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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
All Quiet at Port Arthur.

St. Petersburg. April 3.-A corres- pondent of the Associated Press at Port Arthur telegraphs to-day as fol- lows; "The Chinese, prophesying new attempts to block the channel, are at the present moment awed. All is quiet in port and the situation is unchanged throughout the peninsula, Deposits of coal similar to that at Cardiff, Wales, have been found in the vicinity of Port Arthur. The discovery is an extremely. important one, in view of the necessity of obtaining an ample supply of fuel for the fieet.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
Murderer of Mabel Page.

Boston, April S.-Dr. Edward S. Wood, professor of chemistry at the Harvard Medical school, spent the greater part of to-day in examination of the stomach of Miss Mabel Page, who was murdered at Weston on Thurs day. The object of the examination was to determine if possible, by partial ly digested food, the exact time that Miss Page met her death. Professor Wood said that he would be able to draw his conclusions tonight and would immediately report them to the district attorneys office. Tomorrow the results of the analysis may be made public.
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TO BE INSTRUCTED FOR PARKER
Friend of HiII snys state convsn son
 WIII Take This Action.

Albany, N. Y. April S.-From a source so close to former Senator Hill that it may be understood as represent ing MT. Hills own views, it is learned that it is intended that the New York state delegation to the national demo- cratic convention at St. Louis shall be positively instructed in favor of Judge Alton B. Parker.
 Senator Hill and his friends believe that they will control at least three fourths of the state convention, which will be held in Harmanus Blocker hall or Monday, April IS.
 It has been during recent years an all most unbroken custom for the New York state democratic delegation to go to the national convention with posi- tive instructions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
prominens Nlason Dead.

Washington Courthouse, O., April B.. S. Stacker Williams. one of the most widely known Free Masons in the United States, died to-day at the home. Of his daughter in this city. MT. Will Hams was grand master of the Ohio grand lodge of Masons from 1885 to 1888. He possessed the largest private Masonic library known and contributed much to the literature of Free Mason rv
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
CORRESPONDENTS STORY.

How London Daily Malls Man Was
 serinusiy Wounded In Tibet Fight.
 London. April S-Mr. Candler, the correspondent of the Daily Mail, who was injured during the fighting between the British and the Tibetans at Guru, Tibet, March 31, and whose left hand had to be amputated, thus describes the attack:
 T was watching the Tibetans being disarmed when I was attacked by a swordsman. This was before a shot had been fired. The onslaught was too sudden for me to draw my revolver. caught the Tibetan around the knees and threw him, but was myself drag ged down and in trying to rise was cut down by several swordsmen. These were eventually shot"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
swAYNEIMPEACHMENT CASE
Win be Feature of tho Houss This
 Week.


 Washington, April s.-The Swayne impeachment resolution will be the feature of the proceedings in the house this week. Legislation for the District of Columbia will have the right of way on Monday and the balance of the day wifi be utilized for the passage of bills under suspension of the rules. Tuesday and Wednesday the conference report on the District of Columbia appropria- tion bill, to which the senate has made several amendments, will take prece- dence and the military academy appro- priation bill will be disposed of during this time, as will conference reports on several minor house bills. Thursday the Swayne impeachment case will be called up, and present indications are that debate on this subject will consume the balance Of the week.
 The report of the Mccall investigat- in gcommittee is looked for the latter part of the week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
MINISTER'S UNUSUAL VIEW.
Favors Allowing Bars in Boston {
 Keep Open Uaul Mldnight.

Boston, April S--In his weekly dis cussion of current events at Every Day church (Universalist) to-day, Rev. George I. Perrin indorsed the movement in favor of postponing the closing hour for first class hotel bars until midnight
 MT. Perrin said that he did not think it necessary to consider the purely nor al aspect of the question. He believed that public sentiment should rule in such matter, and he was convinced that public sentiment in Boston was in favor of allowing first class hotels to sell liquor until midnight, rather than compel them to close their bars at Il o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
JTMINEz ESCAPES.
Abandons Monte Crtsti and Embarhs
 on German steamer.

Cape Haytien, April S.-A dispatch received here from Monte Cristi, Santo Domingo, reports that Generals Epifa- nio Rodriguez and Clena Navarro at tackled that place, and that General Jiminez, being without ammunition, abandoned the town and embarked on the German steamer Hispania for St. Thomas. This news is confirmed by the Dominican consul here.
 It Is rumored that Generals Rodri- guez and Navarro are abandoning President Morales, are trying to start a movement in favor of former Presi- dent Horatio Vasquez, and are march, ing off Santiago de Los Caballeros and Port Plata.
 A score of Dominican refugees arrest ed here were sent back to Santo Domin- go to-day by the Dominican consul.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
Shippsng News.

New York, April 3-Arrived Steamers La Touraine, Havre; Gallia, Marseilles and
 Gibraltar, April 1.-Passed: Steamer Ger manic New York, for Naples.
 Scilly, April 3.-1;30 p. m.-Passed: Steamer Konig Albert, Genoa;, Naples and Gibraltar for New York.
 Queenstown, April 3.-Sailed: Steamers Marion from Liverpool, Philadelphia; 20 2:5O D. m Umbria fron Liverpool, New York.
 Southampton, April 4.-Arrived: Steamer Zeeland, New York for Antwerp passed Hurst Castle at 12:40 q. u.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
New Elnano,a. scheme for ehinp.

London, April 4.-Sir Robert Hart, di- rector of Chinese imperial maritime customs, has, according to the Shang- hai correspondent of the Times pro- posed a scheme of financial reform un- der which uniform land tax will raise a revenue of 100000, 900 taels, which will provide standing army of 500,OO0 men, an adequate fleet and a reorganized civil service with a salary list of 16O,- 900 900 taels.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
Said He stole Express Package.

New York, April 3.-A man who gave the name of Walter W. Wilson walked into police headquarters to-day and an- nounced that on August l, 1903, he and a partner, who were drivers for the United States Express company in Pittsburg, stole a package containing s1, ,1s0 from that company. The partner, he said, is serving "a six years sem tence. Wilson was held for examina- tion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
TRIES TO SAVE COMPANIONS
OAR BARNBANDIT MAKEs"TRUE
 CONFESSIOND
Niedermeier Declares Hs Is the Man That Ixiiied Patrick Barrstt-says John Lynch and James sammon, Now Under Sentence of Death for the Crime, Arc Innocent.

Now Under Sentence of Death for the
 Crime, Arc Innocent.
 Chicago, April 3.-Almost within the coils of the hangman,s rope. Peter .Nie- dermeier. onesbf the car-barn bandits, to-day made what he declared was a true confession to save two other men from the gallows and one from long imprisonment in the penitentiary.
 q killed Patrick Barrett in his saloon at 4216 Wallace street last May, said Niedermeier. John Lynch and James Summons, who are under sentence of death for the crime, and also Hugh Reilly, who has been sentenced to the penitentiary, are innocent. They had nothing to do with the raid.
 T shot and killed Barrett. I make this statement solely to save innocent persons suffering for what I have done" sss ~
 On the strength of Niederrneir's state ment the attorney for the convicted men will tomorrow apply for a writ of habeas corpus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING C0
rHoMAsToN DAM BREAKS.
Water Ru.hes Through Main street
 Causing Damage of s1,50O.


 Thomaston, April s.-The dam at the head of the pond belonging to E. E. Fenn, on the hill just north of this place, gave way early this morning and caused great excitement among the people in that vicinity. Muskrats bor- ing through in several places caused the dam to break. and almost every gallon of water in the pond, which covers four acres of land, rushed down the hill and settled through Main street, the cellars of several stores being flooded. The Morse and Williams blocks suffered more than any of the other buildings by water, and it is estimated that the damage done will amount to s1,500. The dam was fifty feet long and about four teen feet high.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
Three Sleepers Dersiled.

Rutland, Vt, April S.-Three sleeping cars of the north bound Montreal ex- press were derailed by a broken switch ac Proctor early to-day. Two colored pcrters, Harry Brooks and Samuel El- lis. sustained scalp wounds and other bruises, and were removed to the Proc tor. hospital. None of the passengers was injured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
EXPLOSION IN IONA BANK.

Three Men Kuled-causs of the Dis-
 aster Unknown.
 Marshalltown. Ia, April s.-An explo- sion in the Citizens National bank building at Albia, Ia, to-day resulted in three being killed and several injur- ed. The dead are R. Ramsey. Edward Dougherty and Richard Grimes.
 The cause of the explosion is un- known, but it is supposed it originated in the heating plant. Besides the bank building q clothing store and two gro- cery stores were destroyed by fire. The loss is $75C00.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
Peasant .srd. POD Ronn,es to znr.

St. Petersburg, April s--s. Metatin, peasant in the province of Vladimir, has sent 200 rubles to the emperor, in a letter addressed: Most Honest. Most Autocratic, Most Merciful Great Lord Emperor, Our Little Father, Nicolas Alexandrovitch. The letter is signed, .'The Emperor's Mast Sinful Slave.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
wal,hour Beats European Cracks.

Berlin, April 3.-"Bobby" 3. Walthour, the American bicyclist, won fifty-kil- ometre bicycle race at Sport Park, Friedenau, this afternoon, defeating the German Robl, who holds the European championship, and Ryser, Demko, Salz- mann and Bousson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04

Dispatches received from St. Thomas. D. w. l., April ?, said that General Ji- minez. former president of Santo Do- mingo. had arrived there that morning and left in the evening for Porto Rico, from where it was his Intention to pro- ceed to New York
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STILL POURING INTO CoREA.
rpanese Transportsatc at chemuipo with
 Arti lery, Cavalry and Infansry.

Seoul, Corea, April 3--3 p. m.-Five japanese transports, carrying light ar
 llery, cavalry and infantry, have ar |ved at Chenulpo. The men are en- Eaining for Seoul. General Haraguchi, the newly ap- pinted commander of the Japanese |rces here, has arrived.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-04
EYE OUT OF SEVENTEENTH.
Hearat Captures This Number of Kar

sas County Delegations.
 Little Rock, Ark, April 3.-Democrat- ic county conventions have been held in seventy-ave counties of Arkansas for the purpose of electing delegates to the state convention in Hot Springs June If. Carroll, Clay, Green, Johnson and Sebastian counties endorsed William N. Hearst for the presidential nomination. Crawford county instructed it's dele gates for D. R. Francis, of Missouri.
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KAISER'S HEALTH.
Government Organ Denies Rumors
 That Concern is Felt

That Concern is Felt
 Berlin, April S-The North German Gazette. the government organ, denies the rumors printed in London and cir culated in the United States that the health of Emperor William is such that it gives occasion for concern. The pa per adds that the emperor's condition of health remains excellent, and that the voyage he is now on gives every prospect of full success in recuperating his strength.
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CISSY LOFTUS ILL.

stF1cKeH WIlh FFonounced Case of
 scarlet Fever tn BufraIo.
 Buffalo, April 3.-Cissy Loftus was taken from her hotel to a private hos pital in this city to-day. It is said that she has developed pronounced case of scarlet fever, and the health authorities will not permit her removal to New York, as she desires. Her condition is said not to be serious.
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mr.. ceorse J eonla On, of pnnssr.

New York, April s--Mrs. George J. Gould, who was operated on for appen- dicitis, continues to improve and there lis now no question of her recovery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
SALT LAKES DRINK BILL

4 RECENT ISSUE Of the American
y Grocer c7utaius some interesting
statistics relative to the consumption
of intoxicants in the United States. We
desire 10 l1calizc some drink statistics
this morning. 10 show approximately
u nat salt Lakes annual drink bill is.
The exact figures are not, Of course.
ontaiuablr. but it Is fair TO assume
from those that are at hand that Salt
Lake spends very close to $I.Ooo,COO "a
year for intoxicants.
In The first place, the records Of the
city treasurers Office show that there
are about 100 saloons in continuous op-
Grafton IN Salt Lake, To be conserva-
tive we place the number Al ninety
Each ~ these saloons pays license OF
sloo a month. or $4,000 monthly for ali
u- them. This. with such other fixed
charges. such as salaries of bartenders.
rcnt. heat. light and other items makes
,he average net cost OF operating
saloon something like $3.50 per month
Thus we have a total Of S3l,5O0 a month
in fixed charges for the ninety saloons.
in other words the saloons must take
I'm at least S3I 800 u month. more than
s. 900 a day. over and above the cost
Of the iutoxicants. before they make Il
cent for their proprietOrs. In year
we have an aggregate of $31S,000 for
maintenance alone. But the saloonmen
are not i'm the business for their health
alone. They are in it TO make money.
j they did not make money they would
very promptly get out Of the business
How much do they make? That is prob
Iematical. Some make Il very great
deal. Others do not make very much.
Let Us put the average net earnings
al s.. 500 a year FOR each saloon. IT is
a well known fact that two or three
well known saloons earn eight or ten
times this much. \ larger proportion
VII earn more than s., 800 a year than
will earn less. Add ninety times s., 500
TO S37S 600 and we have $603.0O Add
to $500. 900 the cost of the intoxicants
consumed. which the consumer.
through the dealer. must pay, and we
find that the grand total must run we'll
over s1.000, 600 on a basis Of $1,000
population, this is more than SI5 for
every man. woman anu 'iiiiH III SAT-
Lake City.
Seems like Il good deal Of money TO
spend for intoxicants, doesn't il? But
salt Lake is not behind the country at
large i'm this matter. According to the
Grocer's figures for 1903 the American
per capita expenditure for alcoholic
drinks is S15.54. The total amount eX-
pended was not far from si,29O'OOo'oOo-
And. II we are TO believe the state
nIents OF experts, every dollar OF the
money is worse than thrown away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
ANOTHER PEACE CONGRESS.

y BOSTON during the first week Of
next October the thirteenth inter-
national peace congress Is TO hold its
sessions. Only once before has the in
ternatiOnal peace congress assembled
i'm this country. That was in 1898 dur
ing the Worlds fair at Chicago. It is
hardly necessary TO say that the object
Of the congress is to promote a desire
for international peace among all the
people of the world. Since the congress
last met in this country International
events have not tended to encourage
the delegates
First was the war between Japan and
China, Then came our war with Spain.
the war between the British and the
Beers in South Africa. and now the
Russo-Japanese war. These are not al
the conflicts. by any means. They are
only the noteworthy ones. For example.
there was the Filipino rebellion, the
Cuban instruction, continuous war
ring by England and other nations
against their savage colonial depend
ents and numberless revolutions in
South America. We cannot truthfully
say that the peace spirit has gained
much Roadway since 1898. the organiza-
ton of The Hague tribunal notwith-
standing.
However, that is no reason why the
international peace congress people
should not keep everlasting at il. They
surely deserve 10 win their struggle for
universal peace, for certainly the world
will be better off when nations all re-
sort to arbitration instead Of arms as
a method Of settling their difficulties
The old law that might makes right is
as obsolete as the law against sO-oalled
witches and witchcraft. But it's going
to be hard work 10 convince the ma
tions of the truth Of this gospel.
And speaking OF the peace congress.
Il is interesting TO know that one of
the worlds most famous peacemakers
is 10 be in Boston. He is Baron DIS
tOurnelles de Constant. The baron is
one of the French members of The
Hague tribunal and a member of the
French chamber of deputies. For years
he has been preaching peace and it was
almost entirely through his efforts that
the present treaty between France and
England was successfully negotiated.
BY the terms of this treaty France and
England have agreed to submit any DIFF
ferenCes between them to arbitration.
The treaty has a number of years yet
10 run
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
MR.. cHRIsTENsEN's FOLLY.

II ISCCsSING y PETITION asking
~ that the four present judges of the
Third district court, two of whom arc
Democrats and two Republicans, be
nominated by both the conventions
soon to be held by the two great par
ties, Farley p. Christensen, chairman
of the Republican committee for the
district. was so i'll advised and so fool
ish as TO say:
If L understand the sentiment of
the Republicans they will turn this
proposition down hard. l consider il
merely a scheme to save two Democrat
ic Judges
Leaving out Of the question the in
advAability Of making political parti-
sanism one of the qualifications for jul
dicial positions let US discuss the mat
ter from the political standpoint and
see wheFe Farley P Christensen lands,
He says il is a scheme TO save two
Democratic judges. Now if Mr.. Chris
Jensen will inspect the records he viii
find that only one Republican judge
has been elected i'm this district since
Utah became a state. That one is Judge
Morse.
To SO into history a little: In 1885,
the Republicans carried salt Lake
county and the Third judicial district,
which includes Salt Lake. Summit and
Tooele counties. by a large majority
for their state ticket At the same time
three district judges were elected,
Every one of them was a Democrat
They We're Le Grand Young. Andrew
Howat and Ogden Hnes. At the end
Of a period of service Judges Young
and Howat resigned. \ Republican
governor very promptly appointed Re-
publicans. John \. Street and Morris
J. Ritchie, 20 succeed them. As soon
as the people had a chance TO vote on
these judgeships they elected two Dem
ccrats, 4. y. Cherry and \. q. NorreII
to succeed Judges Street and Richie
No other district judges were voted
for at that election.
The next election for district Judges
was held in 1900. That year the Repub-
lican nominees on the national and
state tickets carried the Third judicial
district by a wide margin. In this
county the Republican ticket and the
Republican legislative ticket were al
most entirely successful The Demo
Gratis elected two members OF theiI
county ticket and one of their Ieglsla-
tive ticket. Nevertheless two of tho
three Democratic nominees for district
judges were elected \ recapitulatioT
shows that seven Democratic nominees
for district judge have been elected and
one Republican nominee.
IF the question were purely one o.
politics. as Mr.. Christensen narrowly
thinks. the odds would be all i'm favor
Of the Democrats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24

the drift. He had jabbed the point OF
that candlestick into the business end
of the mule with the traditional result.
The mule caught him with both feet
Back to the open air went the shift
boss as fast as his crippled machinery
would carry him. 'Byes! byes!' he
cried, 'theys a banshee in tn moine!
ShUre, ut trOO me Clane out av tn
drift, Some av yeZ go doom there an
troi L DROVE vt out" Nothing that is
on the earth or in the heavens above
or in the waters under the earth would
have persuaded any of the Irish to go
down there. There We're two young
Pennsylvania fellows in the bunch
though, and they took no stock in
bansheeS- They proceeded cautiously
to the scene and established the iden-
tity of the visitor. Investigation showed
them how il got in and il was hoistcd
out the same way 1t was easy to get
a fight out of Murphy or Flanagan for
Il year or two after that"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
Rnnshee in the Mine.

NOW here" says Andy Tarbet, is
all old and true story Of what hap
pened once in n Butte mine. 1t took
place in 1880 and the old Moulton mine
in WalkerVille was the scene of it. The
mine was worked through a shaft and
some Of the Slopes ran right up 20 the
grass roots. Well, one o.1y Il big white
freight mule was travelling around
there and struck one Of the thin places.
He went through and slipped down
that old, wOTked-Out stope to the 100
level. He was Jared g good deal and
Tuch confused, so he just stood there.
Al the end of the drift were Pat Flana-
gan and Mike Murphy manipulating a
drill. They wanted some powder and
Flanagan started out for it. He was
back in about ten seconds. Did ye
fitch tn pOWther?' asked Murphy. 'Oi
did not, said Flanagan, 'Oi tink ye'd
tetther go fur tn powther, MOike.'
'Whoi not YEP asked Murphy. IT'S
yer turin 'Oi hav' a presint'mint,
said Flanagan piously crossing himself.
'Oi tink all is not VIII wild me ould
mither { home. VIII, thin replied
the courteous Murphy. 'Oi'N git tn
powther' Murphy was back in ten sec
ends also. Dim a sober, GOd-feaTin'
man, Flanagan he said, but Oh hav
had a presint'mint, mesilf. 'Tis ye
must git tn pOwther.' 'Mither of hivin,
shrieked Flanagan looking over Muir
phys shoulder, Plat is thOt?' The
white mule, frightened by the dark
ness, had followed Murphy's light back
into the drift 'Tis the anvil want
cried Murphy. The men covered in
the furthest corner. The mule stopped
a few feet from them and all their
IL.
We're the two cleaning eyes and the
long white ears which Topped into
view from time to time as the mule
strove to pierce the darkness. The
mule made no sound. What prayers
were uttered in that drift nobody will
ever know. The shift changed al s
o'clock Flanagan and Murphy did not
check out. Has amy Nv We seen Elan
agan and Murphy inquired the shift
boss at the mouth of the shaft No
body had and it was recalled that no
shots had been heard in their locality
for some hours. 'Oi giss Ord betther
go doom there and hav' a LUX
fur Thin said the shift boss
and began his search He car
ried a candle and the last thing he
expected to find in that mine was a
mule, because. as I say. it was worked
through a shaft and no mules were
used in IL at all Well. YOU know how
miners candlestick is2 Il has a
sharp point on it 10 stick in the wall
and a handle on the other side. The
shift boss Numbered along through the
drift holding his candle in front of him.
He had almost reached the end and
had seen nothing when from in front of
him came an astOnished 'WOof,' Stimuli
taneOusly something struck him amid
ships and sent him flying clean out of