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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
Warships at Hand.

American war vessels are retained in
Central American waters, and only yester-
day the cruiser North Dakota sailed from
Magdalsna bay for Amapala, Honduras
i'm which some 0f the naval activity main
tanned by Nicaragua has manifested it
self
An interesting sidelight on the political
situation in Central America became
known today. Some time ago the dis
patches indicated that Nicaragua had in
tentiOns of involving Costa Rica. which
has not been engaged in any of the en-
brCiimeuts which have characterized the
history Of Central America. It now ap-
pears that an election was about to be
held I'm Costa Rica at the time. which
LEADS to the inference that Nicaragua g
reported attitude towards her was but
part Of the working out Of political plan
which has been associated with the re-
uOrted ambition Of President Zeiaya TO
become dictator of the destinies of Cen
trail America.
ANNOYED over the muJilatiOn Of Minister
Gregorv's dispatches Diplomatic COM
municatfOns are said to be inviOlable and
any interference with them is serious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
DONOR UNKNOWN.
Ten Thousand Dollar Bill Found IN
Church Collection Plate.

washington. Pa. April S-Somebody put
a $1,000 bill in the collection plate OF ihe
Eoscoe NJ. r. church near here. Sunday
night. .. 49,
The church officers have no objection 10
keeping it. but think that the donor made
a mistake and are willing TO give II BACK
if he can prove it is his.
The yearly collections of the church DO
not reach more than $4,000. and so the
Oficials advertised today that they would
return the money if the owner really
wants it. The only condition they make
* that they must be shown that he
dropped it on the plate Inadvertently
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
BRYAN'S PRIZE MULE
WON BY NEVADA COUNTY

Lincoln. Neb.. April s.-William J. Bry-
ans prize mule goes to Esmeralda coun-
". Nevada. according to an announce
ment made tonight by representatives of
Mr. Bryan.
Esmeralda gets the mule because it
made the best showing, from a Democratic
standpoint. in the recent election. register
ing Democratic gain Of 694 per cent.
The mule, which Esmeralda county may
not know what to do with. was presented
to Mr.. Bryan during the late campaign
by Minnesota admirers He offered il then
a a prize. and now Nevada Democrats,
although they did not elect a president.
will be owners of a mule
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09

BACKED Up AND
VOTED II DOWN
Payne Bill Amended by Champ
Clark in the Interest of
the Farmer.
mlJORITY FORCES WERE
ABSENT FROM HOUSE
szvERAL COMMITTEE AMEND
WFNTS PUT THROUGH, REVI-
SION BEING UPWARD.

.t.-. .ugton, April S.-Because Of the
....-s-ars committee amendments 10 the
r.rrs tariff bin, tie house was Obliged
..5s. Co sit later tIan usual in order to
.-=-ra action ON the various paragraphs
.-ufrr within the scope of the special
..r- 7doatrd last Monday before the final
-.-a f- taken tomorrow afternoon
40 one time the Republicans were
..r-r- mapping. and an amendment by
-r- Clark Of Missouri was adopted fix
NJ the rate of duty on iron ore steel
-7- a+ 40 rs gauge. at three-quarters OF
rent pen pound. This amendment, now
.--- was thrown out later. Fearing that
.. might not meet with such success
azafr. Chairman Payne took his Repub-
a- colleagues TO task for absenting
themselves from the chamber, and ap-
.-arad 20 them 10 remain i'm their seats
HIS was done. with the result that in
-r tho committee amendments Mr.. Payne
r..- Ssh stained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
MERIT SYSTEM
IS RECOGNIZED
Census Bill Reported by Sena-
tor La Toilette, Who Will
. Ask Early Consideration.

washington. April S.-The census bill
was today. reported TO the senate by Mr..
LaFoHetts chairman of the committee OF
census. who stated that ne would ask
the senate to take UP this bill for cOnsi0-
Grafton tomorrow
The census bill provides that hereafter
all applicants for places in the civil ser
vice of the government shall be examined
in the state or territory in which such
applicants reside and that mo person
shall be eligible for such examination UNI
less. he. has been actually dOmiciled in the
state or territory for at least a year pre-
viOus TO his examination
In the house the bill was drawn pracu-
calfy- to meet the views Of Theodore
Roosevelt. who vetoed the census bill as
pa ssed in the last session because it failed
to meet his views regarding examination
Of applicants for positions in the census
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
RUN DOWN BY AUTO.
Street Sweeper on Fifth Avenue, New
York, Badly Injured.

