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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
MONORA1L ROAD TO
BE BUILT IN ALASKA

LONDON. April 29.-The first
practical application OF Louis Bren-
mans monorsil invention is 10 be
made In Alaska. where system OF
n1onoral railroads will he built con-
Meeting several camps. Exclusive
rights 10 use this car In Alaska
have been granted to an American
syndicate, represented by j. f. Bal
lalue OF Seattle. and by a firm OF
New York bankers. The syndicate
. has agreed 10 build 100 miles OF rail
; way within one year following the
. completion Of cars. an order for the
construction OF which was given
today.
.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
NEARLY LOSES LIFE IN
FIGHTING CAPITAL FIRE

WASHINGTON, April 2s.AWhlle fight
ing. a stubborn fire in a large grocery
store which supplied the White House
kitchen In diplomatic row. Fire Lieuten-
ant Stanton was overcome by smoke
and fell three stories. His injuries arc
not fatal.
The Are. supposed to be incendiary
caused about SIS 900 damage.
AS n result. the public market place
assumed an international aspect today
visions for the day.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
Forecast for Salt Lake City and Vicinity.

SaIuru and
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
THANKS COURT FOR
SENTENCE OF d

: Los ANGELES, Cal, Al
: -Ernest Wirih, wife :,
: was enthusiastically pnldi
: Judge Willis sentenced tir
;. to be hanged in San Qute
= on on June IL.
= Thank You iudgs,N|
:. claimed, "Thank yonl It d
= Wirth murdered his wifi
:. ago by crushing her skull 4
: boot heels. After his sffz|
!. he asked that he be psfzl
:. plead guilty and that hii 4
= be death on the gallow1
= Alienists who examined
= pronounced him sane.
~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30

nanes "Twyman and Hyde" he did not
enter the cause OF death. testified Henry
j. OFT. undertaken
DIR Hyde also marked out line read.
Ing Hyde treated the case and MADE IL
we treated the case
Mr.. OFT said he sent, The certificate to
was not there The cause of death"
blank has never been filled in,
"IIe told me DR.. Twyman treated the
case and / should take the certllicate 70 70
him and have him give the cause OF
DEATH" said Mr.. OFT.
Thonss Ravenscamp and Ira w. Nc
Pheters, policemen. and w. T. stein and
f l.. Nichols. undertakers. testified the
body OF Colonel Swope was not disturbed
while II lay In the Kansas city public
library for two days.
1t was not unusual. according to Mr..
stein for screws iu n coffin 10 become
loose after setting for few weeks.
Vault Was Well Locked.
Harry S. Cook of Linwood. Kan. for
merly superintendent OF Forest Hill GEM
etery and Eugene Walters. told Of the
removal OF Colonel Swope's body from inc
vault Both testified that the door Of the
vault was securely fastened with three
locks.
Swope's body was not tampered with un-
I'll an autopsy was made OF IL, Seven
days after Miss Georgia Compton.
seamstress, left tho Swope house. on
attacked by typhoid fever,
Ieonora CopTidge, colored girl VINO
the defense asserts worked In the Swope
house after she had developed typhoid
fever admitted in her testimony that she
often drank water from the family cooler
did your mother continue 10 cook In
the swope house for,. several days after
you were taken ill?' asked Mr.. Walsh
on cross examination.
"She did replied the girl.
The siri sa ia she knew. practically
nothing about the condition OF the vaults
The condition OF Mrs William Becbe
was such that her husband was able 10
return TO his duties as a juryman this
afternoon and the court resumed its ses-
sion at o'clock III was thought how
ever. Mrs. Beebe might have a relapse at
any moment.
Miss Mildred Fox who took dinner at
tho Swope residence on December 8.
while DR. and Mrs. Hyde were there,
testified that on December 10 she was
stricken with typhoid fever There was
no cross examination.
Embalmer Objects.
Albert Crum of Chicago. who manufac-
tured the cmbalming fluid used on the
bodies OF Colonel and Chrisman Swope.
strychnine nor cynandide OF patsasium.
Mr. Walsh insisted that the formula be
given in full and Mr. Crum objected.
saying this would necessitate revealing
a secret, The court ruled the formula
should he given. but it would not be
necessary TO give the amount OF each
Ingredient.
Mr.. Crum said the fluid contained
glycerne. chill. saltpeter, cynthetic oil OF
wintergreen. oil OF cassia, oil OF cloves
and oil Of benzohyde.
DR.. Elmer Twyman and son Of c.. ivy
man testified regarding the death Of
Chrisman Swope. The physician said he
applied test for meningitis to the pa :
tient and there was no response indicat-
ing such an affliction.
DIR. Hyde was present, said DR. ivy
man. and expressed the opinion that Mr.,
SWnne had Cerphrn Sninnl meniOCltiS. s.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30

