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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE IN SESSION

Chicago, June 5.---The Republican
national committee met at 10 o'clock
TODAY in the annex of the Coliseum to
consider the contests for seats as dele
gates in the national convention Tho
committees decision when favorable
TO claims of delegates, will entitle
them to seats during temporary roll
call Nearly all the members of the
national committee had arrived. and
II was intended to push the hearings
as rapidly as possible.
The first contest TO come before the
committee was that OF Alabama, whose
entire delegation Is contested II had
been arranged yesterday that the dis
trict contests should be consolidated
into one with the state at large and
IL was believed probable that all of
the evidence would be heard within
four hours. The consideration of the
testimony, 1t was expected, would oc-
cupy the committee for the remainder
OF the day
The Foraker headquarters which, II
was announced yesterday, would be
omen In the Great Northern hotel, did
not materlallze according to schedule,
but Charles l., MurtZ of Columbus, o.,
made his appearance as the repre-
sentative of the Ohio senator.
The boom Of Senator Knox OF Penn
sylvania was scheduled for official
launching today on the arrival of Rep
resentative James f. Burke Of Pitts
burg.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
Thief of Cattle On Manti Forest
Reserve Proves to Be
Big Animal.
TRACKS HAVE BEEN LOCATED
And Government Hunters With In
yited Guests VIII Participate In
Bear Drive on Horseback.

The secret service of the United
States government, long famous for it's
clever sleuthing and relentless fol-
lowing OF criminals is about to add new
laurels to its record, in the unearthmg
of a dangerous criminal whose rem
devious is known to be in Manti cam
yon, In the Sanpete forest reserve
The criminals crime consists OF the
theft of full grown cattle from the
government reserve and when the Sc
cret service went to work on the casa
the first thing unearthed was that the
thief was not an ordinary cattle rustler
but bear of size, dimensions. and age
unknown.
The result is bear hunt in which
Beauregard Kemer, forester, with a sta
ton IL the Manti reserve, has been
put upon the trail with instructions to
shoot on sight, and utilize such assist
ance as offers itself TO make up the
skirmish line that is to go out after
Bruin.
A preliminary hunt was undertaken
last Sunday when half a dozen men
were in the saddle for a whole day
without result except to locate a num-
Der OF good trails showing in what dis
trict the animal now ranges. Next
Sunday Il general bear roundup" will
be undertaken, In which city officials
of Manti and a number Of invited
guests from Salt Lake will participate.
a year ago bear drive In the same
canyon resulted in the rounding up of
two bear and the slaughter Of one of
them. Only men who can be relied
upon to keep their trigger finger under
control until something really worth
shooting at appears, are being allowed
to join the hunt. The names of those
going from Salt Lake will be an
nounced tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
Gn.LErrE yERpIOr SET ASIDE.

New York. June b.-Tha verdict
against Walter Gillette, former vice
president OF the Mutual IAfe Insurance
company. who has been convicted OF
periurv in connection with tho life I'm,
surance Investigation was set aside
today by the appellate division OF the
supreno court Mr. Gillette had been
sentenced 10 six months Imprisonment.
Dr.. Gillette was indicted on charges
Of forgery and perjury. lie was ac-
cused OF making false entries in tho
books Of the Mutual Life Insurance
contpanv TO conceal diversion Of funds
and falsely swearing before a grand
iury that an account deposited IA q
hank AT Dohbs Ferry was his personal
fund. II was charged that this money
was placed IN that bank subject 20 the
order OF legislative agents of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company and tho
Eauitable Life Assurance society, Dr.
Gillette was tried on perjury case only.
Before tho sentence was imposed
upon Dr Gillette I'm the lower court,
a physician testified Or, Gillette was
suffering from heart disease and that
his imprisonment might cause his
death.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
STREAMS BECOME SWOLLEN
Railroad Movement Throughout
North Is Interrupted as Is
Telegraph Service.
Hundreds of Men Fighting Day and
Night Against Damage to
Property.

