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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
INVITATION ACCEPTED
Members of the Idaho Legislature
Will Visit Salt Lake After
Adjournment.
Especial to The Herald

Boise, Ida, Feb. 23.-In the house to-
day the invitation of the Utah legis-
lature for the Idaho legislature to visit
Salt Lake City was accepted, the trip
to be made after adjournment of the
session.
Supreme and district judges and
members of the bar were invited to
present their views on the new code at
a joint session Thursday evening.
Moore Udaho) reintroduced as
memorial to congress the Republican
state platform plank for the removal
of duties on trust-made goods. De-
feated by party vote.
The senate bill creating a state board
of horticulture was passed and senate
bills to prohibit probate judges from
practicing law and making an OPP
tional investment of 3 per cent of funds
for libraries in school districts were
killed.
House bills creating the Office Of state
sheep inspector, creating bounties Tor
killing wild cats and other animals, re-
lating to exemption of property of Oh
vorced women, and granting rights or
way for logging purposes passed the
house.
In the senate the famous Weiser
bridge bin was taken from the table
by a vote of IA to 7. This bill Gov
ernor Morrison sought to have killed to
keep it from coming to him.
New bills-Clark, prohibiting the use
of the flag for advertising; provide a
$50 license for nquor-selling in social
cIubS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
BOWEN AGAIN DECLINED
Having Failed to Get $500
Pounds in Cash Germany
Asks For a Check.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Having failed in
the effort to obtain from Mr.. Bowen the
immediate payment in cash of the $500,
which 1t was provided in the protocol of
Feb. 10 should be paid to Ger
many thirty days from date, Germany
today requested Mr.. Bowen to give
draft for the amount, payable in Caracas
on the latter day
This latter request was made on behalf
of the German embassy by Herr
BaltazZi, formerly charge d affaires at
Caracas. but who has since come 10
Washington and has been assisting the
embassy in the pending negotiations;
Mr.. Bowen was again forced TO decline
this request. which he did politely, at
the same time reminding Herr Baltazzi
that he was bound by the terms OF the
protocol, which provided that the t9.50J
should be paid at Caracas on the 15th
day of March to the diplomatic represen-
tative of Germany
Just what reason was given by the
German representative for making the
request is not known. Such a draft. how
ever, IL is presumed would be negotiable
and the result would be that the Ger
mans could Immediately obtain the
money II called for. The whole matter
IS presumed TO hinge on the question of
the return of the ships national and
man waIships during the blockade and
regarding which there appears to be
The Italian ambassador made a call on
Mr. Bowen today and explained that he
had been informed by his government
that orders had been issued by the admir-
atty of Feb. a. giving directions
for the surrender of the ships taken by
the italian vessels.
Mr. Bowen today prepared and handed
to the diplomatic Representatives of the
blOckading powers the drafts of the pro-
tocols for the submission OF the question
of the determination of preferential
treatment to The Hague tribunal. The
una'iied powers viii be invited to join
in this issue after the protocols with the
allies are signed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH
Canada Says the United States
Agreed to Appoint JuTists
of Repute.

Ottawa, Ont. Feb 23.-The Alaska
boundary commission was discussed at 4
meeting of the cabinet today. In an in
teryieW with a representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press a cabinet minister said
that while it might not be proper to say
that a protest had been made by Canada
against the nomination of Senator Tur-
ner and Senator Lodge to be representa-
tives. of the United States on the COM
mission. a remonstrance had been made
on the ground that Canada was not being
fairly treated in the matter. When Can
ada gave way to arbitrat ton by a tri-
bunal as now proposed, it was with the
understanding that three judges of the
united states supreme court would be
appointed to sit on the case, with British
and Canadian judges of repute on the
other side. The United States. he said.
has failed to carry out this clause. In
stead. the United States government has
appointed, particularly in Senators Lodge
and Turner. men who cannot be called
impartial juriSts of repute,'' as REQUIRED
by the treaty. On the contrary. thew are
looked upon as men who are strongly an
tagon1Stic to Canada'S claims. Until an
answer is obtained to this remonstrance
Canada will not name her commissioner
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
PRISONERS BREAK JAIL
Pick Lock With Wire and Break
Through Wall With Steel
Bar.
Especial to The HeraId0