New York, April S.-Mrs- Ogden Goelet :
automobile with its owner and chauf-
four az its sole occupants. ran down and
injured street sweeper in Fifth avenue
TODAY. The accident occurred during the
busiest hour Of the fashionable thorough
fare while hundreds OF gaily-dressed
women crowded the driveway in carriages
and automobiles and caused a blockade
Of vehicuIar traffic that took nearly an
hour to disentanSle-
The injured man was taken to the New
York hospital where he was found to
have sustained serious internal injuries.
The chauffeur. William Sullivan, was ar
rested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
KILLED BY PLAYMATE.

Harper. Kan. April S.-Willie HOtch-
kiss. 10 years old. who was reported
killed BY wolves near here yesterday. was
really slain by his playmate, George
Nichols 10 years Old. according to con-
fessiou made by the latter tonight. Young
Nichols said he accidentally shot the
FTotchkiss boy and invented the wolf
story because he feared to tell the truth.
COYOTES we're found around the body and
This helped make Nichols story plausible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
Enforces Merit System.

As reported to the senate, the bill is re
farded as more strictly enforcing the
merit system. The director of the census
NAV specially appoint temporary en-
moves but his power to appoint experts
who have served in former censuSeS Is
limited to thoss who operate mechanical
appliances.
Confirmation by ,the senate IS required
in the appointments by the president OF
23n SUPERVISORS the house bin not reQulr-
ing such confirmation. The bill reduces
the salaries of the chief officers OF the
census from the director down, the re-
auctions being generally $500 each The
subsistence allowance for special agents
is reduced from Il to g daily
In the census taking. persons unen-
DIoved are required to state the number
of months of such employment during tht
previous calendar year. and whether EN-
nIoved at the date of enumeration
Amendment of administrative Officers
is placed directly under the director CT
the census without supervisory power on
fine mart of the secretary of commerce
and labor. as provided in the house DILL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
SMASH A BAD ONE.

Chicago. ADTil S.-Developments here to-
dav in the failure of John Dickinson *
Co. brokers, indicate that the total Ia
biIities of the concern viii reach Tar above
tloe Sso0.O0O which was estimated at first-
Demands upon the receiver have de
creased the funds to low point Judge
lands issued an order permitting the re-
ceiver to release the margin holdings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
CHAMPION COW DEAD.

Columbia. Mo. April S.-Pedro's Estelis.
tho champion Jersey butter COW OF tHe
world IS dead. She died at ner home. the
MISSOURI Agricultural college. al Column
bis last night In twelve months she
produced ~ pounds of butter fully no
pounds more than her nearest competltor.
The University statistlcian inquired IhdI
year would have kept an average student
I'm the University Of Missouri for a Ike
term.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
EuLToN sEcoNp cHoIcE.

Washington. AoFil SIT was stated to
dav that the mission to China rendered
10 former Senator Fulton Of oregon had
nre,-iptlelv been offered to former Sena-
tor Hcmenway of Indiana. Folm Rsp-
ras.ntaJive Watson has declined four dii-
ferent rIaces in the federal service OF
tered 10 him BY the president Former
Vice President Fairbanks has announced
that ne will not enter the federal service
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
WHITE HOUSE VISITORS.

4: Especial to The HeraldD
= Washington, April S.-George T :
:: OdeH, wife and daughter, of Salt :
:. Lake City. were visitors at the :
:. White House today, and were in :
:. troduced to the president by Rep
:: resentative Howell.
:. :. :. :: :, :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. = :. :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
Meeting of Husband and Wife.

The meeting. of the husband and wife
iu the detectives office at the police sta
ton was most affecting. Both wept con-
stantlv. and their conversation was
scarcely ineligible. Malone acted as
though he were ia a. stUpor- At times he
would SAY nothing AT all Then he would
break down and between sODs would talk
on subjects i'm a manner that would tend
TO indicate d rambling MIND. Mrs. Ma
lone remained at police headquarters only
a few minutes going home weeping with
friends.
When Malone learned last evening that
Paulson's condition was not critical, he
paced up and down the Jail corridor and
said.
"Oh. that's good. that's good. That 3
n1eqsaDt news This is terrible, ter
ribIe terrible. I'm so glad to hear
that he Is better THAT IS so good,
so good I'm glad, glad to hear it.
DR. T. s. Wright and Dr. s. H Pinker-
ton remained with PaulsOn at the hos
pital until it appeared that all immediats
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
BOTH SERIOUSLY I'LL.

