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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
MESSAGE READ
IN LOWER HOUSE
Considerable Routine BUSINESS
Transacted Beforehand.
CONTESTS WERE ANNOUNCED
jim BUFFERS SEAT Is STILL IN
DANGER.

Washington. Dec. THE house con-
vened today in regular session and list
ened to the reading Of the presidents
annual message to congress. The spe-
cial session robbed the day of many
interesting features Incident to new
congress. The house having been or
ganized four weeks ago, the ceremony
of opening day comprised merely
rollcall to develop the presence Of a
quorum. and the customary nOtihca-
tions to the president and TO the sem
ate. No reference was made to the
special session.
More than an hour and a half was
consumed in the reading Of the presi-
dents message at the conclusion Of
which there was a general applause
on the Republican side Of the cham
Der. A considerable amount of rou-
tine matters necessary to facilitate the
work OF the committee was transacted
before the reception of the message.
At $3.50 the house adjourned out Of
respect to Henry Burk of Pennsylvania,
a member who died Saturday.
Quorum Was Present.
Speaker Cannon brought down the
gavel at noon today, converting the
house for the first day of the regular
session Of the Fifty-eighth congress.
The roll was called by states, TO de-
velop that a quorum was present. Mr..
Pinckney CTex.) was sworn in.
The speaker announced the presence
of quorum S03 members having re-
sponded 10 the roll call.
The speaker appointed a committee
| consisting Of Messrs. Hepburn Qa),
Hemenway Qnd) and Williams (Aiss.).
to join a committee from the senate
to wait upon the president and notify
him that a quorum of the two houses
was present and ready to receive any
communication from him.
A resolution was adopted providing
that the clerk notify the senate Of the
/ presence of a quorum in the house.
Contests For Seats.
/ The list of contests having been an
noUnced to the house by the celrk, were
read, and are as follows:
California-Fourth district; Illinois,
Sixth district Massachusetts, Ninth
nistrict Missouri, Eleventh and
Twelfth districts: North Carolina,
Tenth district; Pennsylvania, Tenth
( district; Oklahoma, delegate-at-large;
/ South Carolina, First and Seventh dis
/ tricts; Tennessee, Eighth district; Colo
RADIO, First district.
At 1:49 Mr.. Barnes, assistant secre-
/ tary to the president, bearing the pres
/ ident's message to congress. was an
nounced. The message was read to the
! house.
/ The reading of the presidents mes
sage was concluded amid applause on
/ the Republican side. The message was
! referred to the committee of the whole
\ house on the state Of the Union and
i ordered printed.
! Another message from the president
/ transmitting rules and regulations pre-
! scribed in connection with the public
I by the house
The speaker appointed n committee
+ TO attend the funeral of the late Henry
Burk of Pennsylvania and as a fur
Their mark OF respect the house ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
GUDGER GETS THE TREATY.
Document Will be Sent to This coun-
try at Once.

Panama, Dec. Sat s q. NJ. today
the canal treaty was sent to Colon on
a special car preparatory 10 shipping
it to the United states.
Colon, Dec. THE canal treaty
reached Colon at about 1870 a. m. I'm
care of Consul General GudEer.
Mr.. Gudger this morning delivered
the boxes containing the treaty TO the
purser of the City Of Washington TAX
ing a receipt for them. The two keys
20 the separate boxes. in the inner one
Of which is the treaty viii go to the
United states in custody of Major Guy
L. Edic of the medical department OF
the United States army, who has been
here for a fortnight looking into sani-
tatiOn matters.
Rear Admiral Walker viii not return
home on the City OF Washington to-
morrow.
The Royal Mail steamship agent here
today received a telegram from Port
LluOu. Costa Rica. informing him that
the government of the department Of
Bolivar Colombia had reOpened the
ports of Savanilla and Cartageua TO
vessels 10 and from Colon.
The German steamer Naldivia sailed
cor Cartagena yesterday, hoping TO en-
.er that port
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
PASSENGERS BRING SUN.