a wefena and Butte, Montana, are prac-
rcally cut off from the outside world
this morning. Rain is still falling
heavily throughout that part of Mon
tana, and traffic on the railroads. al
ready demoralized by washout follow
ing a weeks almost continuous rain
VIII be tied up for several days. Every
htt'e trout stream and brook in CEN
tral Montana Is a raging torrent, while
the Big Hole Clark's Fork and Missouri
rivers are twice and three times their
usual width and are overlooking the
lowlands, threatening railroad bridges
and causing serious washouts on the
railroads in dozens OF places. Both
east and west of Helena on tho
Northern Pacific, north and south OF
Helena on the Great Northern, and also
on the Oregon Short Line north and
south of Dillon passenger trains are
stalled with no hope of getting through
until the waters go down and work Of
repairing the tracks can be taken up.
out OF Butte both the Northern Pa
citic and Great Northern are tied up
by washouts. The Postal Telegraph had
wire into Butte this morning Ions
enough to learn that the power house
supplying the electric lighting and tele-
graph power was threatened by the
foods. The wire failed moment later
and Butte therefore is probably with
out light or power. All of the West
4 ern Union wires failed early this morn
ing north of Dillon Montana, as a re-
! suit either of the failure of the power
house at Butte or washouts along the
Big Hole river. The latter stream Is
seriously threatening the big bridge
mile and half north of Dillon and
oregon Short Line passenger trains are
tied up on either side, with no pros
poets of the blockade being broken for
at least II hours. Hundreds of men
are at work dumping rock along the
liver banks near the bridge in the hope
4 saving the structure from destruc-
lm, and the railroad officials this
Hrning expressed themselves as con-
Aent of success. II Is still raining
savily however around Dillon, and
Probably therefore throughout the re-
north
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
WHAT RICH MAN WILL DO
C. W. Avcrin. WHO Inherited For
tune of SiO.O00,O00, Says That He'll
Make Twenty Thousand Happy.

Chicago, June ga despatch TO the
Tribune from Los Angeles. Cal, says:
c. w. Averill. who recently inherited
$40 900, 900 from an aunt in Massachu-
sets, declared he is going to make
20, 900 people happy.
After a visit to his old home In
Pennington, Maine. he will establish
headquarters in a big city, perhaps in
Chicago, where he says all who need
help. and deserve 1t. can hnd II.
Il am not going to be fool about
this" he said yesterday, but II be-
ing a fool Is being deceived occasion
ally, all right. l have succeeded In pill
ing up few hundred thousand by my
own exertion. but can never spend the
Income OF S10,000,000.
"If a man has $500 and needs as
much more to carry out his plans ana
make his a success and thereby hap
nv | propose 10 give the added $500.
Another thing | am going to help
had people as well as good. The good
people, churches and respectable folks
care for them, but the bad have no one
but the devil and the police.
II want To help the incorporate, the
convict, the girl who has to hang her
head the man who has made failure
of himself, Lots of us cannot resist
temptation you know.
~ have set the number ] VIII aid az
90 600 hut IL | succeed In helping them
yin look for 10000 more. | suppose
NV headquarters will be In New YORK
or chicago, ! can reach further from
ether of those place than any other
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
MAN CAUGHT TRYING TO
STEAL CROWN FROM IMAGE

New York, June Sin the very act
Of trying TO break off the crown 81
the image of the Infant Jesus. In the
church OF the Most Holy Redeemer,
In East Third street, nearly this morn
ing. Rene Baci, who said he had no
home was caught by Capt. Shaw and
two detectives OF the Firth street po-
lice station. who had been summoned
by Father Englehart of the church.
The crown at which the man was
working Is said to be worth about S2O,-
900, being of gold with jewel decora-
ton Baci surrendered easily to the po-
lice and when asked for his reason
said:
than j have, that's all"
He was locked up. charged with bur
glary. ,
ly yesterday afternoon and hid through
out an evening service and until al
most midnight IN the hollow OF the
statue Then he made straight for the
poor box. he said, but when he found
an iron casing under the wooden sheath
ing covering H. lac gave up trying 10
break into It, but he had succeeded in
setting off the burglar alarm in the
rectory next door with which the box
was connected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
MONTANA UNDER WATER.
Should Dams Give Way Miles OF
Farms Would he Flooded,

