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Show ' ' LAKE TIMES. FKTDAY, OCTOBER 2. 189U jj A FIGHT WITH THIEVES. baa Sihelalr aad H.rnard manias ara Hald tir Kiamlnalloa. A running fight occurred between the officers and tli e sneak thief at 2:30 this morning, and while none of the bullets took effect, Dan Sinclair and Bernard Scanlon ara down below awaiting is examination. The attention of Officer Curran and Watchman Stearns had been called to the Jenkins' block by a woman's scrsams, and hastening to the place they found the fugitives issuing on a run. They were commanded to halt, but rau the faMer, when Stearns drew and sent, a number of bullets in the air. This halted Sinclair but his eonfedernlu determined to dio gamo, and wheeling dispatched three murder-ous shots at tin,' ollicers and then made his escape. This morn-ing Sergeant Donovan recog-nized as the accomplice, and he was thrown in jail. t'l.m.nU Kn Itanta. Captain Parker received a telegram from Detective (jleeo, who is iu Port-land, Ore., this uioruing atating that he had bullied the effort of embezzler Clements to excape him on a habeas cori ng and was on bis way to Ziou. f.ato Kftltfta Tlckingi. Ed line!, the fireman who recently made the window gUss rattle with invectives was arrested by Chief Stan-ton and lucked up. This is his second oiiunso and a scalp is liable to fall. .Nelson P.leau, a Canadian watchman was lined MO tins afternoon for as-saulting a colored fellow. Five drunks pleaded and paid the penalty during the day. A. Harris got $15 worth of distur-bance out of a drunken brawl last light and went to the chain gang. Alfred Hlakeman paid $10 for assault and battery. Johu Luots and Frank Mayho, who were so cleverly cssptured by Ollicer Carey while they were campaigning witb'hurglars' tools yesterday morning, were ordered to appear for trial this afternoon. They will bo sent before the grand jury at onco. EFFECTS OF THE STORM. Boilaaat Gaaarally Iiupr.vad Soma Of ehariis UainoralUtd. The demoralizing effects of the storm were visible during the day in a variety of ways. The orchards, both in and out of the city, suH'sred severely and betrayed the severity of the snow fall in broken limbs, stripped trunks anil fallen fruit. Several thousands of dol-lars' loss has been tuslaiued by the hor- - ticulturalist, aud if the effects have been anything liko widespread the local market is promised a better figure for late product. The frail tomato vine has been homo Hat to the ground, while rncuniber vines are covered and in many places their con-tents destroyed, inn management of the race track however has lost no e whatever iu the wisdom of The Tim us prophet and preparations for the great opeuiug go along without any more serious luterruptiou than to lessen the force of the jog. The railroads report rolling stock a'l on time and while the nky is yet threatening everybody feels hopeful. The etlect of .the storm on business has been gonerally wholesome. Shoe dealers, clothiers aud dry goods houses have experienced a rush for articles adapted to then licpiideseent days, aud clerks testify to plenty of hard work. - charge. Bank Examiner Miller took possession of the Clearlield bank. At the time of the suspension the Ilouu-tlal- e bank had deposit! of .'00.000. but there was less than Stil.OOOin the Tanlts. .Allairs have become alaiming. Men end women clamored at the doors iu vain, the tide and pressure betcm the doors becoming so groat that a strong guard of policemen wss tinally placed there and ordered to beat the howling depositors back with their clubs, as it was ieared that the bank would be ami looted, president Dill and Cashier Mctirath were arrested to-night upon petition of one depositor, and gave bail in the sum ot J'.'OW). The llout. dale bank is a private con-cern, bought by Dill lsstspring. When Dill took charge be placed John M. McCratb, in whom the community had the litmu't confidence, iu charge 88 cashier. This at once stimulated busi-ness, and on the tirst day over JliOOU ' wna received on deposits, mostly com- - iug from poor miners. At th.it time the deposits did not reach i!0,0": but through Mctirath's wall-know- mt anil popularity