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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
LOOKING UP FRENCH LAW.
Payment For the Canal Concession
Soon to Be Made.

Paris March 1.-THE officials of the
American embassy are considering all
the possible points of French law to
insure the protection of the United
States when the payment of $1,000, 900
for the Panama Canal company's prop
erty is made. One of the points con-
sidered is whether it is desirable to
have the courts appoint a liquidator
to receive the money. instead of pay
ing it directly to the officers of the old
company. Some legal authorities as
sert that this would be the best means
of protecting the United States against
any subsequent claim on the part Of
the stockholders of the old company
that the officers of the new company
were not authorized to receive payment.
United States Ambassador Porter is
satisfied that no such claims would be
valid and that a liquidator is not neces-
sary. Another question is whether the
sale OF all the property OF the COM
pany comes within the charter rights
granted 10 the company. Inquiries
made lead to the conclusion that the
company has ample rights to sell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
THE sMooT BEARING.
President Smith Had Nothing to Fear
From the Law.
indianapolis Sentinel. }


Joseph +. Smith, president Of the Nor
mon church. tells the senate committee
which is Investigating Apostle Smoot that
he (Smith) has five wives and that sew
eral of the twelve sO-caIled apostles have
two or more wives. But Mr. Smith saws
that he has taken no new wife since the
former president Of the church issued a
manifesto in 1890 wit hdrawing the order
of the church commanding plural mar
marriages, but admits that he has sus-
tanned marriage relations with all of his
wives. and that eleven children have
been born to him since 1890 He acknowi-
edges that his conduct has been unlawful
but he preferred to take his chances with
the law rather than to abandon his chill
dren and their mothers. But ii seems that
he had nothing to fear from The law for
though the fact that he was transgress-
ing il has been notorious he has not been
interfered with in the least. MIR Smith
SAYS that the people OF Utah 'are broad
minded and liberal in their views and
have cOndoned the offenSS-if Offense it
is-rather than interfere with the situa-
ton as they found it," 1t developed in
the course OF his testimony that il was
necessary for SmOot 10 get the consent
of the church before he could become a
candidate for the United states senate
Altogether the inquiry gives promise Of
many revelations concerning the prac-
tees of the Mormons. II II is shown to
be true that the oath of the apostles puts
their duty to the church above everything
else Smoot should not hold a seat in the
senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
A Do-As-YoU-PLEAsE RELIGION.
Adherents Religiously Believe They
Have Divine Sanction.
CChicago Inter-OceanD


Francis W. Lyman. designated SUCCESS
sor 10 the headship Of the Mormon
church, stated before the senate COM
mittee on Tuesday that in -contiruins- TO
live with his plural wives he was living
in open disObedience TO the law OF his
country. the law of his church ana the
law of God.
There had been revelation" he said.
stopping polygamy, and this revelation
he regarded as the law of his church and
the law of God. Yet he had gone on
repented of his disobedience of the triple
law of his country. his church and his
God. but he trusted himself "to the mer-'
cy Of the Lord
Questioned further as to the meaning
of the revelations received by Mormon
leaders-asked whether they were regard
received them-he admitted that would
count for nothing unless accepted by
the peOple-in that case even the instru-
ment of the revelation would follow
the wish of the people"
Asked whether the voice of the people
is OF more authority than the mandate OF
the Lord he answered that 1.-THE law of
the Lord is whatever is done by common
consent" Nor did he reDudiate Senator
lIoar's logical inference that among Nor
mons the people have sort of veto
power over the Lord"
Mormonism has pleaded for liberation
on the ground that il Is believed as a re-
ligion-that its adherents conscientiOusIY
believed that they had divine sanction for
what they did and are doing contrary to
the law of the land
IN the light Of Mr.. Lyman's admission
the conscientious scruplesr defense OF
MOrmOnsm is no longer admissible He
admits that the sO-called revelations
ON which Mormonism processes TO rest
have no force or authority. even for the
chosen instrument of the revelation, >
unless approved by popular vote.
However "the voice OF the people may
be regarded as "the voice Of Cod In 20
litical questions. that popular voice has
not hitherto been regardeG az daciSfyp IN,
questions of personal morals. Nor. even
If moral decisions be regarded as made
BY ma jOrtv vote. can AsOrmons claim
such s7nctiou.' AS to the immortality OF
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1RRIaAr1oN IN WYOMING.
Especial 10 The Heraid.)

