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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
ORIGIN or FIRES a MYSTERY.
Design, Rather Than Accident. Is the
Belief Of Officials.

The origin of the fires consuming
two mall coaches on the Union Paci-;
fic railroad recently still remains q
mystery. There are indications in the
case which point to design as the
cause of the fires rather than acci-
dent. Both the railroad company and
railway mall service are making every
effort to solve the mystery of the de-
struction of the two cars, but so far
have been unable to locate any de-
finite clue There was no first class
matter in the pouches
The first car was burned Saturday
night. Dec1a, near Hanna. Wyo. lt
was q storage car and was filled with
mail from the west and Pacific ocean
points, and was known as the China
Japan mall. The train was connec-
ton at Ogden OF train No ) on the
Oregon Short Line, which leaves Salt
Lake at a. m. and which carries
a heavy eastbound mail. About 11:20
O'clock Saturday night, the car caught
fire and s,sas completely destroyed.
The second fire, which destroyed n
storage mail coach on train No. 10.
occurred on Dec. 81, near Hernosa.
Wyo., at 2:20 a. m. The fact that
both fires occurred on the same train,
and so near together. and that it was
the same car that was burned. sur
round the affair With mystery and in.
dictate that the theory of sparks from
the engine having been the cause Of
the fires Is Improbable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28

FOR UTILITIES COMMISSION.
sscmbcrs Believe Public Should be AZ
5ordch statistics from
Trustworthy Site.

plans are under way for another
rousjne assembly of the Utah develop
,nent league organized in Decelnber' q 4
Commercial club convention
rhe date set for the reconvenir 6 OF
The league is January is nnd It's ieie-
gates will again assemble the rooms
OF the Salt Lake Commercial ciap-
Those eligible are the president, VICE
president ana secretary of each COM
mercial organization in the state, TO-
gether with number of delegates
who have been selected at large.
Corporation central will besone Of the
biggest matters tot come before me
convention. and the question it VIII
j have submitted to it is whether, a rail-
road commission is needed, Or whether
II would he better TO bring into one
form. all problems at present confront
ing the state in regard to5industrtal
matters.
.'ous statistics are Inadequate and
poorly gathered said II. S. Joseph,
this morning. we. need a good bureau
Of statistics. Already we support a
state mine inspector. The insurance
companies themselves are seeking state
inspection and control through state
officer Lately the telephone compan-
les have been adding a stiff percentage
to their toll bills.
Now / don't like to get after the
telephone companies without knowing
whether the old rate paid them, and
whether these new additions to the
price ara just a case of loading the
game against us Or are really 5'neces-
ssary. While 7 don't want to assault
THE companies. as { said, i do want 4
some agent of the people empowered 4
TO Investigate them and give us exact
figures.
What i favor and what l shall urge
upon the Development league is that
we create, through the present legis-
5lature, a8public service commission. or
a commission on Industries. 1t would
do the mining inspecting, through en-
,ployed agents, personally supervised,
would keep up the states statistics, in
Testigate public service corporations
not merely railroads, but all corpora
5tions of that character and would SUI
perNise the insurance companies as far
as the state needs to supervise them"
" Mr.. Charles a. tluigley Of the Com
5ntercial club traffic bureau, stated that
lie had noticed the entrance of the tele-
phone companies into the game of in
4creasins= tolls and revenues in general.
and that from now on he would make
noitight for q railroad commission that
did not give 1t power also over the
telephone companies.
The Commercial club traffic bureau
expects Mr.. Babcock to arrive here 10
take charge on Jan. Is, as manager.
Its plans for railroad commission, or
for d commission having general power
over$industries and statistics, will then
be shaped for final presentation to the
.legislature.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
PARTICULARS LACKING.
Little Known III Official Circles Here
or Indian Uprising.

