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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
DEATH PENALTY CERTAIN.

Des Moines. May 25.-John Junken, self
confessed negro slayer Of Clara Rosen.
the Ottumwa choir singer, said tonight
he would plead guilty tomorrow and
throw himself upon the mercy of the
court. Prosecutor Cornell declared that
this means Junken viii be sentenced To
hang. as Judge Roberts has stated he
would inflict the death penalty if the ne
gro were convicted,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
GUARD PROTECTS NEGRO.

Centerville. Ia, May 25.-Apprehension
Of a mob attack on John Junken has been
relieved by rain, which has driven the
crowds off the streets in the opening DAY
of the negros trial for the murder of
Clara Rosen. A heavily armed guard
protects the prisoner
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
coRREsPoNpEMr JAILEn.

Quebec. May Solver Asselin. cor
respondent for a Montreal French news
paper. was today sentenced TO fifteen days
in jafl for striking IN the face the min
lister Of public works. following a debate
in the house. The assault took place in
the parliamentary chamber.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
NIMROD TAKES
THE BACK SEAT
Kermit Roosevelt Kills Hyena
at Close Range and Stays
Many WarthogS.
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
THE COLONEL OARKLY HINTS OF
BRIBERY BY CORRESPONDENTS.

Nairobi, British East Africa, May "a
staff correspondent of the Associated
Press returned to Nairobi this morning
after two days visit at the Roosevelt
camp at the guest of Mr.. Roosevelt The
camp was located on the Heatly ranch
on the banks of the Nairobi river Mr.
Roosevelt and his son Kermit are i'm re-
markedly good health and they are de-
lighted with the success Of their expedi-
ton The accuracy of the rifle fire of
Mr.. Roosevelt and his son has astonished
not only the settlers. but the members
OF the party. Kermit killed recently at
close range a hyena that had attacked
him and he has also come near making
record bag of female warthOgs in a
given space of time. Today the party is
staying at the Heatly ranch, but tomOr-
row Mr.. Roosevelt, his son and Edmund
Heller are coming into NairObi.
Major Mearns and j. Alden LOTing will
remain at the Juja ranch until Wednes-
day, collecting birds and animals.
The Colonel Annoyed.
Mr.. Roosevelt is annoyed at certain
special dispatches which, it is reported
here. are appearing in American and Eng
lish NE wspapers- He requests the AssOci-
ated Press to send out the following state
ment:
No newspaper has representative
with the party nor any other means of
gaining information of the paFtys dOings
beyond what is generally known Any
special dispatches appearing are in all
human probability sheer inventions. More
over, the details which purpOrt to be thus
obtained can only be due to bribery, and
II is safe to state that a dishonOrable man
giving a bride and a dishonorabie man
invent untruths for money or traffic in
other forms Of dishOnOr'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
ENGINEER KILLED.

Wilmington Del. May 25.-The north
bound Norfolk express ran into a freight
train on a siding two miles below Sails
bury. Md. on the New York. Philadel
mia & Norfolk railroad this afternoon.
Edward 7. West, engineer of the pas
sengeT train. was killed. and two other
trainmen were slightly injured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
Frantic Mothers.

Mothers fought to reach their children
veritable small bonfires on the platform.
The children. frenzied with the pain
made efforts to clambOr over. the foot
lights to their relatives Little Louise
Marshall. a screaming rocket leaped over
the foOtlights and into the lap of her
aunt in the audience.
Men in the audience smOthered the
flaming clothing, but in the cases of those
named above it is believed to have been
too late
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
Conspiracy ALLEGED.

All of the testimony of the day was
offered, according to Mr.. Heney, in an
effort to show that Mr.. Calhoun and Mr..
Abbott were engaged in a conspiracy to
defeat the ends of Justice and suppress
evidence. It is believed that the prose-
cution is nearing the end of its case,
but, under the most favorable circum-
stances, il is improbable that the argu-
ments to the jury will be reached within
a week.
It was announced by the prosecution
today that Attorney John O'Neill and his
brother. Hugh, together with z. A. Platt,
all witnesses in the Calhoun case, had
disappeared. Agents Of the district at
torney's office are searching for them.
The O'Neili brothers are accused of hav-
ing attempted to prevent the appearance
of Detective John Helms as a witness
for the prosecution. Platt was arrested
several weeks ago on a charge of grand
larceny and accused of having delivered
papers from the office of w. ]. Burns
to the defense. At that time he was a
confidential assistant to Burns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
FOREST FIRES.