Washington. April S.-The friends of for
mer Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
and former Representative BabcOck of
Wisconsin. who are critically i'll here. are
much alarmed over their condition this
afternoon Both have grown perceptibly
weaker during the day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
MIsER's HOARD UNEARTHED.

Lexington. Ky. April S.-While digging
a pOsthols I'm an abandoned lot today.
wOrkmen discovered a brass kettle con-
tanning $500 in gold and silver that ap-
parently had been buried for half cen
tuIy. The lot formerly belonged to !. c.
Dewitt. an aged pensioner. who died sew
eral years ago. and il is the suppOsition
that ne buried the money. The ground
was sold at commissioners sale a week
ago for S1f6
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
SUICIDE OF AGED WOMAN.

Bes Noines. Ia. April S-JUst as Mrs
Gaor-e CULVER Of Usage, Ia, had started
a search for her mother tonight sts W.
borrified TO see her pluugipg to the
ground from a fifty-fOOt windmill 10 heI
death. Mrs. y. Pierce was - years olu
ana mad been Sit several months
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
Citizens Aroused.

Mrs Miuton rose from her-ccuch ana
began cropping her way across the room
The maniac. however. paid no attention
ito her.
BY this time the ueighbOrnOod had be
come aroused and men were gamer
ia tho streets Anderson walked to the
window and peered out. Then he returned
TO the center of the room. picked up MS
shotgun from the table on which ne lao
Mrs Niutou. I'm moving blindly about.
had returned to the couch Just as AnueT-
sons headless body fell across 1t
To the fact that he fell on this yleidlnE
surface is due the failure Of the BOMBS
strapped to his person to explode lHey
were homemade. and il is believed were
carried by Anderson i'm order TO make
sure Of his own death in case OF acct
dent to his Wea pOnS-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09

Paris. April S--The French government
decided today to expel Cipriano Castro.
the former president OF Venezuela. from
the French island of Martinique on the
ground that his presence there was likely
to fOment revolution in Venezuela.
This decision followed COnsidera ton of
a cablegram from Nj Jusserand. the
French ambassador at Washington, Civ
ing an account Of his conference with
Secretary OF State Knox yesterday.
The decree of expulsion viii be commu-
nicated to Castro Immediately through
the project OF Fort de France, where Cas-
JrO now is
u is presumed here that the govern
ment Of the United States, which initiated
the exchanges with foreign governments
TO prevent Castro from establishing head
quarters close to the Venezuelan coast.
will prevent him making his way TO the
mainland on a sailing vessel This course
will leave Castro the alternative Of tax
ing refuge on one of the Danish West In
dian islands or returning to Europe. The
French line steamer Versailles touches at
Fort de France on April 10 on her way
back to Europe.
The Temps says that Great Britain was
consulted before the decision to eNpel
Castro from Martinique was taken and
the Liberte declares the French govern
ment had certain information regarding
Castro political and military plans that
rendered his expulsion advisable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
Some Bad Temper.

