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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
DESTROYED BY A TORNADO
Little Village of Pukawana, S. D.,
Leveled by Wild West
ern Winds.

Mitchell, 5. D., June 2S.-The little town
of Pukawana, in Brule county, about
fifty miles west of Mitchell on the Chi
cagO, Milwaukee x ST Paul railroad. was
almost wiped out at IL o'clock Iaz- night
By a tornado. No one was injured. Thr-
teen stores and homes We're totally de-
strOyed and every house in town was
damaged. Two large elevators were blown
down across the railroad track. covering
a freight car The railway station was
wrecked.
on the ranch Of Carpenter Sanberg, adj
Joining the town on the north. ali build
ings but two were destroyed. entailing a
loss exceeding 100000.
The tornado was accompanied by rain
and hail. which covered a strip of country
thirty-seven miles wide. All crops in the
path of the hailstOTm were ruined. A
coal car standing on the Milwaukee track
was half filled with hailstOnes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
'EGGED," THEN DREHCHtD
Twenty-Five Mormon Missionaries
Attacked by Mob While Preach
ing at Rolla, Mo.

Rolla. NO. June 2S.-Twenty-tw !
MormOns who arrived here yesteT- =
= day to preach MOrmOnism on the !
= street were legged" last night and =
y afterwards drenChed with water =
= from a fire house. The water was =
= not turned on the preachers until the :
= eggs, a band of music and the =
y preaching of a Salvation Army corps :
= failed to break up the meeting. ;
An egg was. broken on the head of !
y one Of the MOrmons while he was .
Y praying. The water caused the Nor :
= mons TO take TO their heels. One of !
= the MOrmOns made a short address ;
4 in front of the Grant hotel this =
= morning. He said that no further eff :
= fort would be made to conduct SER :
Z vices in Rolla and that the band :
= would leave here.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
VICTIM OF A BOMB.

Barcelona, June ga policemen who
was injured in the bomb explosion yes
terday in one or the iavatOries of a
public square, died today of his
wounds. Nine persons have been ar
rested for alleged participation i'm the
outrage. which occurred while a pro-
cession was passing. and created a
panic among the great crowds which
lined the streets
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29

twenty-three seconds ahead of the pre-
dicted time
Inc image of the sun was almost perfect
When the first contact occurred but il
was not so good at the time of the sec
ond contact. owing TO clouds. There were
I'VE scientists taking observations with
the different observatory instruments and
the variation of time among the different
observers was less than two seconds.
Professor George Ii. Peters of the naval
observatory took seven photographs with
the to-heliograph. which showed. i,i
addition 10 the moon projected upon the
sun. three fairly large sun spot groups.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
MONTANA DEMOCRATS.
Senator Clark and Governor Toole to
Head Delegation.

Helena. Mont, June 2S.-Montana is the
last state in the union TO hold its Demo-
cratic state convention TO elect delegates
to Denver. The convention will meet in
Bozeman next Wednesday and will send
q delegation TO Denver instructed for
Bryan. From the outlook former United
States Senator ". 4. Clark of Butte and
former Governor Joseph X TOOle of Hell
ena will head the delegation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
CHARLESP P. TAFT
At WASHINGTON
Cincinnati Wire Worker Help
ing His Brother on PO-
litiCal Matters.
SECRETARY SLEPT WELL
PASSED SUNDAY QUIETLY AND
WAS MUCH REFRESHED.

Washington, June 8.-Secretary Taft
passed the second Sunday after his nom
ination FOR the presidency quietly at his
X street home. He was much refreshed
after a comfortable and restful night 5
geographically the first prolonged and
adequate rest he has had since his nOmi-
nation. Early today his brother Charles
P. TAFT of Cincinnati. arrived in Washing
ton and Joined the war secretary at his
home. They spent the day and evening
together.
The coming at this time of Charles p
Taft was said TO be devoid OF special
significance, but it is known that he is
here to confer with the secretary respect
ing his personal and political plans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN OBSERVED AT
UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY

Washington. June 2S.-The eclipse of the
sun served 10 attract astronomers and
spectators to the United States naval OBJ
servatory here today. where that event
was observed with keen interest. The day
could hardly have been more favorable for
the purpose.
The first contact occurred at thirty-five
minutes and twenty-eight seconds after 9
o'clock this morning. which was ten sec
onds ahead of the predicted time while
fhe second contact occurred fOrty-nine
minutes and two seconds past noon, being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS, EN- ROUTE TO
DENVER BY AUTO, PAY VISIT TO BRYAN