loptCidI 70 Inc HefdICLJ
Washington, March I5.-Senator
Warren. who has been urging the re-
eiamation service TO apportion funds
for building irrigation projects on the
North Platte river, Wyoming, again dis
cussed the matter today with Director
WalcOtt and Chief Engineer Newell.
who have just received a report from
Engineer Field. showing the result OF
his latest investigation and research
along the stream in question. The
pathfinder project, which cOntemplates
the erection of a dam in Platte river
canyon between WendOVer and Hart
Vile is pronounced the most feasible
OF the projects, and while actual aD-
portionment of funds FOR this work has
not been made, Senator Warren is en-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
LEGAL STATUS OF PoLYeAMY.
Enforcement of Laws Rests With the
State Officers.
(Kansas CITY Star.

y
Polygamy in Utah, which the testimony
of President Smith shows still existent TO
a considerable extent. was prohibited by
act OF congress in 1862. The law of that
year provided that every person having
IA husband or wife living who marries an
.other' In any territory is guilty of big
amy and shall be punished BY fine of not
more than $500 and by imprisonment for
a term of not more than five years. Only
three convictions We're secured under this
act in Utah in the next twenty years SO
pm lSSz a more drastic statute known as
the Edmunds law was enacted. This pro-
hibited polygamists from voting or hold
ing office and defined the qualification of
jurors.
Under the Edmunds law the prosecution
OF polygamists was pressed with the re-
suit that between 1885 and 1890 about 100
Mormons had served Denitentiary SEN
fences. Then the president of the church
issued manifesto Withdrawing official
sanction from polygamous marriages and
calling upon all adherentS to the faith to
obey the laws of the United States. Two
years later President Harrison signed a
proclamation of amnesty to all persons
liable TO prosecution under the Edmunds
act, provided they should 'in the future
faithfully obey the laws of the United
States" on the subject of polygamy
Meanwhile the territory had been rapidly
developing and was strongly DESTROYS OF
statehood. Its request was opposed on
the ground that as a state Utah would
have the matter of polygamy i'm its own
hands, whereas so long as il remained a
( territory 1t would be under the jurisdic-
ton of the federal government In 1891
after much hesitation, congress adopted
an enabling act authorizing the framing
or a state constitution which should pro-
hibit polygamOus marriages
In accordance with this condition the
Utah constitutional convention framed an
Instrument providing that plural mar
riages should be forever prohibited'' and
that this provision should not be altered
without the consent of the United States.
Win this iFonclad prohibition IN its con-
I Union eight year ago. Since that time
the state legislature has enacted anti
polygamy laws Their enforcement rests
with the state o$scers and courts There
fore, local sentiment NECESSARILY has
much TO do with the stiffness of the
prosecution of offenders and the number
of convictions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
KAISER IN SPAIN.
German Monarch Welcomed by King
Alfonso.

VigO. Spain, MARCH 1.-THE North
German Lloyd steamer Koenig Albert
with Emperor William of Germany
aboard, arrived here at > o'clock today.
The town and river were en- fete The
emperor received the representatives of
King Alfonso and the town authorities
aboard the vessel. An hour later the
emperor boarded the cruiser FREDERICK
Kari. which in the meantime had ar
rived, and hoisted the imperial flag
thereon.
King Alfonso, who did not arrive at
NigO until o'clock, Immediately sent
the minister Of marine to greet Emperor
William. and at O'Clock he personally
boarded the Friedrich Karl. The in
terview between the monarchs lasted
forty-five minutes.
AT o'clock Emperor William left the
cruiser to return King Alfonso's visit.
The river is Illuminated and hundreds
Of bonfires are burning on the sur
rounding heights.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
COLE NOT RFsPoNsrBrF