u.-7, occasionally there were Outbursts
.. bad temper. on the whole the session
assumed a normal aspect and business
.ra. raded with a reasonable degree OF
VIM "a number Of committee amend
...-t- yet ro he considered, the house, at
..s p. m- adjourned
Further committee amendments IN the
nature Of verbal corrections were taken
ITO and adouted- The mica schedule was
stricken out and a new one substituted,
.-rrfdiuE that uuwauufactured mica pay
. ouf. Of cents "a pound and - per
..-. sd TaI0rew. and that MICA cut or
-uwed mica plates and all manufactures
H mica should pay 10 cents per pound ana
a.. rr- cent al Ealorcm-
steel iugots. blooms and slabs were re-
#u.aF from 1 cent TO four-fifths of q cent
r.- pound The @o Naloren p'nposllto-
n- boiler and plate iron or steel vas
stricken out ard the duty made spectre,
.- some cases the rate being reduced.
s. vigorous fight was waCed on an
amendment increasing the duty on round
non 1E steel wire smaller tuan No. ~
gauge from ~ TO ~ cents pound IL
was claimed the proposed increase was an
outrage on the farmer
Caught Them Asleep.
Tie committee amendment increasing
r- duty on round iron or steel wire
smaller than No rs was voted down. 155
OH substitute presented by Alr. Clark
.. liI-=0nri fixing the rate at three
-..rIrz Of ] cent per pound
long wrangle eusued over the, right
f. amend any other portion OF paragraph
49, The chair ruled that such amend
..a.r@ except on tile Clark amendment
# D. uls adopted were out of order An
.nr-s. from the decision was lost. Us "a
- or the final vote the Clark amend
mont was defeated. l-6 TO l,E ana the
.---raI PAYNE amendment was adopted
Efr. PAYNE criticised his Republican col
.r-r- for leaving the chamber
THE rate ON brian root. briar wood anC
laurel root was increased from TO .
r.. cent aG va IOTem.
Tile tobacco schedule was amended So
us -r fix q duty of - cents pound D
..s.ammnd and 81 a pound If stemmed
.. aL filler tobacco imported from coun
--- which prohibit similar importauons
Duty on Cotton Cloths.
Paragraph glS OF the bill. regarding cot
'. lr.-- was stricken out and the pro
1r Of the Dingls- law on the SAINT
.. was restored
jacquard figured goods for uphOlsterinE
a"r etc. composed wholly or M 'nle
cotton or other vegetable fiber. Wer
-.-. protection hv levyins duty OF .
.- aI .EI0rrm-
..- af So per cent adj Vaf0vsm aIs
... anor tire fabric OF fabrics use
-ua-ir tires The effect or Jhf
provision win Doe 10 place the duty Of
ions staple cotton used in the fabric
...r of e.. per cent aa vaiorem ais
WAS .T upon cotton bleached and Duri
- whether medicated or not
dividing line between the high ant
. rates Of duty ON oil cloth and limo
was fixed at ID feet instead Of
.H. .s originally provided for i'm tn
.- WAS l- feet in the Dingley law
Oi0gley Rates Restored.
amendment restoring the DingIe
n. O. cents per dozen pieces and ]
.-.r sd --Ioreu or cotton collars an
Was agreed to. I'm connection Wit
E change Nr. Harrison of New 1Or
r'-rE the method employed for pre-
.- committee amendments. He ar
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
cunboat on Guard.

Caracas Wednesday. April t-Ihe
American g-1nboat Paducah came into
Ia Guaira this morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09

The best spender is he who can
make every dollar he disburses
look like five.-Brains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
TO GET
RID OF CASTRO
Former Dictator of Venezuela
to Be Driven From Place
of Refuge.
UNCLE SAM MADE REQUEST
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY ILL
AT FORT DE FRANCE.

@44N4+4+ - :
= Port de France. April S.-Shortlv 4
y after returning from a drive through 4
= Fort de France this morning Clip I
y TianO de Castro became suddenly ill., =
y He complained of severe pain in the =
= abdomen. and it was apparent he =
y suffered greatly. The scar left by 4
y the operations performed in Berlin I
= has opened d distance of several cen Z
= timeters. and his condition UndOubt- 4
y edly is grave =
y The former president Of Venezuela 4
y was informed today of the decision =
y Of the French government to expel =
= him from MartiniQue. He appeared 4
= not to believe ne news.
%A&&%A%$%%&%A 49,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
BLOOOTHIRSTY
MANIAC DEED
Kills One Woman, Wounds An
other and Then Blows
His Head Off.
AURORA, ILL.,, TERRORIZED
DEMON ARMED WITH PISTOLS,
A SHOTGUN AND BOMBS.

Aurora. H.. April S.-John Anderson. d
whose mind had become affect
ed. today armed himself with two pistols.
a shotgun and three bombs. which he fas-
tened TO his person by means of a har-
ness. He started out to kill the iuhabi
tsnts of a city block in which he said ma
Hcious gossip concerning himself had
been circulated. He killed one woman,
narrowly missed staying her husband,
wounded another woman and then COM
mittcd suicide.
The Dead.
Mrs. John McVicker. shot through the
heart as she ran toward a room where
her children were playing.
John Anderson. committed suicide by
blowing off his head with shotgun.
The injured.
Mrs. John Beiford flesh wound and arm
broken from pistol bullets.
John McNicker. husband of woman who
was killed. scalp grazed by bullet
Anderson's violent manner ana his III
sane armament terrOrized scores of per
sons to whom he had announced his IN
tentiOns. That his already weakened mind
had given completely away was obvious
Doors were locked and barred and Wo-
men and children fled to cellars and 10
attics as the maniac walked along the
street scrutiniziug the different houses
as if undecided where TO begin.
Woman Shot Through Heart.
The first stop made by Anderson was
at the home of Mrs. John McNickeT
probably his oldest and best friend. MIS-
I McNicker and her husband had repeat
( eddy befriended Anderson. who was q
widower.
With a pistol in each hand. Andersen
began firing. The first bullet grazed Mr.
( MCVicker's scalp. Mrs. McNicker raI
toward the kitchen. where her four chill
dren were playing She received Oul! p
[ i'm the heart and fell dead across the
| threshold
/ Apparently satisfied. Anderson left tn
place and proceeded to the nome OF JONI
Bedford "A few doors away. Anderson ac
cused Bedford. neighbors state. without Z
/ shadow of reason. of circulating sian
| dere4s stories about him. Mrs. Beltors
/ md her mother. Mrs Amanda MiutOn- $
/ wears old and blind. were alone IN To-
/ house. Anderson opened fire with his pis
! toI on Mrs BelfOrd. One bullet lnficte
I a flesh wound and another shattered ne
arm and she fell TO the floor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
The Metals

