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VOL. LXXVI NO. 76. weather today-spo; colder. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY MORNING-, DECEMBER 29, 1907. , 72 PA&ES CENTs! i
f iS Distinguished Gathering of
" ' Guests at .Salt Lake Gom-
o mcreial Cluh.
) NOTABLE SPEECHES
MARK THE OCCASION
Supper Fs Unqualified Success.
' and Great Boost for Utah
Metropolis.
Gathered hi the big banquet room of
the Commercial club, the spirit of a
metropolis in the making upon -them
aud faces alight with the good fellow
ship that comes when men put aside
tlio cares of office, shop and ticker to
cheer their city on its way toward 11
new mctropolitunism, the leading busi
ness and professional men of Salt Lake
and Ttah Saturday night, made the
xixfh annual banquet of the Conuner
St A eial club the most ignificaul affair
1 thit organization has ever held ami
I' f a cornerstone for the befit; the biggest,
I 1M and brightest vear the' city has ever
h' known J!)()8.
LJ j, Men whose names are linked with
!j.'tT greatest and most important inter
ior osts.l'tah boa3ts touched elbows about
t the great banquet table and as t he
ft cvemug wore along with its prcdie-
' tions for a greater state and Salt Lake
I a greater city, a splendid enthusiasm
tti brought theuf to lhcir feet and city
Wf and state were toasted to success and
.n pledged support and ono great eternal
m) boost.
V I f Notable Gathering.
lh was a eoneourso of men who aic
closely allied today with the politics.
; the ffuanec. the mines, agriculture and
!r commerce of Utah and it was, best of
i all, representative of Salt Lake.
The banquet room shono rcsplen
denl in Us 'holiday dress of holly and
Cb'lstmas bells, relieved in tono by
great American fines draped about the
walls. Two hundred plates were set
and with glass and silver glittering in
the vshjtc light of the room the 'doors
v.re ..irowu open at S o'clock, and to
thn stirring strains of Schubert's
' ' "Militairc,' the guests took their
places.
Tho orchestra (('hristcnseu 's) was
fiTcted in the ladies' dining-room, ,iust.
off tho banquet hall, aud there Tendered
programme of classic and popular mil
sic throughout the evening.
In briJmiucy, dignity, cuisine and prc
tent ion tho banquet excelled anything
K - the ' 'oinmcivial club has over attompl-
W '' fd. The menu included tho best af
X Tjl forded in the culinary art., and -was aug
t n minted by a fastidious selection of
Jjr V Mines and liquors. The bauquet board
"1 was planned in tho shape of a largo
jw i'liron. a long table following the
k f. Vouth side of the room, with smaller
mi'- . '' tables projecting from it toward the
II " tenter.
'm , ' A Sumptuous Meuu.
jB"' The men about tho Jong tables held'
Vfc but one thought for the evening how
LT. can we better Utah and Salt Lake? To
LI that end the tonsls had beau prepared
Li and the men seloeied best fitted to re-
yl bpond to them. They proved stirring,
enthusiastic, speeches, and every one
it fang true, beeaube thn man behind was
f ft a Utah, man and a Salt Laker.
By 9;30 o'clock the following-menu
had been served:
Im fovf of Caviar. Martini cocktail.
l-Jf Blue points on the- half shell.
)L Strained chicken purnbo an (a,sc.
f Salted almonds. Queen olives.
1 m ' Brook trout, sauto 'mcunler.
0 Ml Potatoes Parlsionne. Man to Santcrne.
f l.arded Illlet of beef with mushrooniH.
, if . Potli pols. Potato croquettes.
M Ponlct CaneL
II " Commercial Club punch.
feJl Veuvo Clkjuot.
yM Roast quail on toast, au crcsson.
ijl1 W'hlt'j Rock.
m Neapolitan Ice cream- Cake.
In Ro-iuefort cheese. Toasted crackers.
w Cremu dc Monthc.
If Cafo -N'olr.
Jaj Music and song followed like tho red,
dm red wine of a short time beforo, and
aut Uarity became ascendant.
.' Speeches Commence.
