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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
CHASED JAPANESE PATROL.
Russians Went Within 700 PAGES of
PING Yang.

St; PetersburE. March I'm a dispatch
TO the car Nicercy Alexieff says
AdmiTal Stark. telagTaphing from Por,
Arthur today March - saws the enemy
dld not appear OFF PORT Arthur on either
Feb. y. Feb % or March l. Reconnois-
sances made by cruisers and torpedo
boats over radius Of sixty miles from
Port Arthur also failed 20 discover the
enem-'s vessels"
Major General Plug. Vicerov Alexiefrs
cniet Of staff sends the following tCle-
gram dated March .:
According 70 additional information
which has reached me. our patrols having
passed the night twelve verSts eight
niles from Ping Yang. approached that
town on the morning OF Feb - They
closely pressed . japanese patrol with
seven officers. forcing IL 10 retreat at
gallon toward the gates OF the town.
Tho presence Of our patrols near Ping
Yang caused great alarm and soon the
enemy : sharp shooters manned the wall
cOrding 60 the report oUr patrols ap.
preached within 200 PAGES Of the town.
which they found 20 be surrounded with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03

MAJ ASHINGTON. March An effort
w to uuearth secrets of the Mormon
faith was ilaa.sea.cI IA the first
days proceedings before tho senate
committee ou privileges anI elections
which is investigating the protests
against Reed Smoot ratqininS his scat
as a. senator from T-tah President
Joseph F. Smith. the highest official Of
the church. was on the stand all day
lie was questioned closely in regard 10
tbc principles Of divir-. reveal 5as He
said he adhered absolutely e all the
teachings Of the church la that regard.
AID that hc himself had been listed
with divine inspirations from God di-
Trc-inS him us to details in matters
pertaining 40 the welfare of the church.
though no angels had come 30 aim as
in tho case of tho revocation 10 his
uncle. Joseph Smith. jr.. TIE founder
o. the church.
Faith in Polygamy.
He subscribed 20 the STANDARD az ad-
thcri,y for thy church, in relation 90
The revelation comm@udicg polygamy
a. made known - nc FIRST president
IN q visit from AN nigel in black. He
also said he still beIievcl in roly~lmy.
The testimony was lirectcd m a slight
degree at Senator SmsOr. and no at
tempt was made nv .he defense u cur
tail the admission of teStiDon- until
President Smith was lues Toned in re-
latinu TO polygamous c1habit1tipn Of
certain officials Of the church before
tho manifesto If 1890. The attorneys
then objected. and much tiile vas &C
EOted tO the testimony.
Utmost Latitude Allowed.
The committee then went INTO execu-
five session and af;e- a full discussion
determined 20 allow che u,InOS; latitude
TO the hearings. which means ;hat
court practices VIII 90 Avoided. The
protestants said they regarded this rs
2 victory for them. rhe committee viii
hear practically the prosecution has to
offer and determine tself what is COM
Ietcnt.
NJ an executive Session os tie COM
mittec following IN, afternoon hearing
81 was decided TO ME-, v'~v day at
- 30 a. m. and remain ia -Ss.Js until
. j. mn, meeting again mt > D.. r.. and
coiEinuinE throughout The afternoon.
Five members. incluGjrg "a. chairman.
VIII constitute q uuoru,u.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
PARKER AND FOSTER GO FREE
End of the Famous Wreckng Cases Cripple Creek
Other Indictments Against Union
Leaders Were NoIled

nolled the cases against sherman Parker.
W. r. Davis and II. r. AIcKinnev I'm
which they Were charged with the overt
act of train WreckinC. While the Jury
was absent from the court room the dis
trict attorney also nolled the cases against
Steve Adams. W. +. Davis and Charles
G.. kennison. all union readers. Tho La; p
being president Of Miners uriOr No 80 ul
Cripple Creek charging Them with she.
murder OF Melvin ReckS and Charles H.
Mccormick who We're killed by an cN-
plOsiOu I'm the Ntudicator mine shortly
AFTER the miners strike IN this district
was commenced.
Thus ends three of the most sensational
criminal cases, Involving PROMINENT labor
leaders, and growing directly Ovt of
the men. with the exception OF Mckinney
are staunch unionists and several OF them
hoiG high official positions i'm the Western
Federation of Miners which 0rganiza tioa
has stood behind them throughout their
trials.
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Persisted IN THE SNOW.
Body of Charles X. Poore Found on a
Trail in Idaho.