the giew until yes da'v morning they reached iJUU.uOO. I pon opening the bank yesterday Mclirsthhad occasion to telephone the J li st National bank concerning a check and was astounded to learn that it had closed, lie at once closed his bank, but had already received several de-posits. The word spread rapidly, and belore long several hundred depositors were on the streets. The ignorant Huns and Slavs, who have deposits running from $M) to ifiOoO, grew frantic when th-- knew that their money wr.s in danger. The larger depositor at once sought ( ahier Mctiratb. aud he informed them that although the deposits reach f J 10,000, less than t.i,",000 in paper aud currency was in the bank whn it closed, lie said President Dill had re-moved a great amount of the money, giving as his reason that the Houtzdale vault was not secure, aud he would put it in tho Clesrlieid vault Many of Dill's friends of yesterday are bis enemies today, it is said that he has been borrowing right and left. Only a few days ago his father-in-law- , Jonathau lioyiiton, advanced $,'0,000 on the representation that it would fix everything up and put the bank on its feet. Eja aad Kar. Dr. Ira Lyons has moved to Hooper-Eldredg- o building 49 South Main streot. Insert a Want, 1 r r r o --yy HAT DO YOU WANT? 1 No matter vl:at it U, the bent I wy to secure ft, Is to put jj "Want" Ad. in THE TIMES. "j ITelp Wanted; liooms to Kent; J Boarders Wanted; lloiues for T t T Bent; Lots for Sal; liost; Found, t jij Contracts to Let, aad all slini- - jjj ' lar notices are more effective in r, I THE TIM-E- than any other. - t r , Q NLY 5c A LjXE fHE TIMES Telephone Number is 4S1, 12 Commercial St. t! I!" SUMMER ADVERTISING ! The shrewdest of na-tional ;uiv.rtirs have advertised extensively u u r 1 n (t tba miuimir months Veir llkslr cooking srovns wm not be seld ltir!!iR July, nor will a nun buy furnai ediirlui; but If lieUthliilf iisf of buying a stor or a furnace, be and bis wire will brfin to consider ths n.atter, to urajually niitfe up their mitil in that direction Inr.g bofore ttifldrtluli sala is uiatta. Lhicayo IJtratJ. JJO YOU READ xE TIMES? It is the only real enterprising paper in Salt Lake. The latest possible news at the earliest possible boyr, is the recommeuda-tio- u of TIIE TIMES. Do yon know why it is the newspaper of today? BEOAUSI" It is fair in its dealings, hon est in its opinions, just in. its decisions, 1 BECAUSE It publishes news from to to 20 hours earlier than anjl other paper in Salt Lake. because" ft is reliable and deals with fairness to all. because It is clean, bright and newsy. It is the peoples' paper. THE TIMES fs the Popular City Paper., HI TIMES ,IIas the largest Gry circula-tion. READ A The best Kveninqr Paper publish'! in f b e Iiiter-.Hiurila- :.i K.'Rion. r (T PLUSHES ALL TEE LGCAL jjK'S. ITHMC3SPLETEKSSCISTE0P3ES3 REPORTS. mm mammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmwmmmmmimmv aatf Publish all th latest tHuraphio new twelve hours earlier than the morning- papers. i . r KmrnrntmJ: l.s: .XL3M.;xi a-- . C A.sm.iu-- 1 ELECTRIC MOTORS SUSJ Up ta 530 YslU, and frca I Rorss Pcw:r to 40 Hcrsa Power. ALSO o Electric Light Dynamos, o ISCAHSEttEST LAMPS CF BEST Mill. Suitable for ny Socket. 50 Volls to 110 Volts, 15 C. P. to 750 C. P. also a pull assobtkknt or ELECTRICAL SUPFLIES, STEAM PUMPS, HOISTING ENGINES, Si AIR COMPRESSORS, And Roctc Drills, FRASER & CHALMERS, CHICAGO.' MINING MACHINERY. L. C. TRENT, Director and General Western Manager, ' GALT LAKE CITY, UTAHi HELENA, MONTANA, JTS SPECIAL SERVICE I Is tlio best fiml rovers the lcs of the neighborLny States and Ter-ritories. Silver an'l Ial Quotation for the informatiou of miners. Read TIIE TUIKS Advertise, uieuts. They will tell you where to buy THE TIMES Is tbo lire paper. Yon should not be without it, J7VEKY Mining Man; In tba Terr.tory nteds TheTiMES j : the AltJT TilK . Publishes tho news of all the mining' camps in Utah. It lias the most complete and detailed reports of the new striked, livery ramp is ac-corded, the sttio fair treat-ment. JIIE JIMES Fubllshes tho New York Silver and Lead Quotations, j i Oorr.et.d rtallv st noon. TMs a'on. j Sauce. Tj& TlMi.3 iuvalua&le to taauUiwta. GEO. A. LOWE, Dealer in all Id lis of flrst-cla- si AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS I Buggies Surries and Road Carts. Handsome, Stylish and Durable. Steam Engines, 8aw Mills, Etc. Railroad Contractor.' Snppllai "S7"ar3lio3J33: 133 to S'irst IZast St. 