.Jl As President Ualloran of tho club
M Tose to his feet tho strains of "He's
fflf a Jolly Good Fellow" burst forth, aud
r&t it was some minutes beforo ho could be
heard.
jH "Wc claim no credit for this splen-
7W did array and for this unexcelled ban-
j I qiioL," said Mr. Ualloran. "The honor
' of the occasion rests upon Mr. William
Bale.
-j. "Wo have done the best wo could,"
1W said Mr. Dnlo. "Those of you who have
P been at tho dance halls of Leadville in
the old days, will remember tho sign
J?V over the stands of the players, 'Don't
w shoot the musicians, they aro doing tho
l best they can.' And so we have dono
gS the best wo can. Wo claim no credit
n ftfr the Oklahoma quail, which came
from Cache county, nor for the Neupoli-
1 i : tan ice cream, which came from tho 131
mM "',u dairy, but we wish to assure the
Kg members of the Commercial club that
Til- we have done our best and now will
Jm yield to the more prominent speakers
sdK of the occasion; another man from the
ffj, 'ould sod,' Frank S, Murphy, the toast-
i muster. '
Amid cheers and shouts of, "When
did you come over?" Mr. Murphy rose
and said:
Sonib men arc yvcat by blrtli, sonm by
Mc-lili-verncnt and others tlirouyb force
of tlicuiiislanccH. I feel greatly lionorr-d,
though not entirely nt coac, with tin.-Kic.atiiL-5-H
thrust upon me this evening aa
VlmnKlfti" of UiIh Important occasion.
yl'uu sixth annual bajujuot of tho Salt Lako
City Coniniurclnl club. I shall construo
r thu nutlc of tills po:dtlon to be. not those
of a fipealccr, but rather to keep ueb,r
anil introdufu tho sponkciH of our prO-n-an)ine
to the Biiests nssembled. With
ya. ' fta tho templint; llriuld refreshments
ccnod at our banquet tonight. It is dlm-
fcull to aay which Buffers most, tho lnnor
i un from forced abstinence, or tho outer
man from temerity. It Is useless for nio
to utt-impt to be brilliant, so I shall mj
donyor to be brk-f nnd win a reputation
ror itsndnent5. Wo have on our prograir.rno
Tjf '"m,P"1, ,i,u n,c of some of the most
S unillani mun and forceful speakers of thi
v.out, nnd they are nil citizens of ihu city
V ' Cotitinucd on Pago Two.N
CLEUIK MYSTERY
Of WOMAN'S MURDER
Man Whom Annie O'Kcefe Was
Seeking Evidently Lured
ller to Death.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Tho veil of
nrystery enveloping the tragic death
of the 3'oung woman whose nude body
was found half submerged in water
and mud in a lonely pond near Harri
son, N. J., Thursday, is being rapidly
lifted. Detectives working on the case
believe that tho sl.Tvcr of the woman,
who was identified today as Annie
O'Kcefe, or Aunio Nevius, will soon be
run down and taken into custody.
The identification of the dead wom
an was first made today b' Mrs. Mar
garet Wright, who conducts an em
ployment bureau iu Montclair, N. .7.
bho said that the woman had called
on her earlier in tho month and asked
for employment. Sho gave tho name
I of Aunio Nevius, but did not state
i where she lived. Late this afternoon
Mrs. Wright's identification was prac-
' tically corroborated by Detective Ser
geant Draybcll of Orange, N. J., who
said rhc woman's namo was Annie
O'Keefe, -and that he knew her well
two years ago. when she was employed
in the home of Thomas Nevins, a con
tractor in Orange. Since that time,
j Sergeaut Draybell states, tho woman
had been employed in the capacity of a
maid iu several places in and about
Orange.
Description Tallies.
The hat worn by the murdered wom
an and found this aftcruon in tho
Passaic river and turned oyer to the
police. Jt is a sealskin turban, and
matched tho collarette and muff that
were found near tho body. Mrs.
Wright's description of the clothing
worn by Miss O'Keefe when she ap
plied to her for work corresponds ui
every detail with the clothing found
near the dead woman's body.
