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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
MISSOURI PACIFIC TO
FORM A NEW COMPANY

New York, Aug. "A special meeting
of the Missouri Pacific stockholders viii
be held on August Z to vote on a con-
soildatlon of some twenty-one different
companies now comprising the Missouri
Pacific system, according to the Even
ing Post today. 1t is proposed, the pa
per continues, to form a new company.
also TO be called the Missouri Pacific
Railway company, 70 own and to hold
the properties and itself to capitalize
at s240, 100000 in stock.
1t viii then be proposed to authorize
a blanket mortgage on all the proper
ties, aggregating $3.50, 600 600 and posi-
bly, more. On the bonds authorized un-
der such mortgage about $50 coo COO will
be reserved for Tefunding. The remain
der would be available as the source OF
new capital It is understood that a
syndicate Of bankers has indicated ITS
willingness to undeTwrite SIS, 600 900 Of
the new bonds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
MANY IN MEXICO SUFFER
FOR THE LACK OF Shelter
Earthquake Shocks Continue-L9ot.
ers at Work-Relief Measures
Are Being Held Up.

Mexico City, Aus. "A dispatch l.ar
Acapulco late tonight states Chat r..
earthquake shocks continue. All the u-rr-
ings which remain standing are unit.
habitab-e and many are suffering Fr.r
lack of shelter.
Tents and temporary shack= -r v....
the people are livinE are inadCguat.
The local authorities HeF- sworn fr
number of citizens as special H1H.a-a.
as the forcs of gendarmas IS iusuffI...-.
There has been some l11tiug.
Food, clothing and medicine is Ur-rut-.
needed. but thus far 30 relief steps ..r.
been taken by the federal E0yeruu.-.
The war department announced t1r.z.t
that no request for national aid bias .a.-
received. 10 Is said relief measures no
being held up through red tape. The r-.-
pie of Acapulco have heard that ra
United states has offered Co send |..H
and supplies on q WaTsElp and are OVER
jOyed. Federal authorities here deny ar.
knowledge of outside relief
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
How Fire Started.

Everett, Wash, Aug. Fire late this
afternoon Quilted the SnOhomish county
court house and destroyed a row of four
frame buildin IS on Wetmore avenue with
q total loss OF 100000 Starting from
sparks which dropped through the floor
and ignited hay beneath a blacksmith
shop adjoining the WetmOre avenue fire
station. the flames made a clean sweap
southwark. The fire station was saved
with difficulty. Embers falling on the
shingie roof of the court house in the cen
ter Of the large square east of the blaze
ignited that structure and the interior
was soon a mass of flames. Only the
walls were left standing. All records
were placed in fiTeproof vaults and are
believed to be safe. The court house
was three-story brick structure. It was
fully insured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Especial to The HeraldD

Washington. H.. c., Aug 2.-Estab-
lishment of city delivery service has
been ordered postponed at Rock
Springs, Wyo., from August / to Sep
tcmber j.
The secretary Of the interior has or
dered restored to the public domain
p. 920 acres in the Cheyenne, Wyo.. land
district withdrawn in connection with
the North Platte irrigation project.
The secretary of the interior has re-
voked the order of temporary with
drawal of 1891 acres of land in Tooely
county near Nebo forest reserve. and
the lands viii be restored to public en-
try ana settlement on October u. The
lands were withdrawn for forest reserve
PURPOSES
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.

Washington, d. c., Aug. Upon the
request of Senator Warren, the presi-
dent has exercised clemency i'm the ease
of Captain II. A. Sievert, Ninth United
STATES cavalry. While acting s post
quartermaster i'm the Philippines. Cap
tain Sievert, through dishonesty of sub
Ordinates, became technically guilty of
a violation of war department regula-
tons, and was sentenced by court-mar-
tiaI to dismissal.
When the secretary of war reviewed
the case he recommended that the sen
tencc be committed To a reduction of
fifty files and a fine of 81 600. Senator
Warren appealed to the president for
further clemency, showing that the
government had suffered no monetary
loss. and that SieVCrt's Gffense was
through inadvertency and not inten-
tiOnal and the sentence was COmmuted
to a reduction of twenty-five files and
the fine was remitted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
CONTRACT LET FOR
EXTENSION OF S. P,

