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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
A TRAIN ROBBERY.
Band of Men Secure Booty to the
Amount OF 800 900.

st. Petersburg. Sept. 25.--A success.
sful train robbery has been executed by
a band Of 30 men near wilma. No def
mite statement of the exact amount
of the booty has yet been made, but IT
is estimated to vary between $4,000 and
100000 In addition to this money
there were on board the train valuable
registered correspondence and the days
receipts from all the railroad stations
between the frontier and Wilma. The
guard on board the train consisted of
six men only. The robbers took pos
session OF small station before the
arrival of the train and shot down the
train guards as the engine slowed up
They kept up a constant fusillade dur
ing the robbery to intimidate the pas
sengers. a number of whom We're
wounded by broken glass.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
Union Pacific Property is Wiped
Out BY Flames This
Morning.
ESCAPE OF COAL DIG GERS.
Men In Mine Arc Warned ana Get out
Of Danger Through Another
Opening.

.(special 10 the "News.r)


.5Winterquarters, Sept. pa serious
disaster to the Union Pacific coal mine
located at Scofield occurred this. morn-
ing when fire from an unknown cause
completely destroyed all mine improve
srnents. and left the mouth of#the shaft
bare of its hoistin:s and loading struc
&ture and developing machinery. i
The .fireScompletelY put the lnine&outS
OF scommission.8It ragged for two hours
before being extinguished, and will$r
Equtrea ut least until next January to re-
store the property to Its condition when
THE blaze was discovered this morning.
$&GImmediate steps will be taken to res
build. and install new machinery. so
that theFsnline can resume operations
at the earliest possible date.
b 2EArls OUT IN BOILER ROOM.
Fire was discovered at 10 a.. IN. in the
boiler. room OF the power plant and it
made. rapid Roadway against ineffect-5
ual resistance, wiping out short Or.
der the entire power plant, two new
boiler rooms with their equipment. the
main hoist, and the entire tipple and
loading structure. The mine was full
foffrnen at5the time, but fortunately#an an
other opening had been cut into the
shaft and they We're able to make their
escape without injury. II 5, "a
a force of over a hundred men gath
#ered to fight the flames but they Were
unable to secure water, the nearest
supply being half a mile away at SEQ
afield.ia Two railroad switch engines
worked constantly pulling away from
the fire zone loaded coal cars and
bringing in empty cars on which We're
piled mine property that could be de-.
tached before being reached by the
flames. Although many of the fire
fighters had narrow escapes, none were
seriously injured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
GAME DEFERRED.

Cincinnati. Sept. 3S.To avoid the
possibility Of the game being thrown
out OH a technicality the postponed
game between Chicago and Cincinnati.
which it had been planned to play to-
day. has been deferred until Friday,
and there will be no National league
ball game in this city today. The league,
constitution provides for the playing OF
of postponed games during subsequent
series" and as the Chicago Cincinnati
series would not properly begin until
tocorrow. the technical point was raised
that a game today would not be played
.'during'' this series. The race being so
close, President Hermann of the Gins
3cinnati club decided to be on the safe
side and today announced the post
ponement of the game until next Fri
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
ARRESTED IN PORTLAND
FOR SABBATH BREAKING

Portland. Or, Sept. es.- Fifty store.
and shopkeepers, representing practic-
ally every class of business excepting
saloons, were placed under arrest yes
iterday in this city in an effort to put
into effect blue law which has been
resting undisturbed OH the statute
books OF the state since II was enacted
some 20 years ago. The storekeepers
gave BAH in the sum of $50 each ana
returned TO The peaceful pursuit of thely
business. No attempt was made and 1T
is understood none Will be made TO en-
force actual closing of stores until the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
.PITTSBURG CELEBRATING
ITS 15Oth BIRTHDAY

Pittsburg, Sept. S.---With the
fringe Of salutes battery Is, National
Guard of PennsNlvania, stationed on.
Mount Washington overlooking the
city; the blowing of thousands of
Whistles, aud the riding Of heraids
through the city blowing trumpets,
the a 10th sbtEt hdAS party &c. Pittsburg
vii be celebrated throughout the
city, beginning today. Totlay'i pro-
gram included dedication by the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of q tablet to George Washington at
the blockllouse, Fort Duquesne.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
CITY CONVENTION. [
1t Prccedcs County and Precinct Con-
yentions In Theater This Morning.

The first of the four .American''
party conventions held in the Salt. Lake
Theater today was the municipal CON
.vention. and In one hour it finished its
work by getting Jerry p. Darmer and
Dana L. Smith on the ticket as Salt
Lake City municipal Judges. No other
candidates were nominated and these
two We're named by reclamation upon
motion of Councilman L. r. Black,
after listening to two iabored orations,
one from w. J. Barrette iii nominating
Dana 7. Smith and another from E. a.
Rogers In naming ]. E. Darmer.
Darmersis former city and county
chairman. Smith has been precinct
Justice for two terms.
Immediately upon nominating these
candidates the convention adjourned
while the delegates resolved themselves
into a precinct convention to select a.
justice of the peace and constable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
julia Colt Emmett Dead.

MN York. Sept. .s,-Mrs. Julia Colt
Emmett. widow of ". j. Emmett, is dead
III her home in New Rochelle. Mr.. En-
met, who died several years ago, was
the Oldest lineal descendant of Robert
Emmett the irish patriot. Robert Emmett
of New Rochelle. one of the five chill
5dren WHO survive Mrs Emmett, has a
seal ring which her ancestor took from
his finls4r while on the way to execution.
The ring has since been cherished by
the members of the Emmett family
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
CALEB POWERS BAPTlSED
INTO BAPTIST CHURCH

Knoxville. Tenn. Sept. Caleb Pow
ers. the Kentuckian who spent eight
years III a Kentucky penitentiary in
connection with the Goebel assassina-
ton case before being pardoned by the
governor, was baptized in the Baptist
church at Jellico last night in che pres
ence of 500 persons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
!. M Err sIfceEEDs H, {.

Nav York, Sept. &c. Herman Ridder,
sa,toe5of the Staats Zeitung, and vice
s snairsn Of fha$pnbliciiy bureau Of the
IpSss,aocratie natio',ia I, e9n,mittee, was
Mack aeps'nssa s N e ths shss
3il ll,r,n,jtte ID succeed Gov O.. N. Has
!, W II Okla liur1la. who resigned his POI
k KHAN early today in Chicag 50
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
ARCHITECT scHnAcKs TANKS.
SAYS Excavation Will he Rushed;
Plans Arrive Construction Starts.

Says excavation Will be flushed;
Plans Arrive Construction Starts.
II. j. Setback, OF Chicago and the
architect to be in charge of the con
straction Of the new depot, this az
ternoon confirmed the reports concern
Ing the enlargement and early compile
ton Of the structure.
MI. Sehlacks said in connection with
his visit here:
The enlarged building. itself, Viii
cost when completed IN the neighpor-
hood fas600000, The enlargement OF
the deport has ilecessitated initial
changes In the plans which changes
are being contaminated Mt present Inc
waiting room in the enlarged building
will be l5sfeet long and will require
4 a corresponding change in the diner 81 +
s;ons Of the foundations. The work
ing drawings are being made IN Chi-5
pago. and when they arrive the work
upon the foundations will be pushed
SO that the entire project can go
4 through Without any delay. Toda$
20 men We're put to work. The depot
Will be arger in every way than Was
first projected, ~ s.
Mr.. Schlacks will finish his business
here III a. few days and expects 10
{ leayo by Wednesday, Of this week fof
& tshcago, He will keep lin close touch,
\ With progress at all times and be u
frequent visitor 70 the city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
DROP IN TEMPERATURES.

Chicago, Sept. 2S. A drop of 10 de-
grees more in the temperature occurred
wind and rain AT o'clock yester-
day AFTERNOON the mercury stood at 50
degrees; in the evening at s o'clock it
had dropped to 90 degrees and early to-
.day lit stood AT Al degrees.
3 Heavy frost is reported in Kansas,
Missouri, Z N ebraska and north.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
GOV. HASKELL WILL SUE
HEARST. FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL

Kansas City, Sept. ga special to
the Times from Guthrie. Okla, says:
II Gov. Haskell announced on his ar
rival here last night from Chicago that
he would bring suit against William Il.
Hearst next Wednesday.
For criminal libel, governor
We'll, i don't know what YOU would
call it,
ITO make him prove what ne said.
No. sir; to make him prove that
what he saidSw not true.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.

omaha, Sept. ass-An explosion OF
gasoline in cleaning establishment
at 1'Wentythird and Cutting streets
today demolished two small buildings
and injured six persons some of them
seriously, but none fatally.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
CHOLERA is ON THE
DECREASE IN MANILA

Manila. Sept. 2S.-The cholera con-
tinues to decline. But 10 cases were
reported during a period of II hours to-
day Mrs. c. A Carter. an American
school teacher. is among those stricken.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
3 PRECINCT JUSTICE.
w. S. Dalton Selected on Second Ballot
With Tom Fowler. Constable.

