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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-15

The Metropolitan A. C. would like to
book games with 13-year-old uniformed
teams. William Donach, 329 Market street.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-15

The Mystic A.. y. defeated the Active
A. c. on the %latter's grounds Sunday by
q score Of 4 to 3,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30

contents of the bottle when he was
seized with commissions and fell to the
floor. 1t is declared that he immedi-
ately realized that he was the victim
of poisoning. either by mistake or de-
sign, for in his agony he requested his
wife. who had not yet touched her pOr-
ton OF the ale, 10 keep that which was
left, as il did not taste right. That was
the last thing he was able to say, and
he died before the hospital was reached.
What makes the case more eXtraOrdi-
nary is the motive which the police as
sign. Although DR.. Wilson had been
living for more than twelve years in
the house where he drank the fatal pO-
tiOn he never put out a physicians
sign and was not known in a general
sense as a practitioner. He had. how
ever, large clientele. made up mostly,
the police officials assert, of prominent
women The police officials have as
eertained. they allege. that DR.. Wilson
attended during d fatal illness a mem
Der of the family of young man who
will be charged with being the poison
er. The death, it is alleged. caused the
young man to brood until he could not
longer contain himself. when he sought
to put an end 10 the physicians prac.
tices by sending him poison rather than
go into court and have his family his
tory exposed 10 the world.
How soon the authorities will be in
position TO act i'm the case they viii
not say, nor will they make public
any names in connection with abe mat
ter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
REhANDEO WITHOUT BAIL
Seemingly Clear Case of Attempted
Blackmail Against London
Sporting Writer.

London June 29.-Robert Sewer. who
was arrested at the Sandown track on
Saturday on the charge of attempting 10
blackmail Jack" Joel. nephew Of the
late Barney Banato the Diamond
King" was arraisned in the Bow Street
court today and remanded in CUSTODY.
bail being refused. Sewer is charged with
having threatening to publish in his pa
per, the Winning Post a defamatory ar
tiele about Joel unless the latter paid him
SIS COO
Most of the day was taken up by the
prosecuting ceunsel's speech. the gist of
which was that after suffering for years
from the violent attacks made on him in
the columns Of the Winning Post Joel
had agreed To pay Sewer $4,000 If the
latter would undertake in writing TO stop
the annoyance. The contracts We're ar
ranged through a supporting friend OF
both the parties concerned. The check
paid by Joel to Sewer was produced in
evidence as was q copy Of a warrant IS
sued for the arrest of Joel in 1884 which
Sewer threatened TO reproduce in the
Winning Post unless the money was
forthcoming. The warrant which the au-
thOrities subsequently withdrew without
serving charged Joel with Illicit diamond
buying. The court room was crowded to
suffOcation all DAY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
MURDER In PHILADELPHIA LIKELY
TO BRING TO LIGHT A BIG SENSATION

Philadelphia. June 29-The laying
bare of "A most sensational murder is
promised by the authorities in the case
of Dr. William II. Wilson of this city.
who died at his home on Friday night
after drinking portion of a bottle Of
ale which had been sent to him for
trial.
An autopsy performed by the cOro-
ner's physician and an examination
made of the Viscera taken from the
body today. according to the coroner,
proves cOnclusively that Dr. Wilson
died by cyanide of potassium poison
ing.
The ale came to the physician on
Tuesday a week ago by express, and
in the mail on the same day he re-
ceived a letter in typewriter form, pur-
porting to have been sent by the Peter
Schemm Brewing company of this city,
informing him that a sample bottle Of
ale had been sent TO him for trial. In
vestigation showed according To the
notice authorities. that Schemm brews
no ale and that the company never sent
anv such letter as that received by the
physician.
after receiving the ale DR.. Wilson
mt Ii in the refrigerator in his North
Seventh street home and Went 10 his
country home at Cornweils, just outside
the city He returned Friday, and on
reaching home sat down with his wife
and decided to try the pint bottle of
ale which he had received. He had
scarcely swallowed half glass of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
OOwIIns ReIIeves Lilo Insane.