Park Falls. Wis. May 25-Forest fires
destroyed 10000 feet of hemlock and
hardwood logs and so cords of cedar,
al one of the landings Of the Roddis Lum-
Der & Veneer company. about twelve
miles from here. yesterday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
SPORT KILLS HIMSELF.

Cincinnati. May 25.-N. S. johnson.
known in sporting circles as Dick" COM
mtted suicide in Newport. XIV today.
johnson was connected with .rnal
revenue service in Cincinns 80. gh-
teen years. but left the COVER nments sTn-
ploy and purchased a string of race
horses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
SNOW IN Black Hills.

Deadwood, S. D. May 25-FOllowing a
heavy rain for two days, snow set in this
morning in the northern Black Hills and
is still falling. At Portland it is now
three inches deep If the snow reaches
the valleys the fruit crops will be heav-
flN damaEed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
MORE SHOCKS.

Spokane May Pa special from Wa
terville, in central Washington, states
that a distinct earthquake shock was felt
there at $3.50 a. m. Monday. At Douglas
dishes and articles fell from shelves. de
stroying much property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
FIVE CHILDREN
FATALLY BURNED
Commencement Day Horror at
Central City, ky.-LittIe
Girl Dropped Candle.

= Central City, Ky, May 25.-Four =
= children were burned during the =
y commencement exercises of Mrs. \
y BOyd's school here last night and =
= died today.
y The dead.
, Selma Clay. aged years. ,
= Dorothy Clay. aged years. =
= Nell McCeary. 3 years =
\ Louise Marshall. 8 years.
\ Rena May Miller, aged years, =
= was badly burned, but may re-
! cover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
Swallowed District Attorney.

Nicholas KOrngold. the third witness of
the day. declared he had followed Dis
trict Attorney W. H. LangdOn, with two
detectives and John Claudianes, to the
home of James L. Gallagher, which had
been wrecked by an explosion of dyna-
mite. H declared that Abbott had COM
mended him for this work and had in
structed him to ascertain, If possible,
what had transpired in the grand jury
room in Oakland when Claudianes was
indicted in connection with the dyna-
mite. The witness said that he had been
directed by Abbott to establish felations
with the family of Felix Paudeveris, who
was accused of completely in the affair
but has never been apprehended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
Lions Are towards.

Major Seaman considers the rhinoceros
and the buffalo the most dangerous to
hunt as they invariably charge which
means death to the hunter If the ami
NAL is not killed or crippled. Lions on
the contrary, he says, are natural cow
ards, adding, MY respect for the lion
has disappeared since I went to Africa
The lion never fights except when he is
wounded or driven to bay"
Major Seaman, who is an expert in
military sanitation. was greatly interest
ed in the sleeping sickness. He brought
back the first news of the discovery Of
DR.. Schrin. a German. which completed =
Upsets the theory Of the English com
mission. that the tsetse fly only trans
mits the malady. DR.. Schrin proved that
the fly becomes infected, thus establish
ing a cycle" as is the case with the
mosquito in yellow fever. The fly re-
mains inOculated for fifty days. This
discovery renders more difficult the ex-
tinguishing of The dread disease, as it
ends the hope previously entertained of
suppressing It by isolation.
The disease has claimed half a mill
lion victims and, according to DIT. Sea-
man, not a single person attacked has
ever recovered. The chief horror is the
long period of incubation. The bite Of
the fly itself, when not inoculated. is
harmless. Dr. Seaman was bitten on
the forehead and suffered no bad effects
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
MET THE ROOSEVELT PARTY.
Arrival of Major Louis Seaman From
Monbasa,

