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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
W0ULDN0T SURRENDER
Foreigners in Suriago Held Out
Until the ConstabuIary
Arrived.

Manila March 24-The town of Su-
riago, in the northwestern part of the
island Of MiudanaO, which was cap
tured Sunday by ladrones, was re-
heved today The American officials
and foreigners were found 60 be safe.
Eighty ladrOnes. led by ten escaped
convicts, participated I'm the attack on
SURFACE. They had twenty rifles and
forty bolOs and succeeded i'm surprising
and rushing the cOnstabulary barracks.
and stampeding the consta bulary. In
spectOr Clarke was killed at the first
rush. The ladrones captured eighty
rifles
The American officials. the women
and the foreigners sought refuge in the
government building, where Treasurer
Kelly a former Indian scout. assumed
command. The defenders Of the build
ing were armed with shOtguns and re-
fused the demand Of the ladrOnes TO
surrender. They held out until the
town was relieved today by a force Of
constabulary sent from Tacloban. The
ladrOnes fled at the approach of the
constabulary.
Three companies OF United States in
lantry Uill reach SURFACE and then
probably win start in pursuit OF the la
drOnes. The government forces oper-
ating I'm Albay province, island of Luz
Zon, have established a concentration
zone. i'm the center of that province.
tWenty-seveu miles long and ten miles
wide. and have a series of detachments
of troops following the various ladrone
bands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
KAISER is FRIENDLY
European Squadron Invited TO
Visit KieI During Re-
gatta Week.

Washington. March 24-The Post win
say tomorrow. Emperor William OF
Germany has given further striking
proof of his desire TO maintain friendly
relations with the United States. In -
personal cablegram to President Roose-
welt he has invited the fleet of the
United States I'm North American
water to visit KieI during regatta
week in May. The emperQr's message
VIII not be made public until the presi-
dent has sent his reply. 1T is believed.
however, that the invitation has its
birth in the announcement recently
made by Secretary Moody that the fleet
would go in May on a cruise across the
ocean with Libson as it's destination.
Since the receipt of the emperOr's in
Vltation it has been a subject of care
Iul consideration by the president and
his cabinet Before 10 came to hand.
however, there is reason 20 believe that
me navy department had practically
decided 90 abandon the cruise to lis
bon because of publications i'm regard to
the lessons which would be learned
from il and which il was appreheuded.
might create an unpleasant impression
In Portugal That the invitation would
be declined was the general impression
after the meeting of the cabinet yester-
day, but the declination will be cOuched
In terms which will be IN no wise of
iensive TO the German emperor and the
German people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
WANTED AS WITNESSES
Why the Southern Pacific Off,
.Cials Are HurUing to
New York.

San Francisco. March creative 20
the hurried departure of General Man
ager kruJtschuitt. Traffic Manager
Stubbs and Chief Engineer Hood or the
Southern Pacific for New York 10 is
stated that the purpose Of President Hair
riman.s hurried call for his officials is
% prepare IBIS line OF defense against the
charges made by James kecue 90 the ef-
feet that the profits of the Southern Fa-
cltlc are being wrOngfully diverted TO
the Central Pacific with a view Of i'm
proving that road and making ID part of a
system OF overland roads that will m
time operate 90 the great injury of busI-
ness on the Southern Pacific.
To ls understood that Stubs will be one
OF Harrlman's principal witnesses TO
prove that bettermCnts are absolutely
needed on the Central Pacific boz order to
peruit the road 90 meet the competition
1l the Union Pacific, and stuhbs, as
traffic manager of che Hartman syndl-
cate, viii cuUCaVOr 20 show 3Gal the lat
ter road is really "a competitor of the
Central
Hoods lire of testimony at the hear
ing of the case viii Dee relative 20 the eN-
tenslVe work being done and cOntem-
plated along the Central Pacific and es-
peCially The costly cut-Offs, and
hruttschuitt viii be called upon 20 fur
nish material for the consideration of the
court IN relation TO operating expenses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25

Imprisonment for indecently assaultng
woman in "a railroad carriage Cen
eral Macdonald was regarded as one
Of Britain's great soldiers. He rose
from the ranks of the Gordon High
landers to his present position. and the
service list shows no more honorable
war record than that of Macdonald.
While few officers possess harder won
decorations. He was extremely popular
10 the army and in civil lie.
While the army officials and many Of
his brother officers were aware that
charges were pending against General
Macdonald. no inJimatiOn of their ma
ture leaked out until the dinner of the
officers of a Highland regiment, March
Il, az which Macdonald was not pres
emit Lord Roberts. the cOmmander-in-
chief paid tribute i'm a speech on that
occasion % the Highland officers who
had served with distinction. but did not
mention Macdonald. This attracted con-
siderable notice, and the sensation was
lncreaEei when another speaker. who
was not aware Of the facts IN the case.
lauded Macdonald as a typical High
land soldier, and found that his re-
marks were received in cold silence by
the majority of the officers present.
Macdonald. il is said. left England
for the continent some days after. and
II is said he is returning to Ceylon,
upon the advice Of Lord Roberts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
REBELS ARE IN POWER
People in SantO Domingo VEL.
come a Change in
Their Masters.