Portland. ore. Dec. 7.-TWenty suits,
aggregating $4,000, have been filed in
the United States district court here
against the. owners of the steamer Nome
City. The compliments allege that they
were first cabin passengers on the Nome
City from Cape Nome 10 Seattle IN Oc-
tober of this year and that they were
compelled to travel in q filthy ship: that
the food was bad and the cooking worse;
that the driuizing water was nauseahng
and unfit for use.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
sTRFET CARs COLLIpE.

Vancouver. +. c.. Dec. Two street
cars collided today in fog at the south
ern end of the Westminster avenue
bridge across False creek. The bridge
has only q single track, while the re-
mainder of the line, is double-traclSed
The fronts OF both cars were badly
smashed and the following were injured.
Robert Partridge. a business man, leg
broken: Motormau Gael. leg crushed and
broken; MotOrman Cameron, hand cut.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
Work of the Special Session Nearly
Completed.

Helena Mont. Dec. Only the upper
house of the legislature was in session to-
day. The body disposed Of two bills, the
first being the Hoffman bill relative 70
the powers and duties of the supreme
court on appeals, requiring that tribunal
in equity cases to review all questions OF
fact arising upon the evidence prlstnted
in the record. The other was the bill
providing for the submission to the peO-
pie Of a constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the employment Of children un-
der rs years i'm mines and making eight
hours q days work in mines, mills and
smeiters and on public works.
The judiciary committee win report to-
morrow the Maddox bills providing for
change Of venue and relating TO the dis
qualification Of judges the most impor-
able the session viii close not later than
FRIDAY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
our OF ~ EogPITAL.

San Francisco, Dec. Colonel j. ~.
Powers. president Of the United States
Trust company Of Louisville, KY who
was seriously Injured in q railroad ac-
ClGent at Reno. New, on oct. III while
ne was en- route TO the bankers conven-
ton IN this city, YVES today discharged
from the Southern Pacific hospital. Be-
fore returning 10 his home he viii make
tour OF California.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
MURDER IN OKLAHOMA.
Boys Skull Crushed With Stick of
Stove Wood

Oklahoma City, o. T., Dec. six
miles south of here, Oscar Lethridge
killed Oscar Smith, his brother-in-law
crushing his skull with a stick of
stove-wOod, and probably fatally
founded the latters brother, J. T..
Smith. both boys. Lethridge's wife,
who had secured a divorce from him,
had gone 70 her fathers home. He
went there to see them and when the
elder Smith refused him admittance
Lethridge forced the doors. The boys
tried to eject him and the fatal fight
followed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
corn rMPORTs

New York. Dec. An engagement Of
500 600 gold i'm the London market Is an
nounced by Ladenburg Fhalman q co.
Tho National City bank today engaged
I'm the London market $4,000, partly IN
sovereigns and gold eagles.
Lazard Freres have engaged $4,000
gold in the London market. other sold
engagements are pending.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
OUT THE
WEAKEST SPOTS
United States War Vessels Sail
ing Along Colombian Coast.
VHCOEFlRMED RUMOR AFLOAT
EUDGER IN POSSESSION OF THE
CANAL TREATY.