Paris, May 25.-Major Louis L. Seaman.
I. 5. A, has arrived here from Nom
hasa, where he met the Roosevelt party.
lie says SelOus and Cunninghame are the
best hunters in Africa and that the for
mer president lis having the time of his
life
Major Seaman who hunted with Dr.
Guiteras OF New York over the Athi
plains, along the Nairobi river where
Mr.. Roosevelt is shooting brought out
80 specimens of big game. He reports
animals so plentiful that after six weeks
hunting he and Dr. Guiteras were com
pletely satisfied with the sport When
he left. he said. he would rather shoot
snipe on the wing than elephants
Never have the western cattle ranges
seen so many animals he said zone
day we counted $50 zebra. gazeiIes and
other animals within a segment compris-
ing One-tenth of a circle. There We're
fully 5000 in sight. Neverthe SIS, the
animals are hard to approach. as the
herds keep out sentinels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
Mr.. SHIVE[EY'S
TARIFF VIEWS
Maximum and Minimum Rates
of Senate Bill May Prove
Unconstitutional.

Washington. May 25.-That the maxi
mum and minimum rate provision of the
senate bill may prove unconstitutional,
on the ground that it delegates legisla-
tive powers to the executive, and that
the tariff bill as amended by the SEN
ate under such a decision may prove null
tnUed, were some of the assertions made
today by Senator Shiveley of Indiana in
a speech in the senate on the tariff.
The rates prescribed in Section ? are
to be the actual and prevailing rates, y
said Mr.. Shiveley. THE rates prescribed
contingent and could only become opera
tive as rates chargesble against all du-
table imports when the president shall
have performed the physically, If not le-
gally, impossible function assigned to him
by the provision in Section 2.
Two Points of View.
Should the supreme court hold that the
provision putting in effect the minimum
rates by presidential proclamation is an
attempted delegation of legislative power
to the executive and in Contraventiou of
the constitution, said Mr.. Shiveley, then
the maximum rates would be the only
rates to be levied and collected under the
law.
Should the courts hold the provisions
constitutional, Mr.. Shiveley declared that
the maximum rates would remain in eff
feet until the president should have be-
come satisfied as to series Of things
existing under foreign governments and
by proclamation from time to time make
exceptions to the maximum rates and set
I'm operation the minimum rates.
He could not be enjoined to become
satisfied nor mandamused to make proc
lamatiOns if he were not satisfied.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
DETECTIVES ON
WITNESS STAND
SleuthS Employed by ProSeCu-
ton and Defense in CAL
h0un Case.
SOME INTERESTING TALES
ARGUMENT WILL NOT BE AR
RIVED AT FOR A WEEK.

San Francisco. May 5-Detectives
employed by the prosecution and detect
ives employed by the defense were the
only witnesses called during the days
session Of the trial of Patrick Calhoun,
president of the United Railroads. Luther
Brown, who admitted that he directed the
activities of several assistants working
in the interests of the defense, was final
iy interrOgated as to his relations with
men who have confessed to completely
In the theft of papers from the office of
w. }. Burns. agent of the prosecution,
and refused 10 testify on the ground that
his statements might tend to incriminate
him
Norman Melrose, another of the United
Railroads detective bureau, said that he
had delivered to William NJ Abbott
jointly indicted with Mr.. Calhoun, reports
procured by men under his direction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26

Central City, Ky, May 25.-Five chill
dren who took part in the commencement
exercises of Mrs. B. c. Boyd's school in
this city last night were burned. it is be
lieved. fatally; the audience was changed
from an applauding group into a fighting
mob and several other children were
slightly injured. Panic was averted by
the GOODNESS of the men in the audience,
who covered the flaming children with
their coats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
Dropped Her Candle.

Little Dorothy Clay was the unwilling
cause of the catastrophe. The little girls
had formed in a circle and had drilled
back and forth in their white muslin
dresses the audience gathering enthu-
siasm as the entertainment progressed.
l-hen the lights were extinguished, and
IAN electric candle in the hand of each
child flashed out brilliantly. The aunts
mothers. fathers and playmates in the
crowd cheered and applauded so enthu-
siastically that Dorothy grew frightened
and dropped her candle. The flames
leaped to the white muslin and in d
twinkling five dresses were afire.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26

Good advertising is good talk; the
rank. honest kind that ccnvinces
brings the best results. Ell
Mundo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
The Fatally Burned.

