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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21

clothes on Il must have been an hour
Or more before / noticed a bright light
shining into my stater0om. / imme-
diately got up and opened the door and
saw that the front cabin was on fire.
At that moment the electric light went
out I put on a life preserver and mani
aged 20 grope my way by the flicker
ing light of the flames to a door Oppo-
site To was the barber shop. Then
went further down TO another door,
which opened out into the guards. Few
passengers were aroused at this time,
and l. with others. climbed out over the
guards and down the railing, hand over
hand. into the lifebOat which was
right below me.
II hung suspended by my arms for a
while and was caught by a man who
was seated an the boat. BY this time
others crowded into the boat and filed
it to overlooking. but, prOvidentially.
the flames reached the ropes that held
the lifeb0at and we dropped into the
river before the others could push
their way into the boat
The lf9OOat commenced to drift
back toward the burning steamer. We
had no oars so steer the boat, and the
men used their hands for oars. Thew
were people I'm the river all about US.
After we had managed to get to the
shore, fires were lighted and the poor
men. women and children. many OF
them I'm their night dresses, suffering
with the cold and from their wet cloth
ing. huddled about the fires Some
We're burned but more were badly
bruised and cut by coming into con-
tact with the wreckage. People chung
to shutters and anything they could
find to AOat on to the shore, and only
a few succeeded
At Caledonia, three miles below the
scene OF The disaster. the flames could
be plainly seen and the shouts of tho
passengers heard People put out in
skins to the wreck. They assisted -
saving some of the passengers.
Many passengers chung by finger tips
to the burning boat. with bodies suO-
merged. until overcome by fire or water
they sank to death.
Sees Three Children. Drown.
Mrs. Fannie McCuIlum Of Leaven-
worth. Ind. with her three children
was going TO CaTutheTsville. No. 30
Join her husband. She jumped over
board and landed in the boat, but her
three children struck the water and
she saw them sink from sight. She is
frantic with grief The body of the
youngest Of the little ones was recov-
cred opposite Mound City.
Another sad incident was the loss Of
one Of the children of Pilot Pitchard.
The little one was tossed from the
burning steamer into arms waiting 10
catch it in the yawl out its head
struck against the side of the boat and
it fell into the river and was lost
Captain DOss. who was drowned. was
an old river pilot, He was making the
trip for pleasure with his son. Pilot
Harry Doss. and when his body was
found a mile or so below the wreck, ne
had on an his clothing and a life pre-
server. 1T is believed that ne died from
the shock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
PL0TTERS USE DYNAMITE
IN WHOLESALE CARNAGE
Blow Up Buildings in Center of Managua Ncara-
qua, Killing Hundreds of Soldiers.
Fire Adds to the Destruction WoughtInhabtants Flee Terror
From the City,

pa explosion occurred the night
M barrao the lake front and in the
uonaI pal We're
horseback He has published state
Of
led
police notified
dynamite Large numbers fed to lie
denatons
to by the
the
Of
are
Of
furniulr and :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
RAINES HOTELS BUSY
New York Has Practically an
Open Sunday-Jews
Make Merry.

New York. April 9o.-The Sunday laws
were neither enforced nor observed to the
letter i'm this city today. If there were
fewer excise arrests than on any previous
SUNDAY of late IT was not because the
saloon Keepers complied with the law
As rule the Raines law hotels did a
thriving business with the aid Of the
regulation sandwich and in many cases
without that. Saloon keepers not in pos
session Of hotel lisenses conducted their
places in more discreet manner. and a
great number Of these were closed alto
gether
on the east side. in those precincts
where last Sunday there were so many
arrests of small shop keepers and ped
dlers for the violation of the Sunday law.
the police complied strictly with the
proclamation of Mayor Low that the
SUNDAY laws be literally interpreted dur
ing the pending Jewish feast of the pass
over. An the small butcher shops, gro
Gerry. delicatcssen. dry goods and other
stores were wide open. Peddlers thronsed
the streets and did d thriving business
from their carts
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The officer Was about give the
command to fire. when th gigantic
leader Of the gioters lcapcd forward
and seized the officers throat with his
big hands He pinned him against a
wall and leveled pistol at his head.
Another officer yelled the order to fire
and plunged a bayOnet into the giants
breast The foremost of the rioters
grasped in their bare hands the bayo-
nets of the guards leYeled rifles. The
volley rang out and in the narrow lane
the mob was riddled with bullets. Sew
eraI were killed. The remainder Of the
rioters broke and fed.
In the meantime the other band of
rioters had a similar but less tragic
experience. In collision between the
rioters and the guards, q drummer Of
the latter broke from the ranks and
Joined the mob. shouting TO them TO
have no fear, as the guards were only
supplied with blank cartridges. Yell
ing. the mob rushed on. II was met
by volley from the guards. Two Of
the rioters were killed and many were
wounded
Today the dead are lying in the Mai
son des Proletaires, which has been
converted into mortuary chapel by
dTapings, candles and crucifizes.
Crowds Of workmen fled through the
building during the day.
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JULY WEATHER HURTSCROPS
Temperature 100 Degrees Falls City, Neb-Hot Dry Wind in
Central West Threatens to Ruin the Wheat
Great Suffering Is Caused