| Particulars of the killing OF four In
dams on the Navajo reservation, in
southeastern Utah. are still lacking
here. though Dist Atty. II. Il, Booth
is hourly expecting a letter that has
been directed 10 him, telling of the
occurrence.
Il One man, two women and a boy are
reported to have been the victims Of
family feud troubles, ana the persons
doing the killing are supposed to have
taken refuge across the Colorado line.
Tho section to which they have es-.
capped belongs to the southern Ute res
ervation. The military authorities Wilt
doubtless take the initiative In appre-.
hendlng, the guilty parties, but upon
the state Wili devoive the duty Of
bringing them TO Justice.
Monticello Is the seat or San Juan
county, of which q portion of the MAJ
yajo reservation forms a part. The
greater portion OF the reserve lies in
Arizona. tapping over, considerably in,
to New Mexico. and a small corner
reaching into Utah. The killing is sup-
posed to have been at or near Aneth.
This place is a considerable distance
from Bluff, and the latter IS 80 miles.
from Monticello, so that there will l,e
something strenuous in the matter OF
prosecuting the parties responsible for
The killing. BY going east, south or
west from Aneth the murderers would
find themselves on reserves. and prob.
ably among friends, 50 that 1t win not
prove an easy matter TO catch them
May % Of this year there was with,
drawn from entry all the land wcst OF
the Navajo parcel that lies in Utah
west to the Colorado river and north
to the San Juan river and the sanlts
was made . reserve for the Piute
tribes. Thus the utes the NavaJos
and the piuteS have several hundred
square miles at the only place in the
United States where four states or ter
ritortcs come together. namely, Golora-
do Utah Ariznnn and NcM NeSlcn. -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
OF SHAKEUP ].
HAVE NEW INTEREST
General Reimbursement of Gould ofii-.
cials Occasions Comment Along
Railroad Row.

Rumors of impending changes in high
places In the Gould railroad system, on
which subject the IN wst' printed an
exclusive dispatch some weeks ago, are
again being agitated Us the end Of
present have to do With the probable
TRANSFER ,of Ernest iStenger. general
superintendent or the Denver g. Rio
5Grande railroad lines in Utah. with
headquarters in Salt Lake, to Denver
to be promoted to the position of gem
eral superintendent OF the entire D. &
r. G. system. MI Stenger is not in
the city, and could not be seen either
to affirm or deny the story, having left
last evening In his private car, accom-
panied by his family, for Los Angeles,
where he will take a few days rest.
It Is a we'll known fact that the gem
eral superintendency OF the road is va.
can't A. E. Welby, who was up to
several weeks ago general superinten-.
dent having resigned the position to
take a lucrative berth with the Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern railroad, be-
ing vice president with several addi-
tional Inducements thrown In, includ-3
Ing o reported big advance in salary
attached to the new position.
Mr.. Stenger has up toztwo weeks ago
OtslllSu NlIlstL WCulG IiONS
to Denver. Salt Lake Is good enough
for me- Mr.. Stenger is reported to
have said. Il have been back to Den
yer twice, and don't propose to go any.
more.
However, it is apparent that there
are SOME big moves to be made in the
near future upon the railroad checker
board, and it seems to be the moves
will be made in the Gould system.
The first story included changes In
the general management of the Denver
s. Rio Grande, in which General Man
ager A. C. Ridgeway was slated to
be transferred probably to the West
ern Pacific. and the elevation of G. W..
Vallery, vice president and general
manager of the Colorado Midland. to
the place vacated by Ridgeway. In fact
a general shake-up in the Gould
system was reported to be imminent.
Iii the event of the elevation of Supt.
Stenger TO the Colorado position, it is
probable that A. 3. Apperson. assistant
to Supt. Stenger on he Utah lines, will
z be his successor in that position.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
COURT MOVIES.

A suit filed by Alma Bangerter de-
smands that Jesse G. Evans be co1npell
ed to pay damages to the extent OF $500
actual, and $500 punitive, because in an
alleged assault made by the defend
ant upon the plaintiff, Sept. 5, the lat
ter lost two teeth.
Louis spatero. in a complaint filed
with the county clerk, asks that the.
ID. 6 r. 6. be compelled TO pay him
1895 damages for the loss of grip,
containing leweiry samples, and 5000
a month damages since Sept. is, whan
he alleges the company lost his grip
in transit from Grand Junction
a3 Martha Keonig, In divorce COM.
plaint fled Saturday, asks definite and
final separation from Henry ]. w. Keo-
Mig her husband, on the ground OF
cruelty, charging that he beat. abused
and otherwise maltreated her. She
also asks for alinonI to the extent of
$40 a month temporary relief and $50
as u permanent alimony.
CHIEF Probation Officer William ".
Rose of Davis county, in his recently
filed report 10 the govenor, after re-
porting that so cases of juvenile delin-s
auency have been reported to the
Davis county court. of which Is re-
suited in court hearings. and that
none WE'RE committed to tue state in-
stiustriaf school, recommends at some
length the lowering of the juvenile!
delinquency age from Ssto 16 years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
TEMPERATURES.
NEW INTERPRETATIONS