Dorothy Clay, aged S years.
Zelma Clay, aged 10.
Louise Marshall. aged T.
Nellie McGeary, aged 8.
Rena May Miller, aged 6.
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Continued on Page 3.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-04
MILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN"
RESIGNS FROM ARMY
Edward B. Cassatt No Longer
Connected With Military

Captain Edward b. Cassatt, Thir-
teenth cavalry, known as the million
aire captain" of the army, has resigned
from Uncle Sans forces.
President Roosevelt signed the order
January % that freed Cassatt from the
service.
Captain Cassatt is the son of the late
Alexander j. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad company
Captain Cassatt is well known on this
coast. where a few years ago he broke
into the limelight at Burlingame with
his polo ponies. His pony, Carmencita.
was a winner in nearly every battle
that Cassatt went into. His marriage
to and subsequent divorce from the
beautiful Marie Phillips. daughter of
Millionaire Phillips of Philadelphia, was
one of the army scandals. His wife
sued for divorce and the custody of the
children was granted to her.
Captain, Cassatt was graduated from
the military academy at West Point
June -, 1893.
During the big fire in this city Cas-
satt was ordered to this post to assist
General Greedy. who was at that time
in command of the army forces at the
Preside.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-04

ing" Thomas ]. Ford, a master
plumber, declared that the very fact
that the supervisors granted that fran
chise when they did convinced me that
money was used. and Mr.. Calhoun, as
president of the United Railroads, knew
where that money came from Both
Fords were excused in short order. as
was also Samuel H. Weidenthal, cleo
trical machinist and member of the
good government league.
Arthur B. Watson, brother of Doug
las Watson. who was connected with
the defendants in the Parkside bribery
cases, was one of the talesmen ex-
amined. He said that the relations
Of his brother would not make il en-
barrassing for him to serve in the pres
ent case, but that he had an opinion
apart from this and could not act inn
partially. He was excused by consent.
Other talesmen who were examined
yesterday were Albert E. Wales. Maui
rice Schlessinger, Bernard School, John
II. Flansburgs Asa H. Waugaman. Jesse
II. Waterman, Elias Saunders, William
o. Weissfch and Jacob L. Goodday
Twenty light talesmen were retained
for examination from the panel of so
in court yesterday morning and an
eighth panel of 60 was ordered for to-
morrow morning at 9 O'Clock The reg
ular examination of talesmen will con
unue this morning at $3.50 o'clock
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-04
SCHOOL BOARD OPENS
BIDS FOR PROPERTY
Three Parcels of City Land Are
Offered for Long Lease

Bids were opened by the board of
education yesterday on three parcels
of property which will not again be
needed for school purposes. The vari-
Gus bids were taken under considera-
ton and will be passed on at a special
meeting next Monday. All the bids
the total rental for the first five years
being equivalent to per cent of the
total bid submitted for the 35 years
Gate e Avenue ave seHG near HYDE : street Tor
merly occupied by the Golden Gate
primary NJ. Fisher bid for the 80 years
lease s52,420; DR.. A. 6. Keenan,. ct al.
Decost realty. company. S46, 1877; Charles
Welnshenk, s40,957.27; A. c. Stewart,
sST, 500: and A P..Jacobs. $4,000.
On the school lot formerly occupied
by the Polytechnic school at Bush and
Stockton street: the Decost realty COM
pany bid S59,S50; Charles Weinshenk
s52 1880; A.. c. Stewart, s43.6S0; and
A. 'Rudgear and j. r. Moulthrop each
$4,000.
On the school lot on First and Te
hama streets formerly occupied by the
Jefferson primary only one bid was re-
ceiyed, that of John E. Buckley for
s37,3S0.
A resolution recommended by Di-
rectors Kincaid and Hayden was passed
which enacts that no teacher shall be
assigned or permitted to remain in any
school where it is shown that she
is related either by blood or marriage
to the principal of the school.
Mrs. NJ. Crane and Miss A. j. Moran
were dropped from the rolls of the
department. as teachers of music, their
places being filled by teachers of the
department who give musical instruc-
ton in addition to their other classes
Tor SO month extra
Rae B. Cohen was granted leave
of absence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-04
RAINY SPELL PREVENTS
DOWNTOWN REPAIRS
Commissioner Day Discusses
IMPROVEMENTS

