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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
DEATH LIST IS GROWING
Now Almost Certain That il VIII
heach Between Twenty ana Thirty,
And Many Are Still Missing.

trinidad. Colo, Aug 9a.-Between 90
and 30 dead, nearly half the town swept
away, thousands of dollars damage Il,
town property and great loss of live
stock. tell briefly the story Of the flood
at Folsom, early yesterday Twenty
Tour hours after the disaster. the first
definite news from the stricken town
reached this city when refugees ana
passengers of a stranded Colorado
southern train reached the city short
~ after O'Clock this morning.
aTo the list of 10 known yesterday
to have been drowned, are added seven
more victims. They are:
Charles Wheeler.
Mrs Charles Wheeler
Mrs. S j. Rookie
Antonio Salazar.
Miss Saazar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Guerin.
Many are still missing and several
days may clapse before a cumplete
list of dead is obtalnabe.
Residents of the town who lived on
nigh ground and beyond the reach OF
the torrent saw houses containing fam
lles crying for aid, swept away he
N'''lA " tSs DDNtllGeS 10 render
them any assistance Bye witnesses
Of the. disaster tell Of seeing lights
nickerlng for a moment In doomed
buildings and hearing the structures
crash together as they drlfted into the
marrow canyon and were crushed like
pits OF pasteboard. Some lights could
be seen distance of nearly a mi.
down stream before the buildings were
iinally broken up and the occupants
drowned. An entire row of buildings
was swept away and others were lam.
med together as shapeless mass hun
dreds of yards from their foundation.
everywhere are seen bodies of
drowned cattle and horses
only stone buildings and those on
higher ground We're left standing.
To Mrs 5. j. Rookie, telephone oper-
ator who lost her life in the flood.
many residents owe their escape. In
face of certain death this brave wo-
man stayed In a doomed building I'M
I'll every method of escape was cut or
by water. sending alarms to every resi-
dcnt who had a telephone
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
BUILDING PERMITS.
Estimated Value of Projected StruC-
lures Reaches S77 900 for Week

A. b. Hirth, city building Inspector
has issued permits during the past
week for the erection OF buildings, the
estimated value OF which is $1,000. The
number of permits issued is 30, of which
% were for small homes of the value
of 1000 each, The largest permit of
the week was issued to O. r. Meredith,
for the erection of a three-story brick
apartment at the corner of a street and
First avenue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
PET CAT SLAIN.

There was catastrophe this morning
at the Consolidated Wagon & Machine
compauys building. The pet cat OF Miss
Briggs, one Of the stenographers. was
ruthlessly slain by bandit bulldoB
which has been on the cats trail for
severa, days The hard hearted men
employees were inclined 10 make merry
at the expense OF the good lady who
is inConsolable over her loss The dog
escaped. and like the Yellowstone ban
dit, can not be found.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
MOVING WHEAT.

Portland, on. Aug 2g.--That wheat
~ now being moved In "a large say
from the inland empire Ia this city for
the needs of the milling interests and
for export To- foreign countries. IL
indicated by statistics furnished by
arrival Of 30l carloads In the first
ave days ~ the week Adviees from
some interior points indicate that the
total wheat product ~ the inland en-
plre this year Is materially greater
Than The estimates given out earlier
in the season IN a number OF dis
trlctF. the Yield per acre Is proving
greater than was expected month
ago and some OF the warehouse men
IN the grain growing belt are revising
their nRures on the output for the
year,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
Initial Bar Cast Early Today in
The Presence Of Company
Officials.
SOUVENIR TO JESSE KNIGHT
Plant Has Cost about Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars--Plant Starts
on Smoothly.