Win Tom FoWIer, Constable.
The voting for candidates for con-.
stable and precinct Justice was not all
lowed to proceed without Interruptions
from those who didn't like to be out in
hetcold and others, who had accumu-
lated an early morning supply of 10y
juice.
come up for the county convention re-
scented playing a spectators part and
wanted his vote recorded. He got the
laugh In hearty encores from the con-
8yention floor and that was all.
There We're a host OF competing as
pirants for the position of justice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
DIED OF BKoKEN BACK.

Worcester. Mass. Sept. 2s,-Enii F.
Gran OF West WaFehain. the student
whose back was broken in the annual
sophomore freshman care rush at N.or-
cester polytechnic Institute Tuesday.
died today, 49,.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
JUDGE PRIEST il
REFUSES 10 discuss Presidents Refer

Rcfuses TO Discuss Presidents Iscfcr-
cnce to Him.
Louis, Sept; 2S.-- Judge Henry Priest
~ ST. Louis refused today to discus
.h,, reference to him in the statement.
Issued by President Roosevelt last night.
He said that he had been misquoted In
the intervieyy which the president cites.
asserting that he is not supporting,
5SViIliam j. Bryan for the presidency, but
that he vii vote for him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
THE CONFERENCE.
THE STATE FAIR.
THE EISTEDDFOD

IT IESE three events. all oc-
y curing within the first 10
days Of October,willb to Salt
Lake3tllc greatest tllrongs Of peo-
pie the city has been called on TO
entertain for many years past.
The great majority Of them will
come prepared to make their fall
and winter purchases, as well
as toStake in the sights and en-
5tertainn1ellts Of the City.
Oul. merchants are reminded
that THE ONE MEANS OF
reaching the country people Of
the West in their homes, IS
through, the SEMI w EEisLY
NEWS,
MAKE lsO lIR APPEAL IN
THE $SEMI-lVEEKIsY NEWS.
ISSUED MONDAYS AND
THURSDAYS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
LONG DROUTH
BROKEN AT LAST
So Far Rains Have Been Light
But Have Extended Over
Affected Area.
FOREST FIRES NOT PUT OUT
National Forecaster Garriott An
nounces That Raining
Will Continue.
In Pennsylvania Crops VIII he Saved
i LIN Ohio Vegetation Dried Up and
River Business at standstili.

Il i 81. Y
Hope at last is seemingly justifsod
that the drouth which has prevailed
over the entire eastern section Of the
United States for months Is about 10
be broken. Although only light rains
have fallen thus far, the precipitation
has been general over the entire a f.
fected area. While 1t has not yet been
of sufficient volume TO have any marked
effect on the disastrous forest AM
brush fires which have been sweeping
hundreds of thousands OF acres, or OF (
water courses Which have fallen to the
lowest points in many years, the pros
pect OF heavier and continued rains
throughout the east is held out by
weather folecasteIs. If these expecta-
tons are realized the work of the fire
fighters VIII be relieved the wheels OF
many factoris which ceased to turn
because of lack of water power will
again become active. and farmers for
the first time IN many weeks will be
assured adequate supplies of water for
their live
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
RAIN WILL CONTINUE.