New York. June 29.-Jusice Downing
today denied the application OF Harry
X. Thaw 10 be removed from the Mat
teawan state asylum for the criminal
insane to some other institution The
decision says:
If after sufficient observation il is
found proper to remove him to some
other institution, the state authorities
can so act"
Justice Dowling's decision further de-
clares that ThaW is a dangerously in
sane person who is not to be punished
but to be kept under the proper re-
straint that he may injure neither HIM
self or any one else, and said that the
affidavits submitted set forth absolute
ly no reason why the change desired
should be made.
Justice DOwlings order is not .oper-
ative for the present a least. as Thaw
is now in custody under the orders
of Justice Mills by reason of the writ
of habeas corpus on which he was
taken to court in White Plains today
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
FORAKER ENTERS DENIAL
Says There's No Truth in the Stories
Concerning a Political
Deal With Taft.

Washington. une Ex-senator Foraker
will leave this afternoon for Cincinnati.
where he will remain probably about ten
days. and then return TO this city. Be
fore leaving, the senator gave out a
statement concerning reports that have
been circulated in return to his support of
the Republican ticket in return for sup
port on the part of the Taft followers in
Ohio TO re-elect him to the senate.
al have nothing to add about politics. -
said Mr.. Foraker. Ito what | ALREADY
have said except that there is no foun-
dation whatever for the stories that have
been appearing in the newspapers about
negotiations upon the part of our mutuai
friends to secure Secretary Tafts sup
port OF me for reelection to- the senate
in return for my support for him for the
presidency. IT viii be time enough to
consider the senatorial situation after We
have secured the Republican legislature
of Ohio. am not bothering about that
question now
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Washington, June 29.-When William
Howard Taft leaves his office III the
war. state and navy building tomor-
row. he wiz have finished his iabors
as secretary of war; His successor.
General Luke E. Wright. will take UP
and continue this work along the same
lines of general policy.
A good deal of routine work still
remains To be disposed of and even
before he left his residence this morn
ing. Mr.. Taft had plunged into the
work ahead of him and had consulted
with his brother. Charles p. Taft. who
arrived yesterday from Cincinnati.
The secretary. Mrs. Taft and their
young son, Charles, wiz spend the
9Th of July at Hot Springs. Va There
they are expected to remain PRACTICAL!
continuously until the first Of septem-
Der.
Among the big tasks with which the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
GEN. LUKE WRIGHT IN WASHINGTON
READY TO BOSS WAR DEPARTMENT

secretary was confronted today was
the signing Of thousands Of letters in
response TO cOngratulatory letters
General Wright. who arrived from
New York late last night. appeared at
the war department shortly after 10
e'ciotk today and had conferences WITH
General J. Franklin Bell. chief Of staff
and General Clarence r. Edwards
chief of the bureau af 5nsular affairs
II understand said General Wright.
that this position of secretary Of war
is something of job, and propose
% try and familiarize myself with its
details. J do not expert TO take a
vacation in the ordinary sense CT the
term. but viii remain right here dur
iHG the greater part Of the summer.
Mrs. Wright viii remain at Memphis
for few weeks. and then VIII 50 10
BE home OF oHr daughter up in New
York state 1 may join her FOR brief
period
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
NOT TRYING UNION LABOR
Judge at Grand Junction, Colo, Will
Give Steve Adams Chance
for His Life.

Grand Junction. June Determination
of veniremen summoned in the case OF
Steve Adams, charged with the murder OF
Arthur Collins, mine superintendent, who
was killed at Telluride several years ago,
was begun tn-the district court here to-
day. 1t is expected that a jury can be
secured by tomorrow.
Judge ShackeifOrd. before whom thc
case viii be tried. today sustained an OBJ
lection OF the defense 10 having a pros
pective juror answer question asked by
District Attorney Hugo Selig as to wheth-
er he ever had been connected with any
labor organization. and stated that he de-
sired to keep everything relating to labor
troubles oIit of the case.
I'VE are not trying union labor here,
said the judge
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
EXTRACTION FOR WALKER
William F. Walker, the Ascending
Bank Treasurer, Will Be
Brought Back Tor Trial.

