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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-19
Honest Answer.

The stories told Of Snetxler. q fl
nous Swiss organ builder. prove that
be was q man Of rare and incorrupt1-
bic honesty. At one time the parish
officers Of q country church applied to
Snezler to examine their organ and
make fnprovemen in 1t.
Gentlemen" said Snetzier after .
careful examination Of the instrument
In question. your organ Be wort
f100 joost now. Veil. I viii spend you
ECO on 1t. and 1t shall den Be wort
f5Or'-London Graphic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-19
Pretty Limit,

TN have to ask you to pay IN I'd
vance," remarked the hotel keeper.
isn't my luggage good enou1h q
eurtty?
Il fear It h q little too eUohsnal.F
'"Emotioual?'
"Yes: easily moved-"-London Man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-19
IN JEALOUS RAGE
MINER STAYS TWO
After the Murder Of Wife and
Brother-in-laW. He
Kills Himself.
LITTLE SHELBURN OAZED
ALL PARTIES IN THE CASE WE'RE
FRENCH AND the TRAGEDY
WAS CAUSED BECAUSE MAMA
WIFE LEFT HIM.
LITTLE sHELBURN DAzEp

Saelhurn. Ind. May 10.-Ffank
DoggsmAnt. = French miner. shot and
fatally wxmnaed his wife. killed his
(.broeAer-in-law. zelss Decobet, and then
turned the weapon On himself Ct Jack.
son Hill mine No. 4. one mile and 4
dy afteraoon. The tragedy was the
gemant. whose wife had LETT him twO
wesks after the marriage.
After the shooting. Sheriff While
and Coroner Bailey OF Sullivan and
Deputy Coroner Padgett Of Shelburn
were notified. Tho body OF Dogge-
!! mint was taken to the home Of an un-
Gle, while the body Of Decobet was t.
ken to HE former residence.
DoRxemant refused to 60 to work
yesterday at the mine and shortly after
the dinner hour went to the residence
Of Victor Peyronet, where the woman
was washing some clothes. He asked
her to return to live with him and she
refused Then he went away ana
about an hour afterward returned and
again repeated his demands. Upon
I
yer from his pocket and discharged IL
twice, one bullet taking effect In her
temple. He then jumped on bicycle
and started rapidly away. making his
escape before anybody could reach the
scene Of the shooting
Shoots without Warming.
The aesailant fastened to the homo
Of his brOther-inlaw, Zello Decobet.
who did not happen 10 Be 1t home.
Upon his arrival ut the home OF Deco
bet, Doggemant W00 told Of his alb
sence, but persisted In rappiug upon
the door several seconds thereafter.
lDoggemant went across . largo pasture
toward the SHAFT and when about mid
way between tho Decobet residence
and the shaft met his br0ther-in-law.
| without q word he drew his revolv-
er and fired four shoeo ut Decobet- two
Of which found their mark. one In the
center of the chest and the other IL
the thigh.
Decobet turned to his wife who came
up as the shooting occurred. ezda1m-
ing kiss me-" to her. Deoooet feil
dead.
< Tne mCf0ereT S00u t0sO90co uso We~
pom and before turning 1t upon himself
drew q pocketbook containing . Gam
OF money from his hip pocket ana
threw It to the wife Of the muv6esoo
man. He then turned the weapon
upon himself. discharging It TOUR
times.
| All Are French.
From the time the murderer commit
ted his first crime until he expdreA
from his seif-inflicted wounds nos
more than fifteen minutes elapsed.
| All concerned In the tragedy were
French and had been in this country
but a short time. The women VINO
we're sisters. arrived here April q
The cause leading mp to tn :ip.o
tragedy is believed to have tSaa the
jealousy Of the murderer over the re-
fusal OF the woman to return to live
with him and he brooded over this un-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-19
Those E,abor.te psfec.ee.

Those Elaborate 0ofonooo.
would you shoot . man who -
sailed your veracity"
NO" answered the peaceful eltisea.
'T'd rather take . chance On hiD per-
sonal opinion than to 90 be1see Q Jury
with q story that might convince the
general public that he was riohk"-
Washington Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
BUSY FAIR DIRECTORS
Details Of Great Exposition to be Dc
AZ cldcd on Next Week.