While Mrs. Wright could give little
further information concerning the
woman, sho recalled that Miss O'Keefe
had told her that sho had been acting
as housekeeper for two young men in
Brooklyn.
The Harrison police have learned of
Miss O'Kcefe's movements just before
the murder from Thomas Flanagan, an
elevator man iu a Newark department
store, who. after a visit to the morgue
today declared with posttiveness that
Miss" O'Keefe hud been in tho store
on Christmas ove and had asked him
if a man had inquired for a woman
in a red dress. Later, Flanagan said,
he saw and spoke ,to her in a Chinese
restaurant, aud she told him that she
had been unable to find the man. Jle
states that, the woman left the restau
rant shortly beforo midnight. The po
lice say there is no doubt that sho
finally met this man nnd, after spend
ing Christmas day with him. was lured
into the lluckcnsack meadows and
murdered.
GRAND OPERA SINGERS
HAVE LEGAL TROUBLES
BOSTON", Dee. 2S. Thr close of
three weeks of grand opera tonight by
the San Carlo company, under the man
agement of Henry RussclJ, was marked
by a number of legal entanglements.
Following close upon the writ served
upon Tenor Carlo Albani, Thursday, at
the instigation of Oscar irammerstein
of Now York, who claimed breach of
contract, the case was .taken to the
United States courts todav in au en
deavor on tho part of Mir. Hammer
stein to prevent Albani from singing
anywhere iu the United Stales without
his consent.
As a climax Manager Russell was
late tonight placed under arrest at the
instance of Tenor D'Aubigne, the lat
ter claiming Mr. Bussell owes him
$1500 and alleging violation of con
tract. Mr. Russell gavo bond.
PROMINENT POLITICIAN
OF NEBRASKA A SUICIDE
LINCOLN". Keb.. Dec. 2S. Thomas
Worrell, prominent in Nebraska, politics
and tho man who exposed tho allcsod
grain trust In this State, committed sui
cide hero hist nlcht by taking poIhoii.
The body was found In his ofllce today.
Ho left a letter addressed to Chairman
Allen of tho Democratic State Central
committee.
In tho letter tc Alien. Worrell declared
that the pain in I1I3 head had become
insufferable. Letters to his con nnd Mrs.
Worrell conveyed the same Information.
For several months ho had been -In 111
hcnlth. Friends did not consider his ail
ment Gcrlous. Two years ago Worrell
led the agitation against tho alleged
grain tmst which resulted In the suits
started by Senator Norrls Brown, who
was then Attorney-General. At one time
Worrell was deputy postmaster of Lin
coln. Ho took an active Interest In Demo
cratic politics and was 15 years of ugo.
TEDDY GETS NO GAME;
STRONG WIND THE CAUSE
CUARLOTTE.SVILL.li3, Dec. 28. Ac
companied by "Dick" McDanlcl, Presi
dent Roosevelt left Pino Knot at noon
today for a wild turkey hunt on Green
Mountain, tho aceno of his former con
quest Inst December, when he pulled
down a big gobbler on the wing after it
had been Hushed by IiIb negro guide. Tho
President mot with no sueccus on yesr
terday'o hunt, duo to the stiff wind which
prevented him getting close enough to
tho flock to obtain a .shot.
Mrs. Roosevelt went for another horse
back, rldo this afternoon, accompanied by
Jofieph Wllmer.
Tomorrow forenoon the party will at
tend worship nt Christ church, a half
mile from tho hunting lodge. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. W. H. Daike,
tho new rector.
ALLEGED REVOLUTIONISTS
UNDER INDICTMENT
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 28. R. Florcs I
Macon, Antono Villareal and Librado
Rivera, just ordered extradited from
Los Angeles to Arizona, wore indicted
at Tombstone, Ariz,, todny on the
charge of conspiracy to raiso military
expeditions against Mexico. Matron
was head of tho revolutionary junta
in tho United States at St. Louis, and
Villareal his chief nontenant. Villa
real escaped a year ugo from jail at
El Paso.