New Britain, Conn, June 29.-WOrd
received here today from the state de-
partment at Washington by Treasurer
E. n. Stanley of the Savings bank Of
New Britain. states that the supreme
court of Mexico has decided against
the appeal of William z. Walker, the
abscOnding treasurer of the bank. who
has been fighting extradition. The
court orders that Walker be turned
over to the United States authorities
1t is expected that Walker will be
in custody of United States authorities
within five days.
Washington. June 29.-Ambassador
Thompson, at the City of Mexico, to-
day Informed the department of state
that on Saturday the supreme court
of that country held for extradition
William F. Walker the New Britain
banker, who absconded almost a year
ago and was captured in . mining
camp while in. disguise.
Exradition proceedings In Walker 5
case have been pending for a long
time. He was held for extradition by
the local judge at Ensenada. but his
counsel initiated proceedings in Am
piTO and took the case TO the supreme
court. Walker is held at Ensenada
and will be brought to the United
States. probably going direct to FL
PaSO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
CHANCES GOOD
FOR JURY TRIAL
Harry ThaW Finds Favor in the
Eyes of Supreme Court
of New York.

White Plains, n. Y, June 29.-Harry
X. Thaw's chances for a jury trial as
to his sanity appear TO be very bright.
At the conclusion of argument before
Justice Mills this afternoon the JUS
tice said.
Il believe it should be only a mat
ter of time when this man ought TO
have jury trial. l am not prepared
to say whether it should be now OF
later"
The judge then ordered that Thaw
should be detained. in the Poughkeep-
sic jail and adjourned the case to July
10. when new arguments and affidavits
viii be submitted. Thaw was taken
back TO POughkeepsie this afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
UNITED STATES
COOPERATING
WITH MEXICO
Bandits Will Not Be Allowed to
Gather on This Side of
the Border.
TROOPS STATIONED I'M
TEXAS UNDER ORDERS
SITUATION SERIOUS, BUT DIAZ
GOVERNMENT SURE TO
QUELL ALL DISORDERS.

FL Paso, Tex, June 29.-According to
information from reliable source Of
fetal advices have been received in
Juarez, across the river from this city,
to the effect that the $500 federal troops
sent TO TOrreon, Coahuila. have taken
the field in an effort to surround the
parties believed to be responsible for
the attacks on Viesca and Hacienda
MatamOrOS.
General Villar. of the third military
zone, is in command of the troops in
the field. and according to the Mexico
city Record, arriving here tonight, the
war department has left il entirely to
his discretion to conduct. the campaign,
and to distribute the various forces
over the field"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
BRIDGE BURNED,
Train WRECKED
Two Trainmen and One Pas
Senger Killed and Many
Injured on Santa Fe.

Winslow, Ariz., June 29.-Two train
men and a passenger were killed. a
score of persons were more or less Sc
verely injured and a portion Of the Cal
ifOrnia Limited, the Santa Fe's fast
overland train. was derailed and wreck
ed last night when the train. while run
ming fifty miles an hour, struck a wide
gap in the track, caused by the burn
ing OF a bridge near Hardy, twelve
miles east of here.
The Dead.
c. L. Partridge, Redlands. Cal
Engineer Currin, WinsloW, AriZ.
Fireman Thomas. WinslOw, AriZ.
The lnjuIe ed.
w. X. Kleckner, Los Angeles.
B. F. Taylor, Los Angeles.
J. b. Dame, Hotel Maryland, Pasa-
dena.
F. G. Cruikshank.
d. NJ Sabrade.
Albert Spauiding.
w. w. Payne, mail clerk.
Ralph Gould, mail clerk.
B. Greiger. Pullman employee.
F. Reynolds, Pasadena.
About Thirty Injured.
From the best information obtainable
about thirty were injured, but only
twelve of these sustained serious hurts.
The injured were brought here as soon
as a relief train could make a round
trip and request for medical assist
ance from Los Angeles was followed
by the departure from that city of DIR,
NJ H. Morrison, chief surgeon of the
Santa Fe. with corps of nurses.
Fireman Thomas and Engineer Cur
rim are believed to have made the dis
covery that the bridge was burned a
moment before the engine reached the
gap. A blast of the whistle startled
the passengers an instant before the
engine, mail car. diner and combi-
nation car were precipitated into a dry
arroyo six feet below the level of the
road bed. The Pullman cars did not
leave the track.
The bridge, which was sixty feet long
is believed to have caught fire from
the spark of a passing freight engine.
A large quantity OF mail is reported
destroyed, but this report is uncOn-
firmed, as the wreckage is declared not
to have taken fire.
The escape of the mail clerks from
sudden death was remarkable, as the
car was crushed to splinters.
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SOME SERIOUS FEATURES.
Headquarters of the Mischief Max.
ers Is in the United States.