Topeka, Kan. April PA dry. hot
wind and drOuth has swept over Kan
sas since early this morning, doing
much damage to vegetation Of all
kinds Those interested say the wind
has done incalculable harm to the
wheat Unless rain comes within two
days the wheat crop win amount to
very little.
Kansas City, No, April 20.-The high
est temperature was 81 degrees today.
A ferOciOus wind blew.
st. Joseph. No, April 20.-The mer-
curry began to climb about 9 O'Clock
this morning and at noon registered as
high as 80, change of more than 40
degrees in six hours A high south
wind blew all day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
FRANK STOCKTON, CELEBRATED HUMORIST,
DIES SUDDENLY AT THE ACE OF So YEARS

Washington, April 2O-Frank r.
Stockton, the well known novelist, died
suddenly here this morning from par
alysis. Immediately resulting from a
hemorrhage in the brain.
He was a guest at the banquet held
Wednesday night of the National Acad-
envy of Sciences, when he was taken
suddenly and mysteriously Ill. The
ailment did not at that time appear to
be serious. and the sufferer seemed to
be improving. but a change for the
worse came this morning and death
occurred at II o'clock. BY his bedside
when the end came We're his wife, who
was Miss Tuttle Of Virginia, and
her sister. The body will be taken 10
Philadelphia for interment. No fur
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Philadelphia. April 20.-Ciement A.
Griscom, president Of the International
Navigation company, one Of the i've
transatlantic steamship companies
which have been merged under the di-
rectiOn Of J. P. Morgan. today said the
consolidated companies would probably
be in operation under the new condi-
lions within a few months. Agreements
for a controlling interest in each of the
various lines have been secured, and
all that now remains to be accom-
rhshed is the organization of the par
ent company. II is possible that the
Interna tional Navigation company will
be made the parent company.
The capitalization Of the CONSOLE
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OMAHA, NEB., April 20.-Today was
the hottest April day in fifteen
years. The thermometer at . p
m. reached IS degrees, the highest
previous record being 81.
While no prostratiOns occurred, the
high temperature was responsible for
several attacks of illness, two occur
ring in one church during the day.
A dispatch from Falls City says the
mercury reached 100 degrees in the
shade at that place, and that the fan
wheat is suffering from the want OF
moisture. Other points in southern
Nebraska report new records for April
Up to 10 o'clock tonight there was
little moderation OF the high tempera-
ture IL this city and a high wind blew
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
new MORGAN STEAMSHIP TRUST WILL
HAVE A CAPITAL OF $500 900 600