Next week will be busy and iin-
portant week for everybody connected
with the State Fair association. On
Monday the executive committee Will
meet to formulate plans and decide on
a number of details which are to be
presented and acted upon at the board
meeting on Tuesday afternoon. THIS
later important meeting will be folioW-
ed by meeting at S O'Clock TUESDAY
in the chamber of commerce, at wfach
all the members OF specia, committees
throughout the state who were ap-
pointed at the suggestion of the COVER
nor. will be present and receive, IN
structions regarding their work, winch
is expected to assist greatly in max
ing the fair a success. In order To
be sure CT the attendance of the mem
bers of these special committees the
State Fair association stands the eX-
pense of their transportation.
At a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee yesterday it was decided to of
fer a loving cup as a prize to the
county making the largest and most
attractive display in the horticultural
hall This will 1t is believed prove to
be an incentive to the counties Of the
state.
c.. A. Hickenlooper. of Weber county.
has been specially invited to be
present at Tuesdays board meeting for
the purpose of making suggestions on
4 the llorticulturaIFexhib
A telegram was received today by
Secretary Ensign, from Iiderton. On-
tario, Canada, asking for the privilege
of showing number of imported
sheep at the fair,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
BRAND WILL GIVE
FALLIEREs ANSWER

Paris. July 23.--Aristide BRAND. who
was summoned to the Elysee palace
last night and charged with the task
of forming a cabinet is encountering5
difficulties, but a definite decision is
expected by tonight. In the event of
NJ. Brands failure further efforts
probably will be made to induce Leon
Bourgeois, the former premier and for
seign minister, to accept the premier
ship.
NJ BRAND had long conference to-
day with Raymond Poincaire, the
former ministerof finance, which gave.
rise to the presumption that the. latter
is to succeed M. Cailleaax, who Is
understood to be somewhat dissatisfied.
Early this afternoon Che prospect Of
NJ. Brands success looked brighter
and he announced that he believed that
he could form, by conciliation, Re-
publican cabinet. but that in all sim
certify he preferred to see NJ. Bourgeois
prime minister He declared he would
give President Fallieres a definite an
swer by $40 this evening.
NJ. BRAND formally Invited M. Call
zlaux to take the finance portfolio, but
the latte Preserved his answer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
.|WYLL|E'S MURDERER
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
~ Thank Yoll, MY Lord, Am Proud
TO Have the Honor of Laying
Down MY Life for Country.

London, July 2a,-Madarlal Dhingri
the Indian student who on the night of.
July /, at the conclusion of II public
gathering at the Imperial institute,
shot and killed Lieut.. Col. Sir William
Hutt Curzon Wyllie and DR., Canvas
I.alcaca, was today found guilty and
sentenced to death at the conclusion
of a trialsof less than an hours durtt-
ton.
During the recital OF the occurrences
at the Imperial institute on the night
of the tragedy the prisoner sat in the
dock listening fundamentally and only
once broke his silence by saying:
.'Whatever 1 did was an act OF patri-
otism.''
AS the lord chief Justice concluded
In pronorncing sentence, the prisoner
drew himself in military style and
saiuted, He said: 8
II thank you, my lord. I am proud
to have the honor OF laying down my
humble life for my country. Your sen-
tence of death is perfectly illegal. You
are all-powerful and can do what you
like: but remember We viii have the
power some time. That is all / have to
say
A. F. Hosley. printer of the indian
SUciologist. who was recently arrested
on the charge OF publishing a seditious
newspaper, the ayowed object of which
was To support the indian nationalist
movement for the liberation ofslIndia
from oppressive alien rule by the use
| of physical force,''&Dlead guilty today
| and was sentenced to four months I'M
prsonment.
The Indian Socialogist is owned and
edited by Krshnavarma. who is nova
refugee In Paris. The pa pei: omen y APP
lsproyeds the murder of Sir William
i EW'yllie and DR.. I.alcaca,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
.DoRRANCE MURDER
MYSTERY DEEPENS

