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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
CONDITION OF WYOMING
BANKS FOR TWO YEARS
Special TO The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The comp
troller Of the currency today Issued a
statement showing the comparative con-
dition OF the 29 national and 5S other
banks In Wyoming on June T. 1911, and
June go. 1910. The aggregate assets Of
the banks on June Z, 1911. were s26. 1852. :
ioans ife and ash yeap OF
372. a decrease OF S223.724, Aggregate de-
posits. Sl7.300,1 100. a decrease OF s763, 4S3.
Surplus and profits show an increase OF
s176,391 capital, an increase of STA. 700
bonds. an Increase OF s94. .706. and cash
in bank, an Increase OF S91 .76S
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
DENEE|V DENIES
STORY OF HINES
Governor of Illinois Star Wit
ness Before the Senate
LOrimer Committee.
Continued from Page One.

ture to those who voted fright dur
ing the session.
care YOU willing 10 stake your rep
utation as governor on there having
been a Jackpot in the legislaturel
Senator Kenyon inquired,
;'I think anyone would be safe in
doing that.
Governor Deneen. in telling of politi.
cal conditions in Illinois. said:
Preceding the election, at the elec-
tion, in the organization OF the legis-
lature and in the election of United
States senator there was bipartisan
bi.partv alliance, before which / felt
helpless in the legislature. &c
He described the objective point of
this alliance to be, first. to nominate
Yates for governor, but II Denecn won
over Yates, then to vote for the Demo.
cratic candidate for governor, and if
beaten there, to organize the leglsla-
ture against Deneen.
The governor explained the meaning
of the terms "band of hope and
''holy alliance as applied to two po.
litical factions. He said that the
"holy alliance was the coalition of
sixty Democrats and some dozen or so
Republicans who elected Edward Shurt-
left speaker of the Illinois house in
1909, and put his "band of hope or
personal following" in the legisla-
ture to rDut.
Later, in order to avoid the impu-
tation of virtue, carried by the APP
pellation given his opponents, the
term was changed to "bhckhand, y
said tbe Governor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14

Adarnss body by the side OF the pond
and began my long walk TO South Porcu-
pine: IL was the most terrible trip imaG-
Unable. Charred bodies lay all around
me as | walked. Frequently | stumbled
over corpse and by bending down recog-
nlZed the body OF some friend OF mine.
FINALLY ! reached what remained OF South
Porcupne and fell exhausted"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
REPORTS HOURLY
GROWING WORSE

NORTH BAY, Ont, July 13.-Reports
from the FIRE zone at Porcupine are hour
y growing worse and In addition to fifty
cofnns previously shipped. carload of
caskets was sent In today, IL Is esti-
mated the death roll Will be hundreds,
while thousands Of men are struggling
into the settlements severely burned and
wearled to the limit OF human endur-
ance- Everyone brings reports OF many
dead bodies lying along trails and al
the end Of small lakes where the heat
overcame them,
The wind was blowing with a velocity
of sixty miles an hour and Porcuplne
lake was lashed into a fury of mountain
Gus waves. in the face OF which boatmen
conveyed women and children from South
PorcuDine to Golden City.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
PLOTTING AGAINST
PEACE Of MEXICO
Arrest of Alleged Conspirators at
Hermosillo; One of Them a
Son of General Torres.
MUCH EXCITEMENT AT NACo
-Four Gendarmes Appear With Or
ders to Resume Their Station;
Ordered to Leave.

CANANEA. Sonora. Mexico July 49,
Reports reached here today that r. r
Arnold. Rafael Flores and a son OF Cen
eral Lorenzo Torres had been arrested
and placed in Jail at Hermosillo charged
with conspiring To start n counter revolu
ton OF their armed forces. Arnold is a
brother OF the former mayor OF Cananea
who was deposed by Juan Cabral, and
Flores was commandartc OF rurales prior
10 the occupation OF Cananea by the in
surgents.
Orders were received here today from
Hermosiilo 10 send the garrison, with
the exception of fifty men. TO MagdaAsna
where II is reported they Will be paid of
and discharged Colonel Dlaz Lopez VIII
remain here in command of the garri-
son.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Bodies Quickly Buried.

PORCUPINE. July 13-This morning all
the bodies at West Dome had 10 be bur
led There was no lumber available
and few spades, but the remains were
reverently placed In blankets ard laid In
the ground within one hundred yards OF
the shaft in which they perished. A pack
Ing box was broken up and from 1t crosses
were made upon which were inscribed the
names of the dead.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Trains every 45 minute.
Depositories Desi ignated.