san Francisco. March 15-United States
District Judge Morrow today decided that
william X Cole. cashier of the United
states mint in this city. Is not responsible
for the defalcation of eX-Cashier Walter
n Dimmick. who IS now serving a seven
wear sentence FOR embezziement The
sued Cole ror $50. O01. the
taken By Dimmick. An answer
was filed To the complaint on the ground
that Cole was not an officer OF the
I -nited States az he was employed by the
OF the mine. and account
able to him only. Judge Morrow held
that the point was Well taken and sus-
tanned the objection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
EVANS THE THIRD VICTIM.
Indignation Expressed by Mine
Workers Officials.

Indianapolis, Ind March 15---At the
national headquarters OF the United
Mine Workers indignation was ex-
pressed over the assault in Colorado
of Chris Evans. Evans is nearly so
years of age. and despite his long serv-
ice i'm various official capacities with
the miners, he has never before been
assaulted. He was editor OF the
United Mine Workers Journal in this
city for several years. and served as
national statistician of the organiza-
tion. Prior 10 being sent to Colorado
last November by the national eX-
Ccutive board he had charge Of the dis
bursement OF funds in West Virginia
10 the strikers He is the third official
OF the United Mine Workers who re-
Gently have been assaulted in Colora-
do. The other two men who We're as
saulted and seriously injured were w.
r. Farley, member of the national eE
ecutive board from Alabama, and
James Rooney. a member of the ma
tional executive board from Missouri.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
KEEPING PoLYGAMY ALIVE.
over the Border Plural Marriage is
Being Kept Alive.
lNeW Ynrk Mall.l

The president Of the Mormon church
testified sOlemnly on March 4 that since
the anti-DOlygamy manifesto of 1890
there had never been plural marriag e
in the church performed in accordance
with the teachings or with the conniyahce
of the church" on March he said that
ht, knew of no such maria ge- 'testi-
rnony was introduced In the SmoOt hear
ing Yesterday which shows that the Nor
mon president did well 10 make has state
ments evasive and conditional.
There are six very flour1shing Mormon
colonies In Mexico. and il is well known
that in all of them polygamy Is praciiced
without hindrance. A poiygamous wife
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
NnMTNATIoNS

Washington. March 15.-The presideEt;
sent the senate the following nomiAS
atoms.
Secretaries OF LegatiOns-Henry "A,
Shoemaker OF Ohio. at Lisbon. Porth-
gal; Nelson O'Shaughnessy, New York.
at Copenhagen. Denmark.
Consul-Lewis a. Dent, District OF
Columbia. at Dawson City, Yukon ter
ritOry Canada
Register of Wills For the District or
Columbia-James Tanner, District OF
Columbia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
SMOOT CASE

poIygamy the majority is overwhelming
~ against them.
In fact. according to Mr.. Lyman's state
ments. MOrmOnism can be regarded as a
religion whose only sanctions are those
given by the Individual Will. Its so-called
revelations bind nobody, not even the
revealer. 1t leaves every man free To
take one wife or many.
As thus described and thus practiced.
MormOnism appears TO be a religion whose
only real commandment Is, DO as you
please
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
LAWLESS MODS
RULE COLORADO
Latest Outrage Perpetraied
Upon Miners at Telluride.
LAW OF STATE ADVOCATED
INDIGNATION OVER THE EVANS
ASSAULT.

Telluride. Colo, March 15.-One hum
dred members Of the Citizens alliance,
after a meeting last night, armed with
Winchesters and revOlvers, secured the
town and took into custody between
seventy and eighty union men aud
sympathizers. IN some instances doors
10 dwelling houses were forced and
broken open. The men we're herded in
a vacant store room until o'clock this
Iiorning. and when a lIthosc desired
had been captured they were marched
TO the DEPOT and loaded into two
coaches. As the special train departed
the Citizens alliance fired volleys Of
shots i'm the air.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
ONE BY ONE THEY FALL.
New York Police officials Compelled
to Resign.

