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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-20
GAS EXPLOSION
KILLS Twelve men.
Brooklyn Street Torn 10 Pieces
For Rods and Victims Buried
Under the Debris.
-------- -------
WERE MAKING EXCAVATION.
WERE MAKING EXCAVATION.
Broke Gas Alains--Whcn This Ex-
plodcd Tore Up Water Mains,
Dclusii,s Everything.

New York, Nov. 20--rwelve men are
reported to have been killed by the eN-
plosion of u gas main in an excava-
ton at Gold and Front streets, Brook
lyn today
The explosion tore the street to pieces
for rods on either side and the IL men
who We're working in an excavation FOR
Q. big sewer pipe were buried under the
debris and are believed to have been
smotllered to death.
Fred Trout, who lived near the scene,
lost his life in attempting to save u
woman who was passing through Gold
street at tho time of the explosion and
fell into the trench. Trout was caught
by the flames blazing gas main and
roasted alive. The woman was dragged
out of the trench and saved by u boy.
The excavation was to be nearly 40
feet deep, and as the laborers removed
the earth the walls had been shored up
by large timbers. With Charles Schiir-
meyer, city inspector of sewers, over
seeing the work, the men We're working
at the bottom OF the trench when an
accumulation of gas from a main which
had been accidentally broken during
the course of the work exploded With
tremendous force.
The supporting timbers We're ripped
away and the high direct walls toppled
over on Schitfmeyer and his men. A
large water main also was broken.
by the force of the explosion and a
perfect torrent OF water began TO
squirt up through the mass OF wreck
age. Almost side by side with these
geysers reared the flames from the
gas escaping from the broken main.
Fircmcn and worklncn from the city
water department and from the gas
company worked desperately together
in m effort to check the flow of gas
and water and to relieve the men who
had been imprisoned There seemed
little hope however. that any Of those
who had been at work at the bottom
of the trench could have escaped Death.
Their bodies are believed to be buried
under tons OF earth.
The explosion was followed by scenes
of intense excitement. Every building
for blocks around had been severely
shaken large Roman Catholic
church and parocllical school received
nearly the full force of the shock. in
1.-The crowd which tiockcd to the scene
were mothers wIfes had had nfittles chill
dren in the school
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-20
ARTIST AND EDITOR
LOOKING OVER WEST
Viewpoint of Eastern Magazine
Broadens 10 Take in Construc-
tive Phases OF Development.