'l f, i.i-ti?MlV.:J,.i- COMMEHUAL JLOCK. FROM CLOTUS TO EARTH. Uaw It Fa.l. la Jump From a ltallot.a Altobd to a Faractiul.. What can a man' sensations bo who jumps from a balloon to the earth trust-ing to a parachute to save him? A Times reporter had a thlk today with Charles II. Smith, an aerooaut and parachute jumper, and asked him how it felt to go up in an air bag and then cut loose and fly back again holding a huge umbrella. "Well, I can't hardly say," was the careless reply. "You seo when I go up 1 don't have any other thought than of getting back tafely, and I have never met with an accident yet, and don't think I ever will, for I am careful that everything is right before 1 go. Of course you can imagine how it feels to go up in a balloon much the eauio as riding up in an elevator. I don't use a basket, but sit in my perch in the para-chute which is suspended underneath the balloon. When I got up high enough I detach the parachute by means of a line in uiy hand which runs np to what we call the parachute knife and all it in necessary to do is to pull this cord and the fall begins, the balloon taking care of itself. Now the seusatious. I go up as high as I can, which varies in differoot alti-tudes from 2i(l0 to 6000 feet. After getting to the extreme which the bal-loon will carry me, 1 pause a minute to look over the country. The view is so indescribably grand and sublime that no man could oonoeive of adjoc-tive- s strong enough to express it. Then, after waiting until 1 can think clearly and feeling certain everything is all right Bd that my landing place will be free from danger, 1 slip out of my perch and hold by my hands, which are so fastened that I could sol fall even if 1 fainted. "When hanging at arm's length, I pull the cord, the knife cuts the para-chute loone aud I am free. "The sensations of the next four seconds are such as no human be- - ing uau desoribe. Ihey are such that no jumper no matter what his experi-ence, over gets to like. For the tirst seventy-nv- e to one hundred feet drops like a canuou ball, the paracuam has not in II a tad and oue won-ders bow far it will go before it does. The seconds seem like hours and all the time you are falling, falling, faster aud a million times faster, and yet there is no sense of fear. Then the parachute catches the air, it begins to till, it is full, then thero is a dead stop for an instant. After that tho descent is slow. A man cotues down as lightly and as gracefully as a feather that is blown by a soft wind. It is a beautiful sight and one never to be forgotten by those who see, and the only shock to those who witness such a jump is in the tirst few seconds when the asronaut de-taches himself from the balloon. THE ROAD MUST BE REBUILT. The Charlaref lh. ataaaaa Taatral ta be Withdraws it Tills Is Mot Uaua. Toi'EKA, Kan., Oot. 2. The Kansas Railway commission are bringing to an iisue the matter of the Kansas Central railway, a branch of the Union Pacitic. A year ago the commission reported the road not in a fit condition for safe traveling by the public. Yesterday, after a tour over the road with General Manager Clark, the commission ordered the company to rebuild the road. The road showed its inability to make the repairs, plead-ing the poverty of the Union Pacific. The commission issued peremptory orders coulirming its pravion order, and threatened to revoke tiie company's charter. General Manager Clark re-plied that the company would regret losing the charter, but would not con-test an action of the state looking to that end, nor would it comply with the commission' order. Tho commission-ers have laid the matter before the governor. The commission iu its re-port describes the condition of tho road as very bad; that the rails are old iron, bout and worn aud uttorly unfit for use; in fact, that the condition of the road has driven from it all train serv-ice