San Domingo Republic of Santo Do
mingo March 2f-Quiet has been re-
stored in this city by the warships IN
port.
The minister of war. Senior Pichardo.
has surrendered TO the revouti0nists
and the minister of posts and tele-
graphs, Senior Castillo. has Joined the
foreign minister Senior Sanchez. i'm
seeking refuge az the United States
consulate
The inhabitants of the villaGas around
this city are joining in the revolution
airy movement. No news IS Obtainable
from the southern and northern parts
Of the island.
There was severe fighting yesterday
at La Vega, but the result is not
known.
II the north and south refuse 10 iofn
tn the revolutionary movement. the sit
uauc. may become more serious than
IL is. Commerce is at a standstiu and
there is considerable anxiety as 10 the
future.
A warship is going 20 San Pedro de
MacOris. TO the eastward of the city. IN
order TO compel it 10 surrender.
The Warship Presidente, which is or
the northern coast Of the island. is an
the possession of President Vasquez.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
TERRIFIC transform
VISITS LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles Cal. March 2A-COming
down IN sheets az times, the rainfall OF
today has exceeded the records of the
season. Tonight the downtown streets
are flooded and In many of the outlying
districts are impossible. The railway
service was crippled by the flood of water
that flowed down from the high ground
of the city
According 20 the gauge On the United
states weather bureau lis inches fell
up 10 5 o'clock this afternoon. the rain
having started about daylight this morn
ing. Considerable more fell after b
o'clock. and the downpour continues.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
VANOERBILTS GIVE UP CONTROL
OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL ROAD

Haven will eventually bc taken into the
combination. This is declared 90 be- pre-
mature III not untrue. The two proper
ties can be best operated separately at
present A merger may come later. but
u Is stated that IL Is unlikely in the near
future.
II Is stated that no startling changes
viii be made now and thar none is
planned for the immediate future. I'D is
possible that az the next annual meeting
some changes may be made iu the di-
rectory. AR Morgan ls now iu the
board, as is William Rockefeller It is
likely that al the next meeting the
Pennsylvania may secure representation.
All that is certain is that the burden of
control is shifted 10 other hands aud
that the s0-called Rockefeller I1rcau-
Pennsylvania combination VIII in the fg-
ture operate the New York Central svs-
TEN, acting in accord with the Vanderbilt
family, but relieving them Of the oner0us
duties and the eNactins details Of man
agement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
TEACHING ORDERS
MUST LEAVE FRANCE

Paris March 2i-TEe chamber of dep
utias. by "a vote of 3H To 2i6. tonight re-
JecJed an The applications for AUTHORIZE
dtrs.
The entire session today was devoted
90 a discussion of the government bin
which opposes the application OF the
preaching orders for authorization and the
chamber by It's vote refuses 90 pass 10 the
discussion OF the clauses of the bill de-
cllulng DO consider the applications sepa-
rately for authorization TO remain in
France, bat rejected them AN by a single
vote. Among these orders which are thus
expelled from France. are the English
and American Catholics and I'm whose be-
half British Ambassador Monsoon and
United States Ambassador Porter recent
ly interested themselves
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
REED SMOOT HONORED
Utah Senator invited by Americas
Club at Pittsburg to Attend
Grant Banquet.

Plttsburg, Pa, March 24.-The Amer
icus club Of this city received word to-
day from United States Senator Reed
Smoot Of Utah that ne would accept
the invitation extended him TO be a
guest at the annual Grant ball in
April.
The National Reform association to-
day met and protested against the
election ana seating i'm the senate Of
Mr. SmOOt. They are making plans
with the object Of having him unseat-
ed at the next session. Quite a num-
Der of the ministers here. members Of
the reform association. express them
selves in radical terms i'm opposition TO
his being received as a guest by the
Americas club
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
TRAVELLING MEN AND
NEGROES DROWNED

Memphis. Tenn, March al. r.
Hood, an employee of an Arkansas saw
mill returned from the flooded district
Of Arkansas today and reports that
while at Gavin. a station on the Frisco
railroad. Saturday afternoon. ne saw a
skin containing four drummers and
two negro Oarsmen swept under a
railroad bridge by the swift current.
The boat was overturned and all six
o. the occupants were drowned. AIR.
Hood does rot know the names of the
travelling men. but says they had ems
plOyed the negroes 10 row them across
the submerged dis-"irt 90 Mound City.
ark.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
MORE MEN CALLED OUT
AT CRIPPLE CREEK

