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The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

pound tins and S0-pound tubs. SIC.
compound. in tierces. SIC: 5O-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs, 6%c.
Miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half-barrels. No
1. $40: No. 2. IS. so; No. 3, IS; kits. No
!, 40; No; z, ~. 80; NO. 3. sl.1o; cod.
bssc; smoked behring's, per box, isa20e,
Dutch herrings, in kegs. 81 10; new
n,ullets, half barrels, 81.
sYRUP-Market quiet Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22d23c; SELL
ing at 25627hc; sugar house, at 1914
isc.
HIGH WINES-Basis. 81. %.
HONEY-Dull; strained, in barrels.
loc gallon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 FOR %
centa at business Ofncs. Morning
New
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
NO VERDICT REACHED
Jury Has Not Determined the
Cause of the Death Of
Young Wentz.

Bristol Va. May To- The shruukcu
and decayed body of Edward L. Wentz
was literally taken to pieces this after
noon by physicians and detectives i'm the
course of the c0roners inquest. which
was begun at 4 o'clock in the dark cav
eru of Black mountain and was closed
without verdict 10y the cUmiuE of night.
AT 100 the jury adjourned until $3.50 to-
morrow morning when another session
VIII likely be held at the Big Stone Sap
and many witnesses Will be aeaTd.
A .5z-CaliDer pistol ball was found iu the
body which might have been discharged
from the empty pistol of the same cali
Der found eighteen feet from the remains.
The ball had passed through the fifth
rib, entering in front. and had penetrated
the heart Several holes were found iH
the clothing where other bullets entered.
buJ beneath them the body was intact.
A white pearl button which could not
have belonged 10 tie murdered man was
found near 10y. Many articles In his peck
cts were found intact
At the conclusion of today s. inquest 1T
was decided that nothing further could be
gained hy holding the body here longer.
consequently the special train which
brought the brother of the dead man.
physicians and detectives to the scene
this afternoon Will leave at 4 o clock
Wednesday ll0rnlug-
It was stated today 10y persons close 60
the WcntZ family hat t1e question OF re-
ward viii Dee settled as 60 the amount and
time Of payment after the verdict is rem
uer-0 There IS sreat difference OF
opinion as TO the cause of Vents death,
whether accidental. SUICIDE or murder
Tonight many believe il was suicide.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
QUEERED BY BRIST0W
POstOtfiCe Employees Will Not
Fare So Well This Year
as Formerly.
lsneclal b - HeraId-l

Washington, d. c., May 10.-The post
Office at Salt Lake and the other presi-
dental Offices in Utah VIII not secure
as large an amount for promotions in
the clerical force on july / q they did
last year. The postOfiCe department
is now I'm receipt of reports from presi-
dental pOstmasters I'm the west ard the
Pacific coast embOdying recommenda-
tons for additional clerk hire and pro-
motions. The amount available for this
purpose the current fiscal year, which
ends June 80. aggregates $1,000 600.
The pOstOfice department submitted
like estimate at the recent session of
congress. but the amount FOR promo
tiOns was reduced to $500. 900. This viii
necessitate a material reduction i'm the
appOrtionment of funds to be used for
increased salaries
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow's report, which emanateCs from
the p0stOffiCe department, is resp nsible
for this cut Members of the house and
senate felt In no kindly mood toward
the department, and particularly those
whose names were mentioned in the
charges concerning members Of con-
sTess document" which excited the
house for several days When the post
office appropriation bill was under con-
sidoration IN the house and in the SEN
ate and when I'm conference many items
We're numerically slashed which for
years have never been questioned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
STORY REFUTED
IN A FEW WORDS
Russian Minister TO Korea Re-
wives an Old Tale.
no CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT
-er-
REPORT OF COMMANDER OF THE
VICKSBURG.
10 CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT

st. Petersburg, May 10 T:i5 a. m).-
The final word regarding the combat
at Chemulpo. Korea, has been pro-
nounoed by N. PavloG the Russian
minister to Korea. whose official report
is gazetted in the Omcial Messenger
this morning. N. Pavlon says;
THE commander of the Yicksburg
sent "a boat with a surgeon So offer
medical help TO the wounded on the
cruisers Variag and Korietz, but the Of
ficer i'm charge stated, in the name Of
his commander. that It. was impossible
for him 10 take any Russians on board
his ship. The commander OF the "a
RAG tbereup0u declined assistance
The commander of the NicksbuUg
offered 10 receive The imperial commits
sion as it was compelled to leave Korea,
but i declined the offer, stating that j
would so on French cruiser,
"TWenty-On Russians who were on
the French cruiser Pascal We're suffer
ing from gaugTcue, when fearing that
the disease would be communicated TO
the other wounded, the commander or
the Pascal signalled to the Nicksburg
and asked If she would receive these
men. but the American commander
positively refused TO do So
n. Pavloh insists empbatcally that
deception was practiced by the Japan
csc telegraph officials at Seoul i'm fail
ing 10 transmit his Official dispatches.
which would have given him timely
warning from ST. Petersburg and Port
Arthur of the imminence Of hOsttllJles.
one dispatch, dated Feb g, reported
the current rumOr that diplomatic ne
gOtiatiOns had been broken or, and an
other. dated Feb. :. reported the land
ing Of Japanese troops at Mesampho.
Korea. and their expected landing at
EnaT0TfDn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
COMPLETE REPUTATION.
{ Extract from the Report Of Com
mander Marshall

Extract from the Report Of Com
mander Marshall.
Washington. May l0-The attention
OF the bureau of navigation of the navy
department today was called to the
official report Of III. Pavloh. Russian
minister to Korea. which was gazet-
ted i'm the Official Messenger, stating
that the commander of the Nicksburg
refused, after the engagement al che
mulpo, TO take aboard his vessel
wounded men from the Russian war
ships V8riag and KOrietz- The bureau
produced the following extract from
the report of Commander vs.. a. Mar
shall. commanding the Nicksburg at
ChemUlpO, which the officials regard
as a complete rebuttal:
About 1880 p. III. (Feb o. both
Russian vessels lkorietZ and Noriag)
headed in toward their anchorage at
full speed and as they approached it
was seen that the Nariag had "a list
to port and appeared to Zoe on FIRE aft
on the port quarter. a number of Jap
anese I'm pursuit. until about mile
inside OF Yo D0lim, but not firing, as
the foreign men of war were directly
I'm line of fire. when they gave up the
chase and rejUiued their squadron out
side AT 1880 the Eariag anchored
about 900 yards 10 the DpTIhWaTd and
westward of the Talbot, with the Elba
about 900 yards TO the southwark of
her on learning that she had quite
a number of wounded men / sent Our
medical officers on board to render as
sistauce. The same was done by the
Talbot Elba and Pascal. A little later
on, on its being reported that the Va
riag was i'm a sinking condition. two of
our cutters and the whale boat with
boats from the other cruisers assisted
in taking of her personnel and putting
them ON board the Talbot and Elba.
Two Russian officers (engineers) were
brought on board the Ficksburg and
taken care of Tor some time, and on
my Offering to have the ZafirO used
as temporary quarters they were taken
To the EIba, where their captain de-
tanned them and declined my offer
with thanks"
II is pointed cut 10y the chief Of the
navigation bureau that the ZafirO.
which was rendered as a hospital ship.
is a r0omy naval transport and was
much more suitable for the accomm0-
dati0n Of the wounded than the little
Nicksburg, with her cramped quar-
tegs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
PERUVIANS ROUTED
BY THE BRAZILIANS

> New York, May IA dispatch =
= from ManaOs announces that an .
? important battle has been fought 2
= between Brazilian forces and the 2
> Peruvians near the river Cham =
= dies, cables the Herald's corTe- =
. spondent at Rio de JaueirO. Bra =
= Zil The Peruvians were COM =
= pletely routed.
= The Brazilian troops, under Cen-<
= er0l Mederiros, started from Ma =
? naOs. going directly TO the front =
> when the Acre dispute became =
> acute.
, In spite of the Importance of z
, this news. it is the general opin- =
> ion here that there win be no war =
= between Peru and Brazil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
STOCK EXCHANGE is
BEING INVESTIGATED

New York May l0.-H. x. P1leroy.
the new president of the stock eS-
change. took his Office today. Iu his
Inaugural address he touched upon The
alleged improper relations Of some
members with outside houses. HE re-
GREETED that among the large member
ship were some meu who seeed To care
more for private gain than for the Eaai
name Of the exchange and their own
integrity. He called upon She members
10 eradicate this evil President Poue-
rOp's speech was received fin silence
and created o profound impression iu
many quarters. Although nothing was
said By him regarding am iuYeslga
into The operation Of offending members
it is known that an inquiry is iu prog
reSS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
FOREST RESERVE
REDUCED IN AREA

Washington DC, May 10-President
Roosevelt has issued a proclamation
reducing the area of Yellowstone forest
reserve, Wyoming and Montana, by
nearly half q million acres. nVestiga-
ton of this reserve was ordered May
., 1903. bv Land Commissioner Richards
and Special Agent Barrett occupied all
last summer going over the reserve.
locating pasture lands for exclusion
from reserve boundaries and umbeTed
lands. The presidents proclamation
changes the former area of the reserve
by excluding 1872 900 acres iu Wyoming
and 12I360 acres IN Montana, and by
adding $3.50 acres in Wyoming and
90 440 acres in Montana. resulting in
a net reduction Of 428. 500 acres and re-
ducing the total area of the reserve
TO z, 800 400 acres.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
CHlNAMEN FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER

Victoria. =. c.. May 10--Tbe jury m
the case of Woug on and W0ng Cow.
charged with the murder of Man
OuOne- manager of the Victoria
Chinese theatre. iu January last found
the prisoners guilty this morning They
were sentenced 20 be hanged July --
The condemned had four aCcomulLces
who are suspected TO be z-iH hiding iu
Chinatown The murder was remark
able for it's brutal atrOCity. The VIC
rim was pounded into iuseusi biliJT with
iron bars and his body tossed over q
balcony into the court yard bel1H
where IT alighled ON the edge CL r.
table. iudict.ng further terrible iu-
turtles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
lsneciaI 10 Inc Heralll

q AN FRANCISCO May 10.-The love
y romance OF Mrs. NcWlita L0ok. n
buXom widow of 90 hsilng from
Salt Lake City. has been rudely shat
tered In her room at the St. Charles
house in oakland the young widow be-
means her fate and loss of some OF her
money, which she iutrusted into the
care OF Joseph slider with whom she
came here from salt Lake some weeks
ago. Mrs. Look and Joseph Slider. the
former q dreSsmaker ana the latter q
ladies' tailor, were sent TO select q
suitable location for a large tailoring
business. So far as known there was
absolutely no intimacy existing be-
tween the two al the time they left
salt Lake. But the trip out, it seems.
proved conducive, and once in Oakland
Mrs. Look was led to believe that she
was soon 20 be the bride of her bust
ness escort. According 10 the story,
as told by her TO the police, Mrs. Look
expected to marry slider very shortly.
They took rooms at the ST. Charles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
AMOUNTED TO A CONFESSION
Negro OF the Ninth Cavalry Denied Having Shot Sergeant
of the Fifteenth Before He Had Been
Accused.

RALINAs Cal, May 1O.-Private Rice
y of company A, Ninth United
states colored cavalry, has been
arrested for the fatal shooting of Reg
mental Sergeant Henry of the Fiji
teenth cavalry I'm Monterey last night.
Rice left his horse in camp when the
troopers started for the Yosemite vail
ley yesterday morning and followed iu
a buggy. He was sent back by a train
last evening to get his horse. When
seen i'm Monterey he had an army piss
tol i'm his hand and in reply to ques-
tious said he was looking for Henry
and that he intended to kill him when
he came across him.
Henry was walking i'm company with
four other white soldiers when he was
shot i'm the back, apparently from am
alley near the Washington hotel Rice,
who then secured his horse. did not re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
TIBETANS BUTCHER
BRITISH SERVANTS

, London May I-Bulletin--The =
> Times this morning publishes a y
= dispatch from Gyantse. Tibet, y
> which reports the butchering of p
= eight servants of the British mis- >
= sion by Tlbetans. The dispatch =
? says that the Tibetans are con- >
, stanuy getting better arms and y
, ammunition, which are manufac- .
? tured at Ihasa. and that il is >
> clear the TiDetans contemplate d =
= combined move TO overWhelm the >
= mission. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11

4A%@@%@4%4@4+@%*%*%
St, Petersburg, May 1O.-FicerOy y
> AIeXien has telegraphed TO the =
= emperor as follows:
. During the night of May sic =
= railway communication with Port =
. Arthur was restored. The tele- .
- graph line is being repaired. =
= = p - = 4 , y
q T. PETERSBURG. May 10 l5:40 p
y m.)-The correspondent of the
Associated Press has absolute
confirmation Of the report that rail-
road communication with Port Arthur
IS again open The first locomotive
came through last night and the second
al Q o'clock this evening.
According 10 information received
by the general stan the bridge blown
mp by the Japanese near Port Adams.
Lao Tung peninsula. has been re-
paired and the permanent way is unin-
jured. TelegTaphic communication
with Port Arthur is not yet open.
It Is rumOred that Lieutenant Gen
erai Stoessel, commander Of the mill
tary forces at Port Arthur has success
fuily engaged and driven Off the enemy.
Somewhat Mysterious.
The general stair has no coufrma-
tioH Of the report and explains the
Withdrawal OF The japanese from the
railroad as being either due 20 pressure
from General St1essel or 20 the forces
left by General kurOpatkin al IlaI
Ping and other points ON the railroad.
While without definite Information
the impression here is that the strength
of the Japanese force landed ar Pitse-
Vo was over estimated and that either
81 was not strong enough 90 take
charge of the railroad or IL moved
eastward along the IttOral TO effect a
junction with the Yalu army.
The emperor received the news of the
TeOpening OF communication with Port
arthur last night and seemed greatly
pleased. He had "a message from Port
Arthur an hour before, 10y Pigeon post
Via Lao Yang reporting that all was
well al the fortress. As General StOGs-
sci has not reported the investment Of
Port Daluys the reports from abroad
of it's capture by the Japanese are now
disbelieVed by the general STAFF
The admiralty heard today from
81 jivOsLUk. Rear Admiral Jessel's
squadron is there and reports all well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
WINANS WAS N0TA
BRITISH SUBJECT

London. May I0.-The question of the
domiciIe OF William Lewis Wiuans. for
merly of Baltimore. Nd. who died Iu
London june %. 1897 leaving a large
fortune was decided today by the
house of lords i'm favor of the family.
1t was appealed from the decision of
the lower courts that AIr WiuaHs was
a British subject and that the autauri-
ties were entitled 10 collect "a death
duty on his estate. The house of lords,
in giving judgment expressed doubt sa
To whether MIR. NinaUs intended tJ
abandon his American dJWiciie. but
said the crown certainly had not made
out a conclusive case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
LABORER KILLED ON
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS

ST. Louis 40. May ia bar of iron
fell from the top of the Ferris wheel
at the Worlds fair today striking r.
lab0rer on the head and killing him
instantly.
Dr. Edward Lewis responded from
the emergency hospital In am auuu-
lance ana upon arriving finding the
IabOrer dead. refused To take the n11E
TO the hospital. suggesting that the
mOrgue wagon be called This auEerel
the laborers' 100 fellow WgrEmeu. Wha
knocked Dr. Lewis down and beat and
kicked him. He was taken away as a.
patient I'm his own ambulance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
MYsTERY ABoUr Il.
JaPs Likely TO Appear Where Least
Expected.

JaPs Likely 10 Appear Where Least
Expected.
ST. Petersburg. MAY l1.-l3.05 a. m.)--
fhe most important official news from
the front up 10 this hour is that tell
ing of the complete establishment of
railroad and telegTaphic c0mmuuiCa-
tiuu with Port Arthur. though how IT.
was brought about and whether a bait
He was necessary 10 accomplish it are
mysteries which Niceroy AleEien failed
10 clear up.
The elatiou OF the authorities, a nat
uraI consequence of this achievement,
SIS sobered by official dispatches show
ing the activity Of the japanese tu
eastern Mauchuria- kuaug Gen Sian
lHuaug Tiaug SiaJ. nfty miles north
east of Feug Wang Cheug- was occu-
Iiel oy the japanese May .. This en-
aDles am advance along The bad roads
o. tha flank either at Lao Yang or
NukIeu
Third Army Of Japs
The territory between the main road
- Feug Wang Cheng and the River
IayauE has been penetrated by such
"a strong force OF Japanese as 60 lead
10 the suggestion that another army has
ail-ed az Iakushan of which the out
alte world has NOT before heard
I The japanese. however. have been
expected. and therefore that has not
diminished the satisfaction felt at the
opening of communication win Port Ar
thus. The Slav swings from pessimism
10 optimism as quickly as a pendulum.
and Aiceroy AleEiens dispatch has
produced feeling among the people
that the defeat OF the Halu and the in-
teTrupuon Of communication with Port
arthur should not have been taken so
seriously, that General kuropatkin
never had amy intention of making
stand on the Yalu; that the plan TO
cut of Port Arthur was an absolute
feature Of the enemy's plan of cam
paigu and was bound TO occur sooner OF
later and that the Russians sheald be
thankful that they had time 10 pre-
pare for the defense of Port Arthur uu-
til General kuropa akin could relieve it.
The people naturally wish for more
Helaus concerning Che re-estab lishmeut
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11

John FindIey Wallace of the Illinois Central Railroad viii
Be Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal at
SIS 900 Year.

with the commission on June I. He
viii arrive in Washington on or before
that date, and FOR the present viii have
his offices at the headquarters of the
commission i'm this city. II has not
been determined when he will visit the
isthmUs, all matters of detail being left
mission
I'm regard to the salary to be paid
AIR. Wallace, Admiral Walker said that
When man undertakes to direct the
construction of the Panama canal prof.
ect it is necessary for him TO burn his
ships behind him, and that $4,000 is
not too nigh for a man competent for
so important a trust
Whoever undertakes that task gives
up his business I'm this country for it
viii require all his time on the isthmus
for an indefinite period, said the ad-
miral-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11

turn this morning when the troopers
resumed their journey to the Yosemite,
but passed though Salinas after the
troopers had left. When the sheriff
was notified of the crime ne started in
pursuit and, not knowing the man.
passed him on the road. The COM
handing officer was notified, returned
with the sheriff and identified the man
as Rice.
When told he was under arrest, but
not for what crime, Rice blurted out
that he had never seen Henry, had
never killed him and wanted to know
how he could have killed Henry under
the circumstances.
The accused man accompanied the Of
ficers to Salinas and was locked up In
the county Jail. Henry, who was well
liked by his entire regiment, at last
report was unconscious and slowly dy-
ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
Both Unknown Here.

A careful investigation has failed 10
disclose any one who knows either Mrs.
NeWlita Look or Joseph Slider men
toned in the above dispatch as hailing
from this city. No such name as Sidler
appears in the local directory, while
there is but one person by the name
of Look i'm this city, Mrs. Helen b.
Look of 81 West North Temple street
The latter stated last night that TO her
knowledge there was no other person
bearing her name ia this county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
EIGHT INDICTMENTS
AGAINST THE WOMAN

St. Louis No. Nay 10--Tha grand
jury today returned eight indictments
against Sophie WeiuZeriIL charging la-
with eutiCiug young women from Ger
many to this country for improper pun
poses. The woman. who has been twice
arrested on the same charge. said when
first taken I'm custody saturday rlar
the girls were brought TO this country
10y her to serve as Mattresses In a gar
den for q Worlds fair cOnCessiunaire-
She now asserts that she had uolLius
to do with bringing Them TO this couu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
MADE WRY FACES BUT
THE SLATE WENT DOWN

Trenton. r. j.. May f0.-Iu the RepUb-
Hcan state convention held here today for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
national convention the only hitch in
the programme was an unexpected OBJ
lection to the election of the four men
who had been named for the honor
These four were Governor Franklin Mur-
ply. United States Senator kean and
Dryden ana state Assessor David Baird
of Camden. William Rowland of North
Piainfieid AFFECTED 90 Mr.. Baird in be-
half of his county. Somerset but on the
rollcaI Governor Murphy and Senators
the 800 votes of the convention, and Mr.
Baird received an the votes except six
of the seventeen votes that were east by
Somerset.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11

Buxom Widow Said to Be From Salt Lake, Robbed ant
Deserted at Oakland Cal, by One Joseph
Slider.

and on last Friday Slider was in
trusted with the care OF $50 of Mrs.
Looks money. She claims to- be pos
sessed OF some means. She says while
she was absent Slider removed his
trunk from the St. Charles, and neither
he nor Mrs. Looks money have been
seen since. When she learned that her
prospective husband had cleared out,
she was completely overcome with
grief mingled with a desire for revenge
on the man whom she had LrusLeo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
GERMAN FATHER AND
SON DIE TOGETHER

= New York. May 10.-Their love >
= for each other and the fear that y
= they might be separated by death >
= is believed TO have led Conrad =
= HaWenstein, 90 years old, and his >
? son, Conrad, trr aged So 90 take ,
. their own lives The bodies of the >
? two men were found today In a =
? room in East Twenty street. =
= where they had lived together for =
? several years. Each Of the men =
. held the end 0f ana open gas tube. >
> >
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
HERMAN OELRICHS
SEVERELY INJURED

San Rafael Call May Ia-Herman GEL
richs was thrown from bicycle late this
afternoon and severely injured about the
head. Oelrichs was riding near his couu-
a large dog ran ont and attacked him.
he WAS riding quite rapidly al the time
and his wheel struck the dog. throWing