Provo. Feb. 23.-With d small piece of
wire and an iron bar. two prisoners con-
fined in the county jail here managed TO
effect their escape from the DT1SOn to-
night. With the wire they picked the lock
Of their cell and with the iron bar they
tore through the iron ceiling and knocked
a hole through the wall The ESCAPED
prisoners are Joe Davis and Fred Fish.
arrested for burglarizing box car IN
SpringVille few DAYS ago
In some way the prisoners managed TO
get hold of a piece of wire ana 4 small
iron bar. With the wire they picked the
lock on their cell and got out into the
corridor. The ceiling is covered with cor
rugated iron. but with the iron bar they
managed to tear away a piece large
enough TO allow them TO crawl uD under
the roof They then attacked the wall
under the roof and knocked out Il panel
With their bed clothing. which they tore
into strips, they manufactured a rope TO
climb down to the ground on
Nothing was known of the ESCAPE until
some prisoners tipped off the informa-
ton to the cook. The latter Immediately
notified the sheriff. and an Investigation
was made. The tracks OF the men were
discernible about the building. but as vet
no trace of them has been secured. Fish
and Davis We're arrested in Salt Lake a
few days al 90 and taken to Provo for trial.
They are considered bad men,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24

! telegraph with the scene of the wreck
was cut off. 1t was stated that on
account of the heat of the flames the
work of rescue. should any persons be
beneath the debris. cannot progress
The following mail clerks were
killed:
w. H. Rockwell. head clerk, Cleve-
land.
Z. w. Kriesman, Cleveland.
T. w. Smiley. Cleveland.
L. NJ. Waiworth. Cleveland.
All were burned to death except Wal
worth, who was so badly injured that
he died in a fewtminutes.
The wrecking train brought the bod
les of the dead mail clerks to Cleve-
land.
The seriously injured: John Fergu-
son, Cleveland. engineer freight train;
William Fish, Cleveland, engineer pas
senser train; Joe Coulter, express mes
senger.
Coulter was saved from the flames
by passengers throwing snow on the
fire. Two firemen. whose names have
not yet been learned, also are in
jured. No passengers are reported in
jured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
WORKING THE GRAFT.
Scandal Brought to Light in Wash
ington Legislature.

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 23.-Three
firms holding printing contracts with
the state today filed a written state
ment charging that Chairman Louis
Levy of the printing investigation COM
mittee appointed by the legislature had
solicited from them $500 as con-
sideration for giving favorable report
on the letting of printing contracts last
July. The firms signing the statement
are the Metropolitan Printing company,
Seattle; the Pioneer Bindery & Print
ing company, Tacoma. and the State
Printing company, Olympia.
The charges were filed with the COM
mittee and pending their inVestiga-
ton, Levy was retired from the chair
manship. The committee will report
to the house tomorrow. Levy, who is a
member of the house from Seattle
claims that the charges are made tc
discredit his investigation. which, he
alleges, has unearthed corruption, and
he claims that two of the firms viii
recede from the charges when called
upon to testify.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
MAIL CLERKS BURNED TO DEATH
Awful Wreck the Big Four Near Cleveland O-Passenger
Train and Freight Came Together With
Terrific Force

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 23.-In a
y head-on collision at 10 o'clock to-
night between a westbound pas
senger train and an eastbound freight
on the Big -Four, a mile east of Berea.
three mail clerks are reported to have
been burned to death in their car and
another was SO. badly hurt that he died
shortly after being removed from his
car.
One of the mail clerks was named
WalwOrth and lived at Wellington, o.
Both trains caught fire. According to
the first report no one was injured, but
later advices are to the effect that
eight or ten passengers were seriously
injured
The trains met about half a mile east
of the street railway tunnel and were
running at full speei Roth engines
were demolished and the track was
heaped with debris. The passenger
train left Cleveland at $3.50 o'clock.
Shortly after the collision the debris
caught fire and burned fiercely. The
telegraph poles beside the track were
burned down and communication by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
AN ORDINARY THIEF
AFTER ALL HIS BLOW.

