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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Driven to Death by Attempted Black
mail.

Chicago. Edwin Stein, the sup,
posed victim of alleged backmailers,
who were arrested on Wednesday,
committed suicide in a room at
prominent south side hotel. The de-
ceased was 25 years of age and son
of David A. Stein of the Wholesale
clothing firm of Edelheimer. Stein &
company. The men arrested in the al.
legged matchmaking plot We're Charles
Gerbaum, Jacob Marooney and Joseph
Rankin. Their plan according to Ma.
rooney's story to the police, was ito
gather information" about young Ste n
and then to demand $4,000 of the
young mans father on pain of having
scandalous stories spread. Young
STEMS suicide came as an unexpect
ed and tragic sequel to the arrests.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Radical Quarantine Measures.

Austin, TeXas.-Governor Campbell
has issued a quarantine proclamation
effective Saturday, declaring "a rigid
quarantine against persons infected
or liable to be infected with smallpox.
cholera, typhoid fever, bubonic
plague or other communicable diseases.
either within or without the state OF
Texas, This is radical departure
from any previous quarantine ever is
sued by state, and While 1t is not
expressly mentioned, it is understood
other communicable diseases" means
tuberculosis.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
STOLE NEARLY A MILLION.
Chicago Real Estate Man Confesses
to Long List of Frauds.

Chicaeo.-Peter Van Vlissingen. a
real estate dealer, for years classed
among the first Of Chicago's prosper
Gus and reputable business men, on
Monday confessed to having obtained
through forged deeds and notes. more
than 100000, and few hours after
his arrest, on his own urgent appeal
to be punished, was sentenced to the
penitentiary. The arrest, the indict.
ment, the confession and the sen.
tence were the work of less than four
hours. Taken in the midst of bust
ness from his office desk, at 172 Wash
inton street shortly after the noon
hour, Van Vlissingen, venerable
looking man, appeared before the
court, and In tears confessed that for
from eighteen to twenty years he had
been securing money through the sale
OF forged documents, and though he
had bought back many of these spuri-
GUS instruments without detection. at
least twenty-five people would lose an
aggregate of more than 100000
through the paper which he has not
yet redeemed
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
MAN WHO SHOT HENEY
BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS
Had Seereted a Small Pistol In His
Shoe, and Although Twice
Searched the Presence Of the
Weapon Was Overlooked.

san Francisco, Morris Haas, who
attempted to assassinate Francis j..
Heney, on Saturday night committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the middle of his forehead with a pis-
tol he had concealed about his person.
Haas went to bed at 8 o'clock at the
county Jail and covered up his face
with blanket At $40 a shot was
heard from his cell, and when the
guards entered 1t was found that he
had rolled out of bed and was lying
dead on the floor, with bullet hole in
his for, cad. A .41-caliber singleshot
Deringe ras grasped in his hand.
His left trouser leg was pulled up.
and examination showed a mark on
his examination showed a mark on
his leg where the weapon had rested
while concealed in his left shoe.
Haas wore CATERS with elastic sides
which made this possible.
After he had shot Heney, Haas was
searched by Police Captain Duke, De
tective Burns and police officer. AT
ter he had been taken to the county
jail he was searched again, but at
neither time were his shoes examined.
Haas went to bed Friday night with
his shoes on and again Saturday night
and when asked why he did this said
that he would rather sleep with them
on. His wife called on him during
the day. but two officers were present
during the interview and they say she
could not possibly have slipped the
weapon to him.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
AFTER SUGAR EFINERiES.
The Havemeyer and Elder Companies
Accused of Fraud.

New York.-The United States gov.
eminent has brought six suits against
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany to recover forfeitures and Gus.
toms receipts amounting to $3,624121
on sugar delivered at the Havemeyer
and Elder refineries In Brooklyn dur.
ing the past six years. The govern.
ment alleges fraud in weighing ship.
ments.
The first of the suits was for ST..
100000 and was filed with the courts
on October IS. and the others we're
filed October 2S The filing of the
action was kept from public knowl.
edge until after the election, but was
made known on Monday. The Amer,
lean Sugar Refining company has filed
a denial of the charges.
Two of the suits were brought for
the forfeiture of all, importations OF
sugar delivered at the Havemeyer and
Elder refinery for period of but two
years, owing to the statute of limita.
tons, although the first action alleges
fraudulent weighing for six years.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Springs Sensation in Land Graftina
Case