= = = p = = = > = 80 A4@4%
Colon. Dec. IA rumOr is in cir ?
= culation here to the effect that ?
2 5000 soldiers have left Cartagena ?
= for the purpose Of invading the =
2 isthmus. No details are known =
= and the rumOr cannot be con- =
= frmed tonight. 1t probably had ?
= It's source in Port Limou, Costa >
= Hlca, where il was brought by =
= steamer from Cartagena. The ?
= only possible means of approach ?
= ing Panama Is by narrow and dit =
hcult mountain passes through the =
= Indian country. The United States.
y cruiser Atlanta is now -om the In 2
= dian coast.
= The United States auxiliary =
= cruiser Dixie viii tomorrow land =
= q company of marines, who will p
+ go into camp at Empire station. y
= near Culebra Cut. The battleship y
= Maine is coaiing near Bocas Del ?
= TOro.
colon. Dec. Following instructions
received Dec. from the navy depart
ment at Washington, United States
gunboats on either side of the isthmus
have started or are starting on recon-
nottering expeditions along the coasts,
principally IN the direction of Colon
bia, for the purpose of ascertaining
the condition Of the trails and roads
between the Panama and Colombian
frontiers. the facilities Of the country
for sustaining expeditions marching on
Panama. and to generally determine
the United States best course in case
o. a Colombian INVASION of the 18th
mus, and also to learn the attitude Of
the various Indian tribes inhabiung
both coasts The United States cruis-
or atlanta has gone to San Bias for
this purpose and probably will con-
tainue TO the Gulf Of Darien. An
other vessel win be sent to san Miguel
ON the Pacific. and third TO Divid
also on the Pacific, but toward Costa
Rica. to ascertain the conditions at
Chiriqui. and make a show of force If
10 is thought necessary, and study the
possibility of Colombia's landing e.
small schooner expedition at Chiriqui
from southern points.
Panama Expedition
The Panama authorities are aiding
these efforts. They have sent out sew
eral parties on both sides of the 18TH
mus 90 seek information and watch
possible movements on the part of
the Col0mbians. one such party was
sent out from Colon i'm a small sloop
which was probably lost near Meamar
on the san Bias coast The boat was
found bottom upward and its occu-
pants are missing. No reports have
yet been received from these parties
20 indicate that any Warlike move
ments have taken place. Panama
expeditions on the Pacific side are des-
troying canoes, etc, found ia the riv-
ers for the purpose of hindering the
~. q.
attempt 20 come down the rivers
Efforts are being made by these Pan
anna parties To recover the Atlantic
coast as far as the Gulf of Darien and
the mouth of the Atrato river. which
is in Colombia territory
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
No Canse For Fear.

Colon. Dec. 7s--News received by ca
Die from Buera Ventura says that all
is quiet there. and that there is no in
tention on the part Of the Colombian
government to move troops in any d.
rectiOn. The Colombian gunboat BO-
gotta, which is stiii at Buena Ventura
without coal is considered quite harm
less.
The United States supply ship Cul-
goa has arrived here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
GRAZING PERMITS.

Especial 70 The HeraIu.)
Washington. Dec. THE secretary OF
the interior today approved orders per-
hitting grazing for the season of 1905 as
follows.
Ctah-Fish Lake forest reserve, 150O
cattle and horses.
Idaho-Bitter Root forest reserve, 900
head Of cattle and horses; Priest River
forest reserve. 500 head cattle and horses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
TREAsURY FsTTMATFs.

washington, Dee. THE secretary OF
The treasury TODAY transmitted 20 con-
gress the estimates of appropriations re-
uuired by the government for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1893. The appro-
Driations ask for aggregates Of s52i 505,-
1875 as against S583,ls9.lf2 asked for the
year Of 1904. and S605, ESQ. $50. the amount
Of the appropriations for that year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
AMERIcA - FURNIsH THEM.

Moscow, Dec. The town council of
Moscow in discussing the proposal TO
ask the governments permission TO inn
port American street car rails, which
are badly needed because OF the failure
of the Russian firms TO supply the
heavy rails required by the new lines.
The failure is due to lack of proper ma
Chinery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Glass Manufacturer Shoots Himself
After Killing a Woman.

New York, Dec. 7.-Lester NJ. Fitz-
gerald, a member Of a glass manu-
featuring firm OF this city, shot and
killed Mrs. Matilda Wood at a hotel
in the Williamsburg section Of Brook
Ign today and then committed suicide
with the same weapon. Mrs. Wood was
the wife of a newspaper compositor,
who said he believed that Fitzgerald
committed the crime because Mrs.
Wood repealed his advances. F'itz-
gerald was married, but his wife had
secured a divorce from him and had
since remarked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
RUSSIAN RECOGNITION.