Special to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. July 13.-The follow
ing Idaho banks have been designated
postal savings bank repositories: D. w.
Stanchard Co, Blackfoot, Bonner
county! National and First National OF
Standpoint. First National OF Fayette and
First National of Lewiston.
First Lieutenant Ira G. Brown. med
lcal reserve corps, Is relieved from duty
at Fort Douglas to take effect upon the
arrival of the Fifteenth infantry and
Will then proceed TO Fort Lawton. Wash.
These evenings are glorious at Saltair
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Drop in Meat Price.

ST. CLAIRSvILLE. O.. July 13.-The
cents pound In the price Of meat here
dealers having made this cut to invite
sales and prevent the meat from spelling
In the refrigerators
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Car Used for Hospital.

General Agent Lee OF the government
railway came out with 500 women and
Calabogie was put On his train and used
for hospital purposes.
The report that Elk Lake was wiped
out Is discredited
Weary, blackened and burned men are
lmping into Golden City every hour with
sad tales of death and destruction
II, Ievinson OF Montreal. who came out
today. was caught by flames al the Stand
ard Porcupine mine with eight others. bu.
all escaped, running three miles through
burning forests TO Edwards lake, where
they found 250 people gathered on the
banks and in the water Levinson crossed
the West Dome property and saw the
body OF William King, well-known
mining man, lying beside the shaft. The
women and children, all who could, took
refuge in the shaft. but fire burned the
timbcrng and all were suffocated, In
child Assayer Burke and his wife and
three other women with children.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
SENATOR WARREN AND
WIFE AT WHITE HOUSE
Special to The Tribune

NFHCIdI 10 NE TIuuHP
White house has been run In bachelor
hall style In the absence of the presil
dents family for the past two weeks. IL
was the scene this evening of a very
attractive dinner party given In honor OF
Senator and Mrs, Warren of Wyoming
In the absence OF Mrs. Taft the place
OF hostess WAS filed by Mrs. Newlands.
wife OF the senator from Nevada Other
guests were Senators Newlands and
Crane, Major Butt. Mr.. Hilles and Judge
Heron, the presidents brother-in law
These evenings are glorious MT Saltair.
AMERICAN DAY
Thursday, July 20, at Lagoon. You are
going to be there7 This is the big day.
Trains every As minutes to Saltair
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Mine Fires Out.

Fires in all the Dome mines are report
ed to be out Standard, Imperial, Digby
and Veteran are gone.
The Vipond mine was swept clean.
Several men came out from Redstone to-
day and reported seeing eight dead bodies
on the way out Professor Baker and q
student party from Queens university got
through with their lives, but were Sc
verey burned.
Two women, wives of settlers, were in
Cochrane when the fire broke out One
had left her husband and six children
and the other left her seven children and
in all probability all perished.
The Dome mine special train passed
through today
Manager Meek and his mother are se-
verely burned and could not be moved.
Both may lose their sight and the mother
may die.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
ADJUSTMENTS

Wandamere affords an ideal spot for
the production OF 'Pinafore," which will
be presented on miniature ship built
over the water. The atmosphere is al
WAYS cool at the pretty resort, and this
will be as fully appreciated by the per-
formers as by the audience. for they
will be obliged TO be very active In the
two acts OF "Pinafore."
The programme for the tabernacle
organ recital today will be as follows
commencing promptly at noon:
Andantino ...-,,.... Chauvet-Guilman nj
(a) Prelude in E Minor. op. 2S. No.
(b( SlavonIc Cradle Song ....... -Neruda
(a) Pastrale Op. .......... .Deshayes
(D) Old melody observation-disclosures.
............ Arranged by performer
Wedding March c'Midsummer Nights
Dream } .,,.......... .MendelsSonn
Assistant Organist Edward P. Kimball
will be at the organ.
It's cool and comfortable at Saltair.
SOMETHING NEW.
just received at the Bismarck An
mex, shipment of the celebrated
Portland crawfish. A rare delicacy.
Dancing every evening at Saltair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
LEWIS CASE ON THE
NOVEMBER DOCKET
Books and Records of Various Con-
Germs Impounded; Attorney
Makes Charges.