Indicates increase In temperature.
Indicates decrease In temperature.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
PRESIDENT PLEADS FOR
FULFILLMENT OF PLEDGES

Rochester, N. Y, March 19.-Presi-
dent Taft last night, in an address be-
fore the Rochester Chamber of Com
merce, again appealed to members of
Congress to sacrifice their individual
opinions that the platform promises of
the Republican party might be fulfilled
and hoped the party would show that
it has the sense and the discipline to
meet its responsibilities.
The impression had got abroad that
the president might have something to
say tonight on the acute situation in
the House of Representative at Wash
ington, but this was his nearest refer
ence to the subject At one point of
his speech, which was devoted entire
ly to the legislation he had recon-
mended in the last few months. the
president further declared:
eff this congress is to be treated as
a Republican congress, these things
ought to pass in fulfillment of party
pledges. After this is done, it does not
matter what happens at the next cleo.
ton. We will have done something ::
the country will be grateful whether
it thinks it ought to express this graft
tude in the immediate future or not"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
JOHN REDMOND PREDICTS
ENGLISH ELECTION SOON

London, March 20.-John Redmond,
leader of the Irish parliamentary par
ty, speaking at Newcastle on March
II, predicted a new general election
within month.
Hence, he said, as the United States
had contributed nearly three-fourths of
the $4,000 which the last elections
had cost the Irish party, he hoped the
American brethren would help them
in the coming election.
Sir John Gorst, at Hampstead, de-
scribed Mr.. Redmond as undoubtedly
the ablest leader in the House of Com
mons, not excepting Mr.. Asquith, and
he said had Mr.. Redmond been asso-
ciated with one of the great English
parties he probably would have been
premier today.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
LEADERS IN BIG FIGHT
EXPRESS SENTIMENTS

Washington, March 21.-The follow.
Ing interviews, were given to the Unit.
ed Press Saturday night by leaders in
the great fight of the allies against the
regulars:
Norris (Neb.), insurgent leader
We have won the night. We have
made it possible for a majority of the
house to work it's will and we have
shorn the speaker of the greatest
force of his position-membersh on
the committee on rules. We have been
ngnt1ng for principle and we have
demons trated that we are Republicans
and are working as SUCH"
Clark (Missouri), Democratic leader
The great victory of the Democrats,
aided by the insurgents, is in the
cause OF good government. For the
nrst time in many years the Demo
Gratis, In great, bitter fight, stood the
ground like stone wall, not a man
breaking ranks, which augurs well for
the future of harmony and victory,
both this fall in the congressional cleo
tons and in both the presidential and
congressional elections in 1912.
The country is dissatisfied with
both the Republican administration
and the Republican congress. The Re-
publicans are on the toboggan, and If
Democrats outside the congress will
get together as Democrats in the house
have gotten together, our victories this
year and two years hence will be as
sweeping as those OF 1890 and 1892.
Speaker Cannon made q blum by
asserting that he was ready to enter
tain motion to declare the chair va
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Minor Happenings
of the Week

The United States Steel Corporation
now employs 195,500 men.
bill to require all ocean going
steamers to install wireless apparatus
has been reported favorably to the
Senate.
The Canadian Northern Railroads
terminus and shops will be located in
South Westminster. Three thousand
acres have been purchased for this
purpose.
The naval tug Nina, which sailed
from Norfolk February 6 for Boston,
and has never been heard of since, has
been stricken from the naval list as
lost.
The land ownership bill, permitting
foreigners to own land in Japan, has
been passed. The bill allows foreign
ers to own land provided they are resi-
dents of Japan.
Gen. Tasker Bliss, assistant chief OF
staff, has been appointed commander
of the Department of California, to
succeed Gen. Thomas Barry, designat-
ed Superintendent of the military aca-
deny.
Evacuation day, the one hundred
and thirty-fourth anniversary of the
departure of 10000 British troops un-
der General William Howe from the
shores of South Boston, was cele-
brated deliberately in Boston Friday.
Preliminary returns on the vote be-
ing taken by the unions of the Western
Federation of Miners on the PROPOSE
ton to affiliate with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, indicated that the is
sue would carry by a substantial ma
jority.
acquisitions for approximately ST.
775,O0O worth of new equipment for
the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon
and the Oregon Railway & Navigation
system have been approved and orders
will be placed soon through the New
York Offices.
Announcement is made from Mexico
City of the appointment of Paul Nor
ton of New York, president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Company
and former secretary of the navy, as
vice-president of the Pan-Americar
railway. His headquarters will be in
New York.
Miss T. Brizzi, an officer of the
Christopher Columbus University at
New York, founded by Countess Annie
Leary in 1907, has announced that Mrs
lefty Green would give the university
a plot of land on Fifth avenue, oppo
site Central Park, valued at 100000,
as an Easter gift.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
DIScREDITS STORY