Welcome the Coming, Speed the Parting Guest
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I INDEX TO NEW YEAR'S TRIBUNE I
Agriculture as science Ci
Agricultural college Gl
Alta club 2'A
Business nnd trade S
J3oo Industry in Utah in
Benefit performance ..It
Boys' wild adventures 3
Commercial club banquet I
Coal. Utah supply M
Charity gains for year IS
1'ommercinl club 17
Chamber of Commerce -17
Chronological record 55
lidltorlal ' f
Financial review 2S
Death roll. lo-al 45
Day Nursery association AG
lSxppiiment station work -M
Fort Douglas, history of ti
Goldtlcld crisis J
Harvest of the great 10
Hospitals of Salt Lake 22
Heavens in January II
Ilydro-curboiii. in Uintah basin U
Horticulture, State board 01
Horticulture, progress 01
Horticulture. Salt Lake county 45
Health, Salt Lake 5r.
Home education 01
Idaho, statistics of 04
Insnct posts J"1
Irrigation 01
HE DEAD, II SHOT
II PjTCHED BATTLE
Bloody Fight Follows Attempt
oi' Rancher to Eject
Tenant.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. L'S. A spe
cial to tho Orcgoniau from Jackson
ville. Ore., says:
One mau dead and two seriously
wounded us tho result of a pitched bat
tic wi I h shotguns and rifles at Mankin
ranch, two miles south of this city,
tonight. The dead man is dames Man
kin, a prosperous rancher. Tho wound
"d aro C. II. Walsworth and bis 10-year-old
son, F. N. Walsworth.
Thy trouble arose over an attempt by
Mankin to eject Walsworth aud family
from a house or the .Maukin ranch,
.rames Mankin and Walsworth, senior,
fought with clubs and pitchforks for
nearly an hour, when suddenly WuIh
worth turned and ran into the house,
secured a rifle and commenced shoot
ing at Mankin. Henry Mankin, brother
of tlie dead man. hearing the report of
the rifle, rushod to his brother's as
sistance with a shotgun and rifle. Young
Walsworth attempted to shoot Henry
Mankin. when ho himself received n,
charge of shot iu the face and dropped
his gun and fled. Tho elder Walsworth
then shot and killed James Mankin.
Jlenry Mankin threw his shotgun aside,
secured the rifle, shooting Walsworth
in the left eye and through the lower
jaw.
' Tho houso over which tho dispute
arose is owned by a lessee of Mankin, to
whom WalBV.-ort.il declares he had paid
rent up to January -1. Hoth the Wals
worths and Henry Mankin are under ar
rest. Walsworth is said to have been
in Jacksonville today drinking and to
iiuvc saiil that there would a fight of
great magnitude on the Mankin ranch.
HOTEL TO COST $2,500,000
TO BE BUILT IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. SS.Thc Pal
ace Hotel company applied today for a
permit to erect a ninc-slory clnss A
liotol structure on tho old Market street
jiite, at a coat of $2,500,000,
Jntormountain news 29 i
Incoming officials flic bonds 32
Juvenile court 02
Land board's work - ft 4
Lubor organizations GO
L.inKford of Three Bars 16
Mining news of tho day 12
Markets IS
Montana prosperous 51
M. and M. association -17
Making Greater Salt Lake 17
Mining Interests
American Fork canyon mines .14
Alta mining district 37
Bingham and Garfield 34
Boaver county 35
Dividend record 34
Deep creek development 10
Gold Mountain district 33
General mlnlnc .' 12
Idaho's mining progress 42
Mercur district i 38
Nevada mining review 13
Park City district 35
Salt Lnkc Mining Exchange 30
Stockton camp 35
Tlntlc camp 35
Music 20
Markets 13
Nevada Is prosperous 51
I National Guard of Utah .03
BENEFITS OF VOYAGE
Nf FLEET POUTED OUT
John Barrett Asserts Trip AVill
Help to Enforce the Monroe
Doctrine.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 23. Tho bene
ficial effect of tho Pacific cruise now lin
ing made by Admiral Evans's big flout
on tho relations of tho Latin-American
ropubllcs to the Unltod States was point
ed out by John Barrett In an address be
fore the American Political Science asso
ciation In session horo today.
