Show ALT AND STATE NEW from correspondents and state exchanges HOUSE MEMBERS smoot CASE in lower branch of congress they look upon it 99 persecution salt lake july 10 the news says congressman howell arrived this morning from the east and was enter talked at luncheon by collector oal llster marshal spry and other prominent local republicans prior to continuing north to his home at log an mr howell was found by a news reporter to whom he said in response to inquiries that the already published interviews with the two senators pretty well covered the interviewing ground but he was ready to add emphasis to the statements that the congress just adjourned WAS eminently preeminently pre noted for the great amount of work it had accomplished moreover the work had been thorough and the good results of the legislation would be made manifest what house thinks when asked as to the opinion in the house on the smoot case mr howell said the house was almost unanimous in the opinion that the crusade against the rutih senator was in the nature of a persecution and he would certainly retain his seat until the end of his term if the house had been handling the case it would have been sealed ng ago in favor of the senator mr howell referred with pleasure to tha patriotism of the house in ing polities in working for the basi results in legislation actual needs being considered as paramount to party advantage the importance of the acts passed as referred to by the utah senators in their interviews was emphasized by the congressman and the president given praise for his earnest disinterestedness in working for the welfare of the country at large roosevelt and the people mr howell said president roosevelt had the country with him as the general public was convinced that his heart la right and that he is working to the best of his abilities for the greatest good of the greatest number and while the many make mistakes they are errors of judgment rather than of the heart mr roosevelt Is a very great man says mr howell the greatest who has sat in the executive chair for a good many years and his at the hands of his party appears to be a strong probability notwithstanding his ai serno that he does not want to serve another term OFFERED TO SELL BABY FOR mrs mueller tacked up sign to notify the public of her intention salt lake july 10 the news says being unable 10 care for her own children and provide them with suitable food and clothing mrs mueller who at sixth avenue waterloo tried to sell her 7 months old niece whom she has kept ever since the death of the childs mother in wyoming some time ago in order to advise the public that she wanted to sell the child she posted a sign on the outside of her house baby for sale tae sign attracted attention and the woman received several propositions to buy th highest offer being this she refused because she wanted for tho baby and would not bell it for a cent less the matter WAS brought to the attention ot the judge of the juvenile court yesterday and accompanied by mrs MM young the probation officer he went to the home and brought the child bade with him and will find a suitable home for it mrs mueller has four children and for some time she has been unable to support them and therefore wanted ito dispose of hor sisters child so as to secure money for food and clothing she has rec elvel no support from her husband and is in destitute circumstances mrs mueller and her husband were notified to appear in the juvenile court this morning and show cause why their own children should not be taken from them deputy sheriff fred butler was sent after them ahls morning but tailed to find the man and was informed that he had left the state mrs mueller had just loaded her goods into an express wagon and started for the short line depot with the intention of following her husband the deputy after a chase of several blocks overtook her and brought her into court the children were not with the woman and ahe could not or would not tell the court where they were A police officer was sent out near the depot to find them but up to a late woman told some very conflicting stories about herself and family and it is believed by the court officials that the child which she attempted to sell had been stolen and that she and her husband were trying to make commercial traffic out of the child the matter will bo thoroughly investigated and tha children if located will probably bep laced in the infanta In tanta home for safekeeping safe keeping until a suitable home can be found for them mysterious FIRE IN CITY OP PROVO that it was work of an incendiary Is unquestioned salt lake july 10 A special to the news from provo says A mysterious fire which Is puzzling everybody interested occurred at 1265 this morning at the residence of L sigler corner of sixth and north and third bast that the fire was the work of an incendiary Is unquestioned who the paty was however Is anether matter the sigler family was sleeping in the rear of the house and the alre broke out in the four front room in vesti gatlon proved that the settee and upholstered furniture in the rooms had been liberally sprinkled with oil and then set on fire the alarm wae turned in by mr who owing to the fierceness of the flames could not use his own telephone and was forced to run to a neighbors house to raise the