Washington, March 20.-The Japan
csc ambassador has denied that he
had any knowledge of any note such
as was referred to in newspaper pub.
locations regarding an agreement be.
tween America and Japan to exercise
a dominating influence over Chinese
Manchuria.
1t is surmised that the basis for the
publication was the memorandum ex.
changed by Secretary Root and Minis.
ter Takahira in 1908, mutually guaran.
teeing the open door in Manchuria,
and agreeing to use their good Offices
to bring about peace if antagonized by
other nations.
State department officials profess to
know nothing of such an agreement.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
SPEAKER AGAIN DEFEATED
BY INsURGENT COMBINATION.

Washington, March 20.-Twice dur.
ing the past week Uncle Joe" Can.
non went down to defeat at the hands
of the Democratic and insurgent Re-
publican organization in the House.
In both instances Miles C. Poindexter,
of Washington, cast his lot with other
opponents of the Speaker.
On Tuesday bill providing auto
mobiles for the Speaker of the House
and the Vice-President was voted
down. Later, on an appeal from ae'
cision by Speaker Cannon in the mat
ter of precedence for joint reSolr
ton, the House voted against 'ue
Speaker, 1853 to Ill. In addition "
the full Democratic vote and the lnli,
ty insurgents who always have slo0u
against the Speaker, a dozen o'le,
Republicans, heretofore regular, 'o'''
to turn down the ruling OF the cna
Just before taking the vote opeah'.
Cannon addressed the House
length, giving his reasons Tor tne ~
ing and showing something OF lnolns.
ence as to what aclion the hou''
might take. Il
1t was announced privately " Il
prominent member of the HOUSE
ganization that hereafter quo.u .a
must be present and that the a'''n m
ance of absent members would DC ''D
PEELED. ,.,. q.
: There was even talk of invokil a; -
old rule instituted by Speaker U s.n
docking members a day pay MI
ever they failed to respond =" uoees
cali. Whatever steps mlgnt We ~ me
sary in the future, it was s'a'ea hat
leaders intend 10 Ses .,,h
the full regular Republican s'l.' fhe
is available at all times to opp0''
Democrats and the Insurgents
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25

in conformity with the highest consti-
tutional privilege, motion by any
member to vacate the office OF the
speakers hip and choose new speaker,
and under existing conditions would
welcome such action on the part OF the
actual majority of the house, so that
power and responsibility may rest with
the Democratic and insurgent mem
hers. who. by the last vote, evidently
constitute a majority of this house.
The chair is now ready to entertain
such motion"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
RAPID-FIRE EVENTS IN
DISCRIMINATING WEEK

Washington, March 21-During the
history-making week in the house OF
representatives, the following events
led up to the overthrow of Cannon au.
tocracy:
On Monday the insurgents joined the
minority in making large dents in
Chairman Smiths District of Columbia
bill. This was followed on Tuesday
by defeat of a bill providing automo.
biles for the vice-president and speaker
of the house. The allies came to
the bat again" on Wednesday and
overruled Speaker Cannon's ruling on
the Crumpacker census amendment.
Flushed by three successive victories
Insurgent Leader Norris, of Nebraska,
on Thursday engineered the boldest
stroke ever undertaken against the
throne" He introduced a resolution
increasing the membership of the rules
committee to fifteen and eliminating
the speaker from service on that com.
mittee. This move was made so sud.
denly and so quietly that it surprised
even the insurgents. The whole fight
and the final fall of Cannonism hinged
on the Norris resolution.
From the time the Nebraskan's mo-
ton was read until it was finally
amended and passed, the regular" Re
publicans were fighting for life, with
their backs against the wall. Repre-
sentative Dalzell, one of Cannon's
staunchest supporters, offered an
amendment to the Norris resolution.
and the filibuster of the sstand pat''
Republicans ceban. 1t only prolonged
the humiliating defeat.
After an all-nfght session, a truce
was declared on Friday morning in an
enort to reach a compromise. a.Regu.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Washington State
News Items