Fresno, Cal.-United States District
Attorney Lawler created sensation
in the federal court on Wednesday
when he attempted to introduce evi.
dence in the case of the government
against S. G. Lillis to prove that the
defendant. after building thirty-fve
miles of fencing surrounding 10000
acres of government land and also his
own holdings, spent thousands OF dol
lars in an attempt to secure the entire
acreage by Illegally locating his va
queros upon the property The evil
dence was unearthed only two days
ago, although Lillis was indicted three
years ago for inclosing government
lands. The property is in the Cantua
district, about fifty miles southwest
of this city.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
THE LUST FOR GOLD.
Party Searching FOR Fortune on 18th.
mus Comes to Grief.

New York.-Baron f. b. Won Teu-
ter, who arrived here Thursday on the
steamer Magdalena from West Indian
ports. told a thrilling story of gold
hunting expedition in Panama north
OF the canal zone. which resulted in
the death Of three members of his
party. The baron, with his brother
and three mining engineers, who left
this city several months ago for the
gold and anthracite fields In the
northern part Of the isthmus, finally
started with two Indian guides for
the north from Colon, through what
proved to be country jealousy held
by exceedingly hostile Indians. The
guides were killed in midnight en-
counter with savages. and fever was
responsible for the death OF one of
the engineers. The survivors returned
20 the coast after severe hardships.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Mind Unbalanced by Drugs.

Denver, Notwithstanding the be-
lief that others may have been impli-
Gated in the plot to dynamite Mrs.
Genevieve Chandler Phipps besides
Mrs. Allen f. Read, the home of the
woman whose life was placed in i'm
mediate jeopardy, is now guarded
night and day to prevent any repeti-
ton of the attempt to blackmail her
by persons who may have inspired the
crime, or who may have been direct
ly implicated in the plot. 1t is be
lievl Mrs. Reads mind has been I'm
balanced by drugs.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19

New York.--Prof. Mark w. Har
IShgton, formerly chief of the United
States weather bureau, who myster
iously dropped out of sight nearly ten
years ago, has been found hopeless
mental wreck in the New Jersey asy.
lum for the insane at Morris Plains
He has been an inmate of the asylum
since he was found wandering aim.
lessly about the streets of Trenton.
more than year ago Such is his
condition that he has been unable to
tell the asylum authorities anything
abOut himself
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
STIRRED UP SOME EXCITEMENT
Woman Makes Two Unsuccessful At
tem1ts to End Her Life.

Reno, Nev.-An unknown woman
made two unsuccessful attempts to
commit suicide by jumping in front
of an interurban street car here Sat
urday night. The first time she threw
herself face downward in front of ar
outbound car, rolled over on her back
Ter feet protruding in the air, and
Yelling that she wanted to die. waited
tor the crash. The motorman threw
on the emergency brakes and stop
red the car IL few feet from her. Two
men who were some distance away
rushed to the tracks. pulled the wo-
man away and held her until the car
tad passed. On the return trip the
woman again attempted to throw her
self in front of the car. but was pre-
vented by the same two men, who
threw her down and sat on her.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Fell From skyscraper.

New York.-Harvey w. Watterson,
lawyer and younger son of Henry
Watterson, etitor of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, plunged to his death
from the nineteenth floor of his Office
building at 81 Wall street late We'd
nesday afternoon. His body shot
downward for 40 feet and landed ON
the roof OF ten-story building ad.
Joining. Almost every bone was
broken and the head crushed and
death was practically instantaneous
While there We're no eye witnesses Ia
the tragedy, evidently 1t was entirely
accidental,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Searching for Maynard Son.

Reno, Nev.-Dr, Archibald McCul
Tough, a prominent New York anf
Philadelphia physician. has come tc
Nevada with his wife and children tc
start a search for his missing son
Martin who has been unheard of foI
Two years, The McCoulloughs saw
they VIII institute careful quest Of
uhe mining camps of the state. hon.
ing TO md trace that will lead ia
the discovery Of their relative. Mar.
uh'McCullough, allowed to come west
10 e~e his tendency to grow wild "
GOldfeld. ao"ih s
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Wants Tariff Revision.