st. Petersburg, Dec. limited States
Ambassador Mccormick has been Off
cially notified Of Russia's recognition
Of the Republic Of Panama. The sign
ing Of the decree was one of the first
acts Of the car after his return here
from SkiernloWic ON Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
ONE Of THEM SET FREE.
Trial Of Chinese Newspaper Men Be
fore Mixed Court.


fore Mixed Court.
Shanghai, Dec. THE trial before
the mixed court here of the employees
the chinese local newspaper SupaO,
1rged with writing seditiOus articles,
vas concluded today. one Of the pris-
oners was released, and in the cases Of
three others judgment was reserved.
Another of the defendants, who was
associated with the rebellion in Han
kow during the year 1900, is awaiting
a decision Of his appeal for trial on
the latter charge before the mixed
court
Picking. Dec. Foreign public opin-
ion regarding the SupaO prisoners
charged with sedition penetrated the
forbidden city and orders were sent to
Shanghai that the prosecution should
demand only light pUnishments in the
cases Of the three lesser offenders. The
government thus hoped to vindicate it
self from the charges that the prison.
ers would have been barbarously treat
ed if they had been surrendered to the
Chinese authorities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
FMBLAMED HIMsELF.

Bloomington. Ills, Dec. III. o. Lively,
aged ~. a veteran Of the civil war. whose
home is said 70 be I'm Napa. CAL COM
mitted suicide at Maroa MS last night
by swallowing embalming fluid. Lively
was "a stranger there and no reason for
the act Is known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
FAIruRE ANNOUNCED

Boston. Mass. Dec. THE failure Of
bennett Brothers &, Co. brokers Of this
city, was announced on the stock eX
change today. The firm recently sue
ceeded that of bennett, Crane &
Blanchard. The failure is said not to
be Of great importance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
FrvE YEARs ~ PRTsoN.

Columbus, o., Dec. Harry J.
Hoover pleaded guilty to making false
entries and fraudulent issue of a GER
tificate as cashier of the Peoples Ma
tional bank, Newark, o.. today and was
senteced to FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
nPvArr ~ PARTs

Paris. Dec William J. Bryan was
received by President Loubet the audi
ence having been arranged by Amhas-
sador Porter I'M compliance with Mr..
Brvan's request. Mr.. Bryan win leave
Pnris 1nrnnrroW for SWltzerlano
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
ACCEPT LFss WAGES.

Chester. W. Va. Dec. THE en-
ployes Of the Chester tin plate mill Of
the American Tin Plate company have
accepted the reduced scale offered by
the company, and the entire plant viii
start Jan. J.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
FrTMFRAI. 90 spRTNGER.

Washington. Dec. THE funeral Of
former Representative William ~. Spring
~ OF Illinois was held at the Metropol-
tan Episcopal church today. There was
a large attendance, including many mem
bers Of congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
RANK TFI,IER ARRFsTrD

New York, Dec flames n. Edge, q
former note teller OF the First National
bank OF Paterson n j., who dis
appeared Aug. 8, 1902, and who was later
bank has been arrested at Memphis,
Tenn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
NEW PosTMAsTERs.


Especial to The herald-)
washington. Dec. Idaho: Lookout
Nez Perces county, Homer J.. Brown, vice
James TT. Burgess. resigned.
Vyoming-FOssil. Uinta county. Wcs-
ley A. Somers, vice Ida L. Clark, re-
signed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
WIND TOO HIGH.

Washington, Dec. Efforts to con-
duct a second trial of the Langley
aerodrome today was abandoned owing
to a stiff breeze.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08

cures scrofulous sores, boils, pimples,
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ing diseases.
vi gives me great pleasure 10 express my
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which bafhed the skill Of some of the most
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the hospital was ooctored there for three
months without success Came home discour-
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He also failed TO help me. Then I began DR.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
CHEERS ron TIE JuNTA.

Porto Bello Citizens Show Their En-
thusiasm.
Colon. Dec. THE news Of the rati-
1cauou. OF the canal treaty at Panama
Dec. was carried to Porto Bello yes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
CnnnOnnd.