A petition for a local option election
in Okanogan county June 7 is being
circulated.
Changers have attacked the action
of the Klickitat county commissioners
in having $4,000 worth of work on the
court house done by day labor instead
of by contract.
Spokane county went on cash bas-
is on March 81, for the first time in
twenty years. More than $4,000 OF
county warrants are outstanding at 6
per cent. These will be called in at
once.
Trustees of the Everett Labor Tenn
pie, at their annual meeting last week,
declared a 10 per cent dividend.
The Mountaineers, Seattle's noun
tain climbing outing club, is to have
an auxiliary society in Everett.
Miss Anna Louise Strong, of Seattle,
has been asked to go to New York to
do research and other work for the
Russell Sage foundation, under the di.
rection of DR.. Luther Halsey Gullick
Asotin will have local option cleo.
ton May "a.
The Tacoma Street Car Company
has been given sixty days in which to
equip all it's freight cars with air
brakes. Following this time limit the
officials of the company will be fined
from $40 to 500 for each Offense, each
trip made by car without brakes con.
shutting an offense.
John A. Rea of Tacoma, appoint
ed by Governor Hay to succeed Frank
D. Nash, whose term as member of the
University of Washington board of re.
gents has expired, is a graduate of
Cornell University and member of
the real estate firm of Rea, Calkins &
Co., of Tacoma.
Forty-seven square miles of timber
was sold last week by w. B. Garrett, OF
Victoria, F. Wade of Vancouver and J.
Montgomery of Texas, to ]. N Britten
and B. A. Siger, of Seattle, for $175,OOO
E. E. Todd, of Seattle, district attor
ney, has been admitted to practice in
the federal supreme court
The Woman's Club of Burlington
has succeeded in getting the required
membership in the American Woman's
League to secure chapter house. II
is to be class 1 chapter house, cost
ing at least $1,000. Construction will
be commenced as soon as a suitable
location has been decided upon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
THE NORRIS RESOLUTION.

There shall be a committee on
rules, elected by the house, con-
sisting of ten members, six Of
whom shall be members of the ma
jority party. The speaker shall not
be a member of the committee, and
the committee shall elect its own
chairman from its own members.
Resolved further, that within ten
days after the adoption of this reso-
luton there shall be an election Of
this committee, and Immediately
upon its election the present COM
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Many Fines Unpaid.

Seattle, March 19.-On tne sicken
Judge Ronald, County CielA or to tbs
has completed and turned o' sases
Judge a list of q criminal ,nnaid, q
which fines have remained u u, collect
defaulted bonds have not pet ;nce Jsr
ed. The uncollected bonds lr;mster
uary i. 1905, aggregate appro.'s1 ,ea
$4,000 and the fines apoa ;so at ~
Judge Ronald expressed surpll hid tp1
size Of the list and said he w s,oar up
it over to the prosecutor -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
EVENTS OF DAY IN
ORDER OF OCCURRENCE

The logic of Saturdays develop
ments led inexorably to the climax. 1t
can be best told in a chronological or
der:
$50 a. m.-Republicans of both fac
lions conferred, in an effort to reach
the compromise which seemed possible
when the house late Friday adjourned
largely for that purpose, after two
days fruitless struggle-virtually
deadlocked.
II a. m.-The conference broke up
and it was announced that the fight
would be to the finish. The speakers
friends refused every proposition
which tended to his humiliation.
11:45 a. m.-Insurgent Republicans
met and voted unanimously to support
the Norris resolution, when amended
so as to provide for the election of the
rules committee by the house with the
speaker eliminated.
Noon-Speaker Cannon called the
house to order. An attempt to recess
failed. The speaker then ruled that
the Norris resolution was not privi-
legged. A
12:42-Norris appealed from the
speakers decision; DalZell moved to
lay the appeal on the table.
1:O4 p. m-Dalzell's motion to table
the Norris appeal was defeated, 1874 to
181.
1:O5 D. m.-Norris moved the previ-
Gus question on the appeal from the
decision of the chair.
1929 p. m.-The previous question
was ordered, 1872 to 100.
| 1854 o. m.-The house sustained the
appeal from the speakers ruling, 1872
to 100.
1856 o. m.-The Norris resolution
was read from the desk preliminary
to a vote.
2:O8 D.. m.-Norris moved to amend
his resolution to the form in which it
was finally adopted. Extended debate
ensued.
4:31 D. m.-The Norris resolution as
amended was adopted, 191 to 155.
4:32 p. m.-Norris moved to adjourn.
but withheld the motion at the request
of the speaker.
ABA D. m.-Speaker Cannon began
his statement to the house in which he
declined to resign, but invited a motion
to depose him from the speakership.
4:4O p. m.-Burleson, of Texas, Of
fered his resolution declaring the office
of speaker vacant and calling for i'm
mediate election of new speaker.
Norris made the point that his with.
held motion to adjourn had precedence
over the Burleson resolution. Pande-
monium.
4:55 p. m.-Order was partially re.
stored, and the speaker ruled that the
motion to adjourn did not take prece-
dence, but he asked that it be with
drawn, Norris declined to withdraw.
SOB p. m.-The house by division re-
fused to adjourn. This made the Bur
Lesson resolution the question before
the house. A roll call was Immediately
taken.
5:29 p. m.-The Burleson resolution
was defeated, 191 to 1855.
$3.50 p. m.-The house adjourned,
many Republicans singing Hes a
Jolly Good Fellow" as they fell into
line to shake the hand of the speaker.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Urged to Drop Rate War.