New York March 15.-Second Deputy
Police Commissioner Henry +. Hagger-
ty was removed today by Commissioner
MCAdOO, after he had refused. at Com
missioner McAdOO's request. 10 hand in
his resignation. This leaves but one of
Mr.. McAdOO's deputies, First Deputy
Commissioner McAvery. in office. Third
Deputy Commissioner COwan resigned
last week. giving as Il reason the ex-
acting and uncongenial nature of the
position.
Mr.. Haggerty is a law partner Of
state Senator p. II. McCarren. leader
of the Brooklyn Democracy, and had
charge of the police department in
Brooklyn. The removal or resignation
of First Deputy McAvery is now looked
for.
Commissioner McAdoO said thai Dep
uty Commissioner Haggertys removal
was because of a difference of opinion
between Haggerty and himself as to
the policy of police government in
Brooklyn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
Bishop Henry G. Riley.

Mexico City March 15.-Bishop Hen
~ G.. Riley OF the Mexico Episcopal
church. who died i'm poverty i'm Tacuba.
a suburb OF this capital. was buried to-
day i'm the British cemetery. He was
born i'm Chile of Irish-American parents
and educated there. He came 20 this
country soon after the fan Of Maximil-
lians empire and at the request Of
some native Protestants established
Protestant church.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
Shots EXCHANGED.

Tien Tsin, March 15.-rA foreigner
just arrived from Port Arthur reports
that a short engagement took place
between the Russian and japanese
fleets on Sunday last, the projected
cruiser Diana, belonging 10 the former,
receiving some injuries. About twenty
or thirty shells were exchanged.
The imperial Chinese Railway COM
pany is considering the withdrawal of
its station force and all OF its move
able property from New Chuang.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
HAS NO SENSE OF SHAME.
Assassin of Gonzales a Candidate
For Congress.

Augusta, Ca, March l5.-Ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor James II. Tillman. re-
Gently acquitted Of murder for the kill
ing Of Editor y. O. Gonzales of Column
hia. $. g. win announce his candidacy
for congress I'm an interview In the
Augusta Chronicle tomorrow. He VIII
stand for the seat made vacant by the
death of Congressman G.. W. Croft of
South Carolina. The dead congress
man was at one time the law partner
OF Mr.. Tillman and was his leading
counsel i'm the murder trial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
Has It's Drawbacks.
Hos Angeles HeraldA

And yet President Smiths testimony is
not calculated 70 make thoughtful men
incline toward polygamy- The average
man would think il TO joke 10 provide
as Brother Smith must do, for the in
terror and exterior wants of a brood OF
forty-two children The situation recalls
the conclusion of the veteran grizzly bear
hunter in describing the sport: 1T has its
drawbacks"
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woRKING ON SHORT TIME.

Manchester. England. March 15.-At
n meeting of Lancashire cotton spin
ners here today II was resolved TO con-
tinue on short time at the mills. work
ing only forty hours each week until
further notice. The meeting rejected
proposal 20 close the mills for one
month.
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Declined with Thanks.

st. Petersburg, March 15.-The en-
peror has declined, with thanks, the
offer of the German and French Red
Cross societies to supply contingents
for service in the field
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couraged IN the belief from his inter
view with the reclamation officers to-
day. that the appOrtiOnment VIII soon
be made and that work on the project
viii commence during the present fiscal
year.
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Maxine Heavy Purchases.
Sew York MaiL.)

New York Mail)
President Smith is understood TO be buy
ing little souvenirs Of his eastern visit
10 take home TO his family. He is pur-
chasing them by the gross
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
A Rapisr Thrust.
Chicago Post)

Senator HOar's remark that the people
of the Mormon church evidently have
sort of veto power over the Lord" goes
like rapier through a mass of sophistry
hypocrisy and nauseating cant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
MURDERoUs ASSAULT.
Clue to the Perpetrators of the Evans
Outrage.