Washington.--An immediate revision
OF the tariff schedules affecting arti.
Giles that are alleged to be sold by
American manufacturers in foreign
markets at lower prices than in this
country was urged in behalf of the
interests Of the American farmers by
former Governor N. j, Bachelor OF
New Hampshire, national master, in
MS annual address on Wednesday be.
lore the National Grange Patrons OF
Hus0andry, Mr., Bachelor also made
a strong plea for postal savings
banks parcels post and highway ap-
proprlations
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Montanans to Have Greater Railway
Accommodations,

Great Falls, Month order ia
compete with the new Milwaukee ex.
tension, which will be $50 miles
shorter than the North Coast or Over
land limited routes, the Burlington
VIII put its tracks in excellent condi.
ton and put on another through
train from Chicago to the coast, ac
cordlng TO reports received here with
IN the past few days. The proposed
tram VIII in all probability be put or
before the first of the year Just
what route the new train will be rur
over is not vet decided
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Former Governor Of Montana Is seri
ously III. 80

Helena, Mont.-Former Governor
r. b. Smith of Montana Is critically
III with uraemic poisonings in the
Kalispell hospital. and little hopes Of
oils recovery are entertained. He was
a member OF the constitutional con.
yention, was United States district
attorney under Cleveland's first ad
ministratioh, and was governor of
Montana four years, taking office Jan
uary /. 1901, He is a native OF Ken
lucky. bus came 10 Montana in the
early days of the state.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
HENEY SHOT down
IN COURT ROOM
Dramatic Climax in San Francisc,
Graft Cases When Attorney is
Attacked by Ex-Convict.
District Attorney Heney Had Exposed
His Asssilant In the Court Room
and the Shooting Followed
Wounded Man May
Recover.

San Francisco.--The San Francisco
max on Friday, the 18th, when Assist
snt District Attorney Francis j..
Heney, who has been in charge III
the prosecution during Its tortuous
course OF two years, was shot and
seriously wounded in the crowded
court room by Morris Haas, an ex-
convict. The shooting occurred dur
Ing a brief recess in the third trial
OF Abraham Ruef on the charge OF
bribery, which is now In Its eleventh
week
Mr.. Heney Is now resting easily in
say that his wound is not fatal. Haas
is In the city prison. The wouldbe
assassin is saloonkeeper, who was
drawn upon the jury panel In the sec
ond trial of Ruef and who, after hav.
Ing been temporarily passed by both
sides, was exposed in a dramatic
manner by Mr.. Heney as an ex-con-
Wet and discharged from the jury.
Haas declared after the shooting that
Heney had ruined his life by this ex-
posure, and that he had determined
10 kill him for that reason.
The shooting came without warn
ing, Haas having walked to within a
few feet of the attorney, during re-
:ess Of the court, and deliberately
shot the man he had threatened to
Kill, the ball striking just below the
temple. Haas was overpowered by
officers and newspaper men, after a
brief but desperate struggle.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
A Prosperity Dinner.

New York.--A prosperity dinner Is
20 be held at the Hotel Astor in this
city on November 80, under the aus
pices of the Economic club A SYM
postum of the general outlook for
business by authorities on the various
departments of finance and industry
Is to be prominent feature of the
evening DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia university has chosen
Conditions Necessary to Prosperity
for his theme, while Augustus
Thomas. the playwright, will deliver
an address on High Tariff Prosper
ity."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
The Nine Tailor Saw.

The tailor-he was cutter al ~
week-sighed as he looked apou' u
luxurious apartment.
She refused me-" he said "n,
Because she didn't love me! NO -
cause of that old saw about us 'aN''
nine tailors to make man.
And that saw is mistake II 20
corruption OF Nine tellers MARI
man. 1t doesn't signify that 'ai ava
are effeminate. 1t simply SHOWS w.
mankind is liable to err .,u
The toll of bell in the oiden a., ,aa,
was called a teller, and in tne u,u ,o
time the church bells tolled nine '' N,
for every mans funeral. Hence y
saying, Nine tellers mark mAn ,,s,
In our stupidity we have oor'up ,or
that into, Nine tailors make ~
Or II takes nine tailors to maA'
man.
The cutter sighed. oAoomI
This rank error" he saio'
me to bachelorhood"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
John o. VIII a story Unfold.