Hot Springs, Ark, July Although
20 suspects have been arrested and are
held by the police, the mystery which
surrounds the murdersof Mrs. Amos r..
Dorrance, wife of wealthy coal deal.
err OF Helena. Montana, Is apparently
becoming deeper.
Mrs. Dorrance was shot and killed in
her room In the fsfksrE hotel, Thurs
helpless on the bed. He is still pros
trated and is not able to throw any
light on the crime. IS
Last night the police found a coat and
straw hat, which they believe belong
ed 10 the murderer. on the doorsteps OF
the house adjoining the hotel. A New
York man identified the coat and nut
as his own. stating to the police that
they were stolen from him the night
OF the murder. He was detained by the
authorities for a short time and then
released.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
MRS MAYF|ELD DENIES
HER MOTHERS STORY
Declares She Either Shot Herself Acct.
dcntally or Attempted to Commit
sulcidc-Warned by Aunt.

Chicago. July 2s.-Mrs. Agnes c.:
Mayfield, wife of mining promoter
of Mapimi Durango, Mexico, who is
under arrest in connection with the
mysterious shooting OF her mother,
Mrs. Gertrude A. Hinkley, here on
Wednesday, spent the night in the pol
ice station.
Mrs. Hinkley's statement that the
bullet which entered her neck and
came out through her mouth. was fred
by her daughter is vigorously denied by
Mrs. Maytield.
"My Mothers whole story is ridicu-
5lous,' said the prisoner today. Il came
s to Chicago from Mexico to give her
stock in the mining company. not to
sell It to her. Ny mother either ac-
5cidentally shot herself while planning
to shoot me or tried to commit
suicide"
Mrs. Mayfield intimated that It
might be well to inquire into her mo-
theirs mental condition and continues:
II have six letters from my aunt my
(mother's sister,, Mrs. j l.. Hutchin-
son of Streator, Ill. which will help
me- In each of these letters my aunt
warned me to keep away from my mo-
#ther'
y. Mrs. Mayfield quoted from cne4of the
letters as follows:
"a Dear Agnes:--If I We're in your
place / would avoid your rlother be-
cause I feel that she will doyou mis-
chief If your husband does not come
to her terms"
In a second Letter Mrs. Hutchinson is
quoted as saying:
she will either rule or ruin. 1 fear for
YOU if you refuse to turn over the 200
acres Of mining land in Mexico.
Mrs. Mayfield stated that her mo-
Tiers hatred of her began year ago
when she married DR.. Mayfield.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
So FRIDAY july
ton say, III he wants to fight. "

&
fight him."
Then one of the officers called or
Derby, Owens was sure the officer
did not say sentry or'.patrol" and ne.
started back with his car. He told.
the sentry on the. bridge about the.
trouble and the sentry said IF they
give Sutton n fair fight he will whip
them all" He did not hear of the
shooting until next morning, the Wit
ness said. He did not think any OF the
officers had been drinking or that his
car made enough noise to drown the
lowest voice.
Questioned by Mr. Birney Lieut..
Adams counsel Owens said he did not
think the two officers We're holding
Sltton to restrain him from attacking
Adams, but 1t was the impression they
were trying to make it easier Tor
Adams.
On cross examination Owens told of
taking Lieut.. Sutton another young
man and a. young women (Afisss Stew
arD, from Cal'Nel Hall to the Mary
land hotel at T:So that evening. The
young man got out and Lieut.. Suites
aud the young woman returned to Car
vel Hall in his car.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
TWENTY THREE
REPORTED DEAD.
Fourteen Persons Missing, Eight
Injured, Property Loss $780,
600, Result of Storm.
GRAPHIC TALES OF REscUT.
Told by Some of Those Who Were
swept from tic Tarpon
Fishing Pier,

