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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05

Washington. Feb 4.-The eight-four bill
was the subject of discuss on today IN
the house committee or labor. Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. said briefly lnat ne ulu
not believe lit necessary for the prOpon-
pnts to enter into an extended argument
for lhe bill Judge =. X. McCammon,
representing iron, steel and shippuiidlhs
interests denied that the bill under con
siferatfon is -antialiy the same as
bills three times reported to the house
He said that under this bill it would pe
impossible for q contractor 70 CONSTRUCT
government ships under an eight hour
law and ships for commercial purposes
under a ten-hour law, ard that the
measure is un-American and vicious.
Mr. Cxomners criticised Judge Mccain
mon for his statement that the Dill j.
not substantially the same a. those al
ready reported in previous ConfereGceF,
and his failure to say that the Dill u
anything is a modification of former
measures. He said JUDGE MCCammon- s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05

HAVANA. Feb. A-The last Festige OF
n the American occupation of Cuba
disappeared this afternoon when the
American flag was lowered from the
Cabanas barracks and the last battalion
Of American soldiers marched to the
Triscornia pier and boarded the United
States transport Sumner, which VIII SAL
tomorrow for Florida
The Sumner had brought the Seven
teenth and Nineteenth companies OF
United states artillery from Santiago.
and these trOops participated with tns
TwentY-fifst and the Twenty second com
panies, which have been stationed here,
in the evacuation Of the CabanaS par
racks.
President Palma and the members q
his cabinet. General Rodriguez, COM
mander Of the rural guards; United states
Minister Squires and the members Of the
legation staff Witnessed the ceremony o.
hauling down the American flag ana
hosting the Cuban flag, with The usual
salutes.
President Palma addressed Minister
SQuiTes and Major Brown. commander Of
the American troops. saying
we are confronted by one OF the most
extraordinary facts recorded IN the an@
nails Of universal history, the departure
from our shores of the last troops the
United States had kept ia Cuba after
helping us to secure our independence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
PRoVO nTFWs NOTEs.

Provo. Feb. Judge Booth is in Salt
Lake holding court.
Councilman Black Of salt Lake was a
Provo visitor today.
The Provo Business Mems association
held an interestin meeting last evening.
ut which the name of the association was
changed to the Provo Commercial club.
in conformity with notice given by Vice
President Taft at the previous meeting
that he would present a motion to change
the name.
The Heller branch Sunday train will be
resumed March %.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05

Fulton Mo. Feb. flames Cronin,
justice Of the peace in st. Louis, and
formerly q member of the house OF dele
gates, was the first witness today in the
trial OF Edward Butler, charged with
bribery in connection with the passage of
a city lighting bill in 1899. Hs corrob-
GRATED the testimony of four witnesses for
the defense who yesterday testified that
Edward Butler was not present in the
house OF delegates on the night of the
passage of the bill, cOntradictiug testI-
monv given by other delegates for the
state yesterday
At the request Of Circuit Attorney Folk
court adjourned until this afternoon to
enable the prosecution to secure the at
tendance Of other members of the house
OF delegates who-lNere not members of
the combine. Their testimony Will be
used to refute that af Butler himself aud
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
pREqTY HoME WEppINe.

pretty home wedding occurred last
night at the residence of Mr.. and MIS-.
Alec Kee. Second South and Fifth East,
when Cortez McRobert Of PIattsburg, \.
Y and Miss Mary J. Bentley Of Law
renee Mass, were united IN marriage.
The house was Hastily decorated in car
nations and Immediately after the cere-
mony, which was performed BY the Rev
". B. Burton Of the Second NJ Z. church
a wedding supper was served. The groom
has been engaged in mining in this state
for some time past. and the couple viii
probably make Salt Lake their home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
PEDAG0eUEs MEET TODAY.
Biennial Convention Of superinten-
dents Begins at 2 O'Clock.