New Yorll-John ID. Rockefeller is
expected TO go on the witness stand
when the hearing in the governments
suit to dissolve the Standard OIL com.
pany is resumed. and tell the story
of that gigantic corporation. 1t is said
that Mr.. Rockefeller will be a willing
witness, and that for some time he
has been DESTROYS of clearing up GER
tain matters concerning the company
At the Office of the Standard Oil com.
pany 1t was stated that the company
will subpoena Mr.. Rockefeller.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
dispatcher Not Held Resa2D.,bl. to
Train Wre1 "a

Plains, Mont.--Justice man
Oh saturday eevning discharged for.
mer chief Dispatcher e. M. Ringer
VINO mad his preliminary hearing o.
.oDer H. Ringer was charged with
Involuntary manslaughter in copnaol
sion with the Olive wreck nm INC
Nortnern Pacific, when five lives ware
lost Inc case had been under advise.
nent since the hearing. Fl ] Ka,iov
Mitcbom i dispatcher, and Operator
SistrIo, VIII have their trials in the
lion 80 court November q, informa,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
HENEY MAY RECOVER.
Wounded Prosecuting Attorney Con
tinues to Gain Ground.

San Francisco.-The condition OF
Francis J. Heney is still most satisfac.
tory and the attending surgeons re
port that he is making excellent pro.
gress on the road to recovery. In
fact, it Is believed he will undoubted.
ly recover. Although the bullet has
been located, embedded in the left
jaw, about an inch in front of the ear.
the surgeons have decided not to ex.
tract it until Mr.. Heney gains more
strength, as 1t has as yet given nc
cause of trouble.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Missing Girl Located.

Oakland, Cal.--Edna Clark, the
young Alameda art student, who has
been missing from home and for whom
the police of Oakland and San Fran
cisco have been searching since Octo
Der az, is safe and we'll in Chicago. A
letter was received Sunday by the
girls mother, Anita Y Mack, in this
city, in which the writer says she is
well. The letter states that the girl
Is working in Chicago under an as
sumed name. The letter was turned
over to Captain OF Detectives Peter
son. who refuses to give out its con
tents.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Youngest Soldier of Civil Civil War
Again Discovered.

Washngton.-Gene Corbin called
at the White House on Monday with a
man. who. he declared. was the real
bona fide youngest soldier of the civil
war. His name was Gilbert Van
Zandt, of Cincinnati. who. Corbin
said, was a drummer boy at the age
CT ten years in the Ninth Ohio regi,
ment. ivan Zandt." said Corbin
"was the youngest soldier in the war
He served through the war. Inciden'
tally I was the youngest officer in this
regiment at the same time"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19

so twice a day every seaman in tbo
service received regular whisky ra.
ton, furnished by the United statoo
government.
On our boat were 200 sailors who.
every morning at II and every after.
noon at five would line up on deck
while the allowance was dealt ont
The liquor stood in huge tin can
and beside the can was wooden
frame in which were set 20 littleI
measures called tots. Each tot con.
tanned about three swallows. As the
men filed slowly past the cans the tots
/. were filled with a dipper, and each man
drank his share.
One noon our whisky gave out
More was ordered, but the time came
for the evening ration, and still the
expected supply had failed to ar.
rive. This caused trouble. TheI
boys had been known to take short
rations of beans and bacon without
grumbling, but to do without whisky.
was another thing.
Row over TO the flagship and Dor
row whisky enough for the evening
ration was the order given me. Sol
with our great tin can in the
stern Of our boat, and four meni
to row, ] started for the commodores2
vessel, the Black Hawk.
AS we came alongside her in the I
dusk, she doomed high above our
heads: and, glancing up, we found
ourselves directly under the muzzleI {
of cannon. The loan of whisky was
readily granted, and soon our can was
filed and lowered carefully into the !
boat. AS dropped to my place and
gave the order to pull away. from
the deck Of the Black HaN '. high
overhead, came voice: ",ounga
mani"
/ looked up. There, gazing down
at me. stood the commander of thd
fleet, Commodore Foote. ! saluted
Young man, what have you got In
that can?"
Whisky, sir
81 thought So. Then after Al
pause: Young mani"
saluted again.
Look up here / looked.
What do you see?"
"A cannon, sir"
What does that cannon meanS
Now this questioning made me de
cidedly uncomfortable, and | scarcely
knew how to reply. But his eyes def
manded an answer. 1T means death
and destruction, sir" I ventured
He bent down over the guard raj
and stretched ont his fcrefinge
toward the can in my boat as thous
he were taking aim at it, while WIN
the other he pointed TO the cannon
mouth directly over my head. Young
man, this cannon here does mean
death and destruction. II discharge
shot that weighs Ga pounds ie
you, In that can of whisky thereH
are carrying more death and def
struction to our own soldier DO!
than this big gun will ever carry
anybody
l waited. That's all, said 'n1
commodore; remember it,
| saluted again, and we roWet
away. But remembered IT,
was only boy then, but many UNI
in the years that followed | remehl
bered the true words our commodo'
spoke that day.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Defends the Principle of the Trust.