Charles Dana Gibson. largo, robust,
with a Yankee twang, and anything but
"fnlcky'' as one might Imagine him
from the perfectly dressed men and
fauitlessly attirei women known as
Gibson creations, is enjoying salt Lake
weather and scenery today, he comes
TO salt Lake in company with Norman
Hapgood. who in the world of editorial
writing holds the same pre-enlinent po-
sftion as that held by Gibson i'll the
world of black and white drawing.
This morning Mrs. J. r. Walker, who
is a relative OF Mr.. Gibson. called for
him at the Knutsford and pre-empted
his Salt Lake day as she did also that
of Mr.. Hapgood. A morning of sight
seeing, followed by a luncheon and an
afternoon country drive was the pro-
gram. the distinguished visitors being
scheduled to leave Salt Lake at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon.
Mr. Hapgood, when seen at the
Knutsford this morning was distinctly
in an inquiring rather than a question:
answering mood. He wanted to know
much about the west. specifically about
the questions That are import
utlL-59 10 ~ lis -7 icNGiopilIEtIt, dlIu o.
a. purpose to his questions he
stated that Golfers in the future M
tended TO devote much time to CON
structiye articles, dealing With the
vests development and the new place
it is taking In national economy Mere
and more" he said, "our editorials and.
articles must deal with this country
We want to be intimately in touch.
with 1t. and to know il, so that our
Viewpoint will be clear. IN the past
Golfers has had its attention taken
up With some big steals that We're
clearly against the general good. We
think tho need for such articles not SO
keen as once it was, while light Is
needed on the way IN which the fight
for better things is winning:
air Gibson has not been before the
American public for three years as an
artist, he having abandoned black and
white as 4 medium 10 take up the
study OF oils abroad. His present dis
position Is, howeyer, not to completely
forsakc his pen, but to work i'll black
ntlewhite as well as in the new medi-
uln, thus giving the public from now on
examples of both styles of work, His
work VIII shortly begin TO reappear in
the magazine.
The visit of Mr.. Hapgood and Mr.
Gibson, who also is Q member of the
Collier, family is part of definite
accommodating of the west, undertaken
by the entire staff Arthur Ruhl was
here shortly after the Denver Demo-
1ct,etic convention. Mr., Sullivan and
Mr.. Collier on Oct 20, and the visit OF
thess two staff members completes the
projected trips.
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RICHARD CROKER ON
VISIT TO NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 20.-Richard Croker
who for years directed the destinies OF
Tanlnany Hall before he retired to
lead the life of a. country gentleman at
Glencairn, his big estate in ireland.
who arrived on the Lusitania today has
returned to New York merely as a
visitor, he said, to see his old friends
and renew old acquaintance. That he
contemplates again entering the field
of politics in New York City where he
so long held sway, he has positively
denied. 1t is expected that Mr.. Croker
will remain III the United States about
six months and ii is likely that a por-}
ton of that time, at least, will be
spent in southern California or some
other section of the country where the
winds of winter are less severe than in
New York. =
The old Tamnsny Leader had as COM
panions5 1.-The voyage across the ocean
his daughter Helen, his nieces, Mrs.
Bowman and Mrs. Benjamin Bewlett
and the latters husband. Mr.. Croker
especially requested that no demonstra-
ton of any kind be made by his friends
in this city upon his arrival and in
compliance with his request his recep-
ton down the bay was a quiet one. Mr..
Edward Nixon, one of Mr.. Croker's po-
litical friends and who himself once
held the reins of powers in Tammany,
was waiting at the quarantine station.
however, and he was, one of the first
to Chamber up the side of the big liner.
There was O. warm exchange OF greet
ings and then the old Talnmany chief
told his friends that he had waited
breakfast for him and hurried him
away to the diningroon, where they
breakfusted together.
This visit of Mr.. Croker to America
Is the first he has made in foI1,. v.,u nc
His last Journey home was a sad one,
as he had to be hurriedly recalled to
attend the funeral of his, favorite son
Frank, who had been killed while driy-
Ing. n racing automobile at Ormond
Beach, Fla
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DENVER IN THROEs
OF HIGHLANDER WAR

x Denver. Nov. 20.-Chnatownp there is
in the throes of it's first highbindcr war
brought on by a fight between owners;
of gambling houses for the exclusive
right to operate fantan tables and lot
teries. The death yesterday of Yee
Long, a gambler, is ascribed to the
battle of the tongs.
The body, of zee was found in an
alley in the Chinese quarter. That he
died of poison was made evident by
his contorted face and twisted limbs
and note in Chinese, found in his:
blouse. The note reads:
'"They are here from San Francisco.
Soon must go to my fathers. Whether
by the broad bladed axe, or by dust
of the dragons tail, 1t matters not.
This know, / go. ] commend my
spirit to Buddha, the all-wise and
merclful..'
"A searching examination Of the body
failed to reveal any marks of violence.
dragons tai" zee referred to some
Potent oriental poison.
Until two months ago there were 10
higllbinders in Denver. Then w. @.
Hung, owner of a score of fantan
games, decided that he would get con-
troll Of the Chinese lottery business.
the exclusive property of Fat Louie.
He started a rival lottery. but failed.
In despair Hung sent to New York
for Mock Duck. head of the Hip Sing
tong. Mock arrived with four hatchef
men
Fat Louie imported from San Fran
cisco q squad of Ratchet men belonging
to a tong Which is the enemy OF the
one which halls Mock as chief
II the crime can be traced to any CT
the Cinnamon who have recently come
to Denver, Chief Armstrong says that
he will order n cleanup of the district
and deport Mock Duck and his friends,
together with the new arrivals from
San Francisco.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