Mlssoula, Mont, June Dat noon the
flood situation In western Montana Is
more serious than IL has been at any
time since the 30 day rain began. me
rainfall for the past "a hours has been
the heaviest of the month and tn
tl,eamo are at the danger point.
Word has come To Missoula that w
Moudon dam above Butte burst thls
morning and the Hood has raised the
river at Garrison, 20 miles east OF
Mlks1ula. four feet at noon. This rush
OF water Is expected at Mssoula TINS
afternoon. There are two large Dams
IN the river between Garrison ana MAS
s0ula and their destruction Us threaten
ed. The largest of these rs the power
dam owned BY w. A. Clark II these
80 out there VIII be great injury 10
NE farms in the valley for miles.
The railway situation east OF Mlssou-
Ia Is serious. The Northern Pacific has
not moved train between mlssoul =
ana Helena or Butte since Monday ana
u probably will he weeks before thu
damage 10 the track can be fully re-
paired Miles of the new rouu pp'
Of the 81 Paul road east of here nay.
leen swept away and II Is esllmatel
mat It win require more IMAM lhonlli
70 repair the damage nom TINS souri,,
The big Blackfoot river wv INV
long Is at flood stage and there " ua4l
ger OF the destruction of the nls uali
of the Blackfoot Milling company AZ
! honner, which contains about bO'Voo'ou'
iset OF logs.
Wagon bridges all along the rivera
nave been swept away.
Inc Bitleie Root river Is hecoinlNh
threatening and the railroad pilubss
"luns this stream are unsafe
ahe Northern Pacific has assempiee
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
RANK SUPERSTITION.
Felix Palmcri Shoots Himself Rather
Than Sail on 18th of Month.

New York, June 5.--For fortnight
Felix Palmeri, % years of age, of Will
liamsburg, has been telling his friends
that they would soon bid him farewell
as n week from Saturday he would sail
for Naples. He had purchased his steam
ship ticket and showed II To many nc
quaintances one OF those who saw IL
called Palmeri's attention to a point not
noticed by him that the date of his
sailing was June 10,
Don't sail on the 1Sth,' counseled
the friend. "the ship win sink and you
viii lose all you have and your life as
we'll"
Palmeri hastened TO the office where
he had purchased the ticket. made
known his fear of sailing on June rs,
and requested that the ticket be changed
to this Saturday or another date or
that his money be refunded
The clert refused The list was COM
pleted for this week. he said II was
against the rules of the office there TO
change the date of ticket or refund
"rhen IN die anyway" retorted
palmeri "and I'd rather die by n bull
let than drowning" and before any
hand could restrain him he drew a big
pistol from his pocket, In sight of all
in the place and shot himself in the
head
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO
BECOME PRIVATE CITIZEN

Washington. June 5.--Governor r. A.
b. Glenn, of North Carolina. who con-
ceived the idea of a society of govern
ors during the recent White House
congress and thereby became a con-
spicuous figure in that notable gather
ing, was among those who paid their
respects TO the president yesterday.
Although Governor Glenn is Demo-
crat and an ardent supporter of Mr.,
Bryan, he is nevertheless an admirer
of Mr., Roosevelt and he took occasion
to assure the president that If the next
occupant of the White House is to be
Republican no one would be more ac
ceptable to him than Mir. Roosevelt
himself.
MIR. Roosevelt thanked him for his
expressions OF good will but reiterat-
ed his determination to become pri-
vate citizen
Gov. Glenn is here to deliver an ad-
dress at Arlington next Sunday before
the Confederate Veterans association
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
WATER HERE. TOO.

Reports brought in to this city by
travellers week ago that the West
ern Pacific roadbed around the south
ern edge of the lake Is washed out in
many places have been repeated by
travellers arriving today. The lake Is
so high that the tracks are said to be
almost washed completely away In
spots, while the roadbed has given
way in other places leaving rails in
air. Byways and highways between
town and Garfield are also reported
under water Local offices of the
Western Pacific and Salt Lake Route
say there is no cause for worry or
alarm as the water reported over
tracks is surface water and any dam
age it may do will be repaired with
out trouble when the weather straight
ems out. Streets and bitches In the
western portion Of this city are filled
to overlooking.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
EVIDENCES OF MURDER.
Officers search House OF Mrs Minnie
Grunert, for Them.