Lincoln. Neb.. June 2S.-The party OF
Illinois Democrats travelling in automo-
biles from Chicago to the Democratic ma
tional convention at Denver. arrived in
Lincoln shortly after 10 o'clock tonight.
following a trying day on roads between
here and Omaha. that were almost inn
passable on account of mud and high wa
Ter. The party was met some miles out
side of the city by Lincoln Automobiles,
who piloted them to the lincoln hotel.
where a crowd of 400 Bryan volunteers,
headed by Mayor Brown. gave them All
enthusiastic welcome. Tomorrow the llli-
nois men in body will visit Mr.. Bryan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
CARNIVAL AT HELENA.

Helena. Mont. June 2S-This week. he
ginning Wednesday and ending SATURDAY.
night, Helena will give four days of car
nival 10 celebrate the one hundred aad
third anniversary of the arrival of Lewis
and Clark in Montana. More than $25 600
is being expended on the carnival which
on Il smaller scale is patterned after the
New Orleans Mardi Gras.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
SOLDIER SHOT BY A
MONTANA OFFICER

Helena. Mont, June 3S.-ROlla Duncan.
deputy sheriff, shot and probably fatally
wounded Thomas Sahey, member of tile
Sixth infantry, stationed at Fort William
Henry Harrison, at midnight tonight The
shooting happened just as the last people
were going home from the Eagles picnic.
which was held yesterday at Central
park. A number of the soldiers and citi
zens got into fight and the deputy sher-
if tried to separate them. with the re-
suit that Sahey was shot. Four other SOL
dlers were taken 10 the county Jail and it
is said more arrests will follow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29

al FsirvieW. the Bryan home. A number
of Nebraska Democrats and strangers in
the city made the trip to the farm"
and Lincoln people VINO accompanied them
swened the crowd 10 considerable proBor-
tiOns. One OF Mr.. Bryan's visitors TODAY.
who was with him a considerable time.
was William j. Abbott of the Democratic
national committee press bureau Mr.. Abb
bolt, after his visit to Fairview. said he
believed the vice presidential race was
entirely an open one. Speaking only FOR
himself. he said. he did not consider Gov
ernor johnson a serious factor in the con
test for second place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
SECOND CHILD
Of HEALER DIES
OF DIPHTHERIA
Frantic Mother Calls in Real
Doctor to Save Last of
Her Little Brood.
AUTHORITIES. MAY CALL
c. H. TITUS TO ACCOUNT
DR.. FISHER OF STATE HEALTH
BOARD AND Or. HANSON
CONFER THIS MORNING.


= county Attorney Willard Hanson I
y and DR.. r. W. Fisher of the state I
= DOaru Of health will confer this morn 4
y ing concerning the steps to be taken I
= against Charles II. Titus. the faith 4
= healer. whose two children died under !
y his faith treatment .
= Dr. Fisher says that Titus has for :
y long time practiced faith healing" !
y lie claimed to have the power to cure :
y cancer. Among those who 6ied after I
= receiving treatment from Titus DR.. !
= Fisher says. were a police detective !
= and a florist. The alleged victims of !
y Titus are as follows: 4
= G. Swaner, florist !
y Matthews Rhodes. police detective. :
y Glen Israel Titus, years old. !
= DOna Titus. years old =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
GAINING ALL THE TIME.

Cleveland. June 2S.-Congressman
James $. sherman continues to gain
strength. He slept much today. His
condition remains normal and there
has been no change made in the plans
Tor him 10 leave the hospital not later
than next Wednesday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
DEFICIT OF S6O,OOO,OOO FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR FACED BY UNCLE SAM
Treasury Statement for July Will Show Falling OFF in Re-
CeipS and Alarming Increase in Expenditures.

Washington. June 2S.-The fOrthcom-
ing statement of the treasury receipts
and expenditures for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1908, Will show a
marked falling off in the receipts as
compared with the year 1907, and a
large increase in the expenditures. The
excess Of expenditures over receipts for
the year will approximate $50, 0OO, 900,
which has been exceeded only twice
since the Civil war. In 1894 there was
a deficit and in 1899 there was another
of a little oyer $50 200. 900, and in each
of the four intervening years the re-
ceipts fell considerably below the dis
bursements Again, in 1904 and 1905,
there were shortages Of S4,177,000 and
$2S, 600, respectively.
Falling OFF in Receipts.
The total receipts this year will be
shown TO have been about $500, 900 900.
or $4,000. 900 less than for the fiscal
year 1907. Customs receipts will be
shown to fave fallen off about $46.-
600 600 from those of 1907, while the
receipts from internal revenue sources
will be short nearly S19.000,000.
Miscellaneous receipts will show a
slight gain.
The disbursements for the year will
be shown TO have aggregated about
1853, 600 900, or $50 600 600 more than for
1907, and S54. 600 600 more than for any
year since 1865. not excepting the Span
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29

Frantic with grief on seeing two of her
children die within three days under the
faith cure treatment of her healer-hus-
band, Mrs. Charles II. Titus OF 1861 East
Seventh South street demanded Saturday
night at the death bed of the second child,
a little girl, that a physician be sum-
mOned to attend the remaining child. the
last of her little brood The heart broken
mother had her way and DIR. Evans was
called. He is now making every effort 10
save the third of the Titus children and
there are hopes that he will succeed. IL
tus, the faith healer, stricken with terror
at the loss of two of his children. has vel
coined the doctor with ferVOr almost
equal to that of his heart-broken wife
When il was discovered that the three
Titus children were suffering from diph-
liberia. the house was placed under quar-
antins by the city health authorities Ii
tus, who calls himself a healer refused
TO summon a doctor and undertook 10
cure the children III his own way. Last
Thursday. Glen. the five-year-old boy.
died. This aroused the authorities ami
the case was investigated by DR.. Fishtr
of the state board of health.
The death was reported 10 County At
tOrney Hanson on Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
Authorities Will Confer.

County Attorney Willard Hanson last
night said that he would not be able to
state what action he would take until he
had conferred with DR.. Fisher at 10 o clock
this morning. Il will decide what steps
to take after DR.. Fisher has given me all
the facts in the case he said
DR.. s. q. Paul. assistant city physician,
said that as long as Titus observed the
quarantine rules the city authorities could
take no action against him. lie said that
when Titus left his house after quaran-
tine was established. the man was under
the impression that his presence was re-
duired at the city and county building. As
he apparently did not Intentionally NiO-
late quarantine he will not be prosecuted
unless he again leaves his house before
quarantine is raised.
Titus. the healer. is also a milk dealer.
He Is about % years old and formerly
lived i'm Kansas His wife is a quiet. hard
working woman. Until the death of her
two children. she did not oppose her nus
bands attempts AZ faith healing But
when the last of her three children
seemed on the point of meeting with the
fate of the other two, the timid woman re-
belled.
Titus too. has had his belief shaken ID
his power TO cure by faith When DR.
Paul was at the house yesterday the man
expressed the desire 10 have the third and
last child receive the attention of a Dhysi-
clan ana eagerly asked about meCNSines
and nursing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29

a country newspaper is the Of
fetal organ of its town and stops
only make the organ peal louder,
declares the Jericho Springs Optic.
Take that, Mr. Cranky Subscriber.
Kansas City Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
NEAR At HAND
Scene of Great Activity in Den
yer for the Ensuing Two
Weeks Is Certain.
CITY PUTTING ON ITS
BEST BIB AND TUCKER
WITH FIRST PLACE CONCEDED
TO BRYAN TALK is NOW ON
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.

Denver. June 2S-This city took today
its last political slumber for at least
fortnight to come. The Democratic
politicians Of prominence who have al
ready arrived for the national cOnven-
ton of next week left this morning for
pleasure trip into the mountains.
They will struggle back, some of them
tonight, others tomorrow. BY the time
they are all on the ground once more
the advance guards Of the state dele
cations Will be here or on their way,
and there will be an ever-increasing ac-
tivity until the red fire has flickered
out and the curtain has been rung down
on the final scene of the Democratic
national convention
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
Second Child succumbs.

That night. the second child. DOna. a
seVen-year-Old girl. died.
As the second little sufferer closed her
eyes in death. the mother revolted against
tn faith treatment of the father and de-
manded that q doctor be called. 10 treat
the third and last child To this Titus
consented and DR.. Evans was summoned
The physician found the third child
twelVe-year- girl, in a serious cOndi-
ton. but hopes TO save her life.
DR.. Fisher. who investigated the deaths
in the Titus family and the healing IF
Titus, stated last night that until he re-
ports TO the state board of health he could
not say what would be done in the mat
ter He believed that Titus would be pro-
ceeded against for practicing medicine
without a license.
Titus has prOfessed to be able 10 cure
cancer" said DIT. Fisher. He has prac-
ticed his healing for some time. Some Of
those who have gone TO him have died.
Among these were Matthew Rhodes.
city detective and Mr.. SWaner. a flor
isl who lived near Titus
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
Rebels in Durango.

Governor Cardelas of COahuila has tel
esraphed the governor of Durango notify
ing him that a number of the men re-
spOnsible for recent disturbances in his
state have fled TO Durango. and request
ing all possible assistance in apprehend-
ing the fugitives.
Three battalions of regulars. sent by the
federal government to Viesca, arrived
there today.
Information brought here tonight by
passengers on the incoming Mexican Cen
trail train is that ali bridges and ap-
prOaches to TOrreOn on every road except
the Mexican Central have been burned.
The International line out of TOrreOn.
on which Is located the town of Mata-
mOrOs. reported TO be in the hands of
revOlutiOnists. has suffered heavily. and
the COahuila Pacific is entirely tied up
as the result of depredations committed
by revolutiOnists. A pay train on the
Coahuila & PacificO was attacked Fri
day night soon after leaving TorTeOn. but
the crew succeeded in running the train
back to Torreon and escaping. There il
a general movement of troops from Mex
leo City to the north. according to news
received here, and reinforcements are be-
ing rushed TO JimineZ. which is said to
be still in the hands of revolutionists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
SENDING THEIR
FAMILIES HOME
Americans in TOrreon, Mexico,
Do Not Like the
Looks of Things.

FL Paso, Tex. June 2S.-Fifteen hundred
troops have arrived in Torreon to protect
that city from the expected attack by the
revolutionists. and the Americans are pre-
pairing to send their families to the states
for safety, according TO reports brought
here tonight by passengers on the Mex
lean Central.
1t is reported that the revOlutionists
have attacked the village of Matamoros.
Coahuila, about fifteen miles from Tor
reon, and nave occupied that town. Off
clal adVices relative to sending troops to
Iorreon say that with the forces already
stationed there, the town is "impregna-
bic"
In Chihuahua there is considers BILE
alarm among the citizens and guards
numbering from twenty 10 twenty-five sol
oilers in a single patrol. are continually
passing through the streets. great
many extra police have been sworn in 20
do guard duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
Jails Protected.

Both iails of Chihuahua are protected bv
reinforced guards, and troops are sta
toned on the roofs of public buildings
The officers in command of the troops at
Chihuahua have, by special orders, been
quartered with their men in readiness to
respond 10 an emergency call
Two hundred men of the Eighteenth
battalion. Mexican infantry, commanded
by Colonel Luis BallesterOs, arrived to-
night in JuareZ, across the river from
here. and will be disbursed i'm the vicinity
OF that town. These achievements make
an aggregate Of five hundred soldiers sta
toned at JuaTeZ Mayor Mateus in an
interview this evening. declared that no
trouble in Juarez was anticipated and that
the Eighteenth battalion had been sent TO
the border simply as a precautionary
measure. Guards are maintained around
the Jail and public buildings of Juarez.
and the arrival of reinfOrcements is prob
ably responsible for a TumOr that the
JuareZ officials are informed of a prep
aratiOn TO attack the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29

No great deed is done by falter-
ers who ask for certainty
George Eliot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
 REPUBLICANS IN TWO WINGS County Committee En- dorses Administration. NE6RoES RESOLUTIONS DENIED Taft and Roosevelt Arc Officially
 Commended. uesion ss Stoke. Turned Down-Da- sid.on wing Later Elects Dele sass. to state Cenventiea
 wishoat Giviss rn-
 structiess.
NEGROES RESOLUTIONS DENIED

Resolutions endorsing the Roosevelt as1rninistration and the cana .dasy Q, Secretary Taft for the : prssrientisl non,isation were the fsa.ares of the r1setine sf the County Kspub.scan Ex- erutive Committee held yssteraay a. noon in the court house De egates to the state and District conventions were also elected at the meeting.
 At one point n. the msetiaS things became very livs z. A. ]. Stokes. a negro preacher, moved to substitute fhc resolutions passed at the negro mass meeting held Friday night con demning the adm 'nistratIon of Roose- welt and the candidacy of Secretary raft for the psas.1sntia, nomination for the one offered in their praisc.
 I. S. Watkins. Chairman of the meeting. refused to recognize Stokes or entertain his motion, but later on a motion to table 1t. he .iii so. He de- ciared the motion on the table. but Stokes declared that 1t wss not prop nrly ordered and called for & diviston. Ho was defeated by an overwhelming vote.
 Stokes then charged that the Chair man had taken up all os che bad traits of Roosevelt. You are even
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

rages of similar nature which have been perpetrated here during the last few weeks.
 When Otto Beiseisack. of <l2o Canal Street returned home from his work last night he found his bride of few weeks stretched unconscious on the floor. q pair of $500 diamond ear-rfnrs belonging to her missing, and the ouss ransacked. When she regained con sciousness Mrs. Beigelsack said shs had returned home late In the after noon and heard some one else in the house. Upon starting out. she was at. saturated with red liquid was stuf- fed In her mouth. when she was found by her husband The handkerchief has been turned over to the officers of the city chemist for an analysis of the liquid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
Husband and Vie Put in Jail
 For Errorin Marriage Ceremony

Athens. March ss-( (speciai) "A most remarkable trial was held here today before Judge Malone of the probate court in which a man and his wife were tried for living together.
 Some time last fall a man named Brewer. for some time resident of this place, went to Decatur where he secured work in the shops. Later Mrs. Tera Waves, Of this place went there and they were married. He went to the probate office and secured a license entitling his to make her his le- gay spouse. but in giving the name. he either did not know just how to spell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29


 worse than Reosevelks Tue ssutimsnt flus expressed called for continued ap- plAuse from the nexross prsssa at the meeting.
 The resolution passed was as fellows:
 sResolve6. That we reafIran our de- votion and ndeiity to the principles of the Republican party. as 'rsprssented by the present able and patrictic sdminis- tration of President Theodore Roose- welt.
 Resolved. That. we commend his poll ieies as being munifcent benefactions to the country. and the great power with which he has enforced the doc- Urine that sRiEhteousness exalteth nation. commands our adnirstion.
 Resolved. That the sound Judgment, famaiiarify with public affairs, supe- rior statesmanship. and consistent Re- publicanisrn of Hon. William H. Taft, eminently 1t him for the presidential chair and that the toga of President Roosevelt could not fall upon any statcsman more thoroughly equipped to promote the highest Interests of the country than Secretary Taft
 Resolved. Thht our best efforts and didacy, In order to secure his nomina- tion. with the. firm kelfef that under his safe and sane leadership, the Re- publican party is destined to achieve q signal and glorious victory.
 Resolved. That the management of party affairs by National Committee man Scott and, Chalrmsn Thompson, meets with our approval"
 Delegates Are Elected.
 The delegates to the State Conven-. e, H. Scott. M H. chapman. J. P, Di1nHick. N. H. Alexander and V. H. Tulane
 Delegates to District Convention: C.. II. Scott, N. H. Alexander, J. ". Eus- tell. o. c. Irwin, T. J. Scott, J. P. Dipmiek. A. E Watkins and J. W Dimmick These delegates were in- structed to vote as unit.
 The Executive Committee was named as follows: Thomas McDonald, Sam uel Phillips. A. IS. watkins Joseph Moore. Rufus Freemau.yC. O Harris, O c. Irwin and J. H. Feagin.
 Davidson Wing Effects.
 The Davidson faction held it's meet ing last night and elected delegates to the state Convention to be held April zs. Four delegates were elected who sshsii cast one vote.
 4 County Committee. of which W. & Reese is Chairman. aud J. B Burton, Secretary, was appointed by the com mittee and was authorized by the meeting either to appoint delegates to the second district convention or to authorize delegates to the State con venticn to act.
 feature of the meeting. on account of It's absence. was the lack of formal enlargement of any candidate for tha presidency or any policy.
 The delegates to the State Conven- ton. appointed last night, are: A. ID. Stratton. ". s. Reese, Charles H. Scott and J. W. Ailstork.