ers Is in the United States.
City of Mexico, June 29.-The internal
troubles in Mexico which developed
some days ago along the northern Dor
der of the republic have developed SER
ious features. Today the storm center
is around the city of Torreon and in the
country between that place and Jarrai,
where bandits are operating in con-
junction with the insurrectiOnists. Gov
eminent troops are rushing 10 the
scene. Already 1900 federal soldiers
have reached TorreOn to reinforce the
garrison there, 200 more have reached
JuaTeZ. and in Chihuahua soldiers are
patrolling the streets and public houses
and iails are heavily guarded.
In view of the latest developments,
Ambassador Creel. who has been here
ON what promised TO be long leave or
absence. has been instructed to return
to Washington without delay.
Headquarters in United States.
Il is the belief of the Mexican gov
eminent that the revolutionary move
ment now in progress was fomented
BY a band of agitators who have long
Continued on Page 2.
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MURDER in MONTANA.

Helena, Mont. June 29-CharIes
Daughl a Helena miner died al /
O'Clock this morning as the result of a
blow received about Ills o'clock Sunday
morning while quietly walking up Main
street His assailant is unknown. and no
motive can be given for the crime.
Daughl was taken TO the hospital but
the wound was not considered serious I'M
til last night. when he suddenly became
worse The police are now looking fo-
the murderer.
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WIPED OUT BY FIRE.

Reno. Nev June pa fire. supposed
to be incendiary in origin. occurred in
the heart of the business district of
Verdi a small lumber town over the Cal
ifOrnia line. this morning at 2:30 o'clock.
and before the Flames were eXtinguished
nearly the entire business portion of the
town was wiped out Three saloons. the
largest hotel in the town and two large
residences were burned 10 the ground. and
for time the Southern Pacific depot and
other buildings in the village were in
great danger of being destroyed The
loss is estimated at $4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
ON BRINK OF RIVER.
Bishop Henry c. Potter of New York
Desperately III.

CooperstOWn. y Y. June 29-BishoD
Henry c. Potter of New York is regarded
by his physicians as being i'm a critical
state of health The bishop has been in
for some time with stomach and liver
trouble. DR. J. e JanVarian one of his
physicians. issued the following bulletin
tau ght;
w3ishop Potter has been prostrated
the hot weather the last few days
is in a very critical condition.
Late tonight il was said that the con-
dition Of Bishop Potter was such that
oxygen was being administered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
GAINES DEFEATED.

Nashville Tenn. June aa.-IncOmpletC
returns from Saturdays primaries indi-
cate that Patterson has defeated Car
mack for the gubernatorial nomination
by a majority ranging between 1900 and
la.0e0 Unofficial returns show that JOIN
Wesley Gaines has been defeated by JO-
seph w. Byrnes for the Sixth district
congressional nomination by a majority
of 1902.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
FIFTH IN THE LIST.
Especial to The Herald.)

2 ToUC-IdI dEU-I
= Boston June cit is the inten-
: ton of the Utah Copper company :
= management to inaugurate quarterly
= dividends Sept. 80 at the rate of s.
, annually. The company now has 81
= 000.0002 cash on hand. and is out
! putting copper al the rate of 50090,-
= 900 pounds yearly. making ii fifth in I
: the United States in copper produc-
= ton. Application has been made to
= list the stock on the Paris bourse.
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100 MUCH OIL.

y Fndlay. O.. June 29.-James c. =
= Donnell. general manager of the =
\ Ohio Oil company. today issued \
= request that oil driliers of the coun-t !
: try curtail their production until =
= market can be had for the purpose of 4
! the supply of oil. He says il is inn :
\ possible to build tankage for the pro- =
= ducti0n and there is being produced =
= daily in the Illinois oil field alone =
= more than 100000 barrels. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
Auto ~ Thls MornIne.

An autopsy will be performed this morn
ing on The bodies Of the dead ehhdren,
which are TO be exhumed- Aclng CoIpller'
mana n smith expects. TO conduct an In
quest. which will be tHe first public hear
ing in the case ,,.,...
said last night:
,srsinsf this man While there is no sta
int which specifically mentions the fsii-
,lre or refusal to provide medical treat
n5ent as one of the conditions under
which a person may De cnaiEFa Viii
tboritfes i'm other states have held that
s,Ich am offense clearly falls under TINS
statute. Ii is a clear case where hyes
have been lost through neglect OF the
neonsr care. Analogous cases have been
80 and eenvfctions secured in nearly
every state ia the union
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-30
MURDERER HANGED.

washington. June 2s.-Albert Brown a
negro % wears sof age. who was convicted
several months ago Of killing his younger
brother Harvey. In a quarrel over girl
was hanged in the jail yard today. Presi-
aenf Rooseeflt had refused 10 stay the
execution.
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Plan of Campaign.