Detroit, Mich. Feb. 23.-Instead of
being wanted in this city for the theft
of s22, 500 worth of diamonds, as he told
the Denver police, Fred j. Fox viii be
brought back here on a warrant charg-
ing him with stealing a little over $500.
At the office of H. w. Steere, the dis
patch saying Fox had stolen $22500
was laughed at. He secured only four
diamond rings valued at a little over
$780, One of these he pawned before
leaving town. The police will send an
officer to Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
SHOOTS CREDENTIALS
FILED IN THE SENATE
Notice of Citizens Protest by Senator Burrows
and That of the Christian League by Frye.
From Present Indications Seems Unlikely That Any Action Will
Be Taken at This Session.
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington Feb 23-Senator-eect Shoots first
working day in Washington has been busy one, and he
says very satisfactory Early this morning SmoOt, in
company with Representative-elect Howell and Mr..
Anderson visited the White House. While in the gen
eral waiting rOom the president who receiving
delegation from Dakota esped the Utah visitor and at
and greeted Smoot and his friends
daily. He invited Smoot into his private Office and
Ihey had conference or ten or htteen minutes when,
the visitor said later, extremely satisfactory.
When the senate convened SmOOt visitor in
the chamber and introduced a large number of
senators by Senator Kearns who presented Shoots
dentias the reading of which attracted the attention
of the galleries. crowded with holiday visitors Imme
datey after the presentation of the credentials, Sen
aor Burrows filed the protest of Utah citizens against
the seating of SmOot. The protest read by title
only and ordered paced in the files of the senate
INDICATIONS FAVOR SMOOT
The fact that it was referred to the committee
on privileges and elections is taken Indication that
the present congress will take up the question: but
that the entire matter will go to the next congress-
In addition to the Utah protest Senator Frye, by
request presented the remOnstrance of the National
Christian League for the Promotion of Social Purity
against the seating of SmoOt The rectes
that the of SmOOt seems to be difficult than
that of Roberts, because SmOO processes to be anti
polygamOus but has, according to report,
pledged himself to uphold polygamy 1t protests against
the very foundation of the well being of state
Shoots friends pleased with the reception he
has met here from the president members of the
and the newspapers. They that the indications
that serious obstacles will be thrown way
OF Smoots taking his seat in the senate March and
retaining it.
ANTLMORMON SERMON.
An anti-MOrmOn sermon preached here yester-
day in the English Lutheran church by A W. Moot
who said
81 do not expect to live preach the funeral ser
mon of the Mormon church, but 1 expect that the
church of Jesus Christ will rise up my day and expose
the immoral, vile teachings of that religion am con
fdent that day political parties will the cOur
age the flag and to teach the MOrmOns what
the flag means. The attitude of that church. as it
knocks at the door of the senate indicates that would
knock until 1T is admitted everywhere OF thing |
am sure-in future MormOnsm will have no place ex-
cept in darkest Africa or some island of the sea"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
SUBSIDY BILL KILLED
All the Democrats and Four Re.
publicanS Were Against
Reporting 1t.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries today voted not to report the
ship subsidy bill to the house, the vote
being 10 to 6.
Those voting to report it were
Messrs. Grosvenor (O), Young (Pa.),
Greene CMass.), Fordney (Mich.),
Wachter (Md.), LittlefieId CMe.).
Those voting against reporting II
were Messrs. Hopkins Gid, Miner
CWis.), Stevens (Minn.), Jones (Wash.),
Republicans, and Speight (Miss.) },
Small On. c., Davis CFla.), McDer-
mott On. j.. Belmont IN. " and
Shook co., Democrats.
Representative VreeiG-5s of New
York was not present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
NEGROES LOSE CASE
IN SUPREME COURT

Washington, Feb. 23.-The Supreme
court of the United States today decid-
ed the case of James Terrence and
others against the state of Florida. The
charge was that of discriminating
against the negroes in the enforcement
of the law by refusing to summon col
ored jurors IN criminal trials. The
court held that there was 10 proof of
such discrimination and affirmed the
decision OF the supreme court of Flor
ida which upheld the proceedings OF
the trial court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
LAW AND LOTTERY TICKETS
Two Decisions Rendered By the U.
S. Supreme Court.

Washington. Feb 2S-The power of con-
gress to prohibit the sending of lottery
tickets from one state TO another by
other means than mails, was passed on
today by the supreme court of the United
States The question arose in connection
with two cases. that of Champion vs..
the United States, and that of Francis
VS. the United States In both cases the
conStitutiOnality of the act of congress
of 1895. prohibiting the transmission of
lottery tickets from one state TO an
other by express or otherwise was chal-
lenged. The opinion in the Champion
case was delivered by Justice Harlan
and sustained the validity of the law. In
the Francis case Justice Holmes did not
come within the scope of the law in
question. Both were criminal cases
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
AUSTRIAN MAIDENS
FLOCK TO AMERICA

Vienna. Feb. 2S.-With the object of
stemming the wholesale emigration of
young girls 60 America, which is oc
casioning the Hungarian government
considerable concern, Premier De
Szello has sent a circular letter to the
local authorities of Hungary calling
their attention to what he describes
as this melancholy fact" He directs
that the authorities only permit minors
to emigrate when sanctioned to do so
by their parents or guardians, and
when they travel in charge of adults.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
PUTS AMBITION AWAY.
barrow Declines to Run For Mayor
of Chicago.