First bar of lead bullion cast ot
the Tintic smelter Arp % ions ,ro
Mr. Jesse I5nipbt"
This has been history making da,.
for the Tintic mining distric, ro, Il
has marked the date on which was
east the FIRST bar of bullion from the
new plant of the Tiutic Smelling com
pany, the event taking place at .
o'clock this morning. When taken
from the moulds II bore the fore
going inscription. The first furnace
was charged last evening at 2
o'clork auJ without a v,,,,ly 40 ,to,,.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
JUDGE WARNER WITHDRAWS,
mt Pcelec" Wootcn VIII Not Have
His Endorsement.

j. w. Wooten has lost the support of
NJ. NJ. Warner, a reputable attorney,
who indorsed the application Of Woo
ten for admission to the bar in this
state. In connection with his with
drawaI from Wootens affairs, Judge
Warner in a statement says;
ION Wednesday. August %, a Mr..
j. w Wooten. a stranger to me. came
into my office and represented to me
that he was a member in good stand
ing of the bar of the supreme court
of the state of Colorado. at the same
time asking me to sign an endorse
ment of his contemplated application
for admission to the bar of the supreme
court of the State of Utah.
This Endorsement was signed by +.
c. Loofbourow, and without any
knowledge or information that there
was or had been a question concern
ing his fitness or qualification for such
admission, and believeing that II was
merely extending harmless courtesy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29

course Of a conversation concerning
the political outlook In his state
The gross Republican strength in
the state OF Wyoming." said he, rests
not so much upon the wool growing
interests as might be expected The
people were Republicans before they
were wool growers. Although there
exists divers opinions among prom
iuent members of the party concerning
the money question, otherwise its unity
entirely meets the approval of the
states -wishers."
Senator Clark and wife are register
ed at the Kuntsturd They expect
to leave for their home in Evanston.
Monday or Tuesday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
FRED MCLEOD WINS
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Hamilton. Mass. Aug 29.-Fred Nc
Leod. native of North Berwick, Eng
land. but now with the Midlothian club.
Chicago won the fourteenth open cham
piouship of the United states Golf as
sociutlon at the links Of tho Myopia
Hunt club today by defeuung Willie
smith of Mexico ln their ls-hole play
or Of Yesterday tie by the score Of n
% 49, The men We're tied nj 322 at the
close OF the regular 72-hoi' contest yes
tcrday Smiths wildness from the tees
cost him the championship, whiio Me-
Leeds putting was somewhat erratiC
Mcleod receives $500 and Smith $3.50
as first and second prizes respectively.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
CHIEF FAVORS ANYTHING
Tom ID. Pitt Goes on Record In the
Red Light District Move
Mayor silent.

Chief of Police Tom u. Pitt was
asked this morning for his views on the
proposition Of moving the red light
district" from Commercial street To a
district on the west side Chief Pitt
said;
II think the same about 70 as | al
ways did. 1 think the people Of the
under world should be whore they can
be handled as criminals"
Are you in favor Of moving thcmf'
why yes, / am II there's no oppo-
sition 10 it, n there is opposition
thcp / am opposed 10 it. that's am
Mayor BDnsford When seen on me
question ana asked for statement re-
gardlng the moving of Commercial
street harpies 10 the proposed red light
district declined to- discuss the sub
ieCt one way or The other.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
ACTIVE IN GREEN RIVER.

Travelling Freight and Passenger
Agent d. b. Eldredge OF the Rock
Island has just returned from a. bus
mess trip TO Green River, Utah He
says 90 cars OF cantaloupes will be
shipped from that point this season,
which IS now just opening. The
whole of the new territory there looks
good, with growers setting out larger
and larger peach ochardS, one CON
Germ setting out $50 acres. The
climate is considered exceptionally
fine, so that melons may be grown
clear into October The railroad
company is building a new depot in
addition to the new repair shop and
round house. with "A view. i is re-
ported. of making Green River a di-
vision terminal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
GENERAL HENDERSON
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE

Omaha, Neb., Aug 29.-Gen.
Charles f. Henderson. formerly gem
eral counsel for the Burlington rail-
road, was dangerously hurt in an
automobile accident last night. In
attempting to avoid one automobile.
he WAS run into by another. His
buggy was overturned and he was
thrown TO the pavement. His ex-
treme age has made the shock seri-
Gus.
Gen. Henderson was once presi-
dent of the United States senate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY


chargIng her husband win having
ON Man rs. 1908, violently kicked her,
caueIng her great bodily injury and
min and mental distress, HANNAH ii.
Fullmcr has brought suit for divorce
nTainst Junlus "a, Fullmer The com
nlaint Aled by Mrs. Fullmer today
also states that Fullmer a. guilty ~
hebitual drunkenness. and has been
for more than two years past
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
C0L0NISTS MOVE SOON.

Colonist travel opens up Sept. j. CON
tinuing until oct 81. This VIII bring
thousands of travellers into salt Lake
city. aud gladden. the hearts of the ho-
tel keepers and livery stable men, Ira
vel. even now, is very heavy. with No. 4
Rio Grande running in two and three
sections every day. The westbound
trains are also being heavily patronized.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29

to a professional brother, | signed my
name to the endorsement
II did not az the time. nor do I
now, intend my signature to have any
further force and effect and 1t I had
raised as to his fitness or qualiica-
ton / would not have given my sigma
lurc % such a dncument."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
ASKS WRIT OF MANDATE.

Joseph Brand has pettioned the Third
dictrlct court for an alternative writ
OF mandamus against the Silver King
Consolidated Mining company and @,
W. Browning. secretary of the com
many Brandt alleges he Is stock
holder IN good standing and that the
company ON Aug. %, refused 10 allow
him 10 examine the books of the cor
poratiou. he asks the court 10 compel
The examination in order TO determine
the financial standing Of the company
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
CAR STRIKES AUTO.
'fof =, A. Fitzgerald, Teacher of
Music Was Killed.

u, DoNlna cal, AUG. &c.. PROT II. A..
rt,ulztgEerald, formerly OF Chicago, a
n'eher of music I'm the public schools
I,lc aud known throughout the
'uUed states as an orchestra leader.
Was fatally injured by an electric car
es'erday while attempting 20 cross
w., racks In his automobile. Re was
,'.t req 1925 feet by the concussion and
aa round IN the ruined top OF ms
nine In the anomalous condition
which he remained until death
'".le IL hours later AT the hospital.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
WIDOW Is NAMEp.


Judpc Lewis held brief session IN
tho probate division Of the Third dis
trici court tnis morning IN the
rnatt4r OF the estate Of william
n Preston deceased, Harriet y,
preston. Lyman Y, Maruneau
ana oscar W. Moyle We're APP
nointed administrators, the bond being
hxed al $4,000,
Nm the estate Of j. A. Goodhue, NJ.
"a sowles was named as admlnistra-
Tor with bond OF 100000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
RIOTER rs SENTENCED

Mike Drakolitch. an Austrian charged
with participating in the recent re!i-
gious riots at Garfield, was found
guilty by a jury In Justice Holms court
this morning at Murray and given the
limit, a sentence TO two months inn
prisonment in the county jail at hard
labor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29

iri.Hseraids machine stopped ON the
lack When the car was ahout Soo
rect nom the crossing. He snw Fit,
SsvI",d attempt to start his machine
put the engine went dead" ana left
I ~. machine between the tracks PROF
o., where she has been visiting roia
lives for two months
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
BANK DYNANnTED.

Montreal. Aug. 29,--Five masked
men dynamited the safe in the Pro-
visonal bank at st. Eustache, 10
miles from Montreal. and secured
$4,000 early today. They held up
the caretaker and kept a posse of
citizens at bay with revolvers and
made good their escape to Montreal
Two arrests have been made on sus-
picion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
NO AMERICAN" PARTY THERE.
senator {, u. Clark Tells of Political
Conditions Eyl-ling In Wyoming.

THE principal reason for the present
good condition Of the Republican party
I'm Wyoming and / think I mag say
that an the coming election Wyoming
VIII, as surely 20 Republican as
Pennsylvania, tho principal reason FOR
tho party's good condition rs and has
been m the consistency ot lts organi-
cation. The absence ~ local friction
and schism. such as the case OF your
American party here SAID Senator
c. D CLARK Of Wyoming today IN the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
BILLS SUES THE CITY.

