| Show r VALLEY FURNACES MAKING RECORDS volume of ore undergoing reduction greater tn ever and s hourly increasing superintendent nutting of the bing altna con smelter who came up from ane furnaces for prayer and a ehtle pastime yesterday morning says that at no time bare the batteries down been running on so great a vol ume of ore and that unless something unforeseen should prevent may will represent rp resent a new record with that record to be exceeded in june As his awa furnaces have never been tried abut superintendent nutting pleads that be does not like to say what tonnage they ape capable of but after all these years of smelling smelting sm elting eels that he Is justified in extending an invitation to the producer to como on with his tons a month and then with some more with the re of the state tare management of the bangham Is a attle pique dat the of the east abo melt cr its unrivaled progress its dally receipts of ore and an increase jn patronage that is almost without parallel impart to the companas comp anys shares a value greater than they are tor now this without reference to its atnes VM the united states furnaces along elde the bingham CIng ham mr reports the management gradually working its way exit of problems that thrust themselves upon the another furnice to go into comets eton in a abort time while at the elgh land boy or utah con everything Is going on like an old shoe with the plant an ideal of its kind the americans furnaces are to all appearance maintaining a splendid record these days while the industry throughout is in better physical condition than at any period in the history of salt lake valley as a smelling smelting sm elting center meantime the payrolls reveal the employment of a larger number than ever before with this condition no doubt reflected by the camps from which an unprecedented volume of wealth Is coming DROVE RIGHT OVER A restaurant COOK henry R allson a cook in the popular cafe was knocked down and run over at main and second south streets about last night by a team driven by a young man named oleson wilsons Wil sons bead struck the pavement with a resounding thud and he was rendered unconscious for a lime he was carried into smiths drug store and dr J U blesy was called to attend him the man was found to be suffering from shock probably to the extent of a mild concussion of the brain and the doctor nothing more serious would develop so after partially recovering consciousness he was removed to hla home sherman avenue wilson had just come oft shift and was about to take a car for his home when the accident occurred he had sighted hla car ang was making hla way toward it and did not notice the team bearing down upon him while the driver apparently expected wll sonto get out of the way and did not check the team which knocked tha man down and drew the buggy over his prostrate form alcson the driver was detained by an officer until the doctor reported on allson s injuries wilson was considerably bruised on several parts of the body but no bones were broken GOVERNOR DURBIN VISITS UTAH colonel T durban governor of indiana accompanied by secretary state daniel E storms and attorney general charles W maller arrived in salt lake from indiana saturday afternoon and have a suite at the knutsford they went to stockton today where they are interested in some mining properties and will return here monday evening and leave for their homes tuesday evening governor durban la one of he most conspicuous political figures before he country just now cje has been prominently mentioned for the vice bial nomination on the republican ticket his year he is in no sense a candidate although many of his friend throughout the political centers believe that he anay be nominated governor durban has been an active and potential quantity in indiana pol hies tor many years he was elected governor in 1900 by one of the largest ever given an aspirant to that hla term will expire next january and under the provisions of the indiana statutes a governor cannot succeed himself ho hafi a member of be republican national committee in 1898 and also a roem bei of the executive of the republican national committee a that year and performed exceedingly important duties at the chicago headquarters indeed it Is conceded that much credit la due him for the great majority given the republican ticket in indiana in he Is one of the shrewdest and most successful in the middle west BIG TRACK MEET ON SATURDAY on saturday next occurs the first annual interstate high school track meet and indications are that many ot the records will go glimmering in fact it is being whispered about that there are eoma dark horses who will do things to the local college records in some of the events however roay be it is almost a certainty that many of the high school records will be lowered it weather conditions are favorable the meet next saturday will be the elret of its kind ever pulled off in utah for years past the different colleges and universities of theadate thea tate have wet in annual track contests but never before have the high school attempted ernt some weeks ago a touting was called and arrangements for a oliree cornered meet be tamu abu salt 1 ake and city the daar was may U later all hallows college nd the collegiate institute evinced a desire to participate in tho meet as hey are really academies and lot colleges as their names would imply i SUPREME COURT BEATS DEMOCRATS attorney general M A hai given fin opinion will doubtless result in a contest at provo The Provo council BS elected at the last election was composed ot flo republicans and five democrats Hec enly one member 0 the body jesso harddng a resigned and at the meeting on last monday night john E bolt a democrat was elected to the vacancy the vote having stood alve to four the queston raised Is pan lesa than a majority 0 the council as elected legally take such action the attorney generals opinion Is in the and it Is supported by the decision of the supreme court which cost george sheets he position of chief of police of salt lake city several years ago mr sheets was elected to fill a vacancy by the votes of seven councilmen when thirteen were present and two absent quo carranto warranto war proceedings were brought in that case by actor ney general and the supreme court sustained the contention that a majority of the full number of elected was required to perform an act placing an obligation upon the city it is considered likely that similar proceedings will be brought in the provo case DEADLY ASSAULT WITH A KNIFE slashed across the back of the neck as it with a rarer E A hunsicker n bricklayer of salt lake was found by police officers at 1230 sunday morning lying in the street near the corner of first south and state in danger of dying from loss of blood the cut was the work of a negro G W thomas also a bricklayer the men had been drinking during vie night quarreled and fought when officer parry came upon them hunsicker was down on the pavement bleeding fearfully while his assailant stood over him the negro had two knives in his clothes when arrested but it was the opinion of those who examined the gash in neck that it was the work of a baior it was one deep gash nanning from the right ear across the back of the neck just at the roots of the hair hunsicker would not talk of the at fair the injured man waa taken to the city jail and dr allcox the city physician was notified he refused r to come to the jail at that late hour and instructed the officers to dress the wound and let it go till morning fearful of the consequence it the man should not bare expert care at once sergt smith summoned ed dr benedict who dressed the wound and sewed up the gash the doctor gave it as his opinion that would pull through all right thomas was lodged in the city jail PLAN ADOPTED FOR STREET PAVING after B lasting tor more than a year the streets committee ot the city council haa upon a plan tor the paving of brigham street between state and east streets at a meeting at th committee held yesterday aftem oon the proposition of city engineer snow was approved under this plan the street car lines and driveways will be on the tamo level in the middle of the street from the edge of the sidewalk on the south side of the there will be a gentle slope or twelve feet up to the pavement and on the north side a more abrupt will albe from the pavement a distance of twenty feet to the sidewalks B street will be entered by means of two curving drives from the east and west the recommendation will be and the council will now fand its way clear to the commencement of the asphalt paving VERY SMOOTH CROOK GETS IN FINE WORK the new allson hotel Is out several dollars on a smooth crook alio registered as J G emerson of omaha mr emerson produced in greenbacks green backs which he gave to the clerk to put in the safe after thus establishing confidence he ordered 23 of merchandise which was paid for by the hotel he made frequent calls for small amounts of money and it was suggested that he put it in the bank and get drafts he acted promptly on this suggestion so tar as taking the money and leaving the hotel was concerned but he did not come back his merchandise and baggage were gone from bis room and the hotel was out not only the money advanced tor the goods atu btu also the amount of hie room rent |