Chicago. Feb. 23.-Clarence E. Darrow
tonight announced that he would not
make the race for mayor of Chicago In
giving the reasons that induced him to
reach this conclusion he said that for
many wears he had represented labOring
people in their litigation and he felt that
he could not abandon this work for that
of the position of mayor of Chicago. He
declared that, in company with John
Mitchell and Samuel Gompers. he had
arranged some measures intended to BEN
eft organized labor throughout the cOun-
try. and he did not feel at this time that
he could give UP this work TO seek a po-
liticaI office He declared in favor of the
municipal ownership of public utilities.
but said that before such things could be
brought about in Chicago there must be
state legislation. and that he could fur
Their this in a greater measure by his po-
sition in the legislature of Illinois than
by anything he could do as mayor, where
he would be compelled to enforce the
laws as he found them on the statute
books
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
NEW KIND OF CARTRIDGES FOR RIOTS


w them demand
o
the exception that instead of the long and steel
something Of than bucot yet not dngerou to
at
of smokeess powder The balls made OF mixture lead ana
tin
weight grains The service
pim for smok
effective work at 200 yards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
AN EDITOR STABBED
BY A DRUNKEN NEGRO

Wathena, Kan. Feb. 23.-Paul Grin
stead. editor of the Times, was fatally
stabbed by a drunken negro named
Frank Warner. and excitement is run
ming high at Wathena and at Troy,
where the negro has been placed in Jail.
There is talk of lynching in case Grin
stead dies. Grinstead served nearly
year in jail in 1900 for libel and edited
his paper from his cell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
BENEFIT OF CLARA MORRIS
Richest Men of New York Among
the Patrons.

New York, Feb. 23.-PIans for the bene-
fit OF Miss Clara Norris the actress. to
be given shortly, have taken definite
shape The performance Will be given
under the auspices OF the theatrical pro
fesslOn- Rev ~ F. Underhill pastor of
ST. Johns Episcopal church in YOnkers
of which Miss Morris is a member, viii
act as treasurer of the fund. Amelia
Bingham has agreed to manage the bene-
fit, but the exact date has not yet been
fixed Among the patrons many of
whom have contributed money, are
Morgan, George J. Gould II. o. Have
meyer. John D. Crimmins and John G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
ATTEMPT OF A YOUTH
TO COMMIT MURDER

Columbus. Ind. Feb. 23.-Meade Barr,
- years old, of Elizabethtown. is in
Jail here on the charge Of poisoning
six people. all of Elizabethtown. Barr
was employed in a warehouse and,
according to the authorities, took a
number of apples and poured in a
poisonous drug. and gave the apples
TO the people. who became seriously i'll.
The motive is not knwn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
FUNSTON IN KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. Feb 23--Cieneral Frsder-
lex Funston arrived in the city from Den
yer this morning. spent most of the day
here and LETT late this afternoon for Al
len county. Kansas. to visit his parents
General Funston viii leave Denver March
10 for Vancouver barracks, Washington.
He viii assume charge OF his new COM
mand March ID
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
COMBINATIONS

Washington, Feb. 25.-Confirmations by
(hc senate:
William r Day Of Ohio. associate JUS
fice OF the supreme court of the United
States John Richards circuit Judge for
the Sixth judicial circuit; Henry A HoYt.
Pennsylvania. solicitor; l.. S. Smith. post
master 1T Lander
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
FROZEN TO DEATH.

bou1eS OF SIX MeXlcan Women and
Children Found
Gilead. Tex. Feb. 23.-The bodies of
six Mexicans, three women and three
children, who had been frozen to death.
were found today on the river eight
miles above here. The bodies were
found lying close together, their po-
sitions showing that the women had
tried to protect the children. They were
visiting friends on the south side of
the river, Wednesday, and were put
across in skiff by Thomas Vasquez,
after which they started for a camp
on the north side of the river, two or
three miles distant. 1t is supposed that
they lost their way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
ONE UNIDENTIFIED.

Cedar Rapids Ia. Feb. 23.-It is now
believed that the remaining unidentified
body taken from the Clifton hotel ruins
is that of NJ. r. Bruce, who registered
from New York City. A. p. Johnson an
other guest, is yet unaccounted for.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24

= Washington, Feb. 23.-The house I
Z judiciary committee today referred I
= all the resolutions bearing upon I
the subject of polygamy 10 a sub I
y committee, with instructions to re- I
= port TO the full COMMITTEES Friday. I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
a Perpetual Reminder.
Negroes For the Cabinet.

II viii vote to confirm Booker Wash
ingtOn as secretary of anything Let US
have a negro, genuine negro. not a
mulatto or hybrid Then let US ma ke
them officers of the army and navy. Let
US give them a pro rata share of all the
good jobs wherever they exist. without
regard TO local conditions
He added that nothing Of the sort would
be done After speaking for nearly two
hours and not concluding. ne yielded for
an executive session
The postOffice appropriation bill is still
before the senate
At 4.25 the senate adjourned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-24
A TIP!

II you want to do business
Advertise in The Herald.
1t gets results.