dated companies" said Mr.. Griscom.
will be in the neighborhood Of 500 0e0.-
O00 While control of the company viii
be held in this country it viii be a
strictly international organization,
preserving the various companies in
Guided in the consolidation. respecting
their national and local surroundings
The object of the combination is to try
TO give better transatlantic service at
a decreased cost. We expect in time
to inaugurate a system OF daily depar-
lures from New York, an innovation
that is a real necessity.
'The negotiations have covered
period of many years, and 1 was inter
ested in the subject as far back as
1884"
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r ONION. April 21.-A dispatch to
the Times from Helsingfors, Fin
land. says that in levy Of re-
cruits from the Helsingfors district, out
Of So summoned, only hfty-six COM
piled. The remainder absented them
selves as a demonstration against the
new army edict
The same day. April IS, a disturbance
broke out 1t began in a trivial man
ner. A youngster was jeering the pO-
lice and the senators. One Of the lat
ter. General Kaigeroff, thereupOn or
Gered out the Cossacks, and scene
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Their funeral arrangements have been
made as yet
Mr. Stockton, who was IS years of
age, had spent the past winter in New
York and had done little literary work,
preferring to rest. After a visit of
nearly a month to Atlantic City, he
came to Washington, so that ne might
attend the banquet of tie scientists,
intending afterwards to go to his home
in Charlestown, s. c.
Mr. Stockton was Philadelphia by
birth and in early life was an engraVer
and draughtsman. but soon abandoned
this occupation for journalism Many
years ago, however. he retired wholly
from newspaper work and devoted him
self to literature. His reputation as a
story writer was world wide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
REPORTS ON HORSES.
Army Officer Tells Of Investigation of
British Supply Depots.

Washington. April 2o-Colonel +. II.
Crowder OF the army, who has been in
vestigatinE the charges that the British
government was maintaining a supply
station in Louisiana for horses for the
use of the British I'm the fight with the
Beers. saw Acting Secretary Sanger at
the war department today, to whom he
outlined the nature of the investigation
he had made and submitted a report. Mt.
SANGER declined TO talk concerning the
report
Tonight Colonel Cr0wder and Mr.
Sanger saw the president and the latter
was informed Of the nature of the report
Colonel CrowdeT would make.
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COSSACKS CHARGE HELPLESS FINNS.

quite eoualing the st. Petersburg riots
ensued. The Cossacks charged the
public in the Senate square and the ad-
Joining streets They used their knoUts
indiscriminately and the chief sufferers
were cripples, aged persons and chill
dren.
Some men resisted the Cossacks, and
many persons on both sides were
wounded. The crowd refused to dis
perse until the military ordered them
away The burgOmaster finally per
suaded General KaigerOff TO withdraw
the Cossacks and peace was imme-
diately restored.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
MURDERED OVER BASEBALL

= st. Louis. April 20.-In a quarrel =
= over a baseball that was said to 4
= have been thrown into his yard by =
y neighbors' children. Abe Stun 4
= sky. a prominent local politician, 4
Z today shot and fatally wounded =
? Charles Pinckard, salOonkeepeT.
? with the latter's revolver. Slup- :
= sky. who is under arrest says he =
= shot in self-defense.
= y 4
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MAKES EXCUSES FOR MURDERS.

III -, april -o-Ge-eraI II n
rtei , o.es
o
Orfs-, here
of
o.
hardshiIs encountered almost
O S
lie
n
a
expressed J OF
Americans u m tAe circumstances in Sanar as well as aid the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
ACCIDENT ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN

St Cloud. Mimi. April 20.-The Great
Northern flyer WestbOund, COIided
with an eastbound freight train today
Both engines and several cars on the
freight train were demolished one
woman passenger on the flyer and four
of the train crew were injured, but
none of them seriously. The wreck
blocked the tracks and delayed traffic
for several hours.
The accident is said TO have been
due TO the failure of the freight to
sideUrack al Watab.
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PROTEST AGAINST A TAX ON CORN.

created by the Trades
meeting
- the o TX
smiOn bode
been
of
vHIp and
of
pound "a
Isl
cattle
/ OO0 of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
SCORES OF PERSONS DIE
IN THE FLAMES AND WAVES
Running Steamer on Ohio River, Near Cairo, Ills,
Sends Many to Their Death.
w.n., Sees Three Of Her Children PershNany Thrilling and
Hsartrending Incidents Occur.