Appleton. Wis. June 5.--Dist. Atty.
Rooney, DR.. Cooney, and Police Officer
Baker today searched the home of Mrs.
Minnie Grunert. in which her lifeless
body was discovered OH "Wednesday:
They found partly eaten rye bread
cheese sandwich which had been hidden
I'm the basement Of the house. The bread
and cheese seemed quite fresh.
This discovery, the Officers believe
shows that some one besides Mrs GIpn-
ert was In the Grunert home on Wed
nesday. The supposition Is mat the
slayer OF the wealthy young widow
killed her and then suspended her dead
body from a hat rack hook In a httle
closet to hide the murder and TO give
the appearance OF suicide. ~ IS Sa,u
that "a vest button was found In the
closet, matching the buttons on the vest
worn by Paul Krause. former nus
hand OF the woman. and that one but
ton is missing from that vest
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
GEORGIA'S GOVERNoRSHlP.

doubtful counties still to be heard from,
unofficial returns show that John NJ
Brown defeated Hoke Smith for gov
ernor in yesterdays Democratic phi
mary by majority of slightly over
$4,000. The vote from the missing
counties viii not materially change
Browns majority.
All present congressman have been
returned with the exception of Il. b.
Lewis i'm the Third district where
Dudley II. Hughes received small
majority. l.. Il. Livingston, former
congressman from the fifth district,
whose nomination was in doubt last
night according to figures received
early today. secured a good majority
over James l.. Mayson.
United States Senator a. 5. clay had
no opposition and received the run vote
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
Recognizing Great Honor and
Dignity Of Office of Vice Presi-
dent, Does Not Desire 1t.
CONTENT TO BE IN SENATE.
People Are Thinking Sobcriy--Wise
Measures OF Rooseyelt's Admins
tation Won't be Repealed.

Fort Dodge, Ia, June 5.-Senator
Dolliver, when asked about the report
that Taft would favor him for the
vice presidential nomination, said that
he knew nothing about the move and
could not refuse what had not been
offered. However. he made II clear
that his seat in the senate, which he
holds until 1913, is comfortable
enough ia suit him.
II would not want to belittle the
honor of vice president" he said. lit
Is a great dignity and honor, but
change does not appeal to me. I
want rest and repose this summer and
have no desire to plunge into the ma
tional campaign in that way
Asked about the wave OF reaction, ="
talked about in the press, Mr., Dolliver
said;
The people are thinking soberly.
1T is natural that they should, with
100000 freight cars idle on the side
tracks II does not mean that the
wise measures of President Roose-
velts administration will be repealed,
but they Will slow down the pace a
little
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
TEN INcHEs OF SNOW.
Butte, Helena and Dillon VieIng I'm
Suffering from Storm Effects.

j. NJ. Davis, general superintendent of
the Oregon Short Line. is up In Mon
iana watching progress OF the fight
against the elements in the neighbour
hood of Dillon. Water appears to be
submerging everything in and around
Dillon, Butte and Helena. Sixty-seven
Inches OF water is flowing over the
Butte Water company's bridge This
is h12 feet wide, and should II give way
damage would result to miles of coun-
try. Watchmen report there Is yet no
Sign Of this happening. All that is
above water of the bridge north of Dill
Ion is the planking: railroad tracks at
the north end of the bridge are washed
out but not TO any great extent. The
Northern Pacific and other lines are
submerged for stretches of several hun
drcd yards in places. and very little
lrain movement is being carried on,
for where the tracks have not been
entirely washed out there is danger
from soaked roadbeds and disodged
rails
One Short Line train is tied up at
Butte and another at Dillon. a bridge
going out this side of the latter town
cut off train communication TO that
place from this city, as Dillon was the
city farthest north reached by the or
egon Short Line. It Is still raining in
Dillon and other water soaked cities
IN Montana. Butte is reported to have
had 10 inch fall of snow this morn
Ing, This was the word reached by
telephone, at least. owing to the
weather being wet and heavy, electric
and telegraph wires went down throw =
Ing the city into darkness and robbing
It of power. Butte is experiencing
the worst mess ii has seen for years,
was the way the situation was summed
up by the person talking at the other
end OF the telephone line
The Southern Pacific Is said TO be
Worried over conditions out ON the lake
Waves are becoming higher and
stronger as the lake rises, Persons III
touch with the engineering department
sag the Lucm cutoff is being watched
closely for expected developments.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
ENDURANCE RACE.
Five Leading Horses Entered Upon
Last Stage of Journcy Today.