Mr. Barrett, diroctor-general of tho In
ternational Bureau of American Ropub
llcs, spoke on "Tho New South America
and Its Relations to the United States."
Ho said In part:
"One of tho most Important effocts, If
not the principal result of tho nulling of
the battleship fleet to tho Pnclfle has
been almost overlooked In tho constant
discussion of the effect on Japan, and
that Is the Impression created In South
America.
"Wo have fnllcd tn note that the great
newspapers and leading men of our sister
republics aro giving even more attention
to tho movement of this armada than
arc those- of our Oriental neighbors.
"The powerful republics of Smith Amer
ica, like Brazil, Argentine. Chile and Peru,
which aro fast becoming world powers,
arc not only wolcomlng tho coming of the
ships nnd applauding this vast and unlo.no
naval undertaking, but are planning to
give the tleet a reception that will not
he surpassed in cordiality, enthusiasm
and extent by any reception that may bo
accorded them later on either our own
Pacific coast or in tho ports of the i
Orient.
"At Itlo Janeiro. In Brazil, and again ut
Cnllno, in Peru. Admiral Evans's flcot
will be greeted and treated as the rep
resentative of the naval strength, as Sec
retary Root waa the true envoy of tho
new diplomacy of tho Unltod States
which politically, commercially, histori
cally and geographically Is the natural
allv and friend of all South America.
"In short, the voyngo around South
America of this licet, while not in any
way intended or planned to Impress
South American countries and therefore
nil tho more appreciated by them, will es
tablish beyond qulbblu or Issue, ono point
often discussed In South America with
doubt about the strength and capacity of
tho Unltod States as compared with Eu
rope, that, if cvor tho necessity ahowld'
come, which God forbid, tho Unltod
States could enforce nnd maintain Uh
position that the Monroe doctrlno Is a
strong living Insuo never to bo forgotten
In the competition of nations for power
and Interference ou thl homlsphcrc."
New York lawyer called down 32
Old year good to Zlon 59
Orphans' home 16
Oil industry, Utah in
Ogdru 7
Optimist club 23
Packing industry 17
Political mission work 10
Posloffleo llguros 51
Public llbr.irv 47
Railroads of Utah 56. 57. (10
Sporting ...IS, 19. 20
Scotch-Dutch religious loader 22
Salt Lake City statistics 59
Street car system .' .....47
Sunday school union 50
Schools of Salt Lake 51
Stato officials 63
Salt Lake City 'officials 63
Salt Lake county officials 63
Surveyor-General's work ............. ,61
Society, outside city 27
Theaters 24
Ulah Stato fair 47
University of Utah 52, 53
Utah farmers prosperous 5S
Water system Salt Lake " 62
Waters of Utah .-.50
World's work of year IS
Weather record , OS
Wyoming, what It has accomplished... 7
Young blood In Congress . .21
80IFILS ASSEOTS HIS
ASSAULT IS JUST
Editor Who Knocked Senator
Patterson Down Appears in
. Court for Trial.
DENVER. Dec. 28. Fred G. Bon
fils, ono of the proprietors of tho Den
ver Post, refused to plead to tho com
plaint charging him with assault and
battery upon former Senator Thomns
M. Patterson, principal owner of tho
Rocky Mountain JTows and the Donver
Times, in Justice Thomas Carlon's couit
today. Tho court thoroupon ontercd a
plea of not guilty and tho trial was
begun, Mr. Patterson related tho cir
cumstance of tho attack upon him and
before his examination was finished tho
hearing was adjourned until Monday
next.
In a statoinent to the court, Mr. Bon
fil's attorncv declared that Ills client
was justified in assaulting Mr. Pat
terson, as his newspapers had made
false charges of blackmailing against
Mr. Bonfils, and stated that lie should
bo sent to the penitentiary or driven
out of town. '
Mr. Bottom asked Mr. Patterson to
name spocific instances of the black
mailing of which he accused tho pro
prietors of the Post. The attorneys lor
the prosecution objected to this 'ques
tion, but their objection was overrul"d.