William l.. Bills has filed suit in the
Third district court against salt Lake
City for $1,000 damages. MI Bin says
that he rode into an excavation on
Brigham street near Second east,
while riding . wheel on April 10, 1907,
and was thrown to the ground so Vio-
lently as TO incapacitate him for work
for four weeks and seriously impaired
his health. II further alleges that he
presented his claim for damages to the
city council, but that II was turned
down
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
LARNED DEFENDS TITLE
AS TENNIS CHAMPION

Newport r. l., Aug. %. william A.
Larued Of Annapolis. Nd, successfully
defended the title of national champion
on the Tennis courts today by defeating
Beals g. Wright Of Boston. the winner
~ the all-comers tournament IN
straight sets The scores were 6-1; d-2;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
HOWE, IDAHO, POSTMASTER.


Especial to the "News'D
Washington, D, e., Aug. 29,--James
Chandler has been appointed post
master at Howe Fremont county
Idaho. vice c, b. Thornton, removed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
BIG BANK ROBBERY.

Rochester. n. Y, Aug. PA bank
in Fillmore, Allegheny county, was
robbed this morning. 1t is said the
robbers got a large sum of money.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
BEFORE JUSTICE SMITH.

Yesterday afternoon Justice of the
Peace Dana T. Smith issued a COM
plant against George Ricketts,, charg-
ing the latter with cruelty to animals
1t is alleged that Ricketts, worked two
horses when they We're thin and unfit
for use
Matt Ernest, arrested and placed in
Jail on June l. ON the charge of forgery
and held in the county Jail awaiting
trial In the district court, appeared
before Justice Smith and entered a
plea OF guilty to obtaining money by
false pretenses and was sentenced TO
remain in the county Jail until Sept. 10.
He passed a worthless check for $ll.5O
at Matt Rumphs saloon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
SUIT FOR FALSE ARREST
Wm. VI. Day Wants $1,000 from Po-
lice Officers and IL. ).
Robinson.

William NJ Day today filed suit in
the Third district court against 4. ID.
Pitt, G. =. Riley, and II. j. Robinson,
in which he charged false arrest The
complaint sets forth that on Aug. 20,
1905, plaintiff was engaged in the oc-
cupation of public stenoGrapher, with
offices in the Judge building, and
that on said day the defendant, with
out any authority. tore up and de-
stroyed the office fixtures belonging
to plaintin and removed the same
from the room occupied by him. on
Aug q, Officer Riley, acting under
directions of Chief Pitt and II. j.
Robinson, placed plaintiff under ar
rest, without right or authority.
Plaintiff was hailed before the police
Justice, according 10 The complaint,
but the city attorney refused to issue
a complaint against him. whereupon
he was discharged.
Plaintiff asks judgment in the
sum of S. 900 from the defendants for
such alleged false arrest, and for costs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29
Massachusetts Party Tells the
Part They Played in Wild
West Scene.
R0BBER TRACED TO GRANGER
Private Dispatch Says lie Made His
Way in II Direction That Would
Not Suggest Itself.

report from Granger this after
noon Is To the efcCt that Joseph Jones.
special agent of the q. $. H., Is head
ing party of armed men who are
operating in The vicinity OF Granger.
WNo.. on the trail of tic lone robbcr
of the Yellowstone stages. Positive
effect that the robbcr Is moi far from
the town and hopes are entertained by
the party OF finding him before night
fall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29

II Is everywhere conceded that the
News" has larger circulation than
any other paper In this ficld-
Evening journal., 1908-07-07
on. of HOOK. PraotleaI Jokes.

Theodore Hook forged 1000 letters
TO 1000 tradesmen and others request
ing them TO call on a certain day and
hour at the house of a wealthy widow,
Mrs. Tottenham, in Berners street.
London, against whom he had con-
ceived a grudge.
These people began to arrive soon
after daybreak. The rush continued
until nearly midnight. They came by
hfties and hundreds.
There were 100 chimney sweeps, 100
bakers, ffty doctors, fifty dentists. nfty
accouchers. There were priests to ad-
minister extreme unction and Metho-
dist ministers TO offer last prayers.
There were ffty eonfectloners with
wedding cakes. fifty underta kers with
collins. fifty dshmongers with baskets
OF cod and Holsters. They pushed.
quarreled and fought and the police
were called out to prevnt a riot. FL
nally among the hoaxed ones came the
governor OF the Bank OF England. the
royal Duke OF Gloucester and the lord
mayor OF London. each lured thither
by some cunning pretext A police In
vestigstion followed, but the perpetra-
tor wss ae< daEssts&
Evening journal., 1908-07-07
She Lost Her Shoe.