Boise. lea. March 1.-The body Of
Charles X. PoOre. formerly express agent
here. was found on the trail today on the
north fork of The Payette a few miles
above Rainbow valley Mr.. Poore was
acting as custodian OF Tot OF tinber
seized by the government on the north
fork. having William Rctellic as compau-
the Phillips place. twelve miles distant
10 set the mail ON Monday morning he
left 10 return Retelhc waited until to-
day and then started down the trail on
snowshoes 10 make an investigation anu
found the body
II is supposed PcOrc became exhausted
in the storm that was prevailing. a party
viii leave here i'm the morning 20 bring
the body out Deceased was x; years old,
He was Il native of Cincinnati. where he
was cashier for an express company until
being sent 10 Butte. -tMont.. rs agent.
From Butte he was seut hert--s,nd recently
resigned. lie leaves a widow and one
child,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
ENGLAND WAS SURPRISED.
Did Not Expect Russia and Japan
Would Fight.

Paris. March S-Thc London correspond
ent of the Echo o. Paris has telegra phcd
an interview with certain person IN
London. who. although his identity IS
not revealed, is obviously Paul Cambou,
French ambassador 10 Great Britain
According 10 the CORES pOndent this
person declared that the beginning Of hos
uites by Japan came as an absolute
surprise % Great Britain. which had done
its utmost 20 prevent the war. The
spreading Of the conflict will be avoided
easily. the correspondents informant con
1nues. If France and Great Britain keep
cool, but the greatest vigilance is neces-
sary 10 Illustrate the aims of individua4s
who are interested in creating a quarrel
between the two nations. 4 power in
Central Europe Is actually conducting a
press campaign I'm England with the OBJ
1ect of creating conflict with France,
this person declared aud an omissarV
OF this power has offered Il certain Eng
lish Journalist a series Of articles at
lacking France; and. furthermore a rep
reSentatiye OF a certain Asiatic power is
also striving 70 excite the English press
against France.
I'm my opinion the peace Of the world
depends largely upon the maintenance Of
good relations between France and Great
Britain this person concluded. let Us
not allow iutriguers. whose motives are.
known. TO profit by tho fact that France
IS pro-RussiaU and Great Britain pro-
japanese. to destroy the benencent work
OF recent years.
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CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. March q
l. The jury in the conspiracy case
against Sherman Parker and Thomas
Foster, Miners union leaders. who were
charged with coEspiring TO wreck u
Florence and Cripple Creek passenger
train, tonight rendered verdict of not
guilty after brief elaboration. After
shaking bands with their attorneys and
the members of the jury the defendants
left the court room in company with
President Meyer of tho Western Fedora q
ton OF Miners and other union leaders.
There was no demonstration when the YER
dict was announced.
". F. Davis. also a prominent union
leader who was jointly accused of com
phcity i'm the alleged conspiracy. was or
dered discharged by Judge Lewis severai
days ago.
Immediately after the announcements %
the verdict today the district attorney
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ENGLAND AND RUSSIA
AGAIN MAKE PROMISES

Paris. March 9.-The Liberte to- =
= day publishes dispatch from St =
y Petersburg which says the Brit =
= ish ambassador. Sir Charles Scott. =
= has transmitted TO foreign Minis =
= ter LamSdorff the answer Of Great y
p Britain TO the Russian protest .
= against Colonel YOunghusbands y
y expedition To Tibet, with the fur =
= Their announcement that Great y
Britain has bound herself not TO ,
menace the Independence of Tibet, =
= and that Russia has given q like .
= assurance. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
HIS SHEEP SHUT OUT.
Wyoming Rancher Wants Grazing
Regulations Changed.

Washington ID. G., March 2.-Tim Kin
ucy and Attorney Tallifero of Rock
Springs Wyo. are here endeavoring 10
have the forestry division of the general
land office change its regular custom rel
alive 10 sheep grazing IN the Yellowstone
forest reserve. The present regulations
permit only such owners TO Craze stock
i'm the reserve as own ranches within its
boundaries or within twenty-five miles OF
the border This shuts out many stock
owners living az greater distance from
the reserve who have heretofore been pei
mitted TO use Il for grazing purposes for
their stock.
Representative French today secured
the passage I'm the house Of a resolution
10 call back the bill relating 70 the price
of coded lands in the former Fort Han
reservation for proper correction Of a
technical error
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
BELVA BEAMED UPON
THE MORMON LEADER
Impression Upon Woman's
Rights Advocate.