The biennial convention of the city and
county public school supeTinUendents OF
the state win convene at O'Clock this
afternoon at the university The ses-
siOns of the convention viii be presided
over By A c. Nelson. state superintend-
ent of public Instruction.
The feature of the first days session
win be an address TO be delivered this
evening in Barratt hall by Governor He
Der NJ Wells He viii be followed by
the Rev. Elmer l. Goshen. Both will
speak on educational and patriotic sub
jects. The work mapped out for the con-
ventiOn viii be inceTspersed with choruses
by city and county school children. The
rrogramme for today is as follows:
p. m.-State university. Cd should
the requirements for promotion from the
eighth grade be the same for the city
and the county pupils2 Superintendent
D. II. Christensen of Salt Lake City. SUI
.perintendent 3. W. Ashton of Salt Lake
county % should the examins ton for
promotion Of pupils from the eighth
grade be uniform throughout the slater
superintendent Oliver Christensen Of
Juab county. Superintendent James Lang
ton of Logan City. General discussion
7:30 .. m--Barratt haIL Address viii
be delivered by Heber NJ. Wells, COVE nor
Of Utah, and The Rev Elmer ]. Goshen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.
Moroni Has Twelve Gases Now I'm
der Strict Quarantine.

Mt. Pleasant. Feb. At Moroni III this
county, nine families with twelve cases
of smallpox are under strict quarantine
the disease seems TO have been spread
there by a Miss Ames, who was chamber
maid az the GuhoersoD hotel OF this city.
Some weeks ago 4 man stayed over night
a the hotel. Next day he went 10 Nephi,
where he developed a case of smallpox
Miss Ames attended MS room without
knowing he was sick. and soon after
went TO her home at Mcr1ni, where she
was sick, but never aIantined, and the
present cases were started from her case
The schools have been closed and all
public gatherings forbidden A close
watch viii De kept and everything pos
sible done to eradicate the disease.
The strange part of the case is that no
one here has token the disease who was
IN the hotel at the time Miss Ames is
supposed TO have contracted it.
The hotel mas been thoroughly fumi-
gated and it is not feared any cases VII.
develop here
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
STATE NEWS
LOSES RIGHT EYE
Hunter Misses the Rabbit and
Companion Receives Charge
of Shot Instead.

Nj. Pleasant. Feb. IA rather serious
accident happened here at q RABBIT hunt
yesterday afternoon between the mem
beers OF the Mt Pleasant Gun club. John
over the brow Of q hill. and a cousin oil
his, Arthur AVerett. who was coming ZIP
The other side of the nill, was struck By
three of the shot. one in the stomach.
one IN the face. neither Of which did any
damage. but the third one penetrated the
right eye.
DR.. WOOdring. who was called to attend
the case. says the sight is destroyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
DISTRICT COURT AT PROVO.
Suit Against Lehi Lodge to Recover
Sick Benefits.

s&-CA DGAcl%Ss
Provo. Feb Suit has been com
menced by William 7. Welsh against the
Lehi lodge No. =, T. Q. 0. F.. for 1871
alleged to be due him for sick benefits
and S500 damages for failure TO pay SAID
sick benefits. Plaintiff sets out that the
association agrees with Its members 70
pay certain amount per week TO sick
and disabled members, and TO visit mem
bers and provide for the care and comfort
of members during their Illness. lie then
alleges that he was q member IN g0Cd
standing in the lodge from Feb u, 1855;
till March J. 1893. and was entitled 20 al
the privileges and benefits Of the order
That from Nov 1, 1902. to Aug. J. 1903. ne
became sick and disabled from following
his ordinary occupation or otherwise
earning livelihood. and it became neces-
sary for him TO make frequent trl0s 70
Salt Lake City. and that the cost Of SAID
trips including medical treatment, nurs-
ing and an operation was $500
Plaintiff alleges that the lodge did not
visit him nor provide for his care and
comfort as agTeed III the contract and
has refused TO pay him the sick beneIits
to which ne is entitled.
Dr.. Sitrak Eghiau OF Pleasant Grove
has commenced suit against Thomas Ear
rett, jr. of American Fork, TO collect
S}15 for medical services and surgical
operation. alleged to have been perIormt9
for defendant between the 10th day OF
April, 1908 and the 18th day Of July 1895.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05

Pain or dull ache in the back is IN
nistakable evidence Of kidney trouble
It is Natures timely warning to show
you that the track Of health is not clear
If these danger signals are unheeded,
NOR. serious results are sure to follow;
Brightss disease. which is the worst form
Of kidney trouble, may steal upon you.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
of the world-famous kidney and bladder
remedy, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Roo Is
soon realized. II stands the highest for
its wonderful cures of the most distress
ing cases. a trial viii convince any one
and you may have Il sample bottle
free, by mail
Gentlemen attribute my present
good health TO swamp-Roet. I SUI
fered many years with kidney
trouble and had an almost constant
pain in my back Your great remedy,
swamp Root, cured my trouble and
have since been perfectly well.
Yours truly,
B. a. Chalker, Chief of Police,
Ozark Ala.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
RECEPTION TO STUDENTS,
Whose OF L. D. S. q. Entertained BY
the Faculty.

Nearly 500 persons were present at Bar
yatt han last evening, the occasion being
The L. D. s. university. The evening
was pleasantly passed with the rendition
bf a musical and literary programme.
President J. II. Paul Of the university
made the opening address, and after a
few welcoming remarks introduced Pro
fessors Hinckley and Peterson They
favored the audience with two silent
dienCc greatly
A double quartette entertained with two
selections. after which the audience sang
several college songs. During the even
served.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
TOWN BURNED.

Lake village Ark. Feb 4.-This town
was almost totally destroyed by fire to-
dav twenty-five business. houses. six
dwellings. the post0ffiee. Masonic temple
and many other build ngs We're destroyed.
The loss IS estimated at 5000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
q Guaranteed 80 ZOE Piles.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Your druggist wiz refund money
II PAZO OINTMENT fails TO cure you
in six 80 fourteen days. soc.
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BURGLARS ar WORK.
Enter the Short Line Depot Building
and Express Office.

Logan Feb. 4.-Burglars entered tho
Oregon Short Line depot building at this
place last night and stole a small sunl
81 money that had been left there By
Agent Woodside. The office Of the Pa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05

Lame back is only one symptom OF kid
ney trouble-one of many. Other symp-
toms showing that yoa need swamp
Root are being obliged to pass water
often during the day and to get up many
times during the night, inability to hold
your urine. smarting or irritation in pass
ing. brick-dusJ or sediment in the urine,
catarrh Of the bladder uric acid, con
slant headache. dizziness, sieepiessness,
nervousness, irregular heart-beating,
rheumatism, bIoating, irritabiiity, worn
out feeling. lack of ambition, loss of
flesh, salIow complexion.
If your water when allowed TO remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for tweI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05

Distilled water delivered by salt Lake
City Soda W1te- Co. Is West Third |
South. Tel. 49,
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Have you Joined Distilled water clue

Distilled water delivered by Salt Lake
city Soda Water Co, Is West Third
south. Tel. 155.
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Have you joined DistiEed Water clubg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
AFTER PORT ARTHUR,

Tho long predicted, ANAL" assault
upon Port Arthur cannot be delayed
very much longer. II would SEEM The
Smelling Of tina place has been going
on for weeks with telling effects, and
the resources Of the defenders, cut on
from the outside world, must be getting
low Even al ST. Petersburg the fall
OF the stronghold Is now expected
After Port Arthur what? The view
has beeu expressed that the present
campaign may possibly end with the
surrender OF that fort. But that view
is not IN accordance with the fact that
Russia has called out some OF the army
reserves I'm Europe and Siberia. The
mobilization Of fresh forces indicates
trat the Russian government viii con-
tlnue the war on land. At Mukden II Is
thought that Kuropatkn will be In
stronger position than ever There he
viii have concentrated force Of fresh
troops His chances OF making a stand
Mt Mukden are thought to be excellent.
ard II he is driven away from there, he
win be stronger stlll at Hardin. Thus.
the further he retreats, the stronger he
VIII become. The terrible ,butchery OF
Port Arthur may be repeated at Muk-
den, and then at Hardin.
Russia hopes to be able to wear out
Japan IN course Of time, History, how
ever. teaches that even small nations,
when animated by the spirit that in
sTres Japan today, can carry on war
almost indefinitely.
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ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.

over in Germany there is considerable
excitement over the alleged accomplish
.ments Of a horse and the question Ia
asked whether. after all. there IL any
difference, except In degree, between
animal and human intelligence.
The horse In question is said to be
able TO add, subtract multiply and d.
vide. and even to solve new problems,
thereby showing powers Of reasoning
lie Is further said to form sentences,
and distinguish colors and musical
notes and he has even learned to indl-
cate his desires by stamping his hoof
on the ground.
Professor Austen Is quoted as having
said that the animal Ia as well educat-
ed In certain lines as a child who has
attended school for the same number OF
years. lie has asked the German gov
eminent to appoint a commission. Of
specialists to examine the horse aud In
vestlgate thoroughly the results Of his
experiments. with view to determin-
ing from them whether or not there is
direct relationship between what IL
called animal instinct and human In
tellgence.
The results obtained, we are told,
have been checked up by a number OF
eminent scientists. Among these are
mentioned DR.. studt the Prussian min
lister Of education; Prot George
scrwelnfurther, the African travellers
Prof. Karl stumpf OF the Berlin Uni
versity; Herr schIllugs, the naturalist
and Ludwig Heck, director Of the Ber-
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lin geological Garden. But notWith-
standing this formidable array skep-
tic cannot be much blamed for enter
tanning certain doubts, when he Is to'd
Of a horse solylng mathematical prob
blems, or using a system Of telegraphy ~
a means Of communicating thoughts.
The question naturally arises whether
newspaper correspondents have not
drawn some on their own fancy In or
der to give the werld wonderful story.
Horses have been known 90 exhibit
wonderful Intelligence, aud dog has
been exhibited that played Home
Sweet Home on a specially construct
cd piano. The owner OF the canine APP
peared ia beat the time, but close OBJ
server soon found that instead ~ beat
ing time he indicated by his movements
what key to strike. and tho
animal merely followed the
point NJ the baton, probably
without the slightest idea Of the rela-
ton Of one note to another Ana yet,
the effect was marvellous.
II IL well that the subject of animal
intelligence be brought forward, for It
IL certain that man generally has
placed TOO low estimate on the true
position OF animal creation, It was
absolutely necessary that animal life,
as well as vegetation, should precede
man upon earth otherwise man would
have been utterly helpless on this plan
el. In that sense animals we're made
fof man. They were also given, In Or
der that man, I'm the midst ot this
wonderful creation, should by practice,
learn 10 rule, as God rules, and thus
become At for hts eternal destiny, All
forms of life OF lower order were
called into existence for these pur-
poses They are Gods works, Gods
poems" az the Apostle puts It, ana
they are all endowed, each with por'
ton Of the spirit that animates the uni
verse, and with intelligence sufficient
to permit them To fulnll their mission
on earth. They are, moreover, all
suffering under the curse OF sin, and
looking forward toward the redemption
OF the earth and all that IL upon It.
Such facts are too often forgotten.
Man becomes tyrant, in hla relation
to the rest Of tho creation, instead OF
a ruler in the true sense OF the word.
He needs 10 be reminded Of the fact,
that the animal creation H. after all.
very little lower than man, and that
in some cases II 10 difficult TO decide
which is the higher, the brute or the
man,
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settle, illustrating the tenacity with
which he pursues an object II was In
1896 and he applied for employment In
the Khokand expedition. being at the
time an obscure lieutenant without In
fluence. lie petltloned his colonel TO
that effect, and his comrades accord
Ing TO the Russian custom. petitioned
on his behalf The colonel refused and
dismissed the petitioner but Kuropat-
kin remained behind, standing at the
foot Of tho staircase, where the colonel
LEFT him, Eighteen hours later the
colonel came out OF his apartment and
found the young lieutenant still walt
ing 10 speak to him, and this time he
acceded TO his juniors request VERY
well. sou can go, he said. You're the
sort Of man the army wants"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
THE WOMEN HELP.

HOW japanese women help to carry
on the war is told in the following from
Leslie's Monthly:
THE custom Of the Sen Min Rlkl is
one that has risen In Japan during
the present war. Ever since the war
began. at all times of the day and even
night, small groups OF women can be
seen gathering In the streets one or
more of the women will have piece or
cotton cloth with one thousand marks
or dots stamped upon 1t, Sen Is the
Japanese word for one thousand. MIN
is the word for human being-either
man or woman. Rlki' is. In the Jap
anese language, strength, In combina-
ton the words mean "the strength of
one thousand people,
Each one Of these one thousand dots
or marks in the cloth are 10 indicate
the place where a stitch or knot Is to
be made by a woman, who, while max
Ing this knot, gives her best thought
wish or prayer for the safety and pro-
lection Of the soldier who VIII wear
this piece Of cotton cloth as an obi
or belt while fighting for his country
The prayers OF one thousand women
for one man are believed to protect
him from all dangers and to give him
strength 10 overcome and conquer the
enemies Of his beloved Japan
with the two belligerents this war
is personal affair All are equally
interested, The Russians are fighting
not only the men in the field who rain
upon them their shells and bullets, but
also the women at home armed with
prayers for Russian defeat, The Japs
are, IN the same way, lighting under the
showers OF prayers directed to the sa.
cred images against them and their
cause It Is duel Of prayers as Of
shot and shell II ia, in this respect,
too, a unique and a sorry spectacle,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

The Japanese minister OF war has
conhdentlaly informed his colleagues
that Port Arthur cannot be taken by
direct assault And Japanese lives are
not to be sacrificed IN such attempts.
This IL a wise determination and will
doubtless put stop 10 a useless waste
Of HE. An assault upon a fortress is
very much like batting ones head
against a stone wall. Military expert
ence has taught that fortresses, as a
rule, can only be reduced by regular
siege operations,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

thority from ita leaders to direct peo-
plo how or for whom 10 vote at caucus
convention. or the polls, But we also
defend the right OF every member OF
the Church TO use the privileges OF an
American citizen n he Ia one by birth
or naturalization, Just as though he
was not a Church member
When II comes to the influence which
men exercise amens their fellows, the
Church member or eiIloer has equal
rights with the non-member, why
should II DO omlnently right and prop
er for blatant lnddeL or one who Jeers
at religion, or drunkard or a profane
man or debauchee, TO use all the In
fluenoe and means at his command In
the support Of a political candidate, and
all wrong for u devotce Of a given
Church to do the same2
Why must a citizen who wants ad-
vice on political matters be required to
take Il from some ward heller polti-
cal wlre-puller or limb Of the law, and
be forbidden to seek It from men In
whom he has .he utmost oonAdence2
And why is II emlnently pralsewortby
for Methodist minister to work and
stump and logroll In politics, and nag-
ranty wrong and dangerous for a
Mormon Church official to take part
In political controversies2
We emphatically deny the charge OF
Church influence" In the recent con-
test and In the politics OF the state
generally Those who raise the cry
know they are lying. and here at home
they know that their nonsense Is scout
ed by the sensible portion OF the COM
munity, and II they had any sense OF
shame or deeency they would close
their lips when they want to use the
stale excuse for defeat Every true
friend Of Utah win promptly frown It
down.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

Nine young men Of Boston the other
day broke into the government arsenal
at Governors Island and stole lot OF
dynamite and played ball with IL. They
didn't know what the stun was, and
didn't know that II was loaded The
remarkable thing is that It didn't 20
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Messenger Of the Manchurlan Army,
(Russian official organ.)

For the last five months Japan has
been committing In the eyes of the
whole world honorable suicide with in
flexible stubbornness. Japan continues
10 send her divisions and ships TO he
destroyed for she prefers to bleed 10
death IN war and to die Of hunger IN
Manchuris rather than at home what
has japan gained during the last Ave
months? What has she done? Abso-
lutely nothing.
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Ianan Mall. Toxin.

The unfortunate war correspondents
In Toxic are said to be at length los
Ing patience and becoming antagonized.
Many hard working, competent men
are threatened with permanent loss OF
the regulations they have built up by
years OF toll II IL very hard We do
not think that Japan Is consulting her
best interests.