ST. LOUIS, July 13.-Judgc Trlber. in
the United States district court. made
an order today Impounding the books and
records of several Of L. G. Lewis's con
on charges OF misuse OF the mails
The books can now be inspected only by
government agents The Lewis case was
put on the November docket
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14

WASHINGTON. July l3,-Charges thai
postoffice inspectors had been sent into
the plant OF the Lewis Publishing com =
pany In St Louis. that the books had
been seized and their offices turned topsy-
turvy wero reiterated today before the
house committee on expenditures In the
postoffice department by Edward @. Mad
den. former third assistant postmaster
general. now attorney for the Lewis con-
Germ from which the second class mall
privilege was withdrawn.
The company, he declared has been the
victim OF the personal animosity Of former
Postmaster General Cortelyou.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Held Many Conferences.

Fifteen or twenty conferences oc
| Cured between Deneen and Lorimer
between their first talk on January
Is and the senatorial election on May
26. Governor Deneen said lie had ex-
pressed. disappointment at the support
he received in the gubernatorial elec-
tion contest carried before the legis-
lature. For a long time Lorimer gave
me an expression of what his position
would be in the contest, bot at last
"made light of the contest Gov
ernor Deneen said
HDid you talk about the senator
ship7' asked Mr. Healy.
''Well, it was mentioned, mostly re-
garding the support of Senator Hop
kins,' was the reply, 81 told him
we were supporting Hopkins, but I
criticised some of the Hopkins men
who had voted for Shurtleff -
Governor Deneen testified that SEN
ator Lorimer said that "they were
not able to support Hopkins, and
later Lorimer urged Deneen to take
the senatorship
'fDid he suggest you could get Dem
ocratic. support7"
eyes told Lorimer I could not
throw down the urinary law under
which Hopkins had been selected for
the senatorial candidate of the party,
even though Hopkins men were fight
ing me. He told me I could get some
Republican votes and all the Demo.
cratic votes. ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
Alleged Purpose Of Lorimer.

Senator Kenyon asked if it did not
surprise him when Lorimer made this
suggestion. The governor said he
thought Lorimer wanted to get rid OF
him in Illinois politics.
81 did not know then whether
would be governor or senator either,
he added f'I said to Lorimcr that
was anxious for them to put me out
Of the governorship. ] told him the
election of Shurtleff showed be had
the votes, 80 I said: Hurry up and
go through the motions. Put me out.
I told him that if he put me out
would be the leader of the party"
'Did you think the interests that
had tried to defeat you at the pri-
mary were willing to elect you to the
senate7' Senator Kenyon asked
'EI considered they were willing to
kick me upstairs or down, just so they
got me out of the governorship.
Declaring a belief that the inter
ests opposing him contributed to a
"jackpot for the legislature, he said
rumors named the railroads, the gas
company, the liquor interests, the
stockyard interests. electric light com
panies and the Pullman company as
contributors He said he had never
officially investigated these rumors.
In discussing the way bills are
passed through the Illinois legislature,
he said that ''there is general sus.
picion that the way bills are rushed
through on the last two days Of the
session the legislature could not stand
a general coroner's inQuest' -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14

Trains every As minutes to saltair,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
SOMETHING NEW

It's cool and comfortable at Saltair
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14

After reviewing the declaration of
the Republican platform Of 1908 on con-
servation Mr.. La Toilette went into the
record of the Ballinger- Pinchot contro.
vefsy and the general administration
OF the interior department down to the
recent dismissal of the Cunningham
claims.
The congressional investigation of
the Al&skan coal scandal said he,
confirmed the public opinion which
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14

It's cool and comfortable at Saltail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
AMERICAN DA,

Trains every As minutes to Saltair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14

Dancing every evening at saltair.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-16

For 30 years Lydia n. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman docs Justice b
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands Of cures 20 Its credit.
- Mrs. Pinkhsm invites al sick women
guided thousands to health free Of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-16