Mr. Patterson then gave tho names
of several merchants who, ho said, iu
his opinion, hnd been assailed by the
Post in order to force (hem to adver
tise in the newspaper.
ENGINEER KILLED,
TRAIN CREW INJURED
DUNCAN, Okla.. Dec. 2S. Henry
White, engineer, wan killed, and two
mall clcrkH and two express messengers
Injured, when Rock Island passenger
train No. 23. a double-header, was
wrecked near hero this afternoon. Otto
Koonty of Kansas City, assistant bag
gageman, may die.
Engineer Whlto'n two children wcro
burned to death when flro destroyed his
residence In Fort Worth a few weeks
aso.
BATTLESHIP FLEET
TO RESUME VOYAGE
Will Start for Rio Janeiro This
Morning in First-Cflass
Shape.
POUT OF SPAI2sr, Dec. 2S. Tho
Amcricau fleet will sail for Rio Janeiro
tomorrow morning, probably at an
early hour, although the exact hour has
not been signalled by the admiral. The
battleships have boon cleaned up and
given linal preparations for tho long
voyage and are now looking spick ami
span. The engines, tho boilers and all
tho machinery have been overhauled,
and everything is in tirst-clas3 condi
tion for the trip.
Rear Admiral Evans on his flagship
Connecticut, and accompanied by the
Alabama, the flagship of Rear Admiral
Spcrrv, the .Illinois, the Kearsargc and
the Kentucky, steamed out into the
gulf this morning to adjust compasses.
They returned about noon. During the
stay of the fleet in port considerable
time has been devoted to important
drills with tho lig and small guns, tor
pedo and torpedo defenses.
The news of tho naval controversy
in the United States, which "haB been
cabled here, aud in which Surgeon
General Rixey and Admiral Hrowuson
figured prominently, is exciting much
interest among the officers of the fleet,
but they refuse to publicly express
their vie'ws regarding it.
RIO DE JANEIRO READY
TO WELCOME OUTt FLEET
RIO DE JANETRO, Dec. 2S. As the
day for the arrival horo of the Ameri
can battleships under Rear Admiral Ev
ans approaches, iuterest in tho festive
tics that will be given in honor of the
American officers increases. Tho prep
arations aro now almost entirely com
pleted. President Penna will entertain all the
American admirals, a number of the of
ficers and Irving B. Dudley, the Ameri
can embassador, at a dinner to bo given
at the presidential palace in the Pet
ropolis. Tlio Minister of Marino will
invite the admirals, tho commanders and
other officers to a ''prometiadc lunch"
on Corcovado, two miles from Rio .Jane
iro, and the Naval club will offer a sim
ilar entertainment at tho Tijuca park.
On January 18 Mr. Dudloy will give
.a reception in honor of the American
ofliccrs at his residence.
MARINE CORPS NOW UP
TO FULL COMPLEMENT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S. General
Elliott, commandaut of marines, todny
reported to Secretary Metcalf that for
the first time in many moutjis the ma
rine corps was now up to its full com
plement of 700 enlisted men. Geneva!
Elliott, reports that net onlv has he
secured all tho mon he wants, but has
withdrawn from the newspapers adver- I
tisemeuts calling for recruits, as ho is
now in a nositiou to pick his men
when there is need i'or further recruit
ment. The reason assigned for this
stato of affairs is tho depressed con
dition of industries, resulting in forcing
men to obtain employment outside of
tho fuctoriea, mills and mines, and to
such of these ns are not ablo to per
form sailors' duties, yet would make
good soldiers and desire to see tho
world, the marine corps offers a tempt
ing refuge.
STRATEGIC CHANGES
IN PLAN OF CANAL
WASHINGTON, Doc. 2S. Por stra
tegic purposes aud to prevent their
bombardment by a hostile fleet the
Isthmian canal commission hns deter
mined to change the location of the
dams and locks which it originally in
tended to construct at La Boca, and in
stead they will bo built at Miraflores,
four miles inland, and within the zone
of sifoly. President Roosevelt has ap
proved the plans. It is said that aside
from strategic reason's advanced for
the change in plans is also that of
tho (piestion of cost, the saving of
time in tlio completion of the canal
aud a more satisfactory foundation can
be secured at Miraflores. The esti
mated saving in cost will be considerable.
