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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
FUGITIVE IS CAUGHT.
Refugee From Russia Is Arrested in
Seattle.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 2S.-With reward
of 5000 said to be standing for his cap
ture and return to Vladivostock, where
he is alleged to be wanted to serve a life
sentence for murder, o. Karlson, alias
Bemert, local grOcer's clerk. was ar
rested here today on a statutory charge.
The brother of Kate Negatoff, the alleged
victim of the offense charged is authority
for the story that Karlson is an escaped
local authorities were not apprised of the
fact until after they had apprehended the
man. According to Negatoff. KarlsOn. or
BemeTt, as he was then known, killed a
man in Vladivostock two years ago and
was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Friends on the outside smuggled tools
to him and he dug his way to freedom
and slowing away on a tramp steamship,
finally reached Vancouver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
FORMER. GOVERNOR DIES.
Eugene Semple Succumbs to Pneu.
monia at San Diego.

San Diego. Cal. Aug. 2S-The death Of
Eugene Semple. former governor of the
territory of Washington, occurred here
today of pneumonia. Governor Semple
was son of the late Chief Justice Semple
of Illinois and was born in 1910 al the
American legation at Bogota in the United
States of Colombia, where his father was
then the American minister. President
Cleveland appointed him gOvernoT OF
Washington (then a territory, and when it
became a state he was the candidate of
the Democratic party for the same place.
but was defea ted by the Republicans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
A Glimpse at Tomorrow's Herald

The Fkng Of Caribou joe of the Shorty McCabe Stories
the delightful that will appear
the fashionable
the thousands who have enjoyed this charming
of stories
the other especially good features the paper will be-
THE Kiss short story, by E Nesbt.
Marconigram of the Master Mind detective
stories, by Frank Lowell Nelson
Another nsamen of Louis Tracys great story The King of
Diamonds"
Frankyn Fys gossip descriptive of plays New York
Notes of Science.
Fashions and Fads.
The colored comic ecton-he best and funniest of ALL
These but few of the of fine special features that the
paper will In addition of there will be all the
from world for IF IT HAPPENS IT'S IN THE HERALD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
WENGER IN SALT LAKE.
Receives News of Deaths of His Fam
lily While Here.

Like a bolt from a clear sky. ]. w.
Wenger, commercial agent OF the Illinois
Central railroad at Cairo. Ill. yesterday
afternoon received the news that his wife.
daughter and brother had been drowned
IN the floods following a cloudburst at
Folsom. y. NJ Mr.. Wenger, who was in
Salt Lake on his vacation. was strolling
through the streets. Passing the Illinois
Central office in the Judge building. he de-
cided TO drop in. There ne vas handed a
telegram telling the awful story of the
cloudburst.
He reeled as he read the message and
clutched at the counter to avoid falling
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
TO SETTLE LOCKOUT.

Reno. New. Aug. 2S.-At a meeting of
the Reno Building Trades Council last
night, the council was authorized 10 APP
point an arbitration committee to con-
fer with the Reno Builders association
with view to settling the five months
lockout in the building trades. Everything
points to a successful conclusion of the
meeting and that building will be re-
sumed Owing to the lockout great delay
has been experienced by builders on pub
lie and private buildings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
JAPANESE BANK CLOSED.
Only $500 in Cash Found in Defunct
Institution.

San Francisco. Aug. 2S-The Imperial
Japanese bank. located at 1913 La Guna
street; was closed today by the state bank
commissioners. 1t is alleged that the Of
ficers of the institution have been max
ing loans to themselves. The bank is cap
italized at $4,000 paid up, with reserve
fund 6f $1,000. The amount due depositors
s.. 6s9. Only $500 in cash was found in the
bank. with a number Of unsecured per-
sOnal notes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
BRYAN RETURNS TO LINCOLN five BOYS ARE MISSING
Young Men Believed to Have Been
Drowned Off San
Francisco.

San Francisco. Aug 2S.- Five young men.
members of rowing club. who started out
yesterday forenoon from their club house
for row on the bay in racing SHE'LL
have not been seen since and it is feared
that all have been drowned.
careful search of the bay is being
made for them The young men are Bert
Fry, Owen Henley. Frank Mcguire Par
ker Ashford and Robert Haslett. All are
residents of this city.
The boat which the boys were rowing
in was found tonight off the Berkeley
shore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
STEAMER BLOWN ASHORE.