alarm the fire department turned out promptly and performed efficient work with the result that the house itself was saved the furniture was insured for 1000 but it Is said to have been worth considerably sider ably more than that sum mr la a traveling man employed by an eastern house in the fourth district court this morning the jury in the myers case brought in a verdict of guilty the oung man will bo brought up for sen ence on thursday myers was arrested in a house with an girl salt lake named vail the case of the state of utah washburn preston la now being tried preston who pleaded not guilty to charge of grand larceny Is accused stealing three sheep the property john berg KNIGHTS COLORADO provo mining man rounds out gintic tintic enterprise provo july lo 10 jesse knight about to begin active operations on mining enterprise which he will giove piove as successful as the beal tunnel the colorado mining company organized in 1898 with three claims situated to the south of what is the beck tunnel property as the basis nothing to speak of has been done the way of development work bu when the strike was made in the beal tunnel property mr knight who also the president of the company decided that it was time for the colorado to open a cam palan and ground hae been bought the colorado from time to time now the company owns 12 johng his beck tunnel on the and through which lt is believed vein of the beck tunnel extends mr knight bays there Is no doubt of it abaft to strike the vein is to be about IO 10 ewt south of where beck now taking out ore preparations for work are be ing made and the work will be prose buted as fast as it Is possible to it A number of deeds to round the colorados holdings were filed yes berday with the cownty recorder SENATOR CLARK TO ROAD A salt lake july 10 the news says within the next few days there destined to be great happenings southeastern nevada incident to arrival of senator W adark president of the salt lake route night W H bancroft vice president the oregon short line and the road left for tos angeles where will meet senator dark and in probability accompany him back las vagas and over the las vagas tonopah which is now nearly to rhyolite Rh olite in anticipation of the visit of distinguished railroad officials the citizens of the various mining camps be visited are making tender banquets and indulge in a regular flood of orator and champagne it Is the intention of senator to inspect the new road on to and tonopah so as to become personally in touch with the real resources of the country and see tor himself just what jt will afford in the of tonnage if present plans are carried out party will leads los angeles tomorrow night and despite the very weather travel overland as indicated senator dark is expected to to salt lake over the southern pacific and via ogden some time week provo july 10 senator smoot appeared before the city council and a report of his action in the matter petitions forwarded to him relative the preservation of bridal veil falls and on the question of the creation forest reserves embracing the malatch range between spanish fork canyon and the salt lake forest reserve on the former the senator explained in full what has formerly been reported by telegrams and letters viz that rights of mr nunn whatever they may be have been obtained from the state and that Is was a matter in which the government had no power to interfere on the question of forest reserves senator smoot had recommended that two reserves be created one between spanish fork canyon and a point east of prove leaving out hobble creek and other thickly settled portions and another between provo canyon and the salt lake reserve these had been created and the rest of the territory temporarily withdrawn would be thrown open for entry prove canyon was not included in either of these reserves the senator not being informed in time whether the people favored including the canyon if they did however it could be included at any time his own opinion was that it would not be for the best interest of the people to have the canyon in a reserve DEMAND FOR WATER RIGHT salt lake july 11 that la the value of the waters of big cottonwood creek owned by them is the plea set up by R knudson his wife and charles bagley and wife in the answer by them in the third district court yesterday in the suit by salt lake city which seeks to condemn the rights the defendants possess the answer mates that defendants are the owners of a flour and roller mill known as the big cottonwood ITS WHAT YOU DONT EAT NOT SO YOU ITS DO BUT WHAT YOU DO NOT DO ITS NOT SO MUCH WHAT YOU EAT BUT WHAT YOU DONT EAT THAT CAUSES AND biliousness SO WHERE california PRUNE WAFERS FIT INTO THE DAILY LIFE OF EVERY MAN WO MAN AND CHILD IN THE CIVIL WORLD california PRUNE WAFERS SUPPLY TO THE DAILY DIET JUST THAT NEEDED ELEMENT OF FRUIT LAXATIVE WHICH IT LACKS THEY SUPPLY THIS ELE MENT IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT proportion AND EXACTLY THE RIGHT STRENGTH THEY SUPPLY THE deficiency CAUSED BY WHAT YOU DONT EAT california PRUNE WAFERS CURE constipation BILIOUS NESS BILIOUS HEADACHES MALARIA DIZZINESS flatulency NAUSEA DYSPEPSIA REGULATE THE BOWELS AND ACT AS A SPLENDID TONIC ON THE STOMACH LIVER AND KIDNEYS WAFERS 25 CENTS WALLACE DRUG CO 2349 roller mill which is run by water power