silver. 507sc per ounce.
Copper. l. 7-16c per pound.
Lead. S4.10 per 100 pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09

Weather for Friday.
Fair and Warmer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
The Dead.

Mrs. John McVicker shot through the
heart as she ran toward room where
her children were playing.
John Anderson. committed suicide by
blowing off his head with shotgun.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-11-01

posing fraud in high places will re-
dound to tho credit of the state; that
the time has arrived when the farmers
of the state feel that they should have
something more than the promises of
politicians that the governors efforts
in the cause of highway improvement
are heartily endorsed and that we
pledge him our unqualified support
in his action looking to the protection
of the revenues of the state and the
dismissal of all corrupt men from
office without regard to party atfilia-
tiOns or political considerations.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-11-01
Delicious Luncheon Dish.

A delicious luncheon dish is made
by slicing perfectly ripe. mellow
sweet apples into bowl of rich milk
and bread. The more common way
is to bake the apples. unpeeled, in a
slow oven till tender, then slicing in
the bread and milk; but many on
trial prefer the uncooked fruit.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-11-01
Washington Grain Crops.

Statistics compiled by the state
grain commission show that 1895, 900
acres of land in Washington, devoted
to the production of cereals, yielded in
1909 crop of 40, 565, 700 bushels, of
which 80, O95, 600 was wheat, $3.50, 600
oats and 5,19O.O0 barley. Twenty
bushel to the acre was the average for
wheat, oats and barley averaging 90
bushels each. The average prices paid
during the last 10 years we're: Wheat,
so cents; oats. S1.10 per GENITAL and
barley 81 per Genital.
Practically all the wheat was pro-
duced in Ii counties in eastern Wash
lngton. in districts designated as. the
Big Bend and the Palouse, west and
south of Spokane. Whitman and Lin
coin counties led all in the area devot-
ed to grain, producing 16, 200, 600 bu-
shells of wheat, with $500, 900 is cred
tied to Whitman county, which also
has first place in oats, with yield Of
1900, 900 bushels. Skagit county is
second with between l. 500, 900 and L..
6OO.OOO bushels Of oats, Columbia
county gained first place with pro-
duction of 9. 240, 600 bushels of barley,
while Garfield county was second with
1,8OO, 600 bushels.
The commissions report shows tina t
about % per cent of the total produc
tion of wheat is consumed locally, the
rest being shipped out Ct the state.
Fifty per cent of oats is required for
local consumption, the rest being eX-
ported, while % per cent of barley is
marketed at home and IS per cent eX-
ported. Mills at Spokane, Seattle.
Tacoma. Walla Walla, Everett and
other points in the state require 5000, =
600 bushels of wheat, 1000, 600 bushels
of oats and $50, 600 of barley annually.
The average farm unit in the grain
producing area OF the state is approx
imateIy 375 acres, with an apparent
tendency to increase. The abundant
Yields of grain during the last 10 years
and the uniformly high prices have
created much wealth in the farming
communities Of the state and develop.
ed tendency among the more
wealthy far mers to take up their rest
dence in the towns and cities and to
regard their farms not as homes, but
as business enterprises, and conduct
them as modern commercial concerns
are acknowledgements Wolf, Spokane.
Wash
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-11-01

The leading dairy papers and speak
ers of farmers Institutes are con
stantly urging dairymen to keep mi Tx
records Regularly. They urge right
fully that milk records are the neces
sary first step in cutting out BOARD
ers'' from herd.