Kingston. Jamaica, Aug. 2s.-The Nor
wegian steamer Beacon, Captain Peter
son. in the service of the Atlantic Fruit
company. from Baltimore, Aug. 81. went
ashore yesterday off Port Maria, on the
north side of the island, during a heavy
norther. This morning she got off the
reef without assistance. a survey showed
that she was seaworthy, and proceeded
for Baltimore at II o'clock today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
Tracks Are Washed Out.

On the Colorado Southern railroad in
the vicinity of Trinidad. forty miles sourh
of here. twelve small bridges and several
hundred feet of track have been washed
away. Wires are down and northbound
passenger No. l. from Fort Worth to
Denver. due here at $50. has not been
heard from since "A. m.
on the Santa Fe east and west of Trini-
dad the track is badly damaged IN several
places. Much damage was done to the
road on Ration mountain by land and rock
slides Between here and La Junta il is
reported considerable track is washed out.
The streets of Trinidad were flooded and
the foundations of a few buildings weak
ened.
The heaviest rain ever known here. COW
ering a wide scope of country. fell during
the night and in consequence the town is
with the outside world by railroad today.
All roads running into the city report
considerable damage.
Citizens of Folsom. n. NJ. are daZed
Saver the result of the awful flood which
~spread death and destruction last mid
night. and anything like accurate details
are impossible at this time owing TO in
terruption to wire communication. Cas-
ualties are variOusly estimated at from
j. TO %. Folsom had about 800 people.
and was built on both sides of the Tim
AKRON, which is dry except on occasions of
heavy rainfall. \ tWelVe-foot wall OF
water came down the canyon while the in
habitants slept. The Wenger and Wheel
er houses were completely wrecked. Sew
eral other houses and stores were par
TALLY wrecked and many persons had mar
row escapes when swept from their beds.
Several bodies were found fifteen miles
down the stream. Railroad traffic can
ing to the track and several bridges being
washed out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
MAY RUN FOR CONGRESS.

BoZeman Mont. Aug. 2S.-Former Con-
gresham Charles s. Hartman is a recep-
tive candidate for the Democratic nomna-
ton for congressman. according to an an
nouncement made by him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR CAMP AIGN
Republicans Worrying Over
Retaining Present Major
ity in Congress.
MEETING AT OYSTER BAY
THE WEST VIRGINIA SITUATION
STILL ANNOYS COMMITTEE.

New York. Aug. 2S.-Chairman Frank
II. Hitchcock of the Republican nation
al committee held a long conference at
the Manhattan hotel with James S.
Sherman, Republican nominee for vice
president: Representative William Nc
Kinley, chairman of the Republican
congressional committee and Repre-
sentative Loudenslagei, secretary of
the committee. The conference began
upon the return of those gentlemen
from Oyster Bay, where they were
called by President Roosevelt for talk
about the congressional situation. 1t
was very late before the conference
was concluded. but the list of con-
sressmen who are to be invited TO make
speeches in both the national and con-
gressional campaigns was completed.
1t is said that President Roosevelt dis
played a keen interest in the arrange
ments being made for vigorous cam
paign to retain the present Republican
majority in the house of representa-
tives. He was able to give Chairman
Mckinley and Secretary Loundenslag ger
many valuable suggestions. and these
were approved also by Mr.. Sherman,
who was chairman of the congressional
committee until his nomination for the
vice presidency.
Bay were made public. 1t was admit
ted. however, that arrangements were
made to enlist speakers for a contest
in a number of districts i'm southern
states which are now represented by
Democrats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
Worrying Over West Virginia.

The West Virginia controversy was
taken up today by Messrs. Ward. Du-
pOnt and BROKER, but no decision was
reached. The two contesting Rcpubli-
can nominees for governor of the state
Messrs. Swisher and Scherr, were mott
fed TO appear before the committee
next Thursday at 10 o'clock. The first
big rally of negro voters to be held dug
ing the campaign occurred tonight at
st. Cyprian's chapel in this city. The
meeting was addressed by former Gov
ernor Pinchback of Louisiana. w T
Vernon, register of the United States
treasury, and a number of others, all
negroes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
TEN DROWNED
: IN CLOUDBURST
IN NEW MEXICO
Terrific Storm Washes Out
Railroad Tracks and Cuts
Off All Communication.
DETAILS OF DISASTER
CANNOT BE LEARNED
MAN IN SALT LAKE HEARS OF
DEATHS OF THREE OF
HIS FAMILY.