The Phoebe Metals & Mining company.
is the name OF corporation fling its
articles this morning, whose magnitude
entities it to more than passing men
ton, as II is capitalized at sl,0o00oo,
whose par value is 81 each. The In
corporators of the concern are William
II. Wehher, John T, Hudson Frank I,
Cook, James r. Davis, John B. Thomp-
soE, Charles A. Cook and John a. kir-
by, trustee. John T, Hodson has sub
scrlbed to $4,000 shares9of the stock e
The property which Is owned by the
company, which 1t proposes to work. Is
located in Ely district. Lincoln county,
New.
The Bear River Valley orchard COM
pany is the name of "a new incorpora-
ton whose articles We're filed this
morning.
IT'S incorporators are a. s Yoder. H.
W. Valentine, Warren Lee, II. W..
Dunn A. w. Ensign and ]. thinner
man. II is capitalized at $500 shares
at par value of $40.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
CHRISTMAS RUSH CONTINUES.
Carclessness of Senders Adds to the
Work OF the Mail Carrier.

Although Christmas Is over, the rush
at the postoftice is not by any means
u thing Of the past, Every carrier who
went out this morning looked like a
Santa Claus, loaded down as he was
with letters. parcels and what-not in
scldental to holiday activity. In some in
stances helpers had to be Sent out with
carriers, to assist in distributing the
large assignments or after-G
mail.
Strenuous times at the postoftice are
expected to continue until after the first.
of the year. when conditions Will again
become normal Many persons Will not
receive Christmas presents intended for
them, owing to the cnrelessness of the
sender. There lis nitLss or things at,
the postoftice that became unwrapped
during transit. and there was no means
of telling to whom it belonged. To II
colored man Postmaster Thomas today
turned oyer q dozen or two articles
sent from California. When the parcel
arrived here there was but little OF the
wrapper IN evidence, and the part CON
tanning the address was entirely gone.
Tied in one Of the presents was a small.
card bearing the name and address at
the sender. A letter was sent to the wo-.
man, asking the name of the party to
whom she had addressed the package,
and it was only today that an answer
was received sg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
BUILDING NOT A FACTOR.

The sale Saturday of the north hale
of the Union block 25T-26l south
Main street, 30 feet front, makes the
valuation there Sa,ls1:s1 per front l'' "
foot. The building it not considered
IN a transfer lilSe this, as the structure
Is not modern. and when the property
is$improved, the building will have TO-
pretentious one better suited to the.
growing commercial needs of the
street. So only the site is considered,
and the figure given Is tho value Of
the ground. BY a slight error, The
Globe" the name Of the adjoining
structure, was given in Saturdays.
announcement OF the sale; but the
numbers OF the premises We're COR
rect,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
SEEKS LOST BROTHER,

Among the correspondence received
by Gov Cutler this morning is a
Very pathetic letter from Miss Mary
Borget of Provo, who seeks news of a
long-lost brother.
The boy. regarding whose where
abouts the sistes. wants inforina ton, is
now Is years of age, IL living, and his
name isSGhristian Thompson.
y According to the account given Of
him by his anxious sister, he was SEN
fenced to Il term in the reform school
nine Years ago on charge of horse
stealing Later there was a runior to
the effect that he had met death at
the school, but this proved TO be witt
out foundation. although no news of
him has eyer been received by The sis
Ter since his discharge from thsre. He
was she writes. driven from home BY
the unkndness of his parents
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
IGNORE POLICE ORDER.
~ -- 49,, 4 s=g

Ignoring the orders issued by Lieut..
John Hempel a few days ago, keepers
OF houses Of i'll fame on Commercial
street had their houses open last night.
and some of them declared they would
run the places TO suit themselves and
did not propose to go to the stock
AIDE. The police have their orders
however. and another effort will be
made tonight to close up the houses.
It Is expected that this sort OF thing
will continue until the women are
driven to the proposed new district and
the fight will come to a Showdown.
At the stockade all Is quiet and all
houses but one vacant. This place is
occupied by foreigners.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
SUES FOR POLL TAX.
City Enters FIFTY Suits 10 Collect
$3.50