General Villar's plan of campaign, il
is reported will be TO hem in, if pos
sible, the members of the bands which
attacked Niesca and Matamoros and
TO close in his forces until they have
surrounded the entire party. With this
end in view. il is reported, that he
has sent out from TOrreOn the major
part of his cavalry and detachment
of infantry.
-JuareZ officials are positive in their
expressions that the instructions have
been squelched by the prompt dispatch
of troops from MaXicO City to COahuila
and Chihuahua points They declare
that the last of the revolutiOnists will
be Overtaken in a week or ten days
and that the forces of the federal gov
eminent will be able to keep the situa-
ton well in hand.
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Situation improved.

Passengers arriving on the Mexican
Central tonight from TOrreon say that
the situation there is greatly Improved
since the arrival and distribution of
troops. Guards that had been estab-
lished at business houses and homes
have been removed and a general tone
of confidence in the militia is shown
in the city.
The tOwnspeOple generally are quieter
than they have been since the report
reached them of the army of invasion
headed their way.
Troops under Colonel BallesterOs
which arrived Sunday in Juarez, have
been distributed about the city and a
detachment of fifty troopers was sent
out today to Casa Grande.
The hearing of the six alleged revOlu-
tiOnists arrested here last Thursday,
set for today before United States
Commissioner George b. Oliver, has
been continued, pending the arrival of
Assistant District Attorney General
Engleking from San Francisco.
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FIENDISH WORK
Of DYNAhITER
Four Persons Killed and Four
Others Seriously Injured
in San Francisco.
FIRE FOLLOWED EXPLOSION
MANY THEORIES AS TO THE MO-
TIVE FOR THE CRIME.

San Francisco. June PA mysteri-
Gus explosion, followed by a fire, which
occurred at an early hour today at
Diamond and Chenery streets. caused
the death of four persons, seriously In
jured four others. and completely de-
stroyed tue buildings. causing a loss Of
s5O,oGO.
The Dead.
John Sweeney, aged s. years.
Mrs. John Sweeney. aged 30 years.
Ellen Sweeney. aged Il years.
Antoine Dissmeyer. aged = years.
The injured.
Mrs. Mary Dissmeyer aged l. years.
Frederick Sweeney, aged "a years
Diedrick Dissmeyer. aged "A years
Thomas Hart, fireman.
Victims All in Bed.
The explosion took place i'm the build
ing occupied as a grocery store and
saloon by John Sweeney and 5. F
Johnson. Both were closed at the time
of the disaster The SWeeneys lived
Just above the grocery store, and the
Dissmeyer family resided in an upper
nat. All the victims We're in bed at
the time. The elder Sweeney, his wife
and daughter, and little Antoine Diss-
meyer were instantly killed. The baby :
body was blown through a window and
was found in tree. Fred Sweeney
was hurled through another window
and terribly bruised. Diedrich Diss-
meyer made his escape: but rushed
back into the burning house and car
ried his wife out through the flames
both being badly burned.
Motive of Crime Unknown.
The cause of the explosion. as well
as the motive for the crime in un-
known. Theories that coal oil kept
in the grocery, or a leak in the gas
main might have wrecked the struc-
lures. prOved$to be untenable and il
is now the belief of the police that
dynamite was used. Johnson, the sa-
lOOnReeper, says there was a fight in
the place last night and he thinks
that some one involved in the trouble
was the author of the outrage The
fact that man named T. j. Gallagher
held A joint lease of the saloon witt
Johnson led 10 the rumOr that the
building belonged TO former Supervisor
James L. Gallagher the principal wit
ness for the graft prosecution, whose
houses in Oakland were recently dyna-
mited but this proved untrue. The
former supervisor has a brother Of ths
same name as the lessee OF the saloon
who is no relation. and Detective Burns
thinks that the man who caused the
explosion may have confused the men
This g admitted. however. TO be merely
a surmise. and the affair still remains
q mystery.