..''s-..'.-.'''
:. Ten persons were drowned in the =
= floods which followed the cloud =
:. burst at Folsom. n. NJ, yesterday, =
:. and among them were the wife, :.
= daughter and brother of J. w. =
:. WenGer, commercial agent of the :.
=. Illinois Central railroad at Cairo, ':'
:. H.. who was in Salt Lake on his -
= vacation. Mr.. Wenger took the =
- first train to the scene of the dis -:'
- aster A. A. Wenger. an ogden -
:. real estate man, is another brother :.
:. of J. w. Wenger. =
Trinidad. Colo. Aug. 2s.-A flood in
the Cimarron river, following a cloud
burst. washed away a number Of dwell
ings at Folsom, N. NJ, last night, and
fifteen persons are reported to have
been drowned. Twelve bodies have
been recovered Two miles of tracks
and twelve bridges on the Colorado &,
Southern railroad were washed out.
Trains will be laid out forty-eight
hours.
The known dead at Folsom are:
ID. b. Wenger
Mrs. J.fW. Wenger.
Miss Daisy Wenger.
Miss Lucy Creighton.
T. w. Wheeler.
Mrs. T. w. Wheeler.
Three Wheeler children.
Mrs. Rookie.
T. w. Wheeler's sister-in-law, whose
name could not be learned.
Mea ger advices received here today
say that the entire city was swept by
tho floods caused by the cloudburst.
Many houses were swept away COM
pletely. and nearly every house in the
town was damaged to some extent.
The advices say searching parties
have been formed and that il is ex-
pected many more bodies will be found
before night.
Folsom is in the northeastern part of
New Mexico, near Ration, on the Santa
Fe road. Its elevation is about 1000
feet. and il is constantly in danger of
floods which sweep down from the sur
rounding mountains whenever there is
n ClOudburst or heavy rain in the hills.
A local undertaking firm today received
a message from Folsom ordering six cof-
fins for persons drowned there. Folsom is
100 miles south of Trinidad on the Colorado
& Southern railroad. The town is reported
to have been badly damaged by the flood.
but direct wires are down and details are
lacking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
LATER.

Said Brown to Jones: AHA. old chap,
You're looking glad
Said Jones to Brown: And feeling SO.
Just double-space that ad.''
w. j. hampton in Fame.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
Straus for the People.

Secretary. Straus of the department
of commerce and abor who was a call
er at national headquarters today. was
asked for an expression of opinion con-
corning the New York governorship
question. He would not say whether
he believed that Mr.. Hughes should or
should not be renominated, but he eX-
pressed this opinion:
Politicians should not temporize
with the will of the people The leaders
should learn the will of the people and
then properly represent their views"
The meeting of the executive commit
tee of the national committee was
taken up largely with a general discus
sion of routine affairs. and some time
was devoted also TO the question of
finances. There were present at the
meeting Chairman Hitchcock Mr.
BROKER of Connecticut. Mr.. Ward of
New York and Mr.. Dupont of Della
ware. members of the executive COM
mittee: Mr.. Sheldon, treasurer of the
national committee, and Cornelius N
Bliss and Senator Crane, members of
the advisory committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-29
Distinctive Salt Lake Type.

Oscar L. Cox thought that il would
De better 10 name a committee of eX-
perienced men to evolve a Salt Lake
type of municipal government. type
which should be distinctively a local
product and which should contain the
best elements in the other reform sys-
TENS. such as Galveston, Houston. Des
Continued on Pace 2.
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Continued on Page 2.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13
NEW ZELANDERS DO
 HONOR TO BIG FLEET