NO "BLUE" SUNDAY"
FOR MAYOR OF SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 2S. In re
sponse to a protest from citizens Mayor
(J. N. Moore has declared himself
opposed to the general enforcement of
the city's Sunday closing law, which
provides for closing nearly everything
but drug stores aud livery stables. In
a letter advising repeal of the ordi
nance, Muyor Mooro stales "the ad
ministration will not loud itself to any
intolerant or rabid enforcement of the
lnw. I do not believe in setting at
naught the law, but some laws are non
cnforcable because they uro so con
trary to tho habits and temper of tho
community."
DESPERATE WORK TO SAVE
OIL TOWN FROM FIRE
FRESNO. Cnl . Doc. 28. Coalings,
au oil town about fifty miles from
Fresno, in Fresno county, was men
aced with 'total destruction by lire this
morning. Combined efforts on the part
of the fire department nnd tho citi
zens prevented a spread of the flames
wjth the result that the total damage
done nmounls to about $10,000, with no
insurance, either on buildings or contents.
Darrow En Roupte to Coast.
LOS ANGELES. Cnl., Dec. 2S. Clar
ence Darrow, the Chicago attorney who
has been taken seriously ill in Boise,
is expected to arrive in Los Angeles
Sunday night or Monday morning. .1.
11. Griftiths, an iutimatc friend of Mr.
Darrowv is making arrangements to re
ceive htm when he arrives here. Dr.
John R. Ilayues has been called to
take charge of tho ense, and will have
the assistance of one or two other sur
geons and specialist:.
Hi
SHIELD CRISIS I !
HOW UPTOJPARKS !
President Offers to Retain I
Troops if Special Session of I f I
Legislature Takes Action. I ll
MAKES IT CLEAR THAT .
NEVADA MUST DO DUTY , M
Governor Expresses Opinion ' IP
That Legislature Would Re- ;
fuse to Do Its Part. J r I
j- GRAND JURY PROPOSES ': RE
I- PLAN OF ARBITRATION, -r '11
-'- Special to The Tribune. IS 9
v. GOLDFE12LD, Nev Dec. 23. . (I
v The graud jury in session here -r HI
v tonight passed a resolution rec- -I- H I
r ommending a board of arbitra- tt I
r tiou to settle the strike. The ! m
! plan is for the operators to se- v if
v lect four men, the minors four, r if
I- and the eight to name four v 1
v more. George Wingficld is a v 1H I
s member of the grand jury. 1m I
WASHINGTON, Dec! 2S. President jjl 1
Roosevelt loda- indicated by telegram Ql 9
to Governor Sparks of Nevada that the ! I
Federal troops now at Goldfield will be aB S
ordered to remain there for a furthev ; "tIm
period of three weeks, providing tho j9 li
Governor within five d:n-s issues a call WH !
for a special session of tho State Legis- MBf !