While In Samoa Robert Louis Steven.
son and his wife in great measure
did as the Romans did--that is to say,
as the samoans did. 1t was Louis
custom to lie abed late Of a morning
aud spend the remainder Of the time
under a tree on the hill clad in light
paJamas. the dress Of the native Ka-
naka. With his wife It was the same.
Stays were unknown 10 her and a curl
ing iron a dim recollection OF a shady
past. II was while Stevenson and his
wife were living at Apia, In Samoa.
that Mr.. Haywood was appointed con.
sui there for this country. shortly
after his arrival in the country he ar.
ranged for a reception 10 the English,
German and American residents Of the
country that they might meet him IN
his official capacity and he them as
"citizens OF Samoa" OF course an IN
vitation was sent Robert Louis Steven
son and his wife Two days before the
date Of the function Mr.. Haywood was
surprised TO receive note from Mr..
Stevenson sent by courier. The note
read as follows:
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and Rob
ert Louis Stevenson accept Consul Hey
woods invitation with pleasure and as
sure him that they will be present on the
evening OF the sd II by that time Mrs.
Stevenson finds her other shoe Ever
thine. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Evening journal., 1908-07-07
AnnIsnt Faahian Inraon.

The language OF the fashion plate
and the womans paper is sufficiently
appalling to the mere man even in
these days OF emancipated aud, we
may presume. more grammatical wom-
anhood; but. according to an extract
from a fashion journal OF 1887, the jar
gon of those days was even more as.
founding. This is how the paper de-
scribed the dress Of a certain Mile. ID.
at the opera:
'she appeared in a dress Of 'stined
sighs, ornamented with 'superfiuous
regrets the bodice cut In a perfect
candor' point and trimmed with in.
discreet complaints Her hair was
dressed IN sustained sentiments with
a headdress of sustained conquest,
ornamented with several 'nyaways
and 'downcast eye ribbons. and her
collar was 'beggar en- horseback color. -
No doubt all these marvellous terms
conveyed some meaning to the fash
ionable woman OF the days when
French society danced on the edge Of
the volcano Of 1883, but TO their de
scendants OF today they hive abso-
lutely no meaning.
Evening journal., 1908-07-07

e. d. White, the Rev. w L. S. Murray,
of Pocomoke City. Md. formerly of
this city. and the Rev. w. c. Poole,
Of Mccabe Memorial Church, will be
among the speakers on the followne
Friday. On Saturday the evening SER
vice will be made interesting by the
Rev. George Tompkins. the shouting
evangelist" of Upland. Pa
Arrangements for big Sunday have
not been completed, bur many noted
speakers have been invited. The music
will be in charge of Robert Mearns,
musical director of Brandywine NJ. r.
Sunday school. Mrs. Hattie Maxwell
also of Brandywine Sunday school, viii
be the pianist. and Harold Winner vii
be the cornetist. Tae children's meet
ing will be in charge of Aubrey Vande'
yer. of ST. Paurs Church.
The closing sermon of the camp
meeting will be preached on Monday
evening. August IL. by the Rev. c. A
Hin, pastor of ST. Pauls IA. II. Church
A feature of the services every da,
will be the young peoples meetings a
$50 o'clock in the evening, at ~vhicl
well-known laymen and ciergymen vii
speak on living topics. Among thesl
speakers during the campmeeting wal
be the Rev. DR.. Eveland, the Rev. Mr.
Hurst. the Rev. V. S. Collins, the Rev
, DR.. Bolton. and Caleb Z. Burchenai'