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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27

4EEASHINGT0N. Feb. Secretary
w HAY and Minister Bunau-Yarilla
this forenoon exchanged ratifca-
tions of the Panama canal treaty at
the state department
The exchange marks she close of dip
l0mauc negotiations looking TO the ac-
quirement of canal rights on the 18th
mus running back to the first quarter
of the last century. What remains Ia
be done now is nothing more than the
adjustment OF certain legal questions
by the law officers Of this government
The state department has filled It's
functions
The legal questions remaining TO be
settled IS the pending litigation in
France concerning the canal, and tbs
question whether under the terms OF
the Sp0oneT act the sl0.00ee00 which
was 10 be paid to Colombia can now
De- paid 10 Panama
IL wiil - some time before these
questions ran be settled and fneanwh iIs
no money IS likely 20 pass.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
READY REVOLVER DOES
BUSINESS At BUFFALO

= Buffalo. \. Y, Feb. 26.-Henry =
= L. Schwartz Of Baker & Schwartz, =
. attorneys. was shot and probably =
> fatally wounded at his private Of =
, fee in the Marine bank building >
, today by II. a Knowles, of the =
= dry goods firm of Knowles a =
. Gardner Knowles, after holding =
> the police It bay for d few mo- =
> ments. blew his brains out. The =
= crime is believed to have been the y
= result of business complications. =
A&&AAA
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
BATTLE AT SEA.

Japanese fleet Attacked by RUSSIAN
TeTpsdog Beats.
st. Peters burg. Feb. 26.-A corre-
spondent Of the Associated Press taie-
graphs from Port Arthur under date of
Feb. 26. "a follows.
Last night at about 10 O'Clock Japan
csc torpedo boats again uEsuccessfully
attempted to approach Port Arthur.
Firing was heard at sea after midnight,
and il is presumed that Russian tor
pedo boats or torDedO-boat destroyers
had attacked the Japanese. No details
of the result are at hand
Continuing, the correspondent says
that the NOvisky published a condem-
nation of the United States for prOpOs-
ing the naturalization of China.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27

- IT. PETERSBURG. Feb. 26-Like d
y knight of oldeu times, before go
ing to battle. General Kuropatkin
today performed the most solemn
ritest of the mother church. After
fasting this week he went to the
church in the cadet corps academy,
wherc< he was educated, made his con-
fession, and partOok of the sacrament
The officiating priest, holding up the
sacred image of 81. Sergius, which has
just arrived ga Moscow, blessed the
prostratf. commander and bade him
godspee6. The general was shaking
with emotion and embraced many of
his setnbled comrades.
The metropolitan of Moscow who
accompanied the ikon of st. Sergius
10 st. Petersburg. has received letters
from the car recalling the overthrow
OF the tartar hordes under its auspices
ANA propheeying that it win also lead
the i,ussians 20 victory over the Jap
angse.
Naval Opinion.
There is q difference Of opinion
among the naval and military officers
in regard TO the purpose of the Japa-
nese forces at Port Arthur but the
prevailing opinion is that it is to ef-
feet a diversion 10 cover their move
1nent elsewhere. A ligh naval officer
said;
II cannot understand what the Jap
anese hoped TO accomplish. They for
got that the days Of wooden lindam-
lnabie ships are past. If their object
really was to block the channel. Dor
rowing the idea from the exploit Of
the Merrimac, it was equally futile
as II would be easy 10 clear the en-
trance by blowing up the wreck. We
believe the Japanese activity at Port
Arthur was fNint TO engross our at
tention while they continue the disem-
baTkation OF troops in Korea L do
nor believe that at this time they
VIII attempt q landing i'm force on the
Liactung peninsula
II is understood that the battIeship
Tetvizan- outside the mouth of the
harb0r, is acting as a guardship. The
remainder Of the Russian squadron is
inside TO avoid a torpedo attack.
Regarded as Absurd.
The idea that the japanese seriously
contemplate bOmbardment of Port
Arthur. inviting the exposing of their
ships 10 plunging fire from the guns
on Golden Hill. is regarded by milf
sary experts as absurd.
The giving OF S109o0 by Charles A.
Crane of Chicago 10 the Young En-
press fund FOR Russian soldiers and
sailors has been received everywher
with expressions of appreciation. Her
u8jesty was deeply touched by this
Donation The gift was made BY Mr.
Crane through Count Rostofstof. his
majeSty's chancellor.
Mr.. Crane first cahled. saying it was
fslieved ih America that Russia had
sFne everything 10 maintain peace.
but that her hand had been forced by
= treachcrous enemy He asked how
he could help. Count .Rostofstoff in
reply suggested q donation to the re-
lief fund. and Alr. Crane sent SIC 00o
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
THREE BODIES REcovTRED.

Butte. Mont. Fen. 2s-The remains
Of William DIVER aud Issac Abrams.
Two victims of the cave-in ia the Minnie
Healy mine yesterday afternoon. had
not been recovered up to a late hour
this afternoon. The bodies of Thomas
Haggerty. Antene Tennett and Thorn
IS Furlong lie in the morgue. where
the coroners inquest VIII pc held prob
ably tomorrow evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
CHANGE oF -

St Louis, Feb. 26.-In the circuit
court, Judge Taylor today granted
change of venue to Charles Kratz, for
mer member Of the city council, indict-
ed on the charge of bribery. ina eonnec-
franchise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
FIRE AT NEWPORT NEWS.

Newport News, Va. Feb. Z6.-FiFe OF
unknown origin broke OUT ia the angle
iron shed of the Newport News Ship
building cOmDany's plant tonight and
destroyed the building. the only frame
structure In the shipyard. Loss Sl50lu.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
Japs Lose a Vessel During the Fight
Thursday Night

ST. Petersburg. Feb. 26.-The follow
ing telegram, dated Feb. IS, from Vice
roy AleXiem 10 the czar. is published
here.
on Feb. "A seventeen Of the enemy's
warships with twelve torpedo boats
and steamers, were cruising outside
Port Arthur, but keeping out of range.
on the same day the Russian cruisers
Bayan. Askoid and Novik left the road
sted- Two japanese cruisers advanced
toward the Novik, which returned to
Port Arthur. accompanied hy our tor
pedo boats from Pigeon bay. The en-
emy's cruisers we're left far behind. In
the evening our cruisers returned 10
the roadstead.
con the night Of FEB. % cur torpedo
boats proceeded seward. The same
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dispatch Arthur dated Feb 90
lat o'clock this torpedo boats
sighted with their Disgusting their
character The batdhip Rvzn the batteries opened h
them continued visible result
After apparently
sighted At II
which lasted minutes enued There damage Few
shells fell in
1T expected that the viii attempt landing
this Feb
machines had midst the
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rs WORK poNF-

Washington, Feb. 26.-M. Bunau- Va
rilia, the minister from Panama today
eabled his resignation as such 10 the
presiden. Of that republic
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
GETTING CLOSE.
Russian and japanese Scouts Sight
Zach other.

London. Feb. 27.-"Russian and jap
anese scouts sighted each other Thurs
day morning al kukchen twenty five
miles north of Pingyang. Korea but
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
KOREA CASTS HER LOT
WITH THE JAPANESE
Little Army of the Hermit Kingdom Will Battle
Against the Russians.
Still Another Attack Upon Port Arhur-Japs Seem 10 Be Trying
TO Land Troops

Seoul government decided order the
Korean troops to join japanese the field
port Win opened The imita
placed discussed
decided
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
In the Senate

Washington, Feb. 26.-The senate to-
day considered at some length the bin
requiring the use OF American ships
in carrying government supplies bat
without action adjourned for want 81
a quorum. The bin was attacked by
Democratic senators as being IA the
nature of a subsidy, but Mr.. Hale, who
was in charge of the measure, defended
it against this attack and ehampione5
it as in the interest of American ship
ping.
Early in the day an agreement was
reached to take up on Monday 3 bill
authorizing the erection of a Joint
building for the department Of state,
justice and commerce, and 10 devote
Thursday to legislation in the interest
of Alaska.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
ARMY SCANDAL.

, Wsshle on, Feb. 26.-Captain =
> George - Broomc OF the .
= United ST my, NOW sta >
= toned al r@ico. today filed =
n the distri IT a suit for =
s250. 900 damag sainst James S. ,
= Barbour and his wife. Annie =. >
= Barbour. Of TINS city. for alleged =
= alienation of the affections of eap- =
= tain Broomes wife The Bar =
= bours are prominent sDciaily. hpre- .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
JURY SURPRISED
THE ACCUSED
Postal COnspiratOrS Expected
to Be Cleared.
VERDICT FELL LIKE PAIL
GUILTY as INDICTED" WAS
THE CONCLUSION REACHED.

taEASHINGTDN. Feb. 26.-@Gnilty as
W indicted. was the verdict an
nounced BY the. jury in the post
office conspiracy trial shortly after 5
o'clock tonight stating at the same
time that this was The verdict as TO all
four defendants Aug. W. Machen. late
general superintendent of the rural
free delivery divisions: George E. Lo-
reuz Of Toledo, Samuel A Croft and
DilIer 3. Croft Of Washington. The
jury had been out nine hours.
u the dimly lighted room sat the
four defendants. who, otter the case
was given 20 the jury, had been placed
in the custody of a United States mar
shall and confined TO the limits of the
city hall. Each wore an anxious look,
and deathlike silence fell on the
small crowd which had been permitted
to enter the room as the clerk inquired
of the foreman If a verdict had been
reached.
Expected to Go Free.
The jury 10 a man rose, and as the
words guilty as indicted'e fell from
the foreman's lips the defendants and
their counsel seemed appalled,. During
the time the jury was out the four de-
PENDANTS had paced up and down the
hallway outside the court room and had
given expressions TO the belief that
each hour the jury spent IN discussing
the case brought them nearer to ac-
quittal. There was general astonish-
ment that the jury had included in the
conviction Samuel A Croft, Wash
ington policeman and inventor Of the
Croft fastener. as to whom Holmes
/ Conrad. special counsel for the govern
ment, yesterday informed the jury he
did not expect a conviction. and that
| NE personally did not believe in his
guilt.
Five. ballots in all were taken. On the
/ first ballot the vote stood to Tor
conviction. on the second s to 4, on the
( third to 3. 90 the fourth 10 TO 3 and
ion the fifth the vote was unanimous
Bail of $4,000.
, Immediately after the verdict was
rendered Charles Douglass, in behalf Of
/ all four defendants, filed motions for a
new trial. for an arrest of judgment
and for an appeal, for the purpose of
having the defendants admitted 10 bail
Bail was then fixed at $4,000 each, the
! bond of Loreuz and the two Groffs
being increased from $4,000 When
/ Mir. Maddox, on behalf of the Gr0ffs,
/ inquired as To the amount OF bail to be
required of them, Justice Pritchard
said:
/ 81 know no difference between these
j defendants The jury has said they
the guilty, and I cannot discriminate,
buf win treat All alike"
/ Next to samuel A Croft, the most
/ surprised man was Machen who said
he was thunderstruek at the verdict
The four defendants viii appear be-
/ fore Justice Pritchard tomorrow morn
/ Ing to receive sentence
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? = - - , , = = , ? =
London, Feb. ga Report =
which emanates from st. Peters ,
burg says that the japanese :
minister at Seoul, Korea, has >
requested the Korean govern ,
ment to hand the French minis :
ter his passports. ?
= = = = , > = ? =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-27
HOUSE PASSES
THE NAVAL BILL
Party Contest on a Number of
Propositions.
MAJORITY FINALLY WON OUT
SENATE ADJOURNED FOR WANT
OF A QUORUM.
.atAsHNGToN. D. G. Feb. 2s-Tbs

IaEAsHINGToN, D. c., Feb. 2s-Ths
w house passed the naval approprl-
alton bin today after having
had it under consideration for
week. There was o party contest
on a number OF proposals dur
ing the day. and especially. on an effort
Of different minority mem bers to secure
an amendment to TX the price Of armor
plate at the figure bid by the MidYaIc
Steel company. Several amendments
were ruled out on points OF order. and
the Republican leaders by parIiamen-
tary tactics left the question OF aruor
plate in the discretion of the secretary
Of the navy. An Intellectual. attempt
was made to have the eight-h0ur law
applied 20 all ship construction. The
contest over submarine boats was ex-
citing, and an amendment finally was
adopted which leaves the question Of
the type of boat open, but increases the
amount Of the appropriation Tor such
boats. The minority failed 10 secure q
record vote on the proposal TO recon-
NIT with instructions, the proposed in
structions being declared out OF order.
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CONTINUED on Page p
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30

The stage OF the river at 4 p m
yesterday was ffG showing a rise d
II in tgenty-four hours
Peters Lee left at 10 a. NJ for Gin
cinnati
Capt. Grasty, Of the Corwin II Spen
Ger. was in the city yesterday
Beaver got in Yesterday morning
with four barges Of lumber. She left
two here and went on up the Ohio
with two
Water is mp around the Joseph
Henry on the Paducah ways. and
work Is stopped for the present TIL
the river falls.
The Stacker Lee arrived from Mem.
phis for 81 Louis at $3.50 p. m. yes
tcrday. she telephoned to be here al
6 O'Clock. but the current below here
is something fierce. and Capt Light
ner probably missed calculation or
running time or struck a lumber pile
Capt James Lamb is again with the
Coal company
The Katie b.. which sunk on the
levee at Mound City several days ago
is very much in the way of packets
landing there The Katie b. is the
boat that was in the service Of the
Yacht Club last summer and was used
y thea IN going and coming from
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30

the colony which landed IN 1851 The
picture is a handsome ona ana tine
wine which was named after u is of
exceptional quality.
Miss n, J. Mckee teacher in the
Cairo public schools has resigned
and will probably leave for Chicago
in a few days 70 accept a position in
the Chicago schools, Her sister Miss
Mary Mckee will remain in Cairo for
some time at least
April Is IS the date SET for the
hearing before Judge Dewey OF tbs
arguments in the petition for The in
corporation OF Future City The oni-
come of the case is looked forward to
with much interest.
The Elks have distributed a mum
ber of aIuring bills setting forth the
qualities of the minstrel performance
to be given by them next Monday
night at the opera house Following
is a sample Of some Of the wording
on the glaring posters: Tom Mack
and Heavy Atwood. the levee coons T.
Charles Schutter. comedian; p"
Heavy Atwood and Eddy Pabst Fitz
gerald. Copena twins. When ques-
tiosed regarding the accUrateneSs of
the supposed likesesses the Young
gentlemes denied having ever posed
for any such pictures and refused to
admit that there was any similarity
whatever
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30
His Right to Get Drunk.

when | hear people say anything
against the president taking little
rest and recreation" said q southern
representative, Il am reminded of the
story of General Jackson aud Major
George Groghan.
THE latter's defense of the fort at
Lower Sandusky against a force OF
1000 men--British regulars and In
dans-was one of the great feats Of
the war of 1912. Complaint was made
TO General Jackson that Groghan was
indulging in strong drink TO such an
extent that he should be dismissed
from the army. A delegation came to
Washington for the purpose Of having
the major dismissed. but Jackson gave
them a cold reception. When their
mission was announced. Jackson said:
Gentlemen, Major Groghan has
honestly and fairly won the right to
get drunk every week. or every day
Of his life; and, not only that. il is my
honest and candid opinion the United
States should pay for his whisky Let
him drink to his hearts content, by
cad, sir Washington Star.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30
ITEMS or INTEREST.

AIR famine is the common cause
of pneumonia.
Ten-eIeyenths of the worlds people
are north of the equator
Spain has an average Of 1900 hours
of SUNSHINE a year against only 400
in England
The average family in the United
States has four and scycn-tenths per.
sons.
There is S3O0OO00o0 worth of Eng
liSh money invested in submarine
cables
A New York lie insurance company
holds $4,000 600 worth Of l,u>sia's rail.
way securities.
Large numbers Of ready made cor
tages are being shipped 30 the Amazon
from New York.
There are nearly 800 Christian
churches in Japan and over Leo mis-
si0narics.
Seventeen persons in q hundred in
the state of New York live to be over
20 years Of age.
The naval vessels under construction
In the United States have greater
total tonnage than those ahoat.
Through the $500" in 1903 passed
33OOo,Oo0 tons of freight--three times
as much as was carried On the Suez
Canal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30

their houseboat, which was anchored
an the Kentucky beach above the
bridge. Since the river came up her
pilot house has tioated off and she is
/ likely to be- filled with yellow mud
Capt. Cassidy had message from
the CITY of Memphis stating she would
arrive at . o'clock this morning bound
for ST. Louis. She has as one item of
cargo more peanuts for Worlds Fair
consumption No price ON peanuts
has been stated, but it is likely that
they will be the same old price, Sc per
glass. but the glass will'have a very
thick bottom. if they are sold on what
promises 10 be the basis upon which
everything else will be sold at the
fair
There is an amusing story told
about the founder of the Lee Line,
| Cant. James Lee. which illustrates
/ his business acumen and accounts for
his popularity with shippers. He was
the captain of one Of his boats and
had his room in the ford end of the
Texas very deliberately furnished
with handsome carpet on the floor.
One rainy afternoon his boat was
taking cotton al a landing below
Memphis. and he was sitting in an
easy chair in his room reading, when
New Foundland dog dripping wet
trotted into his room on the carpet.
Capt. Lee ordered the dog out in Ian.
guage too strong for linotype in this
religious seven.daily, but Immediately
discovered that he was followed by a
negro equally as wet. who said: Mas
sab Jim. | want you to stop at my
place and cit some cotton is that
your dog? He is a fine fellow and
he called the dog in and patted him
on the head
John Wallace, chief engineer of the
Dick Fowler is too sick to be at his
post. and Mr. Brown. postmaster OF
Hazelwood. is on the Fowler. Mr.,
Brown has not been on the river for
a number of years He has been the
postmaster at Hazelwood for some
time but got lonesome for the ringing
of the bells and left the office with a
deputy, and is now back on the river.
Like Hamlet's fathers ghost he could
not rest in his grave-or postoffice at
Hazelwood, and longed to get back to
life and strenuousness.
The last trip of the Bonanza, sew,
eral days ago, marks the final with.
drawal Of the White Collar line from
the Memphis and Cincinnati trade. In
the last fifteen years they have had a
very expensive experience in that
trade in the loss of boats One par
ticular stretch OF river of ninety-six
miles, between New Madrid and Lux,
ora. seems To have been fatal to
them, being the graveyard Of six of
their boats Between these points
the Congo. sank; Carroton, sank /.
Buckeye State. burned; Ohio sank
State Of Kansas. burned Sunshine
burned To this list may be added
the Guiding Star of the New Orleans
trade, which sank near New Madrid.
the A. C. Donley burned at Island
One In the Ohio river they lost the
De Soto by fire at greensboro, State
Of Missouri sank above Hlwesyille
and the Granite State on Grand Chain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30
BURCLARIzED A SALOON
Stole Several Dollars Worth OF Wits.
Key from Front Window of Corn
mercial Avenue Saloon.

During the early hours of yesterday
morning someone broke the front
window Of the saloon Of w ] Bennett
at 4oS Commercial avenue and stole
several quart and pint bottles Of whis-
key that Mr.. Bennett had on display
in the window
The robbery was very holl one.
occurring as Il did on the principal
street of the city and within a few
feet Of gas lamp No doubt the
thieves turned out the gas but even
then the night was fairly bright
1t is thought the work was that OF
some shanty boat men who are hang
ing around Cairo ana they evidently
carried a sack or basket with them as
about thirty bottles were stolen Thn
brands OF whiskey taken We're Pride
Of Anderson and Spring Hill
Several robheries have occurred re-
Gently. some OF which were suppress
ed from publication and many people
have expressed determination t.
use their revolycrs and shotsnus al
the first opportunity
4 negro entered theresidence u
an entrance b the uomc Of Vrs. Me
Even on west Fifteenth street. Mon
day night but was frightened away
A negro entered the ersdcnce o
Robert Hinkle Of Twentycighth stree
! Monday night. bur was frightened
away before he procured anything
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30

The Ohio-At Evansville will con
tinue rising during the next Y to
"A hours, come to a stand then fall
At Paducah and CAIRO, will continue
rising during the next three or four
days, the rate Of rise sill decrease
materially after today unless expec-
ted ralnfalls Of the next - hours are
heavy.
The Tennessee--At Florence will
continue falling At Riyerton, will
fall today. At JohnsonYille. will rise
at decreased rate during the next
u to "A hours. come 20 a stand then
fall
The Mississippi From Chester to
CAIRO, will continue rising during
the next two days. but at much de
creased rate after today
P. II. SMYTH, Observer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30
The Eirst Motor Cars.

From 1860 onward the problem OF
the auto car was pursued continue sly
in one part Of the world or another,
new enthusiast ever taking MP the
task ere wearicd inventor had relin
pushed II. Herr Daimler's motor if
the form in which it appeared in 1889
may be regarded as the herald Of the
modern revival 1t became known as
the Y engine from the fact that il had
two cylinders set like the limbs of thai
letter. The pair Of pist0ns were cou
pied to single crank. working iIlaH
closed chamber, which in the engine Of
1885 was used TO supply part Of the
charge TO the cylinders through valves
in the plstons. while the means Of gov.
erning were also improved. The mo-
tