Show SALT LAKE department FROM OUR SPECIAL correspondent TE STIHi bankrupt ex banker makes interesting te statements and denials the hearing in the bankruptcy proceedings ce edings against the ex banker B H was begun yesterday morning before referee baldwin the hearing occupied all the da and will be resumed this morning some interesting and important testimony was brought wit while the ex banker himself was upon the stand he said that he had deeded his property to his wives ai a matter of arp caution in the event of his death he said that he did not remember having counseled 8 J brown to take the same action deed his property browns wife and deposit the deeds in lers care to be disposed of as brown might see fit at a later date or to give the deed to browns wife in the event of browns death to avoid probate expenses he denied that he had stated to brown hat he had made deeds of his property to his wives but that he had not delivered the deeds to them and that they were to be recorded after his death he denied that he had said to brown that he owned the brigham street property and that it coa him 40 a month to live in his wn home ho deded that be had told mrs dale en 1901 that he had property worth ad and that for hat reason she nood have no fear about giving her to his bank kow did vou become a bankrupt ha was asked tho court adjudged me a bankrupt how did yon lose our property 1 I did not loe all my property I 1 losi some of it how did oa lose it people did not nip mrs mil ie who Is deail owed me her s i ici mrs ivingston livingston l had a piece of property mrs livingston needed 4 mr miller kept a large savings deposit with me and she asked me to lend he sister mrs miller the bonev or rather to bu the and it I 1 doai oa it she would make li good to me hid she do ita 0 o sir ohp did not she put me off car after year and in she died to her death she told me sh canted 10 fix it up I 1 talked to her about ia when she was on her deathbed she throw herself about the bed as though she wore about to sloin and with thai passed awa ann I 1 lost the money invested orfil nally taxes and interest making up the other 2000 suit was subsequently brought b ira 1111 WAS tu cured against mo in the courts for SS 1820 1 I paid on the judgment and he balance was paid by andersen it they owed you how did they get judgment against you for nearly it was the court it was an unjust judgment he declared with furious emphasis why did you not get mrs living stones promise 0 o make up any loss you might suffer in the transaction in writing well sir 1 must confess that I 1 should have done so for my own protection tec tion but you see both mrs miller and mrs livingstone old friends of mine and countrywoman countrywomen country women of my own country and I 1 did not think that it was necessary VALUE OF THE LAKE contains enough salt and soda to buy the united states A writer in tale a bristling chicago magazine ches out figures on alie relative importance of the great salt lake that would astonish een a natho on among other things the writer says that the atlantic ocean holds 35 per cent solids while the mateis of great salt lake americas great dead sea contains 18 percent per cent and there anre contained in its body which stretches miles in length and 30 emilei in width with an average depth of 30 feet cubic feet of salt sulphur of soda magnesia and acid rather a staggering amount is it not each lear thousands of tons of salt arc piled up on the shores by winds and natural evaporation it one be in the mood to jo a bit of I 1 figuring it is not or hard to find that ca to the cubic toot of solids which li practically its correct weight and allowing 10 tons to the car there are carloads of frollo metals in salt lakes waters allow 30 feet for each cars length nl it will be found that it would re 1 a tiala miles long to j transport trans this salt and soda a train long enough to ibach from the moon I 1 to the earth encircle the earth I 1 times and leave a string of can nearly I 1 miles long hanging oer put such a train in motion at a speed of 20 miles an hour and it would ake 28 years the months and 24 days to pass a station and listen if all this salt and soda were put on the eket et and sold at one cent per the de rued from the sale would almost reach iu 11 ui money enough to buy the whole united states at their assessed valuation deseret news BOYCOTT AGAINST R G W denver post says harriman lines are putting up fight according to the post denver rio grande railway is being boycotted by the union pacific southern pacific and the san pedro los angeles and salt lake railways owned by E H harriman gould and harriman arc fighting for the railroad supremacy of tho west and harriman Is striking the first blow As soon as he learned that the western pacific was to be built from here 10 the coast ho ordered all of hl lines not to give a single pound of freight or transfer a passenger to the D R G or any other gould road unless absolutely necessary to do so ARRESTED IN OGDEN CANYON Is accused of purloining suit of clothes george J thompson a negro who was arrested by police captain burbidge in ogden canyon wednesday was arraigned in police court yesterday afternoon on a charge of houshi breaking he pleaded not guilty his bond was fixed at he Is alleged to have stolen a suit of clothes from a room in commercial street FINDS counterfeit COIN W A a laborer while digging a cesspool at south temple and fifth east streets da utter noon found a large pot and several tin cans of counterfeit money the coins were excellent there were several hundred half dollars quarters and mexican pieces none of the coins were dated later than tha late the counterfeits were