Auckland, Aug. 1.-The Atlantic battleship fleet arrived off this port yesterday and today the fighting machines are drawn up in two lines abreast the city. The city has taken a holiday in honor of the visiting war vessels the officers of which were welcomed by Premier Sir Joseph Ward and other dignitaries.
 The citizens of Auckland have pre- pared an extensive entertainment consisting ot banquets, sightseeing and the like.
 In his speech of welcome Premier Ward eulogizod President Roosevelt. Admiral Sporry, responding, said that the voyage has resulted in great i'm. provement in gunnery and tactical work and has also taught the ofIlcora much conoorning coaling which will result in great Improvement in thie branch Of naval service.
 A. l.. Levy, and Mrs. Lovy are pas sengers on tho Yucatan, being or their way to Portland whore they will mnlce their homo.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13
DETERMINATION ID HIT
 HOGGATT |S EXPLANATION
With Result of Election only Question of Number of Votes by which Wickersham Wins, Talk
 turns to an Analysis of corson's Defeat

With the delegate election a thing
 of the past and the only question in
 doubt the number of votes by which Wickersham will lead his opponents when the returns are all in, thestalk today is turning to solution of the whyness thereof; for the cou lting of
 the ballots has turned topsy turvy
 many preconceived ideas of "how the
 vote should be cast.' The eXplan- ations have many notifications but
 condensed, the view taken by the
 majority is that in casting their bal
 lots the voters were for the most part
 actuated by the supreme desire to ad-
 minister to Governor Hoggatt re-
 buke that will not only long be re-
 membered by him but will remove
 from the minds of the legislators in
 Washington any doubt as to where
 the people of Alaska stand when it comes to matters of territorial policy.
 James Wickersham, eleventh hour candidate as he was, carried every Judicial district of Alaska, routed by potential majorities the Hoggatt can didate in all except two of the towns heretofore believed to be Hoggatt strongholdS and clearly established the fact tbat whatever personal strength John Corson may have had in the beginning was lost to him by reason of his support by Governor Hoggat. To assure the defeat of the Hoggatt hopes hundreds of democrats throughout the territory set aside desire to elect their candidate and cast their votes for James Wicker sham. The democrats could have had the secret support of the Hoggatt influence but they refused it in the realization that if Roman went to congress sure to be republican it would l only increase the Huggatt influence in Washington.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13
.CORoON AND ROMAN :..:
 GET DOUBLE GROSS.

With details of the election of yes.
 terday as yot received in meager form,
 only there is every indication that
 the flaming double cross was carried about through the Territory OfAlaska.
 During the campaign the press dis patches received by the Prospector have conveyed. the information that Corson and Roman wore spending much money and even the most con fident of tho Wickorsham supporters feared tha5 this expenditure would prove moro fruitful of results than is evidenced by the vote.
 In ValdcH the Roman supporters were confidol,b of getting somewhere in the neighbQrhood of 100 votes for their candida tc and men asserting to be in d position to form fair esti4 mate declare that Romans twenty five votes in Valdez cost him close to $2O each. ThcrC was considerable Corson money in evidence during the last day or 50 of the campaign and it is probable that his Gwenty-fow votes were rather expensive. 1t is not inti- mated that votes were purchased, the estimates being formed on knowledge of money spent for printing posters, and tickets, and paying watchers and workers at the polls.
 Out in the Canyon, where G. w. Nelson has a gang at work, q strong play was made in behalf of Roman and d trusty cmissary sought that locality armed with whislzey paid for with Roman coin. The indications are, however, that the shipping clerk made mistake and sent the Wicker sham brand for the latter received twenty-eight of the thirty votes cast there.
 Tho result in Cordova proves sus- picions felt that the railroad vote would bo cast for Coraon. The Gug- genheim town took on holiday aspect, a special train being run in early in the morning from the work out on the right-of-way, but in spite of tho railroad influence for Corsom, which lined mp most of the business men of the town that way about 150 votes were cast for Wickersham, seventy-fvo for Roman and q few for Chilborg. Very few of these wcro voted openly, as most men did not care. to antagoni1e the railroad.
 It is admitted that the railroad off
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13
GASOLINE CAUSE
 OE DISAGREEMENT.
Difference of Opinion Among Business Men as to using
 Lighting Plant.