Washington, Sept 2S.--The breaking
OF the prolonged tlrouth throughout the
country Is announced in reports To the
weather bureau today. Rain has fallen
generally in tho United States and
F'orecaster Garriott of the weather
bureau announced early today that 1t
would continue today and tomorrow
through the eastern states followed by
clear and decidedly cooler weather. The
rains now prevailing in the territory
east of the Mississippi river started
northwest several days ago.
WILL SAVE THE CROPS.
X Philadelphia, Sept, gs.-Rahp began
falling throughout eastern Pennsylva-
MIA early today. The present rain is
expected to moisten the soil sufficiently
4 to save crops that have not already
been ruined by lack of water. Today5s
rain is the first in this city in more
than three weeks XXX rs
SHOWERS IN OHIO.
Cleveland, sept aS.-Tlie disastrous
d.outh which has prevailed in this sec :
ton for many weeks, was broken car
~ today Reports say that showers
fell at many points in Ohio during the
night and early today.
RIVER BUSINESS STOPPED.
Cincinnati, Sept. 2S.-Before the rain
@of today which broke six weeks
8drnuth though the Ohio valley tbs
Ohio river had dropped below three
feet at this point reaching the loves
stage in ) years. The las, rain here
fell on Aug. IL. Vegetation had fdre1
up and river business was forced to
standstill
It's estimated that at least 10000.
600 bushels of coal had been loaded
as Pittsburg and in the Kanawaiia
region ready for shipment just as soon
as a rise comes.
A SOAKING RAIN.
Marinette, Wis, Sept. 2s..-A soaking
rain which began Sunday evening and
continued until this morning has ex-
stinguished the many forest fires In
Marinette county Before the rain.
came the towns of Coll and Kinsman
on the Wisconsin & Michigan rail-
way We're wiped o,it and six or eight
families had to flee for their lives.
The town OF McAlester was saved by
the residents, assisted by volunteers
from Marinette.
Loss to the n. Ludington company.
Senator Stephenson and the Sawyer
Goodman company in standing tinl-
Der will be large Other companies
on the Menomenie river also lost
heavily in standing timber.
Millions Of feet of pine and hardwood
were burned.
FORTY DAYS OF DRouTH.
Detroit, Sept. 2S.-The longest period
of drouth recorded in Detroit for IS
years, 40 days. was broken this morn
ing, when a heavy rain fell, There
also was ii decided drop in the tent
perature.
Frankfort. KY, Sept. 2S.-Preceded
BY a light snowfall and heavy fall III
temperature che first rain OF any
consequence in 43 days fell 2todaS. +}si
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
Dalton, wv. r. White, Dan B. Shields,
IoSenh @. Cecil. 9 r s almnuist and


Dalton, wv. II. White, Dan b. shields.
Joseph &. Cecil, s. Palmaulst, and
j. a. Condit. s
gAftara ballot was taken all the little
candidates We're left In the race the
vote being scattered literally among
all aspirants. Dalton led with 1ia
White second. with 49,. and the field
Cecil. Palmquist and Gondit with 75h
As and 1919 respectively.
#Dalton's lead gained through the sec
5ond ballot until he game in safely
ahead Will, Shields ana Cecil splitting
a minority between them.
FOWLER FOR CONSTABLE
AS many people wanted the nomina 4
ton for constable as were anxious to
be Justice. After Tom Fowler present
incumbent, James II. Seitch. Samuel
Adams and y, w. Minor had been5fon
mated a single call of the roll was sur
ficient TO land Fowler the nomination.
f I1issNote was 2S01s to SO for .Feitci, his
nearest competitor.
Il s. p. Armstrong, with a notion that.
the city. committee act as "a municipal
and as a precinct committee to fill va
cancies, closed the conventions regu-
lar business and at l1:40 O'clock the
convection adjourned TO give place to
the regular county convention.
CONTENTION COMMITTEES.
I'll The following committees. selected by
5caucuses Of the different wards We're
announced: 5etS Il
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES precinct. James III.
Ball; Second Jesse i. Barnett: third,
W., A. Holman. Fourth, Frank I. Sefrit;
Fifth, L.. G, Kelsey; county, l.. G. Ak
ton. j. H. Walker. ~
Organization and Order of Business
First precinct, Harry Glenn; Second
w. 4 Norris; third. S. Fowler;
sEourtfb H. H. Doug s IL IL
Westerfield; county, ~ G. BeattN.aJ.
#C. Clay. ;5
Platform and Resolutions-First pre-
Scinct, N. B. Dresser; Second. William
Nelson; Third, l.. NJ. Barlow; Fourth,
Joseph Lippnan; Fifth, H. ]. Dininny;;
county, J. II. Raleigh, AZ. Morning.
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falling throughout eastern Pennsylva-
MIA early today. The present rain is
expected to moisten the soil sufficiently
Z to save crops that have not already
been ruined by lack of water. Todayts5
rain is the first in this city in more
than three weeks ,3 y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-06-11
"A MILE OF ENGINES. ;"