Pueblo. Colo. March 15.-Chris Ev-
ans. financial agent OF the United Mine
Workers. who was assaulted yesterday
near Trinidad, today gave the author
tiles a clue which they are investigat-
ing, in the form of an anonymous let
ter sent TO William WardjOn, national
organizer, Mr.. Evans and others, warn
ing him and the other officials to leave
the camp within two days. The letter
also referred TO Mother Jones and
was signed "33.'' No attention was paid
To il at the time. but Mr.. Evans now
thinks il "A part OF q well-formed plot
ID Kill the nfIicials
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HoWELL's CHOICE.

Especial to The Herald.)
Washington. March 15.-Mr. Howell
today recommended the appointment Of
Mrs. Sarah f. Taylor for postmaster at
kaysVille, Utah.
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BOY HAD GOOD NERVE.
Lad Walks Home After Terribly
Wounding Himself.

Portland. Ore. March ia special
To the Oregonian from Garfield, Wash,
says: In trying to suck some snow that
he had got in the muZzle of Il rifle.
which ne had taken and gone hunting
with unbeknown to his parents, the
nine year-old son of .Burcber who
lives some distance east Of here, set
off the cooked trigger with his foot
and discharged the bullet into, his
mouth. The bullet ranged upwards,
tearing out the upper teeth and came
out just below the eye. After shoot
ing himself the child walked for n
quarter of mile 10 the house without
assistance. \ physician was called,
but could do nothing except 10 stop
the flow Of blood. The little fellow was
taken to Spokane TO a hospital for
treatment.
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CORRESPONDENTS ARE
ORDERED BACK BY laps
Continued From Page l.

CONTINUED From Page l.
system will be extended. a japanese
officer is about TO be appointed ad-
wiser to the war Office, and projects
who have kept the money intended for
the peasants in payment for the grain
bought for the japanese will be prose-
cuted.
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A. 0. U. W. EXCURSION
70 ogden

Via oregon Short Line, Saturday.
March 18TH Round trip only S1.0O.
Leave salt Lake 1880 p. m, returning.
leave Ogden LOO a. IN.
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500 TELEPHONES.

Unlimited service.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELL TELE-
4 PHONE COMPANY. s-~---
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Spokane, Wash. March 1.-THE in
iured boy was brought to the Sacred
Heart hospital this afternoon. He
probably will be out in a few days.
The bullet went through the upper jaw
and came out near the eye. but did not
break out teeth as at first reDorted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
NE nOCTOR.s sTnRY.

Warmers Safe Cure was first called
10 my attention a number of years ago
by patient of mine. Mr.. j. A. Noble,
a prominent miller of WilliamSpOTt,
Pa, where 1 was then practicing. He
told me that no other medicine helped
him so much as Warmers, and after
studying. his case advised him to keep
on taking it. He had been suffering
from Chronic Diabetes for thirty years.
was the family doctor and watched
the effect of Warmers carefully and
became convinced of its great value.
Mr.. Noble lived to be 70 years of age,
which in itself speaks highly of the
virtues of Warmers.
Since that time I have used Safe
Cure with most beneficial results. From
the experience of a practice stretching
over twenty-five years, I have no hest
tation in stating that Safe Cure is the
most valuable specific for Brights Dis
ease, Diabetes and all forms of acute
and chronic kidney disease. prescribe
it myself. and am glad to add my in
dorsement to that of my brother physi-
clans who are commencing it,"
FRANK NJ. SISSON, NJ. D..
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Sal
PROTECTOR.

The record that don't come off tin
they pay. Lots Of people read our
books.
MERCHANTS PROTECTOR.
Scientific Collectors Of Bad Debts.
Top Floor Commercial Block.
Francis G.. Luke, General Manager.
Some people don't like us"
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al a
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TEST, YOUR KIDNfYS AT HOME

if II 5
utterly
il
Of
if
months outward seldom show themselves until the disease
a
There minute
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FRANK NJ. SISSON, NJ. D.,
L \

More suffering and deaths result from
affections Of the kidneys than from all
Kidney disease works along slowly
and steadily, and often gets a firm hold
meet il IL Won have the slightest Gn1lht
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
To look well

your blood must be pure to give
your complexion that peculiar fresh
ness which can only be obtained
when your system is in good work
ing order. Beecham's Pills will put
you in condition.