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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
PRoMoTToNs IN ARMY.

Washington, May BY the dirac-
ton Of the president Colonel Charlez
a Woodruff the senior colonel Of the
commissary department is 10 be ape
pointed a brigadier general ana retired
in july. when vacancies viii occur as
the result OF the retirement of Major
General Davis. Colonel Woodruff U-aG
wounded four times during tine CiTl
war and three times "a the Indian wars
on the plains He had served some
time as chief cOmmissary in Manila and
Of late his old wounds have been giving
him trouble His Tetirern ent Uil pro-
mote Lieutenant Colonel William J..
Alexander to be colonel and Major
James y. Allison To be lieutenant col
onel in the commissary department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
STRIKE DECLARED OFF POLICE ON THE TRAIL
Man Who Sent the Internal Ma
chine to the Cunard Dock
Has Been Traced.

New York, May I2.-Much of the mys-
terry surrounding the placing of an in
fernal machine on the pier of the Gu
nard company was cleared up today
and an arrest may be made at any mo-
ment. The police have learned that the
box was taken to the pier from a board
ing house in West Thirty-first street.
known as the .'Currie house" and pat
ronized principally by theatrical folk.
The police also know the name Of the
man who sent the box from the house.
and have a good description of him
Who this man is. however. Inspector
McCluskey declines to say, and the pro
prietress of the establishment on being
questioned by reporters regarding her
bOarders. would say nothing except
that he engaged a room about a week
ago, that he had paid his rent and
that his effects were still in the house
To the police, it is said, she has fur
nished full information.
When asked what the motive for
placing the Internal machine on the
pier was, Inspector McCluskey con-
tented himself with the mysterious re-
ply that it was obvious"
The American tomorrow viii say:
The man who made the Internal ma
chine and sent it to the Cunard dock
last Saturday lived IN this city as a
boarder in Mrs. Joseph Cures house
at 366 West Thirty first street for two
weeks. He gave his name as G. Ros-
seau. To al appearances the man was
not a foreigner. He spoke perfect Eng
ish without any more trace of an ac-
cent than marks the westerner or Ca
madam. and his fellow b0arders believed
that he had come from the west posi-
bly, from western Canada Through
Mr.. Currie the mysterious wagon in the
case and the men who took the box to
the pier were found These men were
innocent of any knowledge of the plot %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
Body Found Near Mapleton on
Rio Grande Track-Probably
Fell From Train.
- ID - -

Provo. May 12.-This afternoon Sher-
if Harmon was notified that man
had been found dead on the Rio GTande
track a short distance east of Maple
ton Deputy Sheriff Graham and COun-
ty Attorney Page went for the body
and returned with it about y o'clock
tonight. The body was found by the
section foreman after train No. ,,
which leaves the MapletOn station ar
AS. had passed. and it is supposed the
man was passenger and fell from a
car.
His right arm was broken, both legs
We're broken and he was badly bruised
or the head and other parts OF the
body There were no papers nor any
writing by which he could be identified.
He carried a conductors receipt for 20
cents. which leads the officers to believe
he got on at Provo and was going To
Thistle. The man appeared to be about
40 years of age. He had a short chin
beard and mustache. ana his left hand
was crippled He wore new OveraIls,
new black trousers and hat. and new
lace shoes. and had SI1.50 in cash in his
pockets. An inquest viii be held to-
morrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
NICARAGUA ROUTE.
Secretary Hay Disposed to Make a
Feint.

Eeint.
Washington. May 12.-Dr. Thomas II
Herran. Colombian charge d'affaires
here. said today that he had not been
advised by his government that PreS1-
dent MarrOQuin had resigned, as re
ported in dispatches from Panama. II
ii shall appear shortly that the Co
lcnbian government IS disposed to de-
fer final action beyond the "reaSOna bic
time mentioned IL the SpOOner act,
the state department viii at once en-
deaVor TO reopen negotiations with
Nicara qua and COSTA Rica with view
to securing control of the alternate
route for a canal through those cOun-
tries. in fact. Secretary Hay mas al
ready within the week talked with the
Nicaraguan and Costa Rican ministers
SO much i'll feeling was excited in Mic
aragua and Costa Rica by the dropping
OF the Nicaragua route after the pro-
t0coIs had been drawn looking to its
acquisition that the resident ministers
of the two countries here are very
10th to take UP the subject again with
out an express agreement that they
are not to be used to club the COlOm-
ofan government into terms.
The officials here. however. feel very
confident that it will not Oe necessary
to resort again to the Nicaragua
route for they believe that the present
difficulties in the Panama negotiations
are solely attributable TO efforts on the
part Of the COlOmbianS to make the
most of the opportunity 10 induce the
Panama Canal company to divide with
il some part of the $40O00.000 10 be re
ceived by the company from the United
States
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
BUFFALO THE SCENE
OF DISASTROUS FIRE

