return
10 Texas, where he has been in search
of a restoration of his health. which, for
a long time. has been sadly broken.
Mr. Thompson is one of the best
known business men of Eureka. He Is
a member OF the firm of Thompson K
Heffernan. He went TO Eureka about
ten years ago from Nebraska and
thrived and prospered. About two
years and a half ago he began to fail
7 In health. He suffered from tubercu-
; losis and was advised to go TO CalifOr-
MIA. Relief did not follow. and finally
he was advised to go TO the drier eli
male of Texas which he did.
When time came for nomination and
election OF d grand master in the odd
Fellows lodges of Utah there was no
opposition 10 Mr.. Thompson. Indeed,
SO greatly was he beloved of his
brethren that they elected him grs nd
master unanimously, in spite of The
fact that he IS without the state. lie
was one of the most prominent Odd
Fellows in the jurisdiction, and he is
held in highest esteem by every mem
her of the order. His presence Is Mus
catine is accounted for by the fact that
he probably made Il trip To the eastern
states before starting for Salt Lake
AIr. Thompson is 80 years of age. tie
has wife and one child:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
EXILED BY THE
AMERICAN CAR
COL. VIM. F. Stewart of the Ar
tiIlery at Abandoned Post
in Florida.
HAD REFUSED TO RETIRE
RANK CASE OF INJUSTICE IN THE
ARMY.



- Washington, April 16.-The :
= friends of Colonel William F. :
= Stewart OF the coast artillery tri- :
= umphed today to the extent of OBJ .
= tanning an order directing him to :
= take up his residence at the aban- ::
:. dOned St Francis barracks, St :
= Augustine, Fla, for the three :
- years or more he expects to serve :
= on the active list, instead of :
= spending this time at desOlate :
= Fort Grant, Arizona, where he was :
= practically exiled last September. :
= At his new post Colonel Stewart =.
:. viii have no one to command. :
= but his surroundings viii be de ::
:. cidedly more comfortable than the :.
- Arizona fort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
WILL MET BRYAN.

= New York. April i6--5roBight Chair >
4 man Corners left for Rochester. y
y where he is expected 10 confer with :
, William J Bryan some time Friday. >
7 Il IS said he may try TO arrange .
. for meeting Between Bryan. ,
= Charles r Murphy and. himself at y
y some early date ,
%$@<%%%<
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
TWO men SHOT
At CHESTER
DURING Riot
Attempt to Operate Street Cars
was Soon Followed by
BlO0dShed.
SOLDIERS ORDERED TO
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN
MORE MEN EXPECTED 70 AR.
RIVE THIS MORNING TO PRO-
TEcT NoN-UNToN MEN.

Chester, Pa, April 16.-Riot ana blood
shed marked the third day OF thu rect
ear strike here today, when the Ches-
ter Traction company attempted 10 oper-
ate its cars with imported strike break
ers. The strikers and their sympathiz-
ers stormed trolley car that was started
ont Of the barns and in the melee two
men were shot William Griesemtr a
claim agent for the company, was struck
On the arm by a bullet. ana William Borg
mann, the mOtorman who had charge of
the car, was struck in The foot by ap-
other bullet He was dragged from the
car and beaten and was rescued &c. q.
f. the angry strikers and their sympa' b'1
sea with difficulty. GrieSsmer. be.
le'ng wounded, received a disloc
shoulder. Several other traction empl e.
were also cut and bruised.
Mob 1000 Strong.
\ mon of fully one thousand men god
guard near the trolley barns at dayh asal
awaiting move on the part of the nc
lion officials, and when the frs car
was run out on the tracks, fOloy by
the appearance of about forty - ike
breakers, in charge of GriesemeT, the
crowd became furious. Che car was att
tackled and the strike brea kers set UPON.
The local police were unable to cope with
the situation, and after many conferences
between the traction and city Off las
If was decided 10 ask Governor st TART
TO send the state cOnstabulary to take
charge of the situation.
Troops Sent to Chester.
The request for the state police vas
sent to the governor by Mayor johnson.
and Troop A. from Greensburg. in IN
. mand of Captain Pitcher and Lieutel ant
Van Voorhees,, and Troop Z of Read ng,
were ordered to the scene of the lis
order Captain John c. GroOme of J hill
adelphia, superintendent of the cOnsta bu-
larry. took personal command of the
troops. Troop { arrived late tonight and
cncamped about two miles outside of the
CITY limits. and the Greensburg men are
expected 10 reach here early tOmor ow
morning. There are twenty -four mel in
, command Of Captain Pitcher and the :; me
number in the troop SEM from Read Nc.
The latter are supplied with ammunition
nj equipment suffic to meet any
aeTgency.
No Arrests
The local police. even though aUgmC Mt
SoiNDv fifty men specially sworn in, have
heen unable to give the trolley company
any protection. No arrests were made
in connection with the disorder today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
NEW PosTmAsTERs.