Asst. City Atty. Rogers this morning
filed with the clerk OF the city court
10 complaints IN city poll-tax suits, as
the result of tire recent appropriation
OF the city council. of 500 with which
to legally collect delinquent poll-taxes.
Altogether rs s,,nmonses have been Is
sued by the city court&in thees cases.
which are to number So
II is admitted by the city attorneys
Office that these delinuuencies are very
hard to collect, largely because of the
small amount involved in each case,
and tits pointed out that If a private
corporation were compelled to collect
such large number Of small bills at
the same ratio of cost. the suits would
never be brought.
Under the law, although only So is
involved in each suit. 81 must be de-
posted with the clerk OF the city court
when tho action is filed. This is why it
was necessary for the council to APP
propriate 500 to file 50 cases for col
lection, although 1t is not really d bill.
OF expense to the city. for the reason
that the money deposited in fees mere
1y goes from one department to an
other, ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
OWNERS ENTER PROTEST.

The residents of Sixth East street,
within the district covered by the pro-
posed section to be surfaced with as
iphalt, have filed d! protest with the city
engineer which viii prevent the sur
facing Of the street as proposed, and
rnacadam will take the place of the
proposed surfacing.
Fourth East street property amount
ing to 3,640 feet WAS represented by
the property owners between South;
Temple and Third South, Which Is
sufficient representation to block the
citys advertised proposal to park that
street, using cement paving on each
side of the parked area. The poor
quality of the macadsm, which 1t Is
alleged would make the ultimate cost
Of the Improvement double TO the
property owners, is the basis Of the
tprOteSt. 81 ~. VI.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
DIEHL WINDING UP DOCKET.

Several cases We're on the state
docket in Judge Diehl'a court this
morning and every effort IS being made
to clean up the calander before Judge
Dtehl retires from the bench TO be
succeeded by Judge-elect Bowman
Judge Diehl occupied the bench before
the city court was created by the leg
islature, and he has been dispensing
justice there fore period OF nearly ~
years. AT the time that Judge Tim
,mcny was police court Judge, G. 3.
Diehl was clerk and prosecutor Upon
the sudden death of Judge Timmony,
Judge Diehl was appointed by Ezra
Thompson, then mayor, 10 succeed him.
When the legislature created the Grim
inal and civil divisions OF the city
court. Judge Diehl was nominated by
the Republican party and was elected.
His first term of office was for three
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
sEINsoTH FUNERAL HELD.

The funeral OF Charles seinso$l,, the
162year-old boy who died last week
under such mysterious circumstances.
were held yesterday at ST. Mary's.
cathedral. There was large at.
tendance, and a PERCUSSION Of beautiful
flowers were in evidence, some of the
floral designs being from the Bell
Telephone employees and others from
lSeith-O 'Brien's.
An Impressive sermon was delivered
by Father w. X Ryan, and at the
grave in Calvary cemetery, Father
Collins otficiated. Musical numbers
were rendered by the choir, and mes
sengei- boys from, the Bell Telephone
company and keith-o' Brieus. three
from eaci, est b. t,.1it',t ware the pail
tfsf,srs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
ovERFIEID GOES TO SEATTLE.
Secretary OF Utah Commission Will IN
spcct the Exposition City.

t,., sP. ClNerfeld, secretary of the Ilah9
commission for the Alaska-a5 tikon- IN
}cific exposition, left for seattle on the
noon train today IN order TO confer With
the governor OF Washington and the
of tho, exposition wit regard
10 the scope and nature of utail's eN-
shihit at the exposition which is to be
held next summer 4 s
M An Overwhelming sentiment IN Utah
exposition, especially by reason OF. Utah
being a4isister5 western state and the
probabilities of desire for an exPosiz
M Utah some years hence. Mr.. over
field is going under special authority
OF the commission to determine the ex-#
position, city by making close personal 8
investigation and Will make his recon-
to the governor BY the time
Of the conpening of the Legislature on
Ian. III t4}fzst 9ss' a3s t=s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
FUNERAL OF SOLDIER,
Ex-Scrgcant George Hooper Of Queens
Sixticth Rifles Laid TO Rest.