1Ieater-One rises from view Of
sensations, most of them. conflicting.
The upperInost feeling is that Mr..
james was induced to purchase the pro-
duction by the wide advertising it had
received from Richard Mansfeld's pre-
sentation; following the action of the
story, one grows bewildered as to
where the real begins and the fantastic
leaves Oft: how much IS aliegorical and
how much is actual; still another I'M
preston gained is that Ihsen meant his
play as Shakespeare meant many OF
his, for study In the recesses OF the
library rather than for stage presaiitn-
tiori. and the iinal verdict rendered
over the whole is that it will never
prove popular with the play going pub
lie of. the present day. students who.
accent Ibsen as the Shakespeare CT
the North" as he is regarded in parts
OF Europe. and who look to see his
theories acted as he narrates them,
might find the Peer Gynt'' produce
ton prolific OF much interest, discus
sion and speculation. But the aver
age tE1eater goer. the man who makes
the box office records. anu the man
ON whom Air. James must after all re-
~ is apt to stamp Peer Gynfs IS
simply impossible.
The production, from o. scenic Stdna-
point was hewilderiDgly beautiful. Mr..
James in his forty years or more OF
acting, has never been connected with
anything more splendid than this work.
and if scenery and stage effects could
make success. the career OF Peer
Gynt'' would be assured. His OWL
part, while II gives him the chance to
show some surprising versatility, ope-s
ening as it does With Peer Gynt as g
reckless, shiftless youth introducing
him later as a prosperous man OF the
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REV. q. j. ALDEN DEAD.

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The Rev. L. JUDI
son Alden, for many years one of the
best known writer's and speakers in the
Congregational church in the west, died
yesterday at his residence in this city,
of henmorhagef of the brain. He was
born in Lyme. n. H, and was So years
old. He leaves four children, three of
whom lived with him. The fourth, Car
roll Storrs Alden. is instructor in Eng
lish and International law at the Unit
ed States naval academy. Annapolis.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Alden was a direct de-
scendant OF the MayaoWer John Alden.
and was one of the founders of the Alden
kindred association, composed of the
direct descendants of John Alden.whicil
meets every year in New England.
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Question Comes Up in the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor Con-
vention at Denver.
MAY ORDER INVESTIGATION.
Resolution Adopted. Any Member OF
Executive Council Not Agreeing
With Its Action Shall Resign.

Denver, Nov 20.-Although II be-
came evident early in the week that
election Of officers OF the American
Federation of Labor could not be
reached on the day originally set apart
for that business by the annual con-
vention now in session here, neces5lt-
ating the selection Of today for holding
such election, the great quantity of
business before the body, begun but
possible to reach that order OF busi-
ness ut today's sessions.
When the gavel OF President Comp
ers raped for order this morning. con-
sideration of the report of the COM
mittee on@ presidents address, which
consumed practically the entire time of
the convention, yesterday, was resum-t
ed. The plan was to dispose of this
matter as rapidly as possible and then
to deliberate on other reports.
Reports Of committees of education,
state organization, laws, lavels. local
and federated labor bodies, resolutions.
building trades and boycotts still re-
NAMED upon the calendar, with the
Likelihood that perhaps the last three
would have to go over until tomor-
row.
Before the presidents report was
taken up today Mrs. Harriet G, r.
Wright, president of the Colorado
Equal Suffrage association was elected
fraternal delegate representing the Ma
tional Woman's Equal Suffrage as
sOciation. fs-
Consideration of the committees re-
port on the Presidents report WAS then
resumed where It stopped yesterday af7
ternoon. The Recommendation of the
committee on the subject Legislation
and political action which caused a
long debate yesterday, carrying with
It the recommendation that any mem
Der of the executive council who does
not agree With any action of the cS-
ecutive council should resign was
adopted without debate. The only re
marks made We're by Delegate John
Mitchell, OF the miners union. who
wanted 1t understood that the recon-
mendation of the committee did not re-.
fer to religious opinions.
When the point in the committee re-
port endorsing the American Fedora
Zionist, the official organ, was reached,
Delegate j, NJ. Barnes of the Cigar
Makers. protested against a II ed isorial
which had appeared duTff III he 4pDlfttSs
cal campaign asking Who is Financ-5
Ing the Red Special?" The Red Spe-
8cial,' was the train in which the So
cialist presidential candidate Eugene
". Debs made his campaign.
a The editorial also charges that the
forces opposed to labor were financing
the RED Special"
MI. Barnes Offered Il resolution call
ing upon the convention to appoint q
committee to go over the books of the
Socialist party and ascertain where the
funds were obtained. The resolution
was signed by all the Socialist mem
bers who are delegates to this con-
5vention and nearly all the Socialist
delegates spoke in its favor.
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CARNEGIE AND STEEL TARIFF.