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49, zlF seVenty-tve lost IN
m. "s. the history OF river nagaton which oc-
tier t'gders idndlns twenty
@ les Nhe almost all On board were asleep me side
burned she waters edge lhe loss OF oyer SO5' Oh
DID Ide he a
latest estimates that there $50 persons on board and
half of saved the latter beng
Injured Of the steamer was burned no list can
OF In the confusion 1t
pc 5Ie complete lists Captain Phillips admits that
sf.qtlI s
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Stockholm. April 20-Mass meetings
in favor of universal suffrage were held
today in all the towns Sweden.
In Stockholm the meeting was at
tended with considerable disorder. The
demonstrators tried to march 70 the
palace of King Oscar They were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
RIOTS AND BLO0OSHED ATTEND SWEDISH
MEETINGS FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

charged by the police and several or
them were wounded Others were ar
rested
The approaches to the palace are
now guarded by troops
The meeting at Malmoe was attended
by about 15,G00 persons.
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more Filininos surrender.

Manila. April 2o-Surrenders to the
American authorities Of small parties
of insurgents are reported daily, and
these have Increased since the recent
surrender of the insurgent general
Malvar General Ruino, with twenty
SIX officers and $40 soldiers. have sur
rendered 90 TIE native COnsta bulaTy in
the province % MiSamis i'm Mindanao.
where the constabulary are cO-OPerat-
ing with the military.
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REPLIES TO BULLER.
General Warren Asks Publication Of
All Documents.

London. April 2O-Generai Sir Charles
Warren gave out ? communication today
in response TO General Buffers stinsing
criticisms Of his conduct at Spionkop.
This evening, however, he requested the
newspapers not &c publish the eommuni-
cation
General WaTren's statement simply ex-
presses his hope that the government viii
publish the complete documents relating
to Spionkop He asserts that the dis
patches as published in the white book
considered BY themselves. cause unjust
reflection upon himself and his command
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MIS- EiIlis Dead.

Woodbine. Ia. April 20.-Mrs. Mar
garet p. Hills. mother of Rev. DR..
Newell Dwight H5llis, Of Brooklyn. died
at o'clock this morning. Mrs Hills
has been suffering for several months
from the effects Ola paralytie stroke.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21

! Pekin. April pa post on the (
= outskirts Of New Chwang. garri- I
y soned by forty Russians. has been
, attacked by bandits One Rus
, sian officer and four privates were
= killed.
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Novelist's Home a Hospital

Honolulu. April 14.-Vailima, the Sa-
moan home of Robert Louis Stevenson
which was bought by German mil
lionaire named August Kunst. is TO be
given IN part by him for q public hos
pital
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
No. Smedish CANNED

Christiania April 20.-M Blehr has
formed u new cabinet with himself as
premier and minister Of the interior NJ
Qvam. former minister of Justice and
police becomes minister of state at
Stockholm
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PALMA REACHES CUBA.

: Havana. April 2O-President- :
= elect Palma landed at Gibara this I
= morning. There was a great mani
y festation in his honor.
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REPUBLICAN A WINNER.
Harris Is Elected a Representative in
Honolulu.


Honolulu.
Honolulu, April 1.-THE special cleo
ton held April Q to choose a successor
to the late Representative A f Gil
hilan resulted in a victory for the Re
publican candidate, w. ". Harris.
against August Dreier, nominated by
she Home Rulers and endorsed by the
Democrats. Republican gains were
shown generally throughout the Fourth
district, in which the election was held.
The vote was Harris, ISL to DreieT.
81. In the last regular election the
a-epublican. Gilfllan. polled 1,2S6 votes,
while the Home Rulers and Democrats
p0lled respectively 9l4 and $50, making
the combined vote of the two parties
1864.
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ST. &c DestroYed.

Moscow. April IA fire in the Brom-
lev ship building yard here has destroyed
several work shops and three large and
three small steamers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-21
Won WED MAY
BECOME KING
Prayers Are Offered For Little
WiIheImina's Cousin.
QUEEN is SILL CONSCIOUS
WILL DISCUSS QUESTION OF
REGENCY.