-
DC killed ana that he could DO "
said Ches-chli.ie-be~ga through an IN
terpretef went back and got
rifle. and when came mp 70 the white
men they began nring az me ] DROP
ped on the horse and sho. Wotheriu,
VINO passed between me and his COW
boy. who was the man | wanted u
get. Then the cowboy ran and tired
several snuts ~ nm. but missed.
Nnvalo turrereered 20 y'asnt'
Atter the Navajo hhd kfied the tFad-
or VINO was shot thronHs the body.
ne walked up 10 Wethertl ana. nFfor
asking II ne WAS sim on the wsrpath'
shot MIN through tue mead Then'
ridins nlKht ana day' me NAVAJO
raced across the reservation and APP
peared al shiprock where no told
superintendent Snclton whht no mao
uone MT sheiion denFered the ~
diRh over 70 the county authorities
and me navajo was put Ia jail az AZ
tee' AZ hrst he was pui under slvf
vuO Dond. Supi. shelton ohefed 70
secure ten lndRin signers, pnt po-
lection was made mat ihe indihns
could NOT be beld responsible, though
many o. mo NAFalos are wthHn,
fAnaily sulf. shelton convinced the
authorities ina, me Indiana sense OF
hoiior alone would be snihcnlnt 70 m
sure MS appearance ~ uiai.. The
navajo was released practically ON
ms own reeoenixance' and Tor the
aiea.er paFi pi year mas been NJ
liberty
There are 1000 Indians under my
care. SAID Sup1 shelton They ara
good bad ana lndineseht. but there is
hoi one OF thehi VINO would IAN 10 act
US TINS Navalo IL ac.inS' The N@vajos
are the most honorable az weis "a TIE
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-16

In this pnri of the guIf coast region.
When he began clearing the brush on
his wild ranch land about ten years
ago and Il was announced that he IN.
tended devOtlng Il 10 cotton. oldtimc
citizens ridiculed the idea, sayins
that the country was not adapted 10
that plant. This prediction proved
erroneous. Success attended the In.
dustry from the beginning. and cacn
year the acreage has been increased.
until this season about 4.sOO acres
were devoted to cotton Large forces
Of Mexlcana are clearing more land
and steam ploughs are turning the vir-
gin soil IN preparation for greatly In.
creasinK the acreage next year. Il IA
expected that approximately 5000
acres will be In cotton next season
The yield this year averaged nearly
one bale en- acre which n extrnofdi.
nary, even In the mos, favorable 10.
calltles
The most approved cultural meth
ODDS are ptactlacd aud every effort IN
made to bring production up 70 the
highest possible stage. Through the
Intense cultivation and care exercised
In destroying dead cotton stalks after
the picking. thus preventing the hi
bernation OF Insects. little damage ~
done by these pests. Tho manager Of
the farming operations has had long
experience and mas capable ASSISTANTS
The field labor " performed by Mex.
leans Mr. TAFT does hia own ginning
and operates large COTTON seed min,
from which Il obtained the oil, cake
ard hulis. The cake aud hulis he
feeds TO MIS- cattle aud the oil Is sold.
MIR Taft's success with cotton has
inspired many farmers 90 engage IN
the Industry, and many thousands OF
acres of former ranch land In the gufr
coast region nre now devoted TO the
staple
The Taft ranch II one OF the ahow
spots OF Texas. Resides the Iarga
acreage devoted 20 farming about 100.
600 acres are In grazing land. A 500.
coo meat packing plant was recently
erected
The refrigerated meat IL sent TO
fieat markets which Mr.. Taft oper.
atcs In a number OF towns. II IL
said that the TAFT meats sell about
five cents q pound lower than those
OF the so-called packers trust. In
towns where the 1aft meats are sold
the large packers are unable 10 do
business All the by.products OF tho
slaughtered cattle are utilized In the
packing plant
M Taft intends 20 bring the whole
ranch into cultivation. making cotton
the chief crop and making the YEARLY
revenue well up In the millions.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-16