New York, Nov 2O.--When questioned
concerning an article shown him on the
tariff which is soon to appear in q New
York magazine, Andrew Carnegie de-
clined to deny that he advocated the
removal of the entire tariff on steel.
My. Carnegi.a's attitude was sought in
view of report that he had declared
chat the thrift could be removed with
oul hitting the American steel industry
ana that he intended to describe this
In detail in the Forthcoming article.
When seen last night Mr.. Carnegie
said;
.trhe article has been announced in
the usual fashion and 1t will speak for
itself ina few days. 1t is a companion
article ito the one on Rates and Re
bates. which / wrote for the same mag
azine'
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FRIDAYNoyEllBER 20 1905 UTAH
IRE losses, which have been charged
10 profit and loss account

Yes, sir"
Mr.. Rockefeller said another risk
was the peculiar construction of re-
nnery machinery which could be used
Tor no other purpose. One could
never tell when he would awake and
ilhu the crude oil supply exhausted.
NJ. Kellogg then asked Mr.. Rookie
lelief about the Standard OIL agree
lnent with the Pennsylvania. railroad
IN 1877, in which the Pennsylvania
agreed to pay back 10 per cent of
the freight rates which the Standard
pad. The witness said this agree
ment followed the rate war between
the northern and southern lines and
mat there was an agreement where
by he was to equalize the amount of
freight distributed between the Diff
fercnt railroads.
Mr.. Kellogg then read letters of Mr.
y Day TO Mr.. Cassell of the Penn rail-
road IN which the American Transfer
company received n rebate Of 20 cents
q barrel from the Lake Shore road and
1T was requested that the Pennsylvania
give the same rebate. 1t was shown in
the letters that tho Pennsylvania did
so. Don't you know that Mr.. ODay
ana Mr. Cassell both testified that the
American Transfer company-the
Standard Oil company--was not only
FttlAis q ilHDHtG sOI ~ cents a barrel on
It's own shipments, but IL rebate OF 20
cents a barrel on the shipments of oil
by independent refineries?" asked MIR.
Kellogg.
My attention has been called to such
testimony" said Mr.. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller said that he was
president of the Standard and had gem
eral direction of 1T at that time.
Did you know of the contract where
by the Standard was to obtain 20 cents
II barrel in rebate on outside ship
ments?"
u may have known OF it. generally
at the time. / had nothing to do with
the contract"
The witness said lie could not recall
whether Mr.. Casstell had testified that
these rebates We're paid tot the Ameri-
can Transfer company. His mind, he
said, was engaged in more important
problems. Recess was then taken Tor
luncheon.
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KANSAS: BANK CLOSED.
First National of Fort Scott Closes
Following a Run.

. Fort Scott, Kan. Nov. 20.-The First
National Bank of Fort Scott one of
the oldest banks IN the state closed It's
doors this morning. The bank had de-
pcsits of 500. oCo. The closing followed
posjtors withdrew $500 Grant Hor1ia-
day. the president, in a statement is
sued today. stated that the failure was
the result Of malicious reports spread
by enemies of the bank. He said that
the banks assets exceeded the lIabili-
ties by $4,000. and that the dcpositors
would be paid in full.
The depositors number about 1000,
many of them small merchants. y
crowd of dspositors gathered about the
bank building this morning but there
was no demonstration.
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CHILDREN THROWN OUT OF
WINDOWS TO SAVE THEM

New York. Nov. 20.--Eieven children,
including babe in arms, We're caught
in coats of policemen carly today after
they had been hurled from windows by
terrified mothers as fire ragged in a
tenement in South First street, Will
.liamsburg. One boy of 10 years per-
ished. From the third floor q mother
tossed her baby, but it was caught by
a policeman unscathed. Ten other
children were dropped into the coats
that the reserves hastily slipped off.
The cause of the fire was not ascer-
tanned.
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SUICIDE OR MURDER?