Berkeley. Cal.-"Wealth does not
mean happiness" declared Charles NJ.
Schwab in lecture before the stu
dents OF the University of California.
lie defended the principles of the
trust and said 1t had come to stay,
u have occupied palatial residences in
New York and Boston," said Schwab,
and thought at the time | was en-,
Joying myself, but | know now that
only the clang of steam hammers and
che blowing of actory whistles means
real happiness. believe in high
wages, but | demand hard work in
return"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Body of Man Found Beside Railroad
Track at White Fish. Mont.

Great Falls, Mont.-A special to the
Tribune from White Fish says that
,he body of Thomas Holland has been
'ound by an engine crew, lying beside
the track, with hole in the side OF
ois head Foul play is suspected, but
.0e may have been hit by passing
train. The man is not known here
ne having come from Chicago. He
was a blacksmith by trade
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
MoNTANAN HoNoRED.
Senator Dixon viii Preside at Taft
Dinner.

Missoula, Mont-Senator Joseph NJ.
Dixon of Montana has been selected
to preside at the formal dinner to be
given at the New Willard. Washing,
ton. on Saturday, November 2S, In
honor of William II. Taft and James
S. Sherman, at which Chairman
Hitchcock will also be a guest OF
honor, Covers will be laid for seven.
ty-five. the list of guests including
political notables and newspaper cor
respondents.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
CAN VERSUS CANNON
Whisky More Deadly Than al,
Said Commodore Foote N'''

N 1862, when Com.
m o d ore Foote
with his gunboa,
heet' was on tbe
tennessee, | had
In charge the pro.
visioning of one
OF the boats, and
1t was my duty to
see that neces.
sary supplies
W ere constantly
on hand.
AT that time It
was the general
belief that the
man behind the
gun could not be
expected to go
successfully into
a sea fight unless
he had plenty Of
whisky to keep
his coiIraoa
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-19
Eormlo Acid as Medicine.

Formic acid is coming in'o omed
in Germany and England az aanbles.
for tuberculosis and kidney wv
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27

scene In dock, WITH masts and tunnels
and bulls all mixed up. The coloring
was good, but the ships might have
been ninepins or egg boxes or any
thing. At first he was perplexed. then
amused, then indignant. ooh, -w be
said. whats this? Ships b'gad, or
I'm a Dutchmanw He burst into fit
of rude laughter. "Ships 1t is. mister,
an look at them tawps'l yards! Ships
WI tawps'l yards below the main, an
a hangman's gibbet fer tn mizzen gaff.
Them fellers g got some cheek. mate.
That's wot l calls it-cheek-t' be
paintin' things like that oily sailor!
Look at them"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
THE JUMPING OFF PLACE

Consumption had me In it's grasp;
and had almost reached the jumping
Off place when I was advised to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery; and want
to say right now 1T saved my life
improvement began with the first bot
tie. and after Aking one dozen bottles
1 was Al well Asnd happy man again.
says GeSrge Moore, bf Grimesland, N
c. AS aNremedy-f6r coughs and colds
and healer Of lungs, sore lungs and
for preventing pneumonia New Dis
covery is supreme. soc and 81 at all
drugstores Trial bottle free.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
: ELECTRIC WIRING

You will lose money IL you don't
have Walter Tucker figure on your
electric wiring when you are ready to
have 1t done. He does the best of
work and does 1t In accordance with
the rules Of the FIRE insurance people
end guarantees all. work.