Portland, Ore, Aug. General Man
aser J. p. O'Brien of the Hartman lines
in the Pacific northwest today received
information from San Francisco that
the contract for the first twenty-five
miles Of the NatrOn- klamath Fails eN-
tension of the Southern Pacific railway
was let today to the Utah Construction
company. The section contracted for is
from NatrOu southeast
Appropriation has been made and the
bids have been submitted for the con-
struction this year of nine miles more at
the Natron end and twenty-five miles
north from Klamath Falls, but accord
ing to Mr. O'Brien contracts have not
been awarded for the balance. The re-
naming l'2 miles intervening between
klamath Falls and NatTon, it is under
stood, win not be buiIt until next fan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
WHISKY TAXES LESS
DURING FISCAL YEAR

Washington, Aug. 1.-The federal treas
ury suffered a shrinkage because of the
prohibition wave during the fiscal year
ending June 80. During this time there
was decrease Of S529Q,773 I'm whisky tax
receipts as shown by the preliminary re-
port of the internal revenue bureau, made
public today.
Whisky tax collections last year were
S13iS6S.C2l as against Slsl,l5SS07 for the
preceding year The receipts of beer and
other feTmented liquors amounted to S5l,-
456.411, a decrease of S125l, 205, as COM
pared with 1903.
The nations tobacco bill, however,
showed an increase. The government tax
on all sorts of tobacco aggregated SOL
SS717S. an increase of S2024,423 over the
previous year.
The oleomargarine tax collections were
500, lg7, a falling off of S52.l07.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
STILL HOLDS THE BAG

San Francisco, Aug, Responsibility
for the SaltOn Sea floods of 1905 and 1906
was finally fixed today by the United
States circuit court of appeals affirming
the decision of the circuit court in the
case Of the California Development COM
pany against the New Liverpool Salt
company, which holds that the intakes
constructed by the Development company
were improperly built The lower court
is also sustained in deciding there was no
violation of the courts order in the work
done. while the matter was in course of
adjudication. The Southern Pacific com
pany, which did the work with the ap-
prOval of President Roosevelt, has pre-
sented bill for 100000 to the govern
ment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Coalinga, Cal, Aug. "A well dressed
stranger who came here from Seattle at
tempted suicide last night by cutting his
throat with a small pocket knife.
The man in question gives the name
OF IT. Mitchell, has a card showing mem
bership i'm the Aberdeen, Wash. Aerie OF
Eagles and LETT note notifying the lodge
that DE had an account i'm the First Ma
tiOnal bank of Aberdeen.
Mitchell is expected 90 recover He at
tributes his act TO domestic trouble
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
Mistake of spaniards.

Oran, Algeria. Aug. 2.-Ofcers of the
steamer Emir, which came here today
from Melilia, referring to the fighting
there between the Spaniards and the
Moors on July q, say the former made
the mistake of advancing in solid masses
through a gorge sided by hills, whence
the enemy shelled them with success.
The unfortunate soldiers of Spain ala
not know where the fusillades came
from. Many of the Spaniards had only
Just disembarlzed and were without IA
tons
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
UNsPEAKABILIW.


The Young Turk was short Of sieht
Let us be cried impulsively. "ouit be-
ing so horribly unspea ks blet'
But the Old Turk saw further. and was
more coHslderate Of vested interests
NO" he replied. 'fOr if We shouI5 fl
would put all the swell hotels ia Chris
tendon to the trouble of finding a nevy
name for their Turkish rooms
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
HIS WORTHLESS SON.
Elgn Burroughs in Lippincott u

tEIgm Burroughs IN LippincOtt's)
There lives an old negro truck farm
er near Admission, Ala, who has frequent
occasion to reprove his children for
their lack OF industry.
"Yo' suttinly IL wuthless SON." the
old fellow declared one day to his old
est. It's dOggOned good thing 70 yo'
I amt a rich niger"
What yo' talkin' bout. pap?" asked
the son. What yo' think yo' do den?''
I'd disinherit yo'i OATS what dor1
exclaimed the old man wrathfully.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
CL0UDBURST CAUSE OF
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION

Morelos, Mexico, Aug. 1.-Two men
were killed, three hurt, several houses
swept away, and all crops destroyed by
the bursting Of a dam across the san
Juan river. near here, yesterday. The
wreck of the dam was caused by a
cloudburst, and the damage is estimated
at 500. 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
ROBBED IN sEATTLE.