t san Francisco, Nov. 2O.-The death of
Flora Reeves, whose body was found
last night in her home at 1897 AIinnn
street. has been made the subject of
Investigation by the police. It Is be-
lieved that the woman committed sui
eide, but Mario Reeves, her husband,
and r. o. Smith, a ledger i'll the same,
house, are held by the police as wit
nesses. Reeves and his wife came here
from Butte, Mont, several months ago.
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NEW YoRK,s WATER SYSTEM.

New York, Nov. ga sweeping or
der concerning the New Yorw fire de-
partment goes into effect today. Be-
cause of the marked success of the
new high pressure system, which does
away TO a great extent with the neces-
sity OF fire engines. hose tenders are
to have precedence the latter to follow
to fires only as a precautionary meas
ure. The new rule, however, relates on
ly to that part of the city protected by
the high pressure stations.
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INJUSTICE OF JUSTICE.

Man Charged With Murder Gets 80
Days: One Who Stole Shoes. Yrs.
Chicago, Nov. 2o,Thirty days in jail
for man charged with murder. who
had slashed his victims throat with a
razor. stabbed another man in tile aldo
men and crushed the skull of n third,
and eight years in the penitentiary for
j a man who had stolen a pair of boots
because he had none. were sentences
imposed yesterday by a jury which tried
the two defendants in the Lake county.
indiana. superior coiirt. sitting ct Ham,
tnond Tho man charged with murder
was Joseph Mahorsk1. The other dee
PENDANT was Lawrence Ryan, His SEN
tsilee was adjudged under the indeter-
iIiata4 act. q
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cH1cAGo.s LOVED FRESHMAN.

Chicago. Nov. 2O.--At a meeting, here
last night to do honor to the memory
of the late Con. John f. Finerty. "Chi-
Cages best loved Irishman,n $4,000 was
raised toward erecting a Finerty mon
ument in Calvary cemetery. W. Bourke
Cochran of New York was the orator
Of the occasion.
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IDAHO posTMAsTERs.

Especial to the ''News.'o
Washington, d. o., Nov. 3e.-The fe'-
lowing Idaho pestmasters have been ar7
pointed: Kimberly, cassia county, WIZ
liam +. Ereckon vice / MeAi!lte.n, re-
Signed. iIenopv, Se4petce eoanty.3 Joseph
Sweet, Boise county, Mercy Shipper
vice S, L. Lilly, resigned
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Cape::town,
The Capital Of South Africa
llustrated) will be written up
THE SATURDAY NEWS
TOM BORROW
BY FranlS G. Carpenter.

" 4 IS D . . b,
The New York Herald aud tho
Saturday "News" will print sim-
4sultancously another interesting
story in the true narratives COM
piled from the Secret Service rec
ords OF the government entitled
The Love Of a Bad Mans
Wife"
Other exclusive features which
this issue will contain are ~
follows:
some wealthy eligible British
bachelors, illustrated.
End of Times Book War Opens
Purses of London Publishers.
r Strange Story of a Russian
iserf Who Rose to Greatness,
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REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN
FUND WAS $1,50O,000

New Y ork, Nov. ia campaign fund
of $4,000 contributed to the national
Republican committee In the recent cam
pafgn will be shown when the list of
contributors Is filed ut Albany next
Monday, Il according to the New York
Evening Post It was said that there
are LOCO names In tho Hal.
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unNEY STILL IMPROVES.

san francisco, Nov. 90. .Francis ].
Heney passed another comfortable
night, and the Improvement in his
condition continues.
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Colonial--Thn advance sale is now
going on for Murray and Mack's OPEN
ing of the regular season at popular
prices. Their presentation viii be
THE Sunnyside OF Broadway"
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Lyric-Thc weeks bill presented by
the Cameraphone ends tonight, and
Manager Clark announces the usual
change for tomorrow afternoon,
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OrDhcum---rhe standing Room
Only sign has been hung out almost
every night this week, and last night
proved no exception.