"DzAR Mrs. PIyKHAAr: - Ignorance
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female suffering, not only with the
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WEAKNESS, until I was well nigh pros
trated. / knew I had TO do something
Happily I did the right thing. / took
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Compound faithfully, according to
directions, and was rewarded in few
weeks to find that my aches and pains
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ful, have also advised a number Of
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Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound, and they have never had
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St., Minneapolis, MINI" (Alrs. Fair
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highest salaried travelling saleswomen
ia the West.) - 5000 forfeit q original Of
a5oge letter proving gsngineHass cHl9t Dc 1ra1aoaa
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write nc for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health Address, Lynn, Mass
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
THE Old COMPANY is OUT
CONSUMERS COMPANY BUYS
InjanctIon stopped by Sale Of water and
Light PIaats-oid Company Realized
It's Position and gets out Of Business
Nsw System 20 be compIetsd.

Last evening tie Occur d'AIens
Water a. Light company and the
Consumers Company reached an
agreement BY which the old company
dispOses Of its water and light
systems to the new company. The
transfer includes the company pro-
perry consisting Of poles and wires,
water mains and all except real
estate, together with the rights Of
the company to the use Of the streets
and alleys. The agreement was
drawn last evening and will be signed
by the parties to the deal today.
This agreement disposes Of the in
junction proceedings pending before
Judge Morgan which caused a tenn
porary suspension of work on the
mains Of the new system and will end
all efforts on the part of the old com
pany to bring water from Hayden
lake. The fight Of the people and
the new company for better service
and business principles in which the
public will receive impartial and just
treatment has been long and at times
bitter, bat the people, when practic-
ally a unit in favor of proposition,
usually win in the end. The old
company showed good business judg-
ment in getting from under public
opinion and made good move in dis
posing Of its plants before they were
made worthless. The new company
is to take charge of the business
Tuesday.
This transfer will in no way inter
fere with the plans of the Consumers.
Company for putting in the new
water and light systems just as
planned and under construction. The
dynamos and other property acquired
by the purchaser will be dispose d of
and utilized in other ways. The
dynamOs, pumps, boilers and all
equipment will be new and up to
date, and work on the systems will
be pushed as rapidly as possible. A
readjustment Of water rates will be
made and other efforts be put forth
to satisfy the public.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
TO SUPPRESS GAMBLING.
A Law That works well in The state Of
Idaho.

Law That Works Well in The State Of
IdAho.
The following amendment proposed
to the New York gambling Law is
already in force in Idaho and we
object to New York taking credit for
reforms that originated in this state:
ut shall be the duty of the
District Attorney of the County of
New York to raid all gambling
establishments in the manner follow
ing, to-wit. that is to say These
phrases are thrown in to give it
legal air
LIST. He shall give two weeks
written notice to. the proprietor of the
establishment, stating the date and
the hour at which the raid is to be
I made.
''and. At the appointed time he
shall so in person to the alleged
gambling Establishment and ring the
bell three times at intervals of not
more than five nor less than ten
minutes each. Gan acute lawyer will
probably discover flaw in this
section, but that is what acute
lawyers are for; also, what some laws
are for.
! ''3rd. After the door has been
opened he shall seize all evidence of
gambling and present it to the grand
jury.
''4th. IL the door shall not be
opened he shall proceed to the
station house of the precinct, wake
up the sergeant at the desk. and get
an axe.
18th. He shall then return to the
gambling establishment and ring the
bell once more; then, If the door
shall not be opened within ten
minutes, it shall be his duty to force
an entrance.
18th. He shall then cause the
arrest of any and all persons found
in the place, seize all paraphernalia
that may not have been removed and
present the evidence to the Grand
Jury. in like manner as IL the door
had been opened by the proprietor
voluntarily and with an affable smile.
"Tth. Any gambler who shall be
convicted after having been arrested
by due process of law, as herein
described, shall be incarcerated in a
lunatic asylum for the remainder of
his natural life, being considered
and hereby adiudged by the L.egisla-
ure chump for allowing himself 10
be caught in spite Of the ample safe
guards which the law has endeavored
70 throw around him.