Washington, Aug. Representative ".
a. Reeder of Kansas reported 20 the DO
lice tonight that he had been robbed of
500 hy pickpocket while moving through
the crowds az the Union station. where he
was waiting to board a train for Seattle.
Wash, whence he will sail for Honolulu
and China
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
FOURTEEN NOW DEAD
AS RESULT OF WRECK

= Spokane, Wash, Aug. -Four :.
:: teen are now dead as the result of =
= the wreck on the Occur d'Alene & :.
- Spokane railroad Saturday. J. Q. :.
= kraUse of Spokane, a widely :.
= known commercial traveller, died :,
= tonight =.
:. :. :, :. :. :. :. = :. :: :: :. :. :: = 1. :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
TABULATED SENTIMENTS.

washington starr
SO you are going TO keep a diary" said
Maude.
Yes" answered Wayne. 81 am going
to write all my impressions Of a sum
mer vacation"
We'll, a day answers for limited mem
Oranda. But If my engagements are as
numerous as they were last summer. 4
shall keep a card index"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
NEW CABLE is LAID.

New York, Aug. AT Manhattan beach,
near Coney island, there was hitChed to-
day the end of a new cable which has
Just been laid by the Commercial Cable
company to Newfoundland. 1t connects
there with a line laid twenty-five years
ago across the Atlantic from Ireland to
Canso. n. s.. but which was lately moved
so as to terminate near St Johns, y. F..
The change will make the two legs Of
the transatlantic service more equal and
will increase the speed and capacity Of
the wires.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
WENT DOWN TO Death.

san Francisco, AIFg- 2-ClutCuIug Two
comrades i'm his dying grip, John MCClusky
drowned today near San Quentin prison
i'm sight of 3)0 cOnviCts and carried TO
death with him William Darling and Louis
Crauer. who tried to rescue him when
the small boat i'm which they with two
others were rowing sank i'm the tides
oF no baN-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
OUTLOOK FOR
SPANISH D0MS
IS BRIGHTER
Continued from PAGE I

gorges Mount Guruga, the Moorish
stronghold, is being constantly bonn
barded by Spanish artillery.
A dispatch from Alhucemas the SPAN
ish island fortress and settlement on the
Moroccan coast, says the MOors nave
opened a rifle fire on the town.
AdVices from Gibraltar say the Brit
ish cruisers Lancaster and Sumolk ana
four torpedo-boat destroyers have sailed
for Moroccan waters,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
IN A BAD WAY.


An Atchison brakeman has a friend who
was recently tried I'm the district court.
The other day, when the trial was i1
progress, the brakeman was seen coming
from the court house. How is vour
friend coming al0ng?" he was asked
Hes up on the highest limh of ,he tree
and the county attorney is saving If of %
reulied the brakeman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
LYNcHlNe IN MIssouRI.

Platte Clty. Mo. Aug. George John
san, white. who murdered John W Moore
farmer near Platte City, Mo, June 23.
was taken from Jail early this morning
by a mob and hanged 10 a tree nearby.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
EVERETT is ON FIRE.
Seattle Asked for Assistance to Save
the City.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 2.-The fire at Ev-
erett has broken out again and several
more buildings have been burned. 1t is
feared that the entire business portion will
be destroyed.
Seattle has been asked to send assist
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
GAVIN WILLIS DEAD.

Pittshurg. Aug. Calvin Wells. aged
s. years, former owner Of the PhHadeI-
phia Press and partner Of the firm of
Hussey. Wells < Co. Philadelphia, died
here tonight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
Ala EIoATs coLLIER-

for compressed air as O. salvoT of we. ..F
vessels was recorded tonight when t-.
naval collier Nero was successfully E..t-
ed from Breuteus reef and lowed into this
harbOr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
TAILoRs ARE OUT.

New York, Aug. 2.-This afternoon most
of the coat tailOTs in New York walked
out on strike, with the hope OF forcing
employers TO restore a 20 per cent wage
reduction made during the financial de-
preston OF 1907. The number out is esti-
mated at from 1890 TO 5000, including
about 500 women.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
RECLAMATION MEN
HOLD CONFERENCE
Secretary BalIinger Must Get
More Facts Before Appor-
tiOning Funds.
DEMANDS ARE TOO MANY
DIVISION ENGINEERS SUBMIT Es-
INMATES OF WHAT is NEEDED.