tSpccIaI 10 Ibf HetaIdJ
Washington. s.ApriI Eg-BostInasters APP
pointed: Utah-Mafinfils r. Eceles.
Eden Weber county, vice G. Grasan1. re- &
signed
Idaho-AIhert A. GeFriman St. Joe. Koo- 6.
tenai county, vice William T.. Gleason. re-
signed. -t.sts.s. +
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Washington, April 16.-The leaders
Of congress have notified the president
that several laws which he desires to
have enacted at this session will not
be put through. A recapitulation shows
that when the session ends congress
will probably have failed to pass many
of the most important measures recon-
mended by the president. They are as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
After the.t4earinss Closed.

He declared that this conference was
only held after it was stated that the
hearings Before the barking and curren-
cy committee had been closed.
IF this committee had not hOnOTed me
with this opportunity to speak at this
Postscript to the public hearing. said
Mr.. CrOZieT, and if one Of the distin-
guished bankers who addressed YOU yes
terday had not mistaken me last evening
for one of their fraternity and unreSerVed-
ly told me the whole program the trick
would have been turned quickly and sud
denly. The business interests of the coun-
try might never have known that they
had been sold out by their banking part
ners. and even this committee might not
in time have become aware that the great
men who appeared here against the bill
openly were in fact favOring il privately
1.-The Aldrich bill" Mr.. Crozier declared.
lis a gambling game from start to finish
brought here by gamblers and promoted
by gamblers for gambling purposes"
He asserted stoutly that he knew the
late financial stringency was brought on
deliberately by Wall street men.
Il was told in Wall street that such a
measure the Aldrich bill would be
brought before this congress and that a
panic would precede it.
Mr.. CrOZier said that if a commission
was appointed he would furnish list of
witnesses to the counsel by -wRom this
charge can be proved%
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
Measures to Be Ditched.

Restricting the power of the federal
courts in the issuance of injunctions
in laboring disputes; amending the
Sherman antitrust law so as TO es-
Ia blish system of federal licenses for
interstate corporations; to enable the
railroads to form traffic associations so
as to secure greater stability of rates
and returns; to remove some of the re-
strictiOns from combinations of labor;
to prohibit the railroads from black
listing union employees; empowering
the interstate commerce commission to
control future issues of stocks and
bonds of railroad property; to permit
the attorney general TO name one of
the receivers appointed for insolvent
railroads; to remove the duty on wood
pulp: to provide for the construction
of four battleships instead of two; TO
-asta hlish nastal saNings hanks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17
GRAND MASTER IS DYING
W. W. Thompson, Head of Odd Eel
lows in Utah, Reported to Be
at Door of Death in Iowa.

Muscatine Ia. April Nv. w
Thompson. grand master-elect of thu
odd Fellows lodge of Utah, is dyins
here i'm Bellevue hospital OF pneu-
. monia.
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Given Chance to Retire.

Pursuant to instructions from the
president, the department is prepared
to issue an order assigning You to sta
ton, probably Fort Grant, Arizona,
without command The president has
decided, however. that before this or
der is issued an opportunity be given
you to apply for immediate retire
ment."
Colonel Stewards reply was,
If appointed brigadier general will
retire If not viii remain on duty"
He at the same time requested two
months leave of absence TO arrange
his personal affairs and settle his fam
lily in case his Punishment to Fort
Grant should be ordered.
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II is not the high-p~iceo\ Manner.
that have the stiffest rate. I SOM
cheap papers have it also.
If you don't look OUT for vcs,r.
sen, the almshouse will be com
PEELED to do it.
Mail Order Journal.
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Some Which May Pass.

These are the measures which the
leaders have agreed TO put through if
possible: Making more elastic curren-
cy: granting compensation to govern
ment employees injured while in the
government service: prohibiting child
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Would Not Give Name.

AS an evidence Of the conspiracy to
bring on a panic Mr. Crozier said a prom
inent financier told the president of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford rail
way that it was to be brought on before
the meeting of congress and on that in
formation he said the railroad borrowed
$50, 900. 600 Urged to tell who the fir.an-
cier predicting panic was. Mr.. Crozier
said he did not like to give his name at
this time, but would give it to the coun-
sci of any commission congress might APP
point to investigate the causes Of the re-
cent financial crisis
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Crozier' :
statement. Chairman Fowler announced
that hearings on the Aldrich bill We're
closed.
After a short executive session. the
committee adjourned until tomorrow at
1890, when it is expected an adverse re-
port on the Aldrich bill will be agreed
upon.
The Nreeland bill is before the commit
Tee. and if Mr.. Ereeland should desire TO
have hearings on that measure he prob
ably will be given an opportunity to pre-
sent any testimony he desires.