spokane, March 20.-The president
OF the Chamber of Commerce and
eighteen other citizens, all bankers,
mercnants or extensive real estate
oea,ers, have published an appeal in a
paio advertisement of more than half
q page, advising Spokane citizens not
,nsist upon terminal rates from new
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
State Has Much Land com'"s'

Olympia, March leland .O ~ Ger
sioner E. w. Ross and Attoins ~ the
eral Bell have left Portlanu ovnec.
national capital, where they " VI The
conferences with the oflclais ors Of
interior department and me mo state
congress as to securing 70 .no Of
title to many hundreds OF tnous ,ate I'd.
acres of land yet due to the 0 %hev e,.
der the enabling act grants veeks
pect to be absent about three
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
SPEAKER Cannon, SHORN OF MUCH POWER
Still REMAINS in SPEAKERS Chair

lars" refused any compromise that
would humiliate Cannon; insurgents
rejected all terms that failed to COM
pletely curtail the speakers power.
Adjournment was taken until Satur-
day at noon, so that both sides might
rest up for the final fray. The rest is
history.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
No Strike on New York Contra

New York, March 2O.-The New
York Central and Hudson River rail.
road and it's controlled lines have
reached an understanding with the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
the Order of Railroad Photographers
that there would be no strike. The re.
suit of the conference, it was said,
would mean a minimum increase of 3
per cent. to the highest paid trainmen
and conductors, and a maximum of 16
per cent. to lowest paid. Also many
changes are to be made in the work
ing schedule.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Seattle Market Report
PURCHASING Prices.

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, f. o. b. Seattle:
Eggs-Select ranch, 22c per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, large 18c per
H., small Ice per Id; old ROSTERS &c
per h., spring broilers zoe per h.;
ducks, TIC per h.; geese, lac per h.;
live turkeys, 24c per h.; dressed tur.
keys, 26c per Id.
Dressed Veal-Small 12@12kc per
h.; large, 9@11c per lb.
Dressed Pork - Small, 101k@11kc
per h.; large, 8@1Okc per Id.
Ranch Butter-21c per lb.
Spring Lamb-10@12c.
Butter Fat-42c per Id.
Potatoes Eastern Washington, $15
@16 per ton; White River, $14@15 per
ton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-03-25
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat - Bluestem $1.14@1.15, club
$1.06, red Russian, $1.05.
Poultry - Turkeys, live 22@24c
dressed 28@3Oc; spring chickens,
dressed, 22c; hens, dressed, zoe;
ducks, live, 14c; hens, live, TIC;
spring chickens, live, 1Sc; geese
fresh dressed, zoe; squads, live, 500
$50 doz.; dressed, $4@4.50.
Butter - Washington, 39c; fresh
Eastern, 34@35e.
Eggs - Washington ranch, candled
CSC.
Oats-$34@35; rolled oats, $35@36
Hay, Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay, $21@
20; timothy, $26@27; mixed, $20@22;
wild, $18@21; clover, $22@23; timo.
thy and clover, $24@25; alfalfa, $21@
%; straw, $11@13.
Feed-Corn, $50; wheat, 5000;
barley, whole grain $30@31, rolled $32
@ss; shorts. $4,000; bran, $2702s:
lmiddlings. S32@34.