laturc. The telegram President Roosc-
velt sout was in response to one from wk-
thu Governor in which ho sets forth tho ft Si
need of armed intervention and ex-
presses doubt whether to call the Leg- V
islature would result in a request from I K
that body for Federal aid. . aw
The correspondence, which was made ' jC-
public at the White house, follows: : m
"Carson, Nov., Dec. 26. 1907. Ml
"Tho President, Washing-ton. D. C: ' jj : f
"As chief magistrate of the Stale oL A it
Nevada, I have been of tho opinion for V , f j
the past year that a conrlitiou bordor- H I
ing on domestic violation and insurroc- 111
tiou has existed in the Goldfleld mining f , fjf
district. T , : f
Almost Constant War. S ffi
"Thero has been an almost constant - 9
state of war between the miners' union r . ij R IB
and tho miue owners who employ the tjl H
members of the union. ' (f M
"During the year 1907 practically M8 n
one-fourth of tho time was occupied in ijlw. rfl
actual strikes, and several mouths in ' I ffl
agitations abcut other strikes. 1 19
"Without considering tho merit of 9 If
any of the controversies, it is only nee- I B
cssary to state that the entire district '
became divided into two hostile camps. liH
On the one hand the miners, with their jlM
adherents and sympathizers, and on tho ill
other hand tho mino owners, with their 1 If
adherents and sympathizers. Iu
"Tho union alone claimed a member- - I tm
ship of 3000. aud fully one-half of tho 1 It If
membership vrero constantly armed. ! I I
"Anns and ammunition were pur- ' J 3
chased and kept by the union as a If
body. On the other hand, tho mine If a
owners had in their employ a largo , If 1
number of watchmen and guards who ll I
were constantly armed and ou duty; in 111
addition to theso opposing forces 'were 'I 9
an unusually large number of tho crim- if f
inal clement, attracted to the new and JjL 0
booming mining camp. J rllj 8
Authorities Powerless. 3 bVM
"Under such conditions tho civil au- S1h4
thoritics wcro practically powerless. g jBa
They could attend to the ordinary pot- flM
tv offendci-3 from day to day. but at
tho first conflict between 'the real tUu
armies of labor and capital ihey ( Itnl
would havo bcon swept away. The rfl- , fi JIRl
peated strikes and continued threats ' nJ
of strikes irritated tho mine owners , HM
more and more. It waa clear to me, Mat
therefore, that when the last strike was fw9
called in the midst of the financial . HjH
crisis spreading over the country and ; 119
with a long winter facing tho people i inn
situated on the desert, hundreds of . jffl
miles from any centers of population, i wM
it was time to roeognize the actual HhI
condition of affairs and to act accord- m
ingly. A stato of violence and insur- ' IK9
rection arises, in my judgment, when EUI
armed bodies are in existence with EH
sufficient power to overcome the civil . HM
authorities and continual threats aro fl n
made by the dissntisficd people. This ; 11 I
has been the condition of the Gold- II I
field mining district tho past year and
it exists there now. It calls for the I
prcsenco of tho troops to licep the Jf 1 1
peace. j till
Need for Troops to Remain. j jj m
"Aa this condition has been slow of tn m'
prowth it will take timo to remove it. j& M
In my judgment it is necessary that 1 C 'juj
troops bo kept at Goldfield an indefinito T W S
period of time, Thoy should remain HI
there until both sides aro shown that ' 1 f 91
the district is not to remain an armed 1 VI ft
camp and a scene of continual war- 5H
fare. Tho communist, and anarchist j, J H fifi
must seek new fields; the laboring man ;
must bo convinced that arbitration and i UH
peaceful methods aro inoro certain and ' JgjR
lasting mothods of improving his eon- '
dition than by dynamite ami the shot- .1 'Mm
gun. This conclusion can only come ; .ftrlj
about with time, nnd for tho present, ' PjwB
aud for sonic time in the future, tho l! ) 9w
strong arm of the military must bo in ,' ' ISSffi
evidence to convince all that no otther , afitt
method will bo tolerated. It is known mim
as a matter of legislative histor' that: i i IhsS
I recommended a measure at. tho last i jjSM
session having for its object the estab- f ' aWi V
lishinont of n state constabulary nlong ; $
tho lines of the Texas rangers," which- ' mi
was rejected by that body, the mem- M ff? ,
bors thereof still being in office. The . ; , K !
assembly of that session, with tho JiT .
vote of "nil but one, passed a resolution IvJ.
denouncing the injustice done Moyer. Ie
Haywood and Pettibono by tho denial ji jfa
of a speedy trial. The resolution; how- j J
over, was tabled by tho senate. jj; 'M
Special Session Unlikely. , K I
"It is a matter of only a few wcoks ; jw 1
since I called for tho opinions of dif. v u& I
fereut; representatives and individual 3vj j
citizens of the State generally as to ri if.ai
the advisability of convening a special
session to act upon a then existing i 't.'F,
emergency, which., howover4 did not re- j