Now that the excitcment coDsc- quent upon the delegate election has subsided tho citizens of Valdez arc agitating themselves concerning the momentiou3 question: "Shall we, or shall we not, decide to ask the coun- cil to permit the use of gasoline light ing plants?'
 The trouble started at the meeting of the council last Monday night by tho presentation of q petition signed by majority of the busineBs men asking that this permission bogranted. Now the opponents of the plah are lining up and signing petition being circulated by the council committee instructed to obtain an expression of public opinion and there promises to be lively times at the council meeting called for next Monday night.
 At meeting of Hio fire depart mcnt held last night tho members passed resolution protesting against the present. ordinance regarding Che use of gasoline being modified to DOT. init the indiscriminato use of that fluid. The fremcn hold thut inos. much as they ere the ones who risk life and injury in fighting the fires that they are entitled to somo voice in tho question and thoy gurthGf hol6 tltaG the gasoline iS in case of fire q | lmonapp
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13

cials adopted no open bulldozingrtac- tics. They simply asked the business men to help out and this was done. One man expressed the feeling when he said to q Valdez man, "We are helping the people who madc 1t possia ble for us to do business here." The personal popularity of Messrs. Hehey and Hawkins ahd their chief subordi- mates also went far toward enlisting town influence for Corson. -.
 Workers for Wickersham and Ro- nan were. few. and their protests were easily brushed aside. Challenging was of little use and the best the antis could do was to work quietly for their candidates and get men to vote just as quietly. -
 In connection with conditions in Cordova there is current the ex. pressed belief that the Wickersham forces of Valdez were scorched by the heat from the aforementioned flaming double cross. ...''
 Nobody seems able to explain why q gasllet blew out of the Elsie's machinery when that steamer was halfway between Valdez and Cordova Monday afternoon, carrying an assis- tant district attorney, accompanied by personal representative of Judge; Wickershan to the railroad town to prevent as much illegal voting as possible. The "accident'' Occurred as the steamer was passing Fidalgo bay and she ran into Snug Corner Cove and anchored fourteen hours. It was claimed that it took all night for the engine to cool-something new in the subsistence of heat-so that the repair could be made.
 News of the "accident" must have been waited to Corson worker of Valdez, by wireless or by telepathy, as he bet two hats that the Elsie, would not reach Cordova that night.
 In the majority of the coast towns the vote is close to that cast two years ago, but the Panama cast more, than 1000 votes in excess of the pre- viOus delegate election. r;In Valdez the vote is less by forty-nine than that cast two years ago. There was considerable challenging done here by Roman and Corson supporters, and q Roman supporter filed. protest against the election on the ground that the Wickersham ballots are tech mcaliy inaccurate. ''i S''' ''s''f.. ...
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13
WINNIPEG WOMEN ACT
 AS STRIKE BREAKERS

Winnipeg, Aug. 11-rThere is some relief from conditions :. consequent upon the strike of the electrical work ers of tho city and this relief comes from women, who as far as possible, have been substituted for thcstrikers. This has, with the added labor of owners and managers of electrical plantg made it possible to have q few lights and to furnish some power,
 Tho employment of women has, however, added new difficulties and several other organizationsaro threat. oning to walk out unless the fair strike breakers are dispensed with.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-08-13

To the effect that Governor Hog gait be given discredit men having personal enmity to James Wicker sham voted for him and the manner in which the Hoggatt "inhuence" worked is shown i'll the vote, totals of which to date show that Wickersham received 3,227 to Corson's 1,GlO, or nearly twice as many. Even in Canyon precinct, from whence came exaggerated account of the returns, the revised count takes Corson's single vote away from him, the correct re- turns showing that Wickersham re- ceived ten and Roman two of the twelve votes cast. Copper Center cast eleven votes, nine for Wicker sham and two for Roman. The vote so far rcGSived shows that Wickersham carried the city of Fairbanks by more than G.. per cent in excess of all other candidates. He has all told more than 1000 votes in excess of those cast for Chilberg, the candidate talk ing second place. The detailed vote by districts follows: :.
 Coast End of Third.
 Wickersham, 515, Corson, 752. Cor dova), Roman, 1O3, Cum, 0, Chil- berg, o.
 Panama Division.
 W1ckersham, 1,1G7, Corson, 190, Roman, f85, Clum, 8, Chilborg, 1,23S.
 Seward Peninsula.
 Wickersham, 017, Corson, 3n, Ro- nan, 1S3, Cilm, 1O7, Chilberg, 752.
 First District.
 Wickersham, 628, Corson, 32l, Ro- nan, 2ll, Clum, l, Chilbcrg, 133.
 This gives the tolal vote so far re- ceived: Wiclzorsham, 3, ,227, Corson, 1,- GAO, Roman, 695, Cum, 117, Chilbcrg, 2,125.