Especial to The Herald.) =
Washington, March 2.-Belva =
= Lockwood, the noted WOman's =
> rights advocate. gave an enthusi- :
y astiC welcome TO President Joseph ,
= +. Smith OF the Mormon church at =
= the conclusion Of the morning ses- :
= sion of the SmoOt investigation to- =
y day. =
= President Smith seemed greatly
y pleased with the words of Mrs. =
y Lockwood. especially when, with >
= beaming face, she made the fol- =
y lowing declaration: =
y Two per cent is a very small =
y proportion of the members of the y
y Mormon church TO practice plural ,
y marriage. II is the smallest per ,
y centage found among members Of =
y any Christian church y
y Miss Marilla Young Kicker. a y
y descendant of Brigham Young, y
y lecturer and writer of Chicago, Il y
= masculine looking woman, also eX- =
y tended cordial greetings TO Presi- y
y dent Smith. ard she and Mrs >
e Lockwood sat with SmoOt and his >
y friends and counsel during the =
= hearing. =
4 y = y =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
BIG BRIDGE BURNED
ON THE BURLINGTON

Omaha March ~ special from Wray.
Colo, to the World-Herald says the
Burlington railroad bridge over the Re-
publican river near the Colorado No
5raska line. burned this afternoon. All
traffic viii be delayed several hours The
fridge was nearly one mile long and cost
$4,000. 10 caught fire freed Goals from a
passing engine. A siNty-milc per hour
wind was blowing. making il Impossible
for the railroad men 10 e2tinguish the
flames
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
MORE HELP FOR JAPAN.
Chinese Want to Fight Against the
Muscovite

Paris. March &-In a dispatch from
ltarbin. Mauchuria. q correspondent Of
the Matm says IL il rumored that the
Chinese generals. Ma ana ThianC. have
asked permission 70 ally themselves with
the japanese.
1t is now certain. the correspondents
continues. that AZ the beginning of hos
ulities tho japanese wanted to land
troops a q point near Shanhaikwan, and
that the Chinese prevented them
"Liaoyaug. between Mukden and New
Chuang. l. becoming the nucleus of an
important Russian army.
Surprise II expressed ut Hardin that
the Japanese have not attacked DalnN.
and il IS believed that thev abStafned
from fear OF the expensive submarine de-
Tense there.
Passengers arriving there by the last
regular train from Port Arthur say thar
town was quiet
Large numbers OF alleged Chinese pill
gTims are assembling along the Mongo-
liam frontier Of Manchuria. and General
Nadcroff is watching their movements.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
COLONEL GRIFFITH GUILTY OF
ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON

Los Angeles. CAL March Colonel
Griffith j. Griffin. Il capitalist mine
owner and -ell known citizen OF Los An
ceies. was tonight found guilty by q jury
OF the charge OF attempting 10 xiii his
wife M SANTA Monica last September.
The verdict returned WAS gritty Of as
sault With "a deadly wee non. the cN-
trcur reuaity l4r which is two years in
tEe up-itoutiaIy ard fine OF SJ.t4.
colonel Griffith WAS taken into custod,
Immediately after the announcements OF
the verde. ANA locked MO sn the county
jan. His counsel have declared their dc-
termination go appeal from The verdict
The trial pi Colonel Griffith has at
trac:cd more attention than any case that
las been b"to-e tha local courts IN wears.
owing 10 tEc promicc&ce Or thc parties
concerned and the extraordinary array OF
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would call on her lu q day or cyvo II he
could not lind a place ut better price.
Late in the afternoon she discovered
that her gold watch was missing from
the mantel and at once suspected the
real estate agent of taking d.. She uoti-
fled the police of her loss and gave the
same description as The other three vic
Tins OF the supposed assessor and col
lectOr."
She described the man as being about six
feet in height rather slender. with light
brown hair. blue eyes and g. sandy NOUS
tache. He wore q soft hat, q dark suit 1t
clothes. a short light top coat and car
ried Il cane.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
HOME BY
PRESIDENT CASTRO