Portland, Ore, Aug. Am apportion-
ment OF the reclamation fund among the
various government irrigation projects
for the year 1910 viii not be determined
until Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
holds further conference with the Of
ficials Of the reclamation service to-
morrow.
Mr.. Ballinger today held a preliminary
conference with these officials in this
city, at which were present the super
vising engineers of the six divisions into
which the entire reclamation field is d.
vided. There is to be apportioned for
these projects about $1,000, 900, but the
demands for funds aggregate fully doU-
bic that available.
The conference was an executive one,
There were present, in addition to Mr..
BallingeT, f. H. Newell, director of the
reclamation service; A. p. Davis, chief
engineer; O, H. Ensign, chief electrical
engineer; D. c. Henry. consulting en-
gineer, and the following supervising en-
gineers: f. Weymouth, Idaho division;
l. W. Mcconnell, central division; II. n.
Savage. northern division; c. H. Wig
CART, Washington division: L, c. Hill,
southern division. and E. G. HOpsOn,
Pacific division.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Chewing tobacco is a luxury that
every man may enjoy Piper Heidsieck
champagne flavor plug is the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
Take big red cars, 10 am. and ? pm

From Second South and Main street. for
Point Lookout. Through Emigration
canyon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
Estimates Made.

At this meeting each of the supervis-
ing engineers submitted an estimate of
the money that is desired for the fur
Their development of the various projects
in their districts during the next year.
These demands will be considered fur
Their at teday's adjourned conference.
'TOday's conference was only prelim-
mary, and there is nothing definite to
announce regarding the probable ap-
portiOnment of the reclamation fund, for
the reason that final conclusions were
not reached today" said Mr.. Ballinger
tonight.
THE various supervising engineers
presented their demands for funds with
which to carry on the work undertaken
by the government during the ensuing
year. These requests will be considered
further at another conference, which
viii be held tomorrow. It will not be
until after tOmOrrOWs hearing that
VIII be able even roughly to determine
how the fund available for this work
shall be expended. 1t may be several
days before 7 can announce officially
Just how the fund will he distributed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
Is Difficult Job.

From the fact that the demand for
money far exceeds the amount of funds
that will be available, I find it will be
a difficult job to decide on any appor-
tiOnment that Will satisfy ALL
While Mr.. Ballinger declined to dis
cuss the probability Of the government
taking up additional projects next year,
he manifestly did not hold out much
hope in that direction.
Secretary Ballinger expects to con-
clude his conference in Portland late
tomorrow and then TO return to Seattle
where he is TO meet the representatives
of the Indian service in the Pacific
northwest
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-23

and will return this week 10 Flagstaff
Mrs. William Lloyd and daughter
left Wednesday for Canada. where
ohey viii spend the summer montha
Orleans Longaerc, Jr., mas reformed
from an extended visit in the south.
ern part Of the territory, where be- has
been on mining business.
Mrs. Comstoek and daughter, Elsie.
and son, Kenneth, have taken the pa.
vilion at Camp Beauvoir for a term Of
months, and are enjoying a sumner
sojourn among Prescott's Pine clad
hills.
Pat Osborne and bride arc domiciled
in cottage rs Camp Beauvoir.
Mrs. +. L.. Stewart and daughter,
Mrs F. W. Libbey Of Phoenix, arc DC.
eupying the bungalow at Camp Beau.
voir for the summer months. Mr.. Lib.
hey IL manager of the vulture mine.
near wickenburg, and Mr.. Stewart IL
with the Ray Copper company a, Krl.
win, and they will he here frequently
during the summer 90
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-23
FIRE INvADEs HOME
OF HUGO RICHARDS