commissioner Day of the board of
public works attended the meeting of
the Downtown association at its week
ly luncheon at the st. Francis hotel
yesterday
The matter of repairing and putting
into first class condition the streets Of
the new retail shopping district was
thoroughly threshed out.
Commissioner Day told the merchant rs
that the budget allowed $50 600 only
each month FOR the repair and innrovay
ment or $50 miles of streets in this citv
he oeplored the present condition of a f.
falrs In the downtown district, but be-
cause OF the continued rainy spell even
the smallest repairs were impossibIe
he suggested that the merchants sinh
scribe for the ga per cent bonds of the
old issue, the proceeds of which could
De used for street work.
Commissioner Day assured the mer-
chants and the various interests they
represent OF the cooperation of him
self and his colleagues OF the board of
public works.
The various committees reported that
matters pertaining to the improverne IS
of this district were being handled sat
iSfactorily.
The committee appointed by this as
ISOLATION to assist the executive com
mittee of the Portola festival reported
that the board of SUPERVISORS, ar SIC
meeting last Monday had adopted reso.
lutions giving the official sanction and
approval OF the municipal government
to this big celebration, to take place in
October of this year.
President A G. Mccarthy of the
Downtown association told the MEM
bers present of the splendid assistance
and cooperation given by the publish
ers of the newspapers of this city. who
have pledged themselves to do eyerv-
thing In their power TO make the Por-
tola festival an affair that viii rebound
to the credit of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-04
PIPE BIDS ASKED
BY WORKS BOARD
Contract for $1,000, 900 for
Auxiliary Fire Protection
to Be Awarded

Bids for the s1.3oO,00O pipe contract
will be called for next Wednesday. The
specifications for the 1900 ton delivery
OF pipe have been approved by the
board of works as prepared by Assist
ant Engineer Connick,. and half a dozen
large eastern foundries have had men
here year looking over the ground
Connick stated yesterday that the con-
tract could be let within a month; that
the first delivery of pipe at the shipping
point would be called for so days later,
and that in 80 days from date the lay
Ing of the pipe can begin.
WORK ON CITY HALL
The job of razing the McAlHster
street wing of the city hall was award
ed 10 the William b. Abbitt company
yesterday by the board. the same firm
now taking down the DOME. The cost
will be s4.9SO. and the work is to be
completed in $40 days
Bids will be received February 19 for
the Madison primary school building
the estimate being $4,000
The board again asked $4,000 of the
supervisors with which to resurface
Market street.
1t L O1SCHARGED
The board discharged half hundred
men yesterday, some for ..the good OF
the service" some for lack of funds,
and some for failure to comply with
the civil service requirement.
The municipal men discharged were:
District foreman, j. L. Mccormick Frank
sConklin taking his place; time keeper. M. J.
oDonnell, succeeded by W. F. Boswell; assistant
side sewer Inspector. George A. Mitchell: store
keeper, ]. O. Staples; foreman Edward kinney:
powderman. NJ. X. Casey quarryman n j.
Kane; yard keeper, James McNsmara store
keeper, NJ Casey carpenters, P. Basmalspn. c.
", Bunee, j. Fallon, J. Commins, j. .Glackip !.
Mcdonald. J. Fortune, n Vaughn, j. Bloom
j. Gillgan. w Cook, n. Moloy, ]. J. Boyle. III
L. RupDell A. p. Ely. A.. Mcclure D. McIin.
non; carpenters helpers. A. Lemenza. j. w.
Murphy and Charles Ganzert; teamsters.1 q
'Stearns. j. b. MeCloskey, W. !. Murphy F.
Mclaughlin, r., Richter. /. McHugb, o. :, Nc
Hugh, r. Ntzhugh,, and painters Edward Good
win. Charles Cohen, Edward Marley, John John
SOP, Charles Howard. j. J. Burns. Arthur Street.
Charles Haake, J. T. Lane.
TRANSFERS APPOINTED
The board appointed the following
teamsters: 80
W. T. Murphy Joseph Kenealey, w. n.
Harms, John French. George Wood A. Brincord.
John Lee Patrick Eagan.. So