Cripple Creek. Colo, March 24-Forty
men were called out at the Elkton mine
today by the Western Federation Of
Miners because the company is loading
ore to be shipped to the Standard mill
a. Colorado City owned by the mill
trust
The preparation for shipment was the
first move on the part of the mine own
ers to put into effect the plan agreed
upon Saturday night.
il is understood that all the mines
under contract with the United States
Reduction a. Refining company viii
soon follow the lead of the ElktOn. and
If so their men viii be called out. The
strike may spread indefinitely. invOlv-
ing the mining industry and allied in
terests Of the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
OPEN AIR ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT
MITCHELL ON SUBJECT OF STRIKES

Huntington. rs. Va, March 1i-CoaI oD-
orators Iab0Tars. professional men. bank
ers and business men t0 the number Of
more than -.to crowded about Che front
of "a local hotel here today t0 listen 90 a1
open air address by John Mitchell uresI-
dent OF The United Mine Workers ON the
subject of sr.krs. Ills remarks We're ll-
rected almost entirely tu the situation lu
West Virginia at this lim. Tie said boz
part.
''The capital and labor question de-
mauds the serious attention aud mresti-
cation off Che American people. DO is the
paramount subject of the American
thinking people and aII ch.meras and tle-
urIes must bow before the great facts
pressing for solution and settlement 1
am not au advocate OF strikes. buJ there
are times when they are necessary 90
cliucl The argument of truth l the lu-
tcrr-ls of the laborIug people of this
country.
Strikes are "a feature of civilization
and they are merely means Co au end
in che great social evolution thaf IS NOS.
confronting the American people. Baf-
har1us countries and states have no
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
More Trouble Likely.
DAMAGE WAS GREATER
THAN ANTICIPATED

(Corrs spondencc of the Associated PressJ
Tutuila. March 30. CyIa San Francisco.
March A)-rhe gale which passed over
the Samoan group between the 18th and
18th OF February last caused greater
damage than was anticipated Confirm
atorv reports have come lu stating that
many Of the older coc0auut trees were
blown down. Numbers of bread fruit
trees wore upru0led aud The present crop
DESTROY ed. owing go thr destruction There
VIII be "a scarcity OF native food for a
Few months Tile yield of copra fog 1873
VIII be less than estimated 30 damage
was done 10 shipping interests.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25

strikes, they are unknown there. Strikes
arc The sIedgC hammers that weld the
connecting links OF labor and capital and
make the endless chain of prosperity wa
want better understanding between en-
piQycr and cmp.0yc and we come with
offerings OF peace. The labor unions
are trusts just like your doctors trusts.
the ministers trust and the money trust.
only We cali those associations and core
n0raiuus. while We style ourselves unions
There is no civilization without labor.
there can DE no progress without this
potent factor and why should we. not
protect and foster The interests of such
am Important element u our nationa.
urDgr. --r
eve have au abiding faith iu the peo-
pie Tor am dm.cabIc adjustment OF the
differences between labor and capital.
and through them that jewel for which
our great economic stausticiaus are
searching VIII SETTLE an strikes and adjust
aH oiIerences. We desire am amiCahIe
settlement of che pressing questions of
iu1 labor movement iu West Virginia and
every fair means win Doe employed by the
United Mine Workers 10 bring about this
happy result
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
AFFIDAVIT MAKERS
GET IN THEIR WORK

Colorado Springs, Colo, March "a
The Stratton viii case was called be-
fore Judge Seeds at II o'clock this
morning and am adjournment imme-
diately taken until tomorrow morning
al O'Clock. The continuance was
caused by the sensational aHdavits Of
Harry Berry, Homer Snyder and others
that the attorneys of 1. Harry StrattOn
had tampered with the jury. and upon
the request of these attorneys Judge
Seeds allowed the continuance. Ex-
Senator T.. o. WOlcOtt. OF counsel for
/ Harry Stra ttOu. announced in court
that Harry Berry could not be found
today ln The city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25

New York March 2i-Control Of the
New York Central and direction of It's
operations have passed into sew hands
according TO Information received from
trustworthy sources. the Tribune will say
tomorrow. Control has not been wrested
from the Nauderbilts. There has been no
friction and the change Is along lines
approved by William II. Vanderbilt The
new control is vested in the COmbina-
ton known as the Rockefeller Pennsylva-
nia-MOrgan interests. For long time the
New York Central has been operated in
harmony with the Pennsylvania. In fact
the Nauderbilts are the largest individual
owners of Pennsylvania stock
I'm giving up control 10 rs announced
there Us no surrender of interests in the
property The Vanderbilt family viii re-
tain a larPe holding and a voice in the
management. although the responsibility
viii be shifted
There have been reports that there viii
be a merger of the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania and that the New
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
FATAL PISTOL DUEL
CAUSED BY A WOMAN