In Elkhart, Ind, the New York Cen
trail photographed mile of idle engines,
120 in number. The picture is to be
used as an argument for raising freight
rates-a step which should logically
tend to make still more engines idle.
Meanwhile the American Locomotive
company in Schenectady is building for
the Central 235 new engines to be de-
livered this summer. AS they are bigger
and better engines than the old, they
will probably fill mile and quarter
of track when completed. Why not
photograph them?
The Central, like other railroads,
pressed into service to carry the phe-
nomenal traffic of the past two years
every old engine that would keep the
rails.@ Being uneconomical in operation,
these footsore veterans were bound to
be retired at the first opportunity
They may, as piteously stated, "repre-
sent cost of 81 100000, but they are
worth now what they can earn as yard
engines or will bring as junk.
The way for strong railroad like the
Central to meet slack times is to cut its
dividends. A weak railroads proper
course is to become strong by passing
through the water-squeezing process Of
receivership. To WOO back prosperity
by raising the cost of service is folly
The World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-06-11
ALLISON'S SENTIMENTAL VIC.
TORY.

Nothing but sentimental tenderness
for an old man failing in health, who has
served his party and his country faith
fully and long, according to his light,
has saved Senator Allison from defeat,
by narrow margin, in the Iowa Sena-
torial primaries.
Senator Allison arrived at his seventy
ninth birthday on March of this year.
After serving two or three terms in the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton, he entered the Senate on March d,
1873, and is now completing his sixth
term in that body.
| His hard-won success in the pri-
maries of this week assures him election
| to seventh term, and if his life is
spared to complete it he will have
served in the Senate for forty-two
consecutive years, or nearly so pei
Iuvtna, rraru .ho.n~-tha thirty veara nj
Senator Allison's public activities ir
Iowa run back to the Civil War, during
which he was active in raising anG
equipping troops for the Union armies
During all these years he has possessed
the confidence and esteem Of his party
in Iowa.
But Senator Allison has cautiously
fingered with the conservatives and
the reactionaries of his party, while
the times have changed and are chang
ing in Iowa, as elsewhere in the North
west. Every recent contest within the
Republican party of the State, except
} this against Allison, has been won by
} the aggressive and progressive Cum
Minis.
The Republican votes of Iowa are fol-
Cummins's Idea, which would cut out O
the tariff every schedule that shelters {
monopoly. They are for the policies o
Cummins, while remaining faithful t.
J the personality of Allison.
1t is purely sentimental victor.
, that Allison has won. Cumnlins Tough
, against the heavy odds imposed by thi
J sentiment. If he had taken leaf GU
| of the story Of Alabamas dealings will
! her aged Senators, Morgan and Pettus
: he would never have made the contes
against Allison.-St. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-06-11
pERNlcloUs PRIMARY LAW.

The first trial of the new primary law
has demonstrated it's inefticiency, it's
viciousness and it's demoralizing ten
denotes. 1t should be wiped off the
statute books of the state by the in
coming legislature. 1t has proved to
be sham and delusion and, as we
have already said in these columns,
it has aggravated the very evils it was
supposed to eradicate.
Much was said by the advocates of
the law regarding it's prohibition of
money spending in campaign. They
argued that one of it's chief purposes
was to make it possible for poor
man to run for office as we'll as rich
man, but Judging from the campaign
just closed it is calculated to bar poor
man from seeking office, rather than en-
lion dollars have been spent by candi-
dates in the recent campaign, and the
election under the new law has cost the
state fully S250,000. From United States
senator down to constable, money has
been expended by candidates with a
lavish hand. We do not say any of this
money was illegally used or that there
| were any corruption funds distributed
but the new primary law affords meth
DDS and avenues for money spending
not utilized under the old system.
Again, the new law, instead of main
tanning party loyalty has tended to.
| ward almost utter decentralization
Never before in the history of the re.
publican party in Iowa has that or
ganization been so disorganized as to
day-not even in 1889, during the anti
prohibition conflict. Republican candi
! dates have denounced each other il
bitterest terms, and harsh feelings have
been engendered within the party that
years of time will not wipe away.
The old caucus system, with all It'll
faults, is infinitely better than the pri
mary plan. Its defects could have beer
easily remedied. The primary plan wal
conceived by willy politicians, ane
pressed into enactment as law, b.
men whose sole purpose was persona
advancement, rather than party preser
walton. 1t is creation of demagogue
and should be entirely shorn of it,
pernicious features, or, better still
speedily repealed.-Des Moines Tri
bune, Rep.