Houston. Tex, July %. -1'wenty-th
reported dead, IA missing, eight injured
and property loss totalling s750,G00 is
the result of the storm which ragged
over the southern coast of Texas We'd
nesday, according to dispatches res
5ceived up to early this morning the
communications with the stricken dis.
tricts are still fitful,s and not
until full reports arc received
will the full damage and loss Of
life be known. With six known dead
on Iarpon fishing pier at Gal
WESTON. the list Of supposed dead
of IL Wednesday is cut down. Five
of the supposed victims We're rescued
from the bay alive. the sixth was dead
when taken from the water.
The identified dead are:
Infant of NJ. allaWay, Bay City.
Capt. Matthews, swept from the
schooner Ellen in the gulf.
j.. Chaffner, ut Eagle Luke formerly
of Waterloo. la.
Baisil Daigle and Tom Murphy, Cam
eron parish, La.
d DR.. Cloyd, Richmond, Texas.
GRAPHIC TALES
Graphic tales are told by these who
were swept from the Tarpon fishing
pier, off Galveston, into the gulf and
rescued clinging to bits or wreckage
along the beach near Morgan's Point.
Ray G. Teetshorn of Houston says it
was shortly after midnight of Wednes-
day that the first real alarm for the
safety OF Bettinson's pier was felt.
Ten hours later the pier gave way and
the party of 10 was cast into the
water.
Shortly before the building sank
. cai1 IT,.
| horn. THE building went down easy
| -in fact simply crumhled into the
| water. Everybody scrambled for him
self. think all of us started off on
some wreckage and the wind and tide
| carried lis through the water, While
| the high sees beat us and the rollers
| broke over and beneath us.
'sThe first piece of wreckage | got
onto crunbled and broke and I fish
ed around and finally got onto a mat.
1 tress, which soon became water-soaked
| and sank. Then l finally crawled on
to a piece of lumber about II feel
| long and stuck to this until pickec
| UP. AZ,
| pier vas a cool fellow and went abon
deliberately giving instructions Whel
4 the storm came UP. With our III
4 preservers on we went to the root 4. 9
| the pavilion to be prepared for IN
/ worst. Bettison, the poor unfortunate y te
1 discarded his cork legs early In tn
/ day. don't know what become Q
| him. 7. 35
ALTERNATELY FAMILY SAFE
Beaumont. Texas, July 2SS.--'Fhe a Der
nathy family OF Ii persons, REPORTED
! lost in the storm of Wednesday, ne
| arrived at Stowell uninjured.
ONLY TOO TRUE.
I New Orleans. July 23.-All doubt al
1 to the fate of Capt. r, j.. Bettison ant
4 his wife who We're reported browne
when the Tarpon pier washed ava.
near Galveston, was removed this aft
1 crnoon when their bodies We're fount
4 in the water near Laporte. Texas,
! miles away.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
REPORT READY TOMORROW.
Insurance Commissioner to Issue
statement of 1908 Business.

The annual report of the state in
si,rance commissioner will be out by
tomorrow, the printers having been de-
layed in its publications. As4the data
and general facts We're gathered mostly
before the office of state commissioner
of Insurance was created. the report
NAV be said to emanate from the of
fice of the secretary of state who has
been ex-officio the incumbent of this
office up to the enactment of the law
providing specifically for a commits
sjoner. The next report will really be
the first report to emanate from the
commissioners office. 1t is a conf
pilation of the Insurance business done
in Utah during 1908. as far as the data
al hand could provide. and includes II
reca pitulation showing in summary
form comparisons between the business
+ of 1907 and 1908.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
STEERS DISPOSITION OF
HIS FORTUNE SUSTAINED

New York. July 22s.yThe long Legal!
fight over $4,000 life insurance, left
by Charles Z. Stier. has resulted in the
supreme court sustaining STEERS oral
disposition Of The fund three days be-
fore he committed suicide at his home
On staten Island, in 1906 Three days
before Stier killed himself he took out
the insurance and Immediately called
on Alfred L.auterbach, to whom he was
indebted. and directed that in case any
thing happened to him. S66,067 of the
proceeds of the Insurance policy should
go to Lauterbach's company to dis
charge his indebtedness: $500 should
be paid to Eugene Howell. and s4,432 to
his wife Justice Greenbaum holds
that this is valid trust
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
TOBACCO MEN FAIL
TO COME TO AGREEMENT.

Lexington, KY. July 2s.-- Upon the
refusal Of the hurley Tobacco society
to yield to the demands Of the Amer
lean Society of Equity at a conference
{ of the officials of the two organizations
SCantrell$ left the meeting, thereby ter
5m,inating for the present at least all
efforts towards reconciliation. The
break followed counter demand of
the hurley officers for a statement
showing the exact strength Of the
parent organization. made, it was
stated, in order that the Burley So
4 cietvS might know for what it is asked
to pay large sums to the society OF
equity, IS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
TWO MYSTERIOUS DEATHS.

Baltimore, /, July % Fornia | in, Il
vestiga ton IS making by the state
board Of health into the cause Of the
mysterious deaths Of two girls em-S
sployed in the sealing department or q;
Baltimore canning company's plant.
The girls died at the Johns Hopkins
hospital after exhibiting symptoms
which puzzled physicians.
DR.. Marshal Price, secretary or the
state board. learned that the girls. who.
had Inhaled fumes emanating from a.
preparation used in place of solder in.
blood.
& 1t was declared by DR.. Price that the
coloring matter in the blood of the two.
girls who died was reduced from nor
NAL to S per cent d j
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
ROOSEVELT COLLECTION
OF FAUNiAL SPECIMENS

NaivasIla, British East Africa, July
2S.-The entire collection of specimens.
of the Roosevelt expedition now NUM-
bcrs 1000, covering mammals and birds
of all sizes, from field mice to rhinoceri
and from small shrike to bustards. 1t
also includes several thousand reptiles
and insects. Mr.. Rooseyelts last bull
llippopotamus which he shot recently
In Lake Naivasha, measured ID feet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
ALIENS NEGOTIATING
FOR "A SETTLEMENT

Kenosha, Wis. July Negotiations
for n settlement of the strike at the.
pany. which We're interrupted by the
rioting OF yesterday. were resumed to-
day. The outlook this morning was
for an early ending of the strike. No
further disturbances occurred this
morning.
a meeting OF the strike committee
was held early and new demands on
the company We're formulated which
We're said to include an advance IN
wages ranging from 81 to $3.50 per
week; two years contract and pay
for time lost through the strike. The
company declared the demands would
mean the closing of the plant if insist
ed upon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
GOING TO AFRICA TO STUDY
ANIMALS FROM BALLOON

Chicago. July 23.--W. D. Boyce left
Chicago last night on the first stage of
his trip to study animals of Africa and
take photographs from balloons. His
equipment consists of three balloons
and several small aeroplanes, in which
he believes the members of his party
can take short fights to photograph
at short range, particularly inviting
landscapes.
Large panoramic views will be at
tempted and at night fashlight views
VIII be taken to preserve a continuous
record of5the trip.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
R0OsEvELT's PROMISE TO
NEW YORK REPUBLI CANS

Paris, July 2s.-John S, Wise, Jr.. of
New York. who Is now in Paris, says
that FORMER President Roosevelt, iust
prior to his departure from New York.
On his African hunting expedition, pro-
missed him and other Republicans in
New York that he would return In time
for the mayoralty campaign. Mr.. Wise
says he has not given UP the hope that
Mr. Roosevelt Will head the mayora.ty
ticket in New York this autumn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
KING PETER SUFFERS FROM
CALCINATION OF ARTERIES

Vienna, July 2s-Private kilograms
from Belgrade. sereia. say the condi-,
ton of King Peter is arousing great
anxiety. His majesty is suffering from
ALIENATION OF the arteries. complicated
nv Inflammation of the veins. AtSnight
he is almost sleepless and his sudden
death would cause no surprise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
PosTMAsTERs AND PATENTS.
Especial to the News,

Especial to the ''News,'D
Washington, D. G.: July 23.-Post-
masters appointed: utah---Marion,
Summit county, NJ H. Horton, vice
s. Sorenson, resigned.
Wyoming-Hiattsvilla, Big Horn
county. Jessie ]. Morton, vice NJ. Eni-
cry, resigned.
Patents Issued: Utah-P. S. Peter-
son. Ephraim. operating attachment
for screw drivers. etc.
IdahoW. S. Maxey. Caldwell, wire
cloth rack.