q IS =
a veteran British soldier in the per-
son OF George Hooper was laid to rest
yesterday from the Farmers ward meet
inghouse. Deceased came recently from
Salisbury. the old cathedral city near
the famous Stouehenge of England,
where prior to his Joining the church.
he was II prominent worker in the Epis-
copal parish church. AS soldier he
served Queen Victoria IN three cam
paigns, one IN India, another in South
Afrlcn and the tiilrd against Arab,
Paslia IN the Egyptian passage of arms.
In the latter campaign he WAS sergeant
in the queens Sixtietn rifles, regiment
laying claim to being the sharpshoot-
ers or the British army,
The services Yesterday We're presided
over by the hishopric. the singing be-
Ing directed by Chorister Christppherson-
TheEchapel was flied to It's capacity and
the floral offerings were numerous and
beautiful. Among those WHO delivered
addresses aud spoke feellasly of tlle,!ife
liver, Elder Larsen, III. W. Matthews
of the high council, Elders Gardner and
Peart. Irterment took place in the city
GENE tory ,!s ,i33 Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
PRIVATE SECRETARY ARRIVES.

John X. Hardy, who is to be the pri--4
vate secretary of GoN.-elect4 William
sprv, Is now in Salt Lake, prepared
to take hold of his new duties. They
will begin Jan. A when the governor
takes office. For the past four months
Mr.. Hardy has been In San Francisco
and he states that that community
is growing more rapidly than any vest
eln city and that within a very faw
years It Will be one of the largest
cities in the country, and one of the
best built. The work of reconstruction
he says, has progressed at a marvel
GUS rate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
END DRAWING NEAR.

Today will probably witness the
close of testimony In the case of the
United States against the Utah Fuel
company, so far as this state Is con-
cerned. The evidence. first for tie.
prosecution and afterwards for the
defense, was adduced before an ex.-
aminer in chancery After the gov.
eminent got through with local wit
nesses,5 counsel went east, to New York
and Washington, and there the ex-}
animation was continued.
For several weeks the defense has
been having an innings here, and to-
day has had Its last witnesses on the
stand. Again the Investigation will be
taken to New York, when the Morton
( Trust company, which is one of the
defendants will have chance to
show its side of the case. w. o. Will
liams, auditor for the Utah Fuel COM.
pany. was on the stand nearly the
entire day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
TO ATTEND GOOD ROADS MEET.

Gov Cutler was this morning In re-
ceipt OF several letters of acceptance to
Tho invitation recently Issued to attend
the meeting OF the Good Roads conNen-
ton to be held here on the 18th Of the
coming month. Among those who. have
appointed delegates are: Mayor j 81 NJ
Murdoch of Beaver, who has appointed
Lewis Harris, r. R. Turner. O. a. Muir,
dock. Andrew Morris and Wilfred Robins
son. The Weber Club of Ogden has APP
pointed Q, Is. Mason Frank Moore, Q,
j. Stilwell w. G. Wilson and II. e..
Perry John Y. Smith, cashier of the
Utah Banking company of Lehi, has
also written his intention of being pres
emit at the convention, as has also
Benner x. Smith OF this city,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
NO WORD RECEIVED.

No; word has been received IN Salt
Lake from the commander-in-chief Of
tho Grand Army. giving the results of
his interview with General Passenger
Agent Lornax of the Union Pacific at
Omaha Col. Sterrett said this morning
that he was going ahead with THE
routine business Of preparing fors8the
encampment One duty he had In hand
was the mailing out of 1000 copies Of
the Christn s News! to G. A. r, posts
md members of the order who are
counted on to attend the convention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28
CONTRACTION CONTROLLED.

The last report of the board Of
health shows that smallpox cases have
dropped in number from q to five.
during the past week, and scarlet fever
cases from u to five. The week pre-.
acedfng the last was prolific of some go
cases or infectious diseases, but the
report Of the health board for the past
week shows that there We're but 10 re-
ported Thirty houses remain under
quarantine for smallpox. and
patients are still in the isolation hos
;pital. Forty-pne births are opposed to
20 deaths in the figures of the report.