Greeley. Colo. June 1.-THE five lead
ing horses i'll the endurance race from
Evanston. (Wyo,), TO Denver. dis
lance OF 501 miles, which was started
last Saturday morning, entered upon
the last stage of their journey today.
Charlie Workman on Teddy and Frank
Wykert on Sam rode into Greeley nose
and nose about o'clock this morning
and both left here at $40.
Rolla Means on Bird ad JamerS Ed
wards on Sorrell Clipper left Greeley
at 9.13 after resting here two hours.
Kern on Dcx. the other rider. who left
Cheyenne last night has fallen behind.
AT FORT LuPToN.
Fort Lupton, Colo. June 5.-Work-
man and Wykert arrived at Fort lmp-
ton, % miles from Denver. at 10 o'clock
today. Their horses. Teddy and Sam,
appeared to be In good condition. They
stopped here one hour to feed and rest.
10 MILES FROM DENVER.
Brighton. Colo. June workman
and Wykert the leaders in the endur
ance race. passed through Brighton. 10
miles from Denver shortly after loon
RACE is FINISHED.
Denver. June 5.-Irhe leadres in the
endurance race crossed the city line
five miles from the finishing point at
1855 p. IN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
REvOLUTIONIZlNG INSANITY
PLEA IN MURDER CASES

New York. June b.--Judge Foster has
taken the FIRST slept toward revolution
ling the procedure IN connection with
the disposition OF murder cases whore
n Is alleged that the defendant az tina
time OF tho commission OF the act was
OF unsound mind. The case Of Mrs.
Charlotte Hitchcock, charged with hav-
ing Killed her husband, Robert /.
Hitchcock, Is on trial IN Judge Fosters
court. Counsel for the woman, who had
been indicted for murder IN the flrst
degree. entered plea OF insanity.
Judge Foster appointed Drs Carlos
Macdonald, Allan McIane Hamilton
and Frank W. Robertson. TO examine
INTO the case and II the experts re-
port that In their judgment the womaii
was legally insane when she killed her
husband. the district attorney will re-
commend that the indictment be dis
missed. Judge Foster viii then sign an
order committing Mrs Hitchcock 10
the asylum for the criminal insane az
Alatteawan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05

ON this division all OF the pile drivers
from the west that it can get; IL has
taken from its own western divisions
ana mas borrowed from other roads.
me nght against the waters is being
carried on by 10000 men, but the wa
yer M gaining steadily and the rain
continues to fall In torrents
me Missoula river at this point 10
put few feet below the highest mark
EVER registered. The expensive city
bridges are In danger and are guarded
90 prevent their use, so dangerous are
they considered
west OF here the Northern Pacific
mas no trouble as yet. The Great
northern in Western Montana Is said
TO De In as bad shape as Is the North.
ern Pacific. Missoula has had no trains
from the east since Sunday. the SER
wee from the west has not been inter
rupted' There are 500 passengers on
trains that are stalled between wash
outs east of here.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
TARIFF INVESTIGATION.
Senate Committee on Finance VIII
Hold First Meeting I'm July.

washington, June 5.-|rhe senate COM
mittee on finance. which was authorized
10 make an investigation OF the tariff
during the recess OF Congress 10 be
In readiness 10 take up review OF
the tariff next winter, will hold its first
meeting for this purpose about the
middle OF July The exact date has
not been fixed, hut will be announced
by Chairman Aldrich about
committee will assemble at some cool
resort, probably in New England. and
win outline the work to be done. It
win be necessary To secure large
amount OF information concerning in
terpretations OF the present tariff law
both by the courts and by the board
Of appraisers, which duty will doYolva
upon a subcommittee. 1t has not YET
been decided whom hearings will DO
held. Some time in November probably
will he fixed for that purpose
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
AMERICAN MAGICIANS.
Society Holds Fourth Annual Banquet,
Harry KelInr. Chief Guest

New York. June 5.-All sorts and
sizes of magicians to the number Of
100 attended the fourth annual banquet
of the Society of American Magioians
held IN the Hotel Marlborough last
night. II took the form OF a farewell
banquet 10 Harry Kellar. dean OF the
profession. who has retired from the
stage.
When the perfunctory part OF the
program was completed the magicians
mounted the stage to perform tricks.
MIR. Kellar was presented by Francis
j. Werner, toastmaster, lie performed
a table trick and then with ease and
celebrity released his hands from be-
hind his back after two men had tugged
at the rome,
Cheers were given to the veteran and
ne gave brief outline OF his stage
career He has been in the business
on fooling most all the people OF the
time since 1859 lie said he Was once
so unappreclated that he did not have
nickel 10 pick money out of the air,
which tricks Is now famous. lie re-
ceived gold medal by the society as n
token OF It's regard,