walks about the agency grounds at
Shiprock would present himself for
execution n he had pledged his word.
He realizes That at the lightest he Is
likely 10 receive heavy sentence In
the pcnitentiary. for the courts ef the
southwest are anything but ienient In
dealing with Indians who chance 10
offend against white men. Dut no
sense OF impending danger IL reflect.
cd In the impassiye face OF Ches-chii-
le-be-ga. In q cheap gray suit Of
store clothes a heavy ovcrcoat and
a SLOUGH hat, he stalks about the
agency grounds, doing tasks ~ the be-
hest OF Agent W. r. shelton. Some
tlmea the Indian police are all out on
assignments that cali them miles away
from the agency, and thorc IA nothing
to prevent the Navajo from taking q
horse aud making his escape. Bat
every nighi he returns 10 the log
house that serves as police heaednaf-
ters and jail and rolls ~ In hlankcs
on the floor and sleeps the sleep OF
a man whose mind IL unhaDpercd
with any care
White Mans Word Aoainet indian.
The killing OF Weiherlll Is clmided
In some mystery The word Of n
white man IN arrayed against he
word OF mn indian. The Navajo claims
the killing was instibed. but q cowboy
who was with the trader ANA who
narrowly escaped being killed by
ches- chil'le-be-Ea. says there was no
reason for the shooting. We'herill
was well known throughout the south
west lie and his brothers had lived
for years In the Mesa Verde country,
In southwestern Colorado. and were
the discovers os the great cliif ruins
now included in Mesa Verde National
park. OF late years he had conducted
a traders store AT Pueblo Bonlio. near
the famous ruins OF chaco canyon. al
the edge OF the Navajo reservation
The indians claim that Wetherill had
made many enemies among the tribe
The sIl.feeling eliminated when, &C.
cordiDg 10 the Indian accounts. the
traders cowboy beat up" one OF
Ches.chli-le-be-gak relatives and left
him apparently dead
Ches-chll-le.be-ga came upon the
unconscious form OF his relative aud
swore vengeance, lie says that when
he was a child hts parents we're killed
by white men who were never pnn.
ished Tor their crime unarmed. ne
started down the road tie was join
ed. according TO his story. By an old
Indian who was travelling on the res
ervailon and who had an cid gun
strapped TO his hurro The indiana
met Wetherill ana the cowboy and. ae.
cording to their story, the trader
seized the old gun carried by ches-
chil-lerbegas companion and broke
Z, across u rock
He said the whole tribe ought 80
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-16
FIGHT WITH HORSE
THIEVES WAS
DESPERATE
Details of Encounter Near
Carlsbad Show Constable
Gordon to Have Been Game
Clean Through.

Carlsbad, y. ~. Nov. I6.--The de-
tails OF the desperate encounter be-.
tween Carl Gordon. constable OF this
place. and John Forehand. atoclman
are about as follows.
Last Saturday John Forehand was
riding on his range when he came M
ON three Mexicans lie attempted a
friendly conversation with them amt
they ran Tor their gIns, MIR Fore
hand being unarmed made his escape
on his horse. followed by hail storm
Of 1880 bullets. The nCounter was
phoned into Carlsbad and both Sherlff
stewart and Deputy tones we're ont
OF town
Constable Gordon alone In cold
storm started out on an ainost tore.
Torn chase after the three Mexlcans
lie was Joined by John Forehand at
Black river and they followed the
trail. After going some niles they
lost the trail of one OF the Mexlcans
and kept up the trail OF the other two.
The tran got fresh and they sliied the
horses and they waited for night 10
make the attack. They found them In
the house OF Mr.. Nebuhr. who IL hook.
Keeper Tor the ~ pIso smelter. Mr..
Gordon crawied up On them and look.
cd In AZ the door The Mexicans
!gtabbed their 5000 rifles anu Mr..
lGofton opened ere and shot Que al
them IN the stomach and nc Iunped
out OF the window and made good hts
escape. iiis partner WAS not 40 iuckJ
ah he was shot IN the right shoulder
With stccl bali from Mr.. Gordon !
Winchester aud fell 10 the floor He
tried TO get hts gun In action with hss
lefi had. hut Mr. Gordon was ON him
aud pinioned him 10 the floor.
He was brought mere about I clock
this evening and al O'Clock your
correspondent called al the hospllal
and saw DR.. Quarry dress his wound
lie was about ~ or 22 years OF age,
although he said he was only 49, His
wound was a painful one as he had
Travelled about ts miles over a rough
road The wound was just above the
nipple and came out under the right
arm pit lie had on a pair OF white
jeans pants and a pair OF nearly new
brogan shoes. He had q downy mus.
iachc and splendid white teeth, wnu
rather dark and spONe very good Eng.
fish, They had iive horses with them
and Mr.. Gordon brought them "a
tow. Several Of lnem are branded
T. J. -.
There Is no doubt that this Is par
OF very desperate gang aud that
these men arc wanted for many acts
81 deviltry. ~. Gordon has had bal
three honrs sleep since last Sunday
night and deserves a great deal OF
credit for his capture. lie Is known
10 be very cool under iire and has had
many desperate encounters with ihH
breakers. Neifher he nor Mr. Fore
hand received a scratch.