Washington. March General =
y Hernandez, the Venezuelan min =
y lister to this country, has received y
. a brief communication from his =
= foreign Ofiica informing him that ?
y President Castro desires him to \
y return home for conference up =
y on certain matters that il is cas- =
= Ter TO talk than write about. The +
= minister expects TO leave Wash y
y ingtOn shortly. =
+A+AA+ %++++
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legal talent Twelve days were consumed
In hearing testimony and three days
were given to argument by counsel.
The assault of which Colonel Griffith
stands convicted occurred on sept. % 1901
at the Arcadia hotel Santa Monica Ac-
mel Griffith compelled his wife 10 knesi
before him and reply 70 certain questions
which he had written upon a. card. one
ot which was a demand 70 know il she
had ever attempted TO poison him. When
she had replied In the negative. ir Is
charged. he fired bullet into her fore
head. The ball was DETECTED by the skull
but II destroyed The sight Of the right
eye Mrs. Griffith then ran 10 a window
IN her attempt TO escape and leaped 10
the Veranda on the next floor below. She
was In a serious condition for several
weeks. but finally recovered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Proposed Federal Building at sheri-
dan. Wyo.
lsnecial II u Herald.l

washington d. g.. March 2-Senator
Warren today reported fuvorably from
the committee on public buildings and
grounds his bill appropriating $4,000 for
The senate today passed the house bill
granting tC ". O. Smith of Cheyenne an
Increase Of pension 10 81 monthly
The house committee on agriculture to-
dav Instructed rhe house COnferees on the
agricultural appropriation bill TO support
the senate amendmens to the bill appro-
priatiug funds 20 establish an expert
mental cattle feeding station In the west.
cutting the .apprOpri2tion. however from
S5eeo0, as provided by the senate amend
meut to $4,000
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WILL HAVE TO STAND TRIAL.

Akron. Colo. March Judge Armour
today overruled the motions 10 quash tn,
Interruptions against d. W. Irwin. Frank
Irwin. George l. futile. Perry futile
tlemen charging .hem with the murder
of Joseph Meenan. whose body. riddlec
with bullets. was found on the prairie
April s. 1903. Two hundred subpCenas
have been issued in thesp cases-l00 foI
witnesses and an equal number for jury
men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
ToNoPAH MTNER KILLED.

Ionopah. New. March IA miner
named John Mitchell was killed III the
bottom Of the s0o-foot shaft of the Mon
tana TonQpah mine today. a bucket
loaded with rock was ascending the shaft
and when near the top the bale broke
letting the bucket fall 10 the bottom and
striking MITCHELL Ills back aud neck
We're broker -AiI9thsi man was IN the
shaft, but he escaped By hugging the
wall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
WHITNEY,7 ESTATE.

Mincola. y. y. March Harry Payne
Whitney. executor Of the late William G.
Whitney has filed with the surrogate Of
Nassau county "a statement Of the value
Of his fathers estate liable 70 taxation liz
this state. fixing the value OF the real
estate al 100000 and that OF the per-
sOnnl estate az SO. n00O00.
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ONION. March 2.-Hardly a word
of news from the seat of war. with
the exception Of the Russian Off
cial dispatches published here this
morning. and it now seems clear thai
the story in the Morning Telegraph two
days ago Of a bombardment Of Port
Arthur by the japanese on Feb. - is
I nothing more thar re-echo OF previous
attacks
From Yinkow comes an unconGrmed
report that 500 bandits armed with
modern rifles have attacked a Russian
post 10 the west of Haicheng (Haicheng
Is thirty-two miles east by north Of
New CEuang): that there was severe
lighting and that both sides lost heavi-
~. This report IS discredited at Yin
kow. but if il is true IL indicates that
a serious danger is confronting Russia
in these well-armed brigand bands.
Japs Among the Killed.
According 20 the Daily Mails account
of this affair. six Japanese found among
the bandits We're killed. This would
tend TO show that the Japanese are or
ganizins the bands.
Reports received here from Toxic de-
clare that Japan has granted permits
sion for fifty-three foreign. newspaper
anese forces. Seventeen Of these cor
respondents are Americans. The date
Of their departure has not been fixed.
mile and n quarter of the Siberian
railroad. according TO the Toxic reports.
has been destroyed in the Ninguta dis
trict between Vladivostok ard Hardin.
Working Day and Night.
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Standard cables that the Russians are
fortifymg strongly points south Of Muk-
den Thousands of coolies who are
working day and night on the Tamparts
and entertainments of Haicheng are
compelled to labor without pay.
Heart-Tending stories are appearing
in the English newspap ers of the suf-
ferings Of refugees from Port Arthur
on the train journey 70 European Rus
STA.
1t is bitterly cold and there is q
scarcity of food and water. Several
children have been suffOcated under the
rugs and shawls with which they We're
covered in attempts 10 keen them
warm owing to exposure and eXhaus-
ton, an epidemic OF influenza has
broken out among the refugees.
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.tAIASHINGTON. March The house
wv today resumed consideration of
the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill in committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Cowherd Dem. MOI was not
willing that the district coroner be in
cluded in the list of public officials
who shall he provided with a horse and
carriage. and on his motion the bill
was amended by striking out the pro-
vision for horse hire for that OFF,
cial.
The municipal building item aroused
extended discussion. owing TO the pro-
posal OF the committee To house all
branches of the district government in
one structure. Objection WAS urged
especially to placing the courts in the
new building. Efforts TO amend this
provision failed.
Mr.. Bartlett (Ga.D proposed an
amendment fixing the rates 10 be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
CHINESE WANT
TO HELP JAPAN
Further Complications in the
Far Eastern Situation.
NO NEWS FROM THE FRONT
JAPANESE STILL BUsY LANDING
SOLDIERS.