supplied by the waters of big broek they deny that the water they cre entitled ito divert to generate power does not develop more than twenty five horsepower but on the contrary they assert that p will generate fur more ahan horsepower 1 they admit that after using taft i water a portion of ft is permitted to pasa pa sa back into big cottonwood creek and thence down the creek to other I users they diony thab the plaintiff Is ready or willing to pay the true or any value tor property DEFEATS Samue swede n australian pursuit race in three lelles lV lles even stand lug room was at a premium in both the grand stand and arena at ahe salt palace track salt lake last night the largest crowd of the season being in attendance many came to witness the australian pursuit raco between iver lawdon and W E samuelson which was the feature of ohe evenings card samuelson made his appearance first and had ridden around the saucer several times before lawaan made his appearance meanwhile the crowd held its breath and awaited the corn ing of the swede and applause greet id his appearance just before the two contestant in what was to be an unlimited race is limited only to the endurance of themen an announcement no was mado which although gratifying to aa extent dampened tho ardor of the crowd the announcement was that mcfarland would challenge the winner of the race to a match race tor on the side then the pistol report was heard and the swede and the pride of provo started on the race which resulted in a victory for the provo lad he overtaking lawson in three miles and three and a half laps time 25 2 5 from the art samuelson atea dlly gained upon lawson and although at times the swede seemed to bo gaining lost ground samuelson Simu elson kept hard at the pursuit and out peddled his competitor as the judges were passed on tho three and a half lap over and above the three miles samuelson was cheered and opinions vouchsafed that he would do tho same thing to mcfarland LARGEST GOLD NUGGET over worth of bricks made from osceola Oa ceola pocket piece the largest lump or nugget of gold ever found in nevada says the de lamar lode Is the one found by charley keisel while working on a mining claim owned by jolin berzan poujade and garraghan situated in osceola in one morning early while mr ar caghan was in bea at the store in ward kelsel went to the place and roused him up n daft entering the building garraghan by throwing little field bricks on the bed and began cry mis saying he had found a large nugget of gold in their claim and had it melted but his conscience WAS troubling him and he returned the gold mr garraghan becoming excited called his partners and explained matters to them and ill were filled with joy for the gold had come to them at an tuner time indeed the little bars were valued at each aal it was estimated that there was worth of gold mr garraghan presented kelsel with one of the bricks As to what the lump of gold was actually worth was never known for kelsel and man who melted it for him were the only people who ever saw it in its native state and the name of the ans never known so the value of the gold he retained for his work could not be ascertained after a time berzan made kaisel a present of 1000 and the diamond excitement in south africa being on kelsel went to the land of the bril giants where he was very successful and he sent berzan a handsome and valuable stone keisel returned to new york he afterward died CYANIDE PLANT FOR THUNDER MOUNTAIN john arrives from gold camp with fund of news salt lake july 11 john who lett the diggings of this state with which he was so long actively identified to assume the management of the sunnyside Sunny side mines on thunder mountain idabo and in which he reports gold ores of the value of awaiting reduction is in town again and after a few days with the family will proceed to pittsburg to confer with the officials of the corn pany the success ot manager at the properties in thunder mountain region was foretold by the success that lias attended his opera alons at the mines of this state and with more than tons of ore exposed in the the mill with a battery of forty stamps now on the ground will 0 o into commission again as soon as the cyanide plant which has been recommended by him Is in stalled pt the dewey mines in the same locality mr says its ten stamps are being operated with good results but that before it is possible to draw on it for dividends en large ments of abo plant will be necessary upon this the management has decided and there will bo added to the present battery which is pounding out about monthly as many as twenty stamps CLARK REACHES HOME W H dark Is just down from the nevada hills at fairview he had been out to tho salt lake shelters smelters sm elters with the first considerable shipment from this ground and arrangements were made for the handling of the ore says a goldfield publication he says conditions at the mines are simply be yond all precedent that they now have tons in transit over 1000 packs ready for shipment and add that the immediate present output of ithe wonderful strike can be maintained at about fifteen carloads per month this scares an output o from a mere prospect of tons of or very thirty days having an average value of pa ton the tunnel now 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