Buffalo. y. Y. May 12.-T1e Dia-
mond mills, owned by church, & Co.;
an elevator owned by the same COM
panv. the transfer house of the Lake
Shore & Erie railroad and about forty
cars were destroyed by FIRE tonight. A
score Of small houses in the vicinity
of the big blaze were damaged by fires
started from sparks. and it was only
by the combined efforts of all the fire
fighting apparatus and fremen in the
city that a more extensive confiagra-
ton was prevented. The loss is esti-
mated a S2500 600.
Lieutenant Clark was struck by the
coupling of a hose. which burst. and was
hurled against a wall. fractUring his
skull. He will die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
APPALLING SUFFERING AND DEATH
Hundreds Of People Die Daily Famine Kwangsi Province
China-WOmen end Children Being Sold to
Obtain Food.

B. c., May l2.-Accord-
ing to mail advices received from
South China. hundreds are dying
in Kwangsi province as a result of the
famine there Correspondents writing
from several sections say the destitu-
ton. suffering and death are appalling
Whole families are subsisting on a few
ounces of rice day or on roots and
leaves. Missionaries are feeding thou
sands daily The famine is causing
the rebellion in that province to grow,
as the poor are being driven to Vio-
lence to obtain food. Women and chill
dren are being sold by the famine
stricken people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
LEFT HIM HANGING
IN HIS WINE CELLAR

Denver, Colo, May IA special to
the News from Albuquerque, y. NJ
says EpitaciO Crespin. manager of the
fruit ranch of r. A. Miera at Las Cor
rales. twelve miles north Of AIbu-
querque. was murdered by unknown
parties early this morning and left
hanging in his wine cellar He had
gone out about 4 o'clock to attend the
water in an irrigation ditch and was
found some hours later hanging in the
wine cellar He had apparently been
killed with a club. CTespin and his en-
pioyer have been prominent in politics
and the crime is believed to have been
committed b. political enemies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
UNION MEN GET
AN INJUNCTION
Business Mems Association Pro-
Ceeded Against.
ORDER OF AN OMAHA JUDGE
STRIKERS USING THE WEAPONS
OF THEIR EMPLOYERS.

n MAHA, Neb., May 12.-Judge Dick
inson in the district court at 2
o'cloc!, tonight on application of
John o. Yeiser. an attorney represent
ing the labor unions whose members
are on strike. issued an injunction
against the business men and propri-
etors, even more sweeping than that
issued by the federal court against the
unions last week The order restrains
the business men from refusing to sell
goods 10 dealers who employ union la
Dor, prevents them from boycOttinE
union labor. requires the Business
Mems association to cease holding
meetings OF cOnspiring against the
unions or in any way interfering with
me unions IN the management of their
affairs.
Order of the Court.
The order of the court Restraints the
Business Mems association and others
named as defendants as follows:
FlrSt-Frum in any manner threaten
ing to injure the business or person Of
any employer Of members of crOss-com-
plainants' union or member of labor
union, or any person who may employ
or desire to employ such union men. or
from refusing to sell commodities and
supplies Of merchandise to employers
or such union labor, and from discrim-
mating against such persons in the
prices charged for any suCh cOmmOdi-
ties.
Second-FrOm threatening or intimi-
dating in any manner any person into
Joining the said Business Mems associ-
alton or any negotiations to join labor
unions.
Third-From threatening or intini-
dating any person who may have be
come a member of said assOciat ton or
organization if he employs organized
labor or recognizes labor unions into
disseminating such employment.
Cannot Impose Fines.
Fourth-F'rom imposing any fines
upon its members or any person for
violating any agreement not to employ
organized labor or not to recognize a
labOr union.
any money whatever in pursuance of
any agreement TO break up labor unions
except attorneys in this action.
SiXth-FrOm paying or Offering any
money to officers or members OF unions
directly or indirectly as d bride to do
or not to do any act in pursuance of
any agreement or any of said defend
ants against such union.
Sevsnth-From importing or engag-
Ing agents and servants 20 import any
laborers into the city of Omaha or state
of Nebraska in pursuance Of any ex-l
listing plan TO destroy labor organfza-
lions or under any simila~ or new ar
Tangement or plan
Eighth-FrOm bringing any other in
junction suits or actions in pursuance
OF any general plan of prosecutions to
break up labor unions or of any new or
similar plans connected directly or in
directly with an existing plan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
PATIENTS
BRUTALLY ABUSED

Osawaton1ie, Kan. May 12.-The =
y result of the first days examina- =
2 ton by the legislative committee =
= of affairs in the state insane asy- =
= lunn here shows that conditions are =
, worse than at the Topeka asylum =
= The committee has issued sub =
y poenas for large number Of wit ,
= nesses. =
J. R McCurdy, superintendent =
? Of the detached buildings of the ,
= asylum, was the main witness to- =
= day. He testified that while on his =
rounds one day ne found an at =
= tendant beating. kicking and chok- =
ing a patient, inhictins serious in y
= juries. At another time he found =
. one Of the patients in the epiIep- =
2 tic ward prostra te on the floor with =
= an attendant stamping on him ana ,
= kicking him. :
L L L L 4 L - L = L L = L L 4 L 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
ENTERS UPON HIS DUTIES.
Appointment of Secretary Michael
Creates Two Vacancies.

The appointment Of Captain Michael
Earl TO the position of secretary of the
fire department by Chief Devine was
confirmed Monday night by the city
council. Captain Earl is one of the
oldest men in the department. having
first entered the service in 1894 He has
successfully passed through the various
grades up to his present position, haV-
ing been raised from the ranks in 1898.
His appointment viii cause two vacan-
cies in the department. and just who
viii I'll these positions has not Been de-
cided upon yet Captain Earl enfered
upon his duties as secretary yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13

A Val Chow correspondent gives de
tails q the capture OF one Of the rebel
leaders who went to Canton to huy
arms and ammunition for the rel'-'ls.
He dressed as small military official
and arrived in Canton and gave out
that he was sent by the Chinese gen
eraI. Yu Chan. He hired a stern wheel
boat TO take his arms and ammunition
to Manning and had the Chinese flags
flying on it. He got safely up to WI
Chow. where suspicion was aroused
and a telegram was sent to General
Chan The fraud was thus detected
He and his boat were seized several
miles above Wa Chow. where he and
his assistants wee tortured and be
headed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
DEADLY pYNAMITE-

Vancouver. p. c.. May 12.-As a re-
suit Of a dynamite explosion this morn
ing in the Protection mine, owned by
the Western Fuel company. John T.
Wilson was frightfuny injured and died
on his way to the hospital, and three
other miners were badly hurt, but they
may recover. Wilson was handling the
explosive and was making ready for
the charge when the dynamite from
some unknown cause went Oft in MS
hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
NO CASE AGAINST HIN

Maiden, Mass, May 12-Tomasso
lombard the Italian arrested on sus-
piciOn last Wednesday night in cOnnec-
ton with the murder Of Miss Nellie A
Sturtevant Of MedfOrd. was released
today. no case having been made out
a gainst HIM lombard was arrested
while riding bicycle in the north end
of Boston about an hour and half
after Miss SturJevant was shot, the
police having received word that the
esca ped on a bicycle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
WILL WORK HARDSHIP
ON GERMAN CONSUL

II Paso, Tex. May 19.-By a ruling
of the commissioner general of immi-
grafton received here all aliens and i'm
migrants coming into the United States
must pay the s. head tax regardless of
The means OF. transportation This will
apply Ia those who travel ON the street
cars between Juarez, Mexico, and FL
Pdso, Tex and affects numbers who
daily transact business between the
two places Among them is the Ger
man consul TO JUarez. who necessarily
makes two or three trips a daY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
S. W. TULLOCH'S CHARGES CAUSE WORRY

I1ASHINGTON May 12POsnaser
w lie W
cashier of the Washington
o
Mr W
holding ohce
be pleas
Dc 10
l. thersore that upon
he IS to max in vrifng
and found that Irregularities they
statement Friday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
CONTEST PROBABLE.

Baltimore. Nd. May 12-The board
of election supervisors decided today
that IL has no legal right to count the
ballots in the four precincts which the
election judges failed TO count on cleo
ton day This leaves Robert NJ. Nc
Lane, Democrat. with a plurality of $50,
and Mr.. McLane viii receive the GER
tifcate and be inaUgUrated mayor on
May - The Republican managers still
de clare their purpose to contest the
right Of Nj. McLane to hold the Office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
OPPOSITION
Is GROWING
Little Prospect of Ratification of
the Canal Treaty.
SOME TALK OF NICARAGUA
HAY LIKELY TO USE THE LAT
TER ROUTE as A CLUB.
SOME TALK OF NICARAGUA

n DION. Colombia. May 12.-News-
| papers just received from BogJt3
contain articles adverse to the
Panama canal treaty. and private le,-
tiers from BCgota of recent date, re-
ferrfng 10 the growing opposition there
OF the treaty, affirm that even a certain
number OF the government officers are
wavering in their adherence to the
treaty. and prOphesy its rejection by
che Colombian congress in its preset
form
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13

, Baker city, Ore. May IA man
, named Peters today brought in a
, piece of gold quartz rock weigh
, ing eighty pounds The rock is
, said to contain about s., 600 worth
? Of gold 1t was found in the John
, Day river in Grant county. and
, has every appearance OF being a
, piece of quartz broken from a
ledge and washed down from the
, mountains.
=
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
MESSENGERS ON STRIKE.

Portland. Ore. May 12.@The Ameri-
can District Telegraph messengers
went out on a strike this afternoon for
an increase in wages. The boys are re-
ceiving IL cents per message, and they
demand cents A number of police
We're stationed about the American Dis
uict cffice anS three OF the leaders who
attempted 10 interfere with non union
boys were arrested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
HOLLIS HAS DECLINED.

Yonkers. y. j. May IF. w. Hollis
who was asked by President Roosevelt to
act in the capacity Of umpire in the
Venezuelan dispute. said tonight that he
would have 40 decline the honor He
would not state whether ne bad notified
President Roosevelt to this effect but he
minated that he had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
GROYER NOI TAXING POuIICS.

Grover Cleveland and Captain N P. Lamberton, L
:. N, who recently arrived here to fish have been
Joined by several other distinguished visitors Among
those now in the party Governor Charles Eos
ter and John L. Lloyd, Cincinnati; J. c. Mitchell, To-
ledo; Judson Harmon. ex-attOrney general Leroy
Brooks, Cincinnati and @. G. Dwight, Chicago.
Mr.. Cleveland steadfasty refuses TO discuss
possible candidacy for the presidency and he is
here TO fish and NOT 70 talk POLITICS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
Differences Discussed and Salts
factory Agreement Reached by
Employees and HOd Carriers.
Especial to The Herald.)

ogden, May 12-The strike of the nod
carriers is settled and the threatened
tieup of the building business has been
averted. The settlement was affected last
evening at a conference called by COM
mittee of the various workingmen's or
CARNATIONS and the contractors. The
meeting had been called for noon, but the
contractors. excepting two, failed to re-
spond. During the day, however, they
got together and the meeting Of last night
was arranged The committee which had
been appointed by the Central Trade :
council was composed of one member Of
each of the building trades.
All of the contractors were represented
At its close the Ia Dor committee gave out
the following sta tement-
The committee appointed by Ehe trades
and Ia Dor unions met the contractors and
after a friendly discussion the strike was
declared off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13

Chairman.
+. b. WILLIAMS.

9 y
From other sources il was learned that
the bod carriers will return to work at
the old wage schedule Of s.. . per day for
the men who carry brick and at $3.50 per
day for the men who carry mortar. the
contractors on their part agree to raise
this schedule to S2.40 per day for the msn
who carry brick and to g. % per day Tor
the men who carry mortar. But this raise
will not go into effect until Aug. ], and
unions will also permit the contractors to
employ non-union men along with union
men for longer period at time than
has been CUSTOMARY That * in cases
where there are no union men TO take
job, they may emplOynnOn- union men Tor
a week or two. without these non-uniOn
men being obliged to join the union Fur
thermore all the union men who have
been with the contractors and who have
gone back to work in defiance of their
union are not to be punished by fines Or
BY expulsion from the order for their con-
duct This condition imposed by the con-
tractors is the only one that has not yet
been accepted and this for the reason That
the committee with whom the contractors
were dealing was not authorized to speak
for the bod carriers union or this SUB
ject a special meeting of the hod car
riers' union will be held tonight and it
seems probable that this condition will be
agreed to.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
PEOPLE OF FRANK, B. c.. TAKE CHANCES

7 r. c
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which
is now
a 10
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The conclusion reached by the that The slide win
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
THE METzLS.

silver. 537sc per ounce
1-CCpper. l4c per pound. New
ORR SAC per loo pounds.
lead. $40 per 100 pounds, New
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
RICH PIECE OF ROCK.

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-21
LURLINE WILL RUN
PISTON ROD AND SHAFT OR IN
DINE PICKED UP.

II was thought that the Lurline
would run yesterday between here and
Portland. but for some reason she did
not arrive down and 1t was later learn
cd that she would not supplant the
Mascot before Monday. II is barely
possible the initial trip will be made to-
day but Il is highly improbable and
Agent Pomeroy is not figuring that
way. The Mascot is entirely too small
for the service demanded and the COM
modious Lurline will be made well
come.
The I'm line, through an accident to
which the present change is attribut-
able, IS being made ready for the re-
pairs that Will be made to her.
The piston rod and shaft have been
picked up and will be replaced in the
injured steamer. Captain LarkIn
dragged the river at the point where
the accident occurred. with the steamer
Walker and luckily found the machin-
cry The company was quite anxious to
find the works as the construction OF
new ones would require time that can
Ill afford to be lost.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-21

There is derelict floating of the
mouth Of the river and search win be
made for the abandoned vessel today
by the tug Tatoosh. The dereIict is a
schooner and carries deck load of
lumber which appeared at distance
to have been only recently placed on
board. The derelict was reported by
Captain Gautier os the French bark
Neumayer. vessel that arrived in
port yesterday. Captain Gautier stat
ed that the schooner was first sighted
last Wednesday In 1904 north and 12514
west. There were no signs Of life
about the vessel and though signals
we're made there was no response CIV
en- TO them. The schooner gave no
signs Of life whatever and her disman-
teled condition, together with the fact
that she was idly drifting convinced
the Neumayer officers that she was n
derelict. Owing to the great distance
the name could not be made out,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-21
Mrs. Marsh Died Yesterday.

Mrs. Adelaide Marsh died early yes
terday mornlag at St Mary's hospital
from broushi.is, from which, with a
complication of the grippe, she had
been suffering for some time. For the
past few weeks Mrs. Marsh had receiv-
ed treatment at the local hospital. but
Il was realized by her attendants and
relatives that her affiicllon would ter
inmate fatally When II was ascer-
tainsd that medical treatment avalled
nothing, a Christian Science healer was
summoned from Portland and since
then Mrs. Marsh had been under his
attention. The body was taken to
Skamokawa yesterday where Sprague
Marsh. husband OF the deceased, re-
sides. The funeral will take place
there. Mrs. Marsh was IS years OF
age at The time of her death. Twenty
years ago she was resident OF this
city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-21
Breeze Suspends Publication.

II is stated by the Cathlamet Sun
that the recent issue OF Its contem-
porary. the Breeze, was It's last ard
that hereafter the Sun will do all the
newspaper business in that section.
The Breeze, formerly the Gazette. has
been issued for the past Il years and
It's publisher was Alfred Davis. F.
fl. Roynton. representing the Pacific
Printers Supply house, OF Seattle, ac-
Cording 10 the Sun. was in Cathlamet
this week and, In lieu IL the payment
of a note, closed up the business.
Since the paper has been known as the
Breeze its leading writer was yelling
ton c. Bishop of this city and he has
filled its columns with substantial
writeuns. Mr., Bishop has made a
speciality OF the industrial interests OF
the northwest and representative Jour
nails along the coast republished his
matter at length. His short stories
and poems also attracted wide notice.