but a single mixed train a day, with u time card of eleven miles an hour. THEY WERE SPECULATORS. To Ahsonnrilnir Dank.ra of Christmas, 111,, War. High riy.ra. Cmraco, Oct. 2. Detectives here are on tho lookout ior A. M. titandi-ford- , the absconding banker of Christ-man- , 111. Inquiry here ha developed tno fact that for ihe past two years heavy speculations on the board of trade have been going on through the Christmas bank with varying success. The bankers pretended the tradiug or-ders sent by them were given in behalf of a syndicate of depositor in the Christman bank, but there is a suspic-ion that the Staudifords themselves were the real traders. Their dealings were heavy, amounting sometimes to about a million bushels of grain per day. NOW 'TIS ''HOLO Y0UEC0RX." Aoaibar Circular to tha Farua.r From th. .Alliaaca ll.aclquart.ru. CmcAtio, Oct. 2. The Morning .Y. uw says the rough draft of an article advis-ing the farmers of the country to hold their corn for higher prices has been made and it is expeoted to appear in full in the next issue of tha Farmer's I oii'r. It advises the sale only of so much of the crop as is actually necessary for home consumption until the foreign dem:tnd puts the prices up, then sfll only so much as is necessary to supply that demand and again lock up the cribs until prices go up again. Tba Public D.bt Slatom.at. Washixc.tov, Oct. !. The public debt statement shows that tho interest-bearin-debt decreased $'-- 0, 51)4,700, and the debt on which interest ceased since maturity increased $7,515,0-'- 0 during the month of September. Tho total cash In the treasury is 741,6o8,200.H9. Following is the recapitulation: Interest-be-aring debt, I.IM.O'.M.TJO; decrease during the month, ,ri,.'504,8UU; debt on which interest ceased .since maturity, li),117,920; increase during the month, $7,515,f20; debt bearing no interest, j;W3.19,49;!; decrease during the month, $833,050; aggregate interest and debt, H)H.,;;;iri,50;l; de-crease during the month, $1S,822,2:I8; aggregate debt, including certilicates and treasury notes, 91,. )!!), 142,251; cash in the treasury, gold coin and bars, $244,874,7110; silver dollars, subsidiary bars and trade dollar bars. I lllit, 101, :J2ti; paper currency, 9oT,M3,iJ.V.i; bonds, minor coin, disbursing otlicers' bal-ances, deposits in national banks, etc., 5118,833; aggregate, 9741,ti8,20H. De-mand liabilities gold, silver and cur-rency certificates and treasury notes, Jiil,161.130; disbursing otlicers' bal-ances, fund for redemption of uncur-ren- t bank notes, drafts, eto., t4ti,K73,-4'.I3- ; gold reserve $10,000,000; net cash balance, aggregate,$741,-f.iifV-'O'.- i, C'nnh balance in treasury Au-gust iilst. if I00.274.3!14; cah balance .September With. 1144, HS7.H0S; decrease during the mouth, 9l5,Si0,4b0. A BOSTON BANK BREAKS. Ktoenfc Heavy Bpnoulatlnn. War. the r.et Cau.a of th. rrah. Boston, Cct. 2. A. H. Turner & Bros , baukers, have failed. The firm has been in business only about two years. Recent heavy speculations are thought to be the direct cause of their embarrassment. J lCrporl on th. KlretrocDtlaaa. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 2.XAustin Lath-rop- , superintriudent of state prisons, teniay gave to the press a report of the details attending the execution of t'ae four murderers at Sing ISing July ?. The report was first presented to Warden Brown by Charles T. Mac-lionu'- u aud Samuel 13. Ward, who were the oi:ioial physicians ia charge of the execution. Afier giving in dutail the i! ;a;:nor of the execution of each man, the report concludes: Thero was absolutely no where any smoking, orcharringor burning. Kroui the experience had in these four case, we are inclined to the belief that while unconsciousness was instantaneous and continuous from the first moment of each contact, yet in order to insure that death suporveua as speedily as possible, it is necessary to continue a sure cur-rant of tho voltago employed iu these cases fifty and sixty seconds." A Family ParlxfcH la Flamar. Paris, Oct. 2. Fourteen houses were destroyed by tire at Puylaureus. in the department of the Tarn yntarJsy. A family of sis gscaoas ptriehs- - ia tie - liaaies. |