= $3.50 ~
: The Hague, April 2O.-The con- =
= ditiOn of Queen Wilhelmina is =
= practically unchanged. She does y
= not lose consciousness and has =
= taken more nourishment.
The prince COnsOTt and the =
= queens physicians left the Castle =
= Loo for a short time today. This =
= Is regarded as a favorable sign. =
= = =
London, April 21.-Prayers are being
offered in ali churches today for Prince
Won WED, the son of the late king of
Hollands sister, says a dispatch from
The Hague. He is mentioned as a pos
sible successor 10 the throne in the
event Of her maiesty's death.
Looking at the palace amid the
beautiful spring scenery. il is difficult
to believe sinister TumOrs which are
afiOat At an adjoining table in the
hotel sit DR.. ROessinger, the queens
secretary and other household officials,
chatting merTily as if in contradiction
of the disquieting TumOrs.
The Dutch cabinet. cables the Brus-
sells correspondent Of the Standard,
viii meet next Monday to discuss the
regency, which will be intrUsted to the
queen mother. From Castle Loo the
correspondent OF the Daily Mail wires
that Queen Wilhelmina's temperature
remains at 103 degrees and that no
compiled lions are feared before next
Wednesday. Her majesty's physicians,
continues the correspondent, profess to
be a shade more hopeful
To illustrate her majesty's conscious
ness Saturday, it is related, that re-
membering that that day was the
prince consort's birthday, she ordered
the baking of certain cakes for distri-
button among the children of the royal
household and school children of APPEL
doom.
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TURKS HAVE BATTLE.

= Salonica, European Turkey, :
= April 20.-AuoJher fight between =
= Turkish troops and eighteen Bull =
> garians occurred April 10 near XII =
= iiudiT
= Eight Of the Rulgarians were =
, killed and the others escaped. I
= Three Of the dead men wore the =
? uniform of the Bulgarian army
$500 ~ 4
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san want to do business
,zrsrfze in The Herald
II gets results
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WEATHER TODAY.

Forecast for Salt Lake.
Fair; Variable W1zds.
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RUSSIANS ARE ATTACKED.

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METHODIST EPTsCoPAL CHTTRCH

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner Beretania and Miller streets.
Rev. G. L. Pearson, pastor
Weekly Services-Sundays public
worship ana sermon. II a. m and $50
D. m; Sunday school. 10 a. m; Ep-
worth League devotional service. S:
D. m Wednesday. prayer meeting, Z: 50
Monthly Meetiugs-First Monday, 2:30
p. m. Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety; 1880 p m, Epworth League bust
ness meeting; first Tuesday, 7:30 p. M,
Methodist Mems Club: third Friday
2:2O p. m. Ladies' Aid Society
Parsonage adjoining the church.
a welcome always. TO all
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CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN CHURCH,. s. Muck
ley observation-disclosures $50 Beretauia
street. Telephone Blue 1921
Preaching at II a. m. on Bitter Wa
tiers Made Sweet and at 7:30 D. m,
How Satan Tries to Hold His Vic
TINS Bible school at Gas a. M
Dung Peoples meeting at $50 D. m
The members OF the church cordially
invite strangers and non-meubers to
all these services
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The first Polish community for relig-
ious women in America is about to be
founded in ST. Louis. Father Stanov-
ski. pastor of Stanislaus church. has
actively interested himself in the move
ment ana is authorized by the Arch
Bishop IN forming the community
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ST. CLEMENTS CHAPEL. Puma
hou--HoIy Communion: The ftrst sun
day OF the month, Il p. n: all other
sundays, Z a. m; morning prayer, with
sermon, II a. m; eyensong, 1880 o. m
The electric cars pass the door All
seats are free. The chapel is served
by the Rector OF Honolulu.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
the Bishop OF Panopoiis.-Low masses
holy communion, and 7; chiIdre.l.s
mass with English sermon. 9: high
mass. with native sermon. 1890: rosa
~, with native instruction, 2; solemn
vesDers and benedictions, s: week days.
low mass, and 7.
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Many parts of Southern California
being without any Episcopal church
service, Bishop Johnson of Los Angeles
has gone to New York to solicit funds
for mission work in his diocese. He
expects to be gone about six weeks.
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THE REoRGANIzED CHURCH OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
Militant Hall (Tear of the Opera House,
3 Il. m, Book OF Mormon class: 10
d. m Sunday school: II a. M.
preaching (Eawaiian); SIS p. m, Zion s
ReiisIo ana Literary Society; 80 >. m,
preaching, English service.
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The Secretary of the Union of Amer
lean Hebrew Congregations reports an
increase in the number OF congreSa-
tons belonging 10 the union. The pres
ent number is los. with an annual con-
tributing membership Of 1000. consid-
erably in excess OF any previous rec
ord.