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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
ORDERS WERE MISREAO
Eleven Men Killed and twenty
five Injured in q Terrible
Wreck on Missouri Pacific.

Buffalo Kan, April PA northbOJnd
the rear end or a work train Just nOrth
of this town at o'clock last evening
and eleven men were killed and twenty
five injured. ten Of the latter seriously
and four fatally. All were Greeks except
one. Peter Frye, who lived here several
years and who was the boss on the work.
The cause of the wreck is given as mis-
reading of orders
The work train consisted of flatCars and
cabOosc. an filled with iabOrers. The
men ON the flatcars escaped by jumping.
but hardly man IN the cabOOsc escaped.
The work train was backing into town for
the night and running at a good speed.
The heavy freight engine did not leave
the track, but plOWed the work train Off
the track. leaving little of it except the
car wheels and hndling wood Doctors
of Buffalo. assisted by tOWnspeOpie, did
heroic work among the injured until the
wrecking train with surgeons from Neo-
desha and corps of half a dozen ply
sicians from COffeyville and lndepend-
euce arrived. The dead and injured We're
taken TO COffeyville, the latter 10 be TIM
pOrarily card for at the hospital there.
The scene of the wreck for several hours
lOOkedlOoked like a battlefield by a daZ-
cling light of the burning debris. with
dead men strewn upon the ground, where
they lay after being taken fro mthe
wreck.
The foreigners were nearly an married
and had large families In the old cOun-
try. z
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
SPECIFIC DENIAL.
Russian Foreign Office Disposes Of
the Whole Matter.

Russian Foreign Office DispOses Of
the Whole Matter.
St. Petersburg. April 27-As cabled
from PeEing ON April %, the Russian
demands were as follows.
First-N0 more Mauchurian ports OF
towns are TO De oaened.
SecOnd-NO more foreign c0usuls are
20 be- admitted into Manchuria.
Ihird-N0 foreigners except Rus
slams are DO be- employed in the public
service of Maurhuria.
Fourth-The present status Of the adj
minlstratlou OF Mauchuria is 90 remain
unchanged
FIfth-The customs receipts az the
port of New ChNauL are DO Doe given
90 the Russ0-Chuesa bank.
SiNth-A sanitary commission IS t1
be organized under Russian control
Seyenth-RussIa b. entitled Oh attach
the telegraph wires and poles of all
Chinese lines I'm Mauchuria.
Eighth-No territory iu Manchuria is
tO De alieuated 10 any other power.
Commenting on each point separate
ly. the foreign Office says.
"First-Aba0Lutely false. Not our af-
fair.
"second-Depends upon China. Not
i'm our pour p8rleTs
"Third-False.
"F0Urth-DnimpOrtaut
"FiHh-SUcb is the present arrange
meut
"Sixth-EXtrcmely important since
am English vessel in 1902 introduced
the plague.
"ScveuJh-False.
~Eighth-The integrity of China is
already adopted into the Russian pro-
gramme. No need TO discuss that
now"
Regarding the whole negotiations
which have been dragging on the for
eiou office says.
There is nothing directed against the
interests of the powers or their COM
mercc. others enjoy the same rights
Of commerce i'm the interior as we. or
the towns not opened to trade. lhe
railroad viii carry Russian and for
eign goods through the country but
we or they cannot sell them In un-
opened towns. IL the towns are opened
au viii benefit alike. It is the greatest
interest 90 demand developments OF
trade. The pour parlers concern null
tt-.inous detailed questions which
wese not foreseen when the evacuation
was decided upon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
TRYING TRIP
IN NEBRASKA
Wind and Rain Made the Day
Very DisagresabIs.
SEoERAL CITIES VISITED
TODAY THE PRESIDENT WILL
TRAVEL THROUGH IOWA.

OMAHA. Neb., April 27.-Ten thou
~ sand people were gathered at the
Coliseum tonight to hear Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The day had been
trying one for the entire party. the
wind blowing the entire day. and at
Lincoln a smart rainstorm greeted the
president on his arrival The dust and
sand which blew across the pralries
added another unpleasant feature to
the journey which was of circuitous
route. After leaving Grand Island the
nrsJ stop was at Hastings. Fairmont
ana Crete received short stops and the
train arrived at Lincoln at ] o'clock.
AFTER brief stops at Wahoo and Ere
mont the journey was not again inter
lupled until Omaha was reached at
5.l5.
Greeted by Thousands.
Much preparation had been made I'm
TINS city for the presidents coming and
ne was greeted by probably $4,000 peO-
pie, who lined the streets on both sides
Tor a mile and a half along the route
OF The carriage drive Elaborate dec
orarOns of bunting and flags were hung
from every building and from every
Hasslan IN the city "Old Glory fiOated
proudly. At the union station the great
west arch was festO0ued with bunt-
ing, which surrounded an immense
painting of the president Another
painting. framed i'm the national tri-
colors. was placed over the carriage
way through which the presidents par
ty passed.
The reception committee was COM
posed of the board of governors of the
Knights OF Ak-San-Ben. together with
Senators Willard and Dietrich. Gov
ernor Mickey, Congressman Hitchcock,
eN-Congressman Mercer. Mayor MOOres
and General Henderson.
Drive Through the City.
The military escort was a large one
headed by a platoon of police. The
drive through the city lasted half an
sour, several of the downtown BUSH
ness streets being traversed The drive
ended at the Omaha club. where a ban
Quet lasting an hour and a half was
given the president and his paI.V. Cow
ers were laid for ninety persons, among
whom were prominent members OF the
Ak-Sar-Be and distinguished citizens
Of the city. General Henderson pre-
scented the president.
The visit OF the president has been
anticipated by the people of Omaha,
who were disappointed last fan when
his trip was cut short at Indianapolis
His train viii leave at o'clock tOmOr-
row morning for a trip through Iowa.
After the banquet at the club the
president and his party were escorted
90 the Coliseum. which is two miles
from the business portion of the city
Although the start was not made until
IS o'clock thousands again turned out
90 cheer the president and catch "a
glimpse of his face When he reached
the big auditorium it was crowded t.
its capacity The interior was beau
tifully decorated When the president
and his party entered a band struck
up Hail 10 tile Chief" and he was ac-
corded tremendous ovation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
DEEP CREEK MINER FOUND
DYING ON THE PAVEMENT
c. R. West of Fish Springs Falls or Is Thrown
From Third Story Window.
Tragedy on Commercial Street Due to Violence nOxcaOn
Injured Man Unconscious Until Death

HlI ITH his skull crushed and one leg
broken. O.. r. West a miner from
the Deep Greek country, was
picked zap from the pavement south of
the American rO1ming house at ID
Commercial street last night and care
rled 10 the Holy Cross hospital. where
he died early this morning. He was
unconscious when found by pedes Jrians
lying ion a big pool Of blood. He never
regained consciousness.
The miner had fallen from "a third
story window of the roomug house, "a
distance of more than forty feet HOW
De came t0 fam is a mystery that has
not been cleared up. Suspicious cIr-
cumstauces lead the police Co believe
ne was pushed out of the window with
murderOus intent. Ike Hughes, "a negro
eX-couvict ls being held in Jail pend
ing the Investigation of circumstance
that the officers believe may involve
him ON % charge of murder. Hughes is
known tO have quarr-,ed with Yves,
Sunday night Evidence has been 500
cured that he threatened bodily harm
20 the miner. According 90 his own
statement tO The police De was ON the
third floor about the time that West
. went through the window. The exc
convict denies knowing anything about
the affair, and Dr. anyone saw o. he has
taken pains Co keep the secret
The Suicide Theory.
The explanation offered by those On
the dive Isl that West was drinking and
fen while sitting iu the window. How
ever mo- one can Doe found who viii
say they saw HIM sitting there The
CIuglOmer8riOu of white and negro WO-
men and men that hu the house al
say West went up 90 the third floor
with a bottle of whisky iu his hand
but Hughes admits that he drank tho
liquor. By the denizens of the resort
the theory of a drunken tumble from
the window is strongly put forward
but the officers have another opinion
s. fact that strengthens the theory of
the officers is that West was known
by inmates of the dive To- have had $50
$40 OF which DE deposited iu q saloon
and SllO of which De had when picked
up. The other $3.50 is not accounted
for
West was q stranger i'm the city and
but little has been learned of his ace
ti1ns since coming here. SO far as can
be ascertaiued he came from Fish
Springs sunday That evening he was
seen on Commercial street by severa.
officers. and he showed them over $40.
iu cash that he had lu his pocket
Refusing 20 take the advice of the
officers and put his money ia a safe
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appeared a the rooming house. HE
came iu with a bottle .Of whisky in his
hand. said the proprietor. =. S. Beech
err "Qnd asked me to have a drink. I
refused and he Went on up to his room
on the third floor That is the last
saw of him.
About o'clock West was found on
the sidewalk by pedestrians. The poe
lice were called and the injured men
was taken to the hospital. DIS c.. NJ.
Benedict and W. ~. Beer operated and
removed the crushed bone from the
head His right leg was found 20 be
broken below the knee and the bone
prouuded an inch or more. West lin
gered i'm am unconscious state until
l2.45. when he died.
In the meantime the police searched
the rooming house for some one who
could explain Vests fan. No one had
seen him fall One inmate had seen
him standing near the window a few
minutes before Nothing further could
be learned from the denizens of the
dive except that Ike Hughes had
room near Vests and that ne had had
"a squabble with West the night before
Knowing this and that Hughes had
served time in the penitentiary for
grand larceny. the officers placed him
under arrest To investigate his possible
connection with the affair.
Hughes and West Quarreled.
I'VE learned. said Detective Chase,
that West and Hughes quarreled over
a bottle of whisky which the former
sent the latter out TO buy Sunday night.
West. il was claimed had refused TO
pay for the liquor. There was a row
and Hughes threatened to get even
With West If he had tO leave the town
for it. The negro maintained that he
was on the street when the affair hap
pened, but admitted that he had quar-
relied with West and that he mas ON
The third floor about twenty minutes
before we reached the house. We were
there within twenty minutes after the
affair occurred and according to his
own statement, Hughes must have been
iu the hall where West was about the
time the latter went through the win
dow No one else could be found who
was on the floor at that time. With
this evidence we decided to hold Hughes
for further Investigation.
Hughes denies strongly that he knows
anything about the affair. He stated.
however, that when he went up to his
room me saw a full bottle of whisky
near the window and that he drank it.
This bottle, Hughes admits, must have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
PRESBYTERIARS WILL
REVISE THEIR CREED

= Philadelphia. April 27.-Rev. Dr.. =
= w. III. Roberts stated clerk of the =
= Presbyterian general assembly, an =
, uOunced today that tWO-thirds of =
= the presbyt5ries had voted i'm IA >
= vor of revising the confession of >
= faith and of the declaratOry state =
> ment calculating chapters 8 and 10 ,
= Of the confession. >
= The subject viii be finally dis =
= posed of by the general assembly =
= which meets I'm Los Angeles next =
> month. To is expected that the =
= overtures from the presbyteries =
= viii be- enacted by The general as =
= semby. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
EDITOR KELLY FREE
Jury in Celebrated Murder Case
in Butte Only Out an
Hour

Butte, Mont April 27-James w.
Kelly. the newspaper man accused OF
the murder of DIT Henry A. Cayley.
was today found not guilty by the jury.
Kelly shot DR.. Cayley in his QEeIly'sJ
room on the morning of Oct. T. last.
He went home and found DIR. Cayley
i'm company with Nine Ruth La Bonita.
who also occupied Eelly's room. I'm a
dying statement Cayley said Kelly was
lying iu walt for him and shot him.
In his defense Kelly claimed the room
was i'm darkness. when he entered. and
man commanded him to get out.
Thinking he was 10 be attacked he
fired
The jury was out an hour Kelly
was attended by a large number Of
friends when the verdict was reached,
and received hearty congratulations
Kelly was Immediately discharged 10y
the court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
PLAGUE AND CHOLERA
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Manila, April CHOLERA is again
threatening tho island OF Luzou. The
bad outbreak in the Cameroons appar-
entity is spreading northward. The Coga-
yam valley is infected and it is feared
the recrudcscsnce will extend over all
the islands Past epidemics have SEN
orally lasted over three years
There have beer l0i cases of bubonic
plague, mostly among the natives and
chinese. iu Manila since January and
The plague Is apparently gaining ground.
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Justice Holmes. who delivered the
opinion said that for the court to in
terfere would be unheard Of relief in
cases presenting only political cues
tons. Justice Harlan dissented on the
sround thar The court should have de-
ciined 90 assume jurisdiction. Justices
Brewer and Brown united Gan a dissent
ir which they upheld the Jurisdiction
of The federal court on the ground that
as Giles was denied the right OF voting
for p member of congress by the re-
tusal of The right 90 register, a fed
elli question was involved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28

p Seattle. Wash. April 2l.-Miss II. 4
= II. DebOe, who attempted suicide in
= this city last night by shooting =
> herself through the left breast with 4
. a bullet from a .5S-caIiber revolver,
= is said 90 Doe closely related to For 4
= mer Senator Deb0e Of Marion =
2 county. Kentucky one of her clos
z est associates here says she is 4
= daughter of The Kentucky senator.
= This afternoon Miss Deboe WAS 4
= said by her physicians 90 Doe very 4
. loW and her death is expected iu a 4
= very aI1rt time. Miss Dcboe came 4
2 90 Seattle from Louisville. KY. 4
= about six months ago. She Is about (
y go years of age, handsome and app (
> parentIy wei educated.
AAAAAAAA 4 4 4 a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
SHOT DOWN WHILE AT
WORK AT HIS DESK

Boston April 2I-StHlman Bishop.
aged rs, a bookkeepcr for the Edison
Electric Light company, was today shot
a his desk by stranger. Three shots
were fired IWo of which hit Bishop I'm
the arm and side IL is thought Bish-
ops wounds are not dangerous. His
assaiiant was captured. He Is about Is
years of age and gave the name of
HarJWe.l Stafford of BrOOkline. He re-
fused TO explain his action.
Upon investigation the police OBJ
tanned evidence that Stafford occupied
a house owned by Bishop at Medford
and that Bishop had commenced dis
possession proceedings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
REMAINS BURIED IN OLD MEXICO
Funeral of the Late Victor A. Clement Took Place at Sao Yes
tsrday-Bood Poisoning Resulting From Operation
For Tumor Caused Death

would have 90 undergo am operation
and on the 3Oth of April Mrs Clement
took him o. Saltillo. on April "a The
operation was performed and a malig-
nant tumor which Obstructed the bow
els was found. This was removed. bur
blood poisoning set in and caused his
death
The telegram stated that Mr. Glenn
ents business interests were DOE such
condition that Mrs. Clement would
have 90 remain n Mexico FOR some
time % look after them. 10 ls prOoa1l
that whom these affairs have been
wound up. the body VIII be removed
and brought 20 this city by Mrs.
Clement
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place Doe went into the American House
and is known to have stayed au night
there Late sterduy afternoon he ape
peared n Futz Biapeu's saloon with
$50 according Oh che statement ol the
proprietor. and deposited $40 with him.
With The other $50 Iu mis- poke, and a.
quart bottle of whisky De LEFT.
Proprietor Beecher's Story.
About S O'Clock Goo The evening West
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28

been the one West was seen to take up
with him.
When Vests clothes were searched
after he was found only Sll0 of the $50
he left Fritz Riepeu's saloon with could
de found. The inmates of the house
talked about the amount of money
West had, hut SEINE OF the men were
heard 90 advise the girls not TO know
Too much about his money
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28

LEo's LONG SERVICE.

: Rome. April 2L-If the pope is ?
? alive tomorrow he viii have sur >
passed the famous pontdcate of =
ST. Peter. His holiness was elect =
ed pope twenty-five years TWO .
months and seven days ago. He >
has already received many con- =
p grat ulations on the event ?
&A4A4 = y = . , y > y .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28

y Chattanooga. Tenn. April 27.-It =
3 is rumored that there is a serious =
, wreck on the Cincinnati Southern 4
= railway seventeen miles south of 4
= Somerset. KY AS the wires are =
. down no detailed information is 4
. 0btainable al this time. A wreck
. ing crew has been sent from this 4
= city
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SPOTTED FEVER VICTIM.

, Alissoula. Mont. April 27.-Mrs
> +. D. DoOuttle. who got spotted
? fever as result of a woodticks
= bite about two weeks ago. died
= here today from the disease.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
FI'HE REMAINS Of Victor NJ. {

TNHE REMAINS of Victor III. Glenn
ent. the famous mining engineer
who died in salullo. Mexico, were
buried temporarily In that place yes
trrday, according TO q telegram re-
ceived last night by The Herald from
h. G.. Gemmell Funeral services We're
held at Saltillo. bus the body viii be
exhumed later and brought to the Unit
cd states for intermeHt.
The message stated that Mr.. Glenn
eats death was the result of blood pol
scniug resulting from an operation for
tumOr. He was taken sick at his mines
April IL. III became evident that he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
TYPHOID IN PALo ALTO.

Palo Alto. Cal. April 21-Five new
cases Of typhoid were reported today and
Yesterday. The physicians say the epic
dcmic Is abaung. or the Stanford uni-
versity students who are sick only A. r.
ID. Barrett and j Is. Qasuda are in s-ri-
Gus condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
COLORED BROTHER SHUT OUT
United States Supreme Court Hands Down an Adverse Ounon in
: the Case Brought to Test the New Laws
in the South
- -

HlIAsHINGTON. April 27.-The Unit
M ed States supreme court today
decided the case of Jackson w.
Giles SIS. the board of registrars Of
Montgomery county. Alabama. Giles
is "a colored man. who was denied the
privilege of registering as a voter un-
der the new constitution OF Alabama,
and the case was brought ,1 test tho
validity OF the portion of the state con-
siltuu0n bearing upon this question:
The relief sought was denied ON the
ground that tle case WAS political
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
EXCITEMENT Is
SUBSIDING
Russia's Action Regarding Man
Churia Not Radical.
WAS TO HAVE BEEN EXPECTED
UNITED STATES WILL LOOK OUT
FOR ITS OWN INTERESTS.

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81 Petersburg, April 27.-The .
russian Foreign office, when shown =
the Peking dispatch of April % =
seluns forth the eight demands =
' MADE by Russia on China regard =
ing Manchurla, entered a denial OF .
= a number Of points and minimized =
? the Importance of others. =
= > = > y = = y = y = y . = . > ~
U1ASHINGTON, April 27-secretarv
w Hay was extremely busy today
receiving diplomatic representa-
utes of the various powers interested
IN the Manchurian question. Sir Chen
ing Liang, the first of these callers.
remained twenty-five minutes and. not
Nllhsiandlng the critical condition of
emma affairs as affected by Russia's
action, he did not hesitate to affirm
When he departed that Mauchuria was
scarcely mentioned iu has conversation
with Secretary Hay.
The Japanese minister Mr. Takahira.
VINO next called manifested consider
able anxiety 90 know the results of
secretary Hays Inquiries addressed 10
the Russian government and 90 China.
Baron Sternbers, tine German minister.
and Mr. Raikes. the British secretary.
also called Although # was stated
that their visits had reference urfncf-
pally 20 the St. Louis ceremonies. the
subject of Manchuria could not have
been avoided
Secretary Hay disappointed his CALI
ers so Ear as Information was concerned
as he had. as yet. no response from
either Picking or ST. Petersburg. The
situation is i'm statu qu1 therefore. AS
Chinese diplomacy moves in a dilat0ry
fashion. it is not believed that any coup
viii occur I'm this case which viii take
the United States by surprise.
1t is learned here today that Japan
has expressed her dispIeasure at Rus
sla.s demands upon China respecting
Manchuria 70 has been anticipated iu
diplomatic circles that Japan and
Great Britain would pursue a course
Identical with that OF This government
Mr.. Takahira was fully advised SAT
urday of the attitude of this govern
menL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
NEELYS PLUMBER.
General Has Possession

Z U5lIIIt5ItT UeueIdI ms EU5stsaIOU
of $4,000 of It.
Washington April 2I-H. O. Chance.
private secretary 20 Secretary Root. TO-
day turned over 90 POSTMASTER General
Payne the $4,000 that was found on q.
+. w. Nicely when DE was arrested in
connection with the postal frauds I'm Gu
ha. The money was taken by the post
office inspectors al that time but was
turned over 10 the war department GO boz
used as evidence i'm the prosecution of
NppIV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
FIGHT TO BITTER END
Butte, Mont, Erased From West
ern Union Map-Federa-
tions Take Action.

Butte. Mont. April 27.-Therc was no
change In The Western Union strike situ-
alton today. Both sides are standing pat
and refuse TO concede anything There is
considerable Inconvenience through the
closing of the telegraph companys office.
but not SD much as would have resulted
had the Postal not been i'm a position TO
handle some of the commercial business.
The pool rooms are tho worst suffer
ers. as The Western Union refuses 10 take
races for any point in Montana. except
Great Falls, and the local rooms are un-
able 20 get results by phone. as Great
Fails was prohibited from transmitting
their results 90 Butte and Anaconda in
that way.
Denver. Colo. April 1.-THE Western
Federation OF Miners and American La
Dor union have Withdrawn their busi-
ness from the Western Union Telegraph
company throughout the territory of
the two bodies because Of The trouble
existing between the union and the
company al Butte.
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Washington. April 2I.-AIr Tower,
the United States ambassador at Ber-
lin, has anticipated the state depart
ments request for an Investigation Of
the complaints made by Mormon mis-
sionaries I'm Germany. He has already
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
TIE WEATHER.

FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair, rising temperature.