y = = y = y y 4 y \ = = 4 = = = + 4 4
Toxic, March Att has been I
learned here today that the Rus I
= slams have occupied the telegraph 4
offices at ANU and Yongpion,
north Of Ping Yang They have i'm I
= prisoned the district governor ard I
have conhscated official papers. (
= The Russian force near Anju num- (
y hers about forty men. The main I
? Russian force is concentrated at I
y Lao Yang.
The Russians near Antung ag- I
= gregate 1000. No important en- 1
= Sagemen{ is expected south Of the 4
y Yalu river which. il - believed. 4
= the Russians VIII make thcir main I
= line of defense. 1
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NEVER-ENDING REVOLUTION.

Of
Philippines 10
rebe hinsalf
on
Little md il is hoped that
whereabouts unknown the Philippine
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PROCEEDINGS IN FULL.
Many Pointed Questions Put to Presi-
dent Smith.

Washington. March 2-The investi-
cation which is TO decide whether Reed
Smoot OF Utah is 20 retain his seat IN
tho United States senate and incident
ally define the political status OF thu
Mormon church was formally begun to-
day before the senate committee ON
privileges and elections.
Great interest attaches TO the hear
ings because Of the dual purpose OF the
inquiry. other Investigations have
been directed at the rights OF certain
contestants to seats in congress. but
never before has there been inaugu-
rated an inquiry into crecds or political
factors 10 determine whether an urlaw-
ful influence is being eXerted in the po-
litical affairs of the nation. such Is
the nature Of the SmOot inquiry and at
the opening session today il was con-
coded that the hearings would extend
over several weeks and precipitate "a
contest in which the noted legal talent
VIII fight every inch of the way. inter-
ess Increased with the announcement
that Joseph r. Smith. president of the
Mormon church. would be the first Wit
ness. and. in all probability. occupy
the attention Of the committee for two
or three days.
Ready For the Fray.
The attorneys for the defense. A. s.
" VI tlhStVH q tniS CITY. ana w diOe-
i. mar Van Colt OF salt Lake, arrived
seaTly and engaged ir consultation with
their client J. 9. Carlisle. former sec
rotary of the treasury. and r. W. Tay-
Alcr. former representative In congress.
and the attorney who prosecuted the
successful contest against Cribham II.
Roberts retaining his seat in congress
on the ground of his violating the anti
pOlygamy law. are the counsel for the
ffrafI.
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cement and other building. material on the
NTH floor. and ON the ninth floor were
elgnty-threc beams which were 10 have
been used In constructing the remaiuiuS
floors OF the building.
The Owosso times., 1904-11-04
That Cuban RECIPROCITY.

From June to September % this
year, while our total exports to Cuba
have hardly grown appreciably in any
line as compared with the same period,
our imports of raw sugar. from that
poor island have1 increased by not
very much less than half, to-wit,
from 687, 745 to 941, 1876 tons. The effect
on our,American production, cane and
beet, may be imagined; has, in fact
been already chronicled in the closin g
up of the beet sugar industry in lot Of
places. But, then, maybe the consum
er receives, in reduction of the price OF
the goods he buys, some small fraction
of the benefit accruing to the refining
companies from getting their raw ma.
terial unburdened by protective duty
Well, the price of every one of the 3e
grades of refined sugar recognized in
the trade is higher this year than it was
a year ago, the increase sranging from
10 cents on No. 13 (S4.3O last year, 81 4C
now,) up to 30 cents on Eagle tablets
($6. Is last year, SO 45 now.) If any
body can tell us how any American ex
cept the refiners of sugarl comes into
this deal we shall be glad to hear from
him.-The Country Gentleman.