turned over to the police who are investigating the coin was fully ten feet under ground KNOCKED salvationists F J silver was up in th polica court again yesterday afternoon upon the charge of disturbing the peace silver when arrested by officer W C A smoot wednesday night was haranguing ran guing a multitude of loafers and passers bv upon the street corner in front of the ken on hotel the salvation army had just closed its meeting when silver stood up and began to reak he called the army workers all boits of things which were not nice and accused them according to the testimony introduced of their stealing and begging for thel frown ends silver was lined 50 by audgo C B blehl he Is an old offender having been he fore the court many times upon tho same charge while the man Is apparently he still has brains enough left to insist upon the tact that he has as good a right to talk upon the street as has the salvation army GRATEFUL TO LYNCH chief ot police lynch received a letter from superintendent francis oneill of the chicago police department yesterday thanking him for the services rendered to sergeant hamilton who came here for charles sacco in conclusion oneall says in his behalf and in behalf of myself individually I 1 desire to thank von tor your great kindness and courtesy in the sacco case 1 I need hardly assure you that we are more than willing to reciprocate whenever the opportunity Is presented sen ted sacco was arrested at castle gate about three weeks ago by chief i lynch and patrolman tom allner on a charge of being a fugitive from justice WILL INSTALL TURBINE in an interview yesterday general manager robert S campbell of the light railway company said that the company intended to begin at once the work of installing a steam turbine plant for the generation of electrical energy the steam turbine has passed the experimental stage he said and it Is the greatest power producer ex lant TOURIST TRAVEL local hotel keepers say that tourist travel Is heavier this year than a year ago and that a greater number of tourists arc staying over hero for a few days than ever before at this time of year hundreds of guests inquire concerning advantages tor residence business investment and speculation the greater part of the travel this year Is from california SALT LAKE NOTES the Comm ercla club excursion to los angeles over the salt lake route has been postponed from may 1 to may 10 A special meeting of the buildings and grounds committee of the board of education has been called for tonight at 8 the breach of promise suit filed recently by amelia for damages from christian anderson was dismissed yesterday the pupils at the washington school entertained their parents and showed their work yesterday afternoon there were several hundred guests at the school SALT LAKE MINING NEWS STOPS MAMMOTH WORK obstinacy of R E makes serious situation at mine R E wills has stopped work on the mammoth mining dump he does not own the dump but he owns a house at the foot of the dump and has refused all offers proffered him by the mine management to have the house removed to a more desirable location in he town and noy the company has been compelled to stop the workings of the entire plant and several hundred men have been thrown out of employment insists that he does not want to move but that he will accept consideration for his property and tho mammoth people say that it looks like a holdup hold up scheme therefore there foie they refuse to do other than pay for removing the house to a more desirable spot and to donate the ground they have also agreed to allow him his own price for removing his blyd ing but will not pay him an exorbitant price by paying tor the place outright the miners themselves are very indignant at and it is feared that some bodily harm may befall him unless the matter can be adjusted so the men can resume work at the local offices yesterday it was learned that the affair would probably be settled in a day or two so that the men would bet set to work it not only stops the output of the mine and throws so many men out of employ amt but the merchants of every character are effected ON THE EXCHANGE the mining stock exchange started off on the wrong foot yesterday morning but caught step before the close and wound up with a fast splint ajax responded to a call for laoo shares at ag carara remembered wednesdays nes days lead and pushed up to 18 selling to a hungry lot 0 buyers mammoud wa weak because ot the reported shutdown shut down only at uncle sam consolidated went forward to sa cents on the sale of COO shares ingot broke in on the sale selling a broken lot at 1 18 1 8 cents and little chief sold at and around 4 cents beck tunnel mar day victor consolidated soli dated and yankee were dealt in on the open board at firm and stronger sti prices COLUMBUS ORE manager tony jackson reports that at a distance of 1000 feet from the mouth of the tunnel of the south columbus property at alta some string era of ore have been uncovered that rocks the contemplated toot all the more interesting the management la of the opinion that the eoala ledge will not be reached until a distance of 1200 feel sas been attained but the fact hat the vein matter is beginning to show at the place indicated impi cases the company all the more favorable with the final outcome the roads in tha camP are almost impassable and ery little freight or ore can be bandied by the teams at this lime SAYS UTAH IS WILD the reno gazette says gov john sparks arrived this morning from sail lake where ho went last week on A business trip all of utah 13 wild about ea das mineral discoveries raid the governor hia morning w iilo in alt lake I 1 was besel ged with people |