From Sundays DailyD
An alarm Of fire was turned in las.
night from the home sf Hugo Richr
ards, on Mount Vernon avenue, ehuse'i
by mattress becoming ignite3 frep'
some unknown cause. IL occurred IN
room occupied by Mrs Greenhill, sis
sated over tRs Kitchen, in tho reaf
Of the building. The flams- we're son.
6ned to the bedding and no portion
Of the house was burned Considerable
damage resulted from water that fIo~-
ell into the ro0ms below, snd the les
will reach a few hundred dollars.
Mr.. 0reenbiii was overcome from
inhaling the smob. and medical as
sistsnee was summoned 10 revive asf
She was unable to give any reason
for the origin Of the ere. becoming
hy-teriesl when she r.Aiized her per
ilOvs situation, and was picked up by
friends on the porch down stairs ~
ing unconscious,
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-23
PROCEEDINGS IN
DISBARMENT CASE
Court Intimates That it May Be
Disqualified to Hear The
.a.e Matter.
(From Sundays DailyJ

,y's Daily.) -. ~.
BY the Gosrt-71NsinrslIs my wiskcs
lean in that direction, and ! trust, IL
my conviction IL sufficiently strong 70
justly ny hoiaing tbut = am Sii.qusT.
fed, ,ha, csaurel w9i ee operate wits
me on both sides in sefcrring the nssa-
ter. 10 some other Judge II would BE-
/ somewhat embarrassing for me TO hear
the ease u nothing more, and sppre-
bend ot first binsb, II such eondi
ton exists, that the passing upon this
application, because this il an cssss-
tial par Of the proceeding, and II
there were any Disqualification 81
anything approaching disquaii6catios.
that il would be just as desirable that
this application should be passed upon
by some other Judge, as 10 the hear
ing Of the cas-. on toe merits.
Apdrevs-In taking that matter il
to consideration, I had looked at 10 In
this light; taat IL was like any other
suit and that there migl.t be a change
Of venue. ..,.
by the Court change of venue
would IT. ON the active motion Of sse
Of the parties.
Andrews-And further, / didn't
suppose that thsrs would be any
other proceeding at this time only in
relation to counsel and the order for
the issuance Of tie summons.
by the Court am not sufficiently
advised in the premises to lie stas 20
say at this time whetber the ssm-
mons should issue as matter Of courss
, upon the fling Of the complaint, or
whether there. pnst first be judicial
! determination Of the soficieney of The
complaint 20 authorize such action. In
the latter event IL occurs to ne thaf
the condition in the matter wsdld be
the same a. in the hearing on mssitS,
and il there should exist n disquai
6cation to act in the latter, the same
disqualification would exist a. 10 the
! former. i'-'' ~
! Andrews Having paid some little
: attention 20 the stntsse, II appears to
me that there, could BE-, po .proeeedsR
taken other than the fling Of this
complaint. and tina, as a matter a.
course the summons would issue, aist
then tse defendants could esne iBto
court and make such answsrgas be-
saw fit, or refpse. TO- answer. II my
/ iAea is correct there Is nothing before
the Court only that the Court is.ue
this ofaef 10 ha. the summons fsvue.
The only rdir.pesior abe Court aas In
this matter Is as 10 the: TINS the de-
defeaden, shall be given in which to
answer.
\ BY the Court You may be correct
in that matter. Ny suggestion wss
only 90 the effect that " the exersi~
Of any legal judgment or discretion IL
}, requirel by the Court in passing up
on this matter then a disqualification
to act in n hearing cd the merits
would equally disaeaify me to sc,
on this. II no responsibility rests up
on the Court in this na,tcr. the -iir-
alton may be different.
Burks-4will tine Court withhold an,
action in this matter until Monday z
BY the Court--Yey.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-23
LAST SHIPMENT.
(From Sundays DAILY

Alex Radcliffe yesterday delivered
me last shipment of dredging rsaeaia-
cry to the Spec Mining company on
Lower Lynx creek. He says that the
work Of installing the plant 10 bong
rushed, and On q few days hence the
handling Of the soil will begin, me
greatest antieipations preceding The
work on the ground.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-23

Monday morning Mrs. Thomas g.
Norris was a hostess at delightful
porch party, and after few hours
pleasantly spent, sewing dainty
luncheon was served. Those asked to
mst Mrs Norris guest, Mrs Ada
Miller of Dewey, were Mrs. J. j.
Hawkins, Mrs. +. o. Smith, Mrs. X.
f.. Sloan. Mrs. John Mason Ross, Mrs.
Robert II. Burmister, Mrs. o. A. Hesla,
Mrs. Harold A. Cheverton, Mrs w.