Dallas. Tex. March PA special
from Tucumcar. n. M 200 miles north
OF El Paso. gives meager details of "a
pistol duel in o. dance han which re-
sllted ia the death of Hoffman. Curley
and Kenneth Woodward. the arrest of
John Young Vera Carni and a man
named kieffeT of Clayton. y. NJ.
charged with the shooting The trou-
BILE is said 90 have been caused by a
woman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
DONE TO DEATH BY
PARTIES UNKNOWN

Ukiah. Cal. March 2L-The coroner's
jury in the Stokes case az Bonneville
brought i'm a verdict this afternoon 10
ihe effect that Robert Stokes and wife
came 20 their death from gUnshot wounds
at the hands OF parties unknown.
The murderer was evidently familiar
with the house. as he had secured
Stokes gun 20 do the deed The gun was
placed la such a position ass 20 try 20
lead the officials 90 believe that Stokes
had shot his wife and then himself
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
Hay Is Satisfied.

Washington. March 24-This matter
concerning the aspersions cast by Or.
Haggard, late British minister at
Caracas directly upon DR.. Russell and
indirectly upon Minister Bowen. is de-
clared here to be- a closed incident. and
there IS not the slightest disposition to
pursue the question further.
Mr.. Haggard has left Caracas TO-"
good. ana consequently cannot again
come iu contact with the officials of
the Am9l-Can legation while his sue
cessor. Mr.. BaX-Ironsides. the pres art
minister, through a residence at Wash
lngt0n Of several years. became i'm
bued with the American spirit 10 a
degree that H. expected to prevent fric-
lion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
WILL NoT BE ExTRApTTEp.

Rome. March 2.-The Russian named
Michael GOetz. who has been arrested at
Naples, is, IL seems, only accused OF
completely in the recent murder of the
Russian minister OF the interior M.
Siplaguine A semi-Oficial note issued
by the Italian government saws GOetz
viii not be eEtradited unless 10 ls proved
that DEE is accused of non political
crime. The ear wHl not come to Italy
until the autumn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
AFATHER'S VENGEANCE.
Montana Rancher Fatally Stabs
Cav Deceiver.

Young. a well known raucher living az
Ovanda, DC is alleged fatally stabbed
Carl DOWeu, a p0stoffice clerk and well
known I'm this city. at clock this after
noon. The affair occurred in Young
room In the MlssOula hotel where DE had
taken DOWeu 90 try and persuade him %
marry his daughter Bessie Young. whom
the father claims DOweN had ruined.
The physicians state that DOWeIl cannot
live. Young almost disembOWelcd DoWcu
with "a large hunting knife
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
BOILER EXPLOSION
KILLS THREE MEN

Paducah KY March 24-The boiler at
John McCauleys saw mill, siE miles from
Wickllffe. exploded today James Baird
engineer. who was ou top Of the boiler
arthur SlaFkS and Warren 1IaT- ems
plOyes. were killed and John McCaulcV
and George Marshall were badly hurt
BaIrd's body was blown 10 fragments
The building was demolished
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
SLICK THIEVES ROB
AN OMAHA JEWELER

Omaha. March 2f-This afternoon two
men entered the jeWelry store of r. B.
Huhermau and walked out with two trays
containing diamonds OF the value OF
5000 The men requested to be- shown the
gems aud while they were looking az
them the clerk was called 90 the tele-
phone He left Che trays upon the SHOW
case. After answering The telephone
call he returned. lu the meantime the
men bad sappeared, taking the dla-
m0nds with them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
SENSATION IN BRITISH ARMY
Major General Sir Hector Macdonald Commanding Ceyon to Be
COurtmartiaIsd on Charge Of Gross
immortality.

COLOMBO, Ceylon. March "a
| Charges Of the most serious nature
have been brought against Major
General Sir Hector Macdonald, COM
handing the British forces In Ceylon,
in consequence of which the governor
of the island, Sir Joseph Westridgeway,
has been authorized 10 convene a court
martial to try him. The latter. when
the charges were filed some time ago,
went TO England 10 confer with his
friends and superior officers and now
1t is understood ne viii return and face
the charges, which. it is alleged, are
based on immoral acts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-25
REMARKABLE NERVE
OF CHICAGO THIEVES

Chicago. March 2L-Thieves drove off
with wagon loaded with fiftv-seven
eases 81 MERCHANDISE valued az 5000 from
IN front Of the Chicago Burlington Al
Quincy freight station tonight while the
driver was inside with Ills freight re-
celpis. Although the loss was Immedi-
htelF reported 10 The police uo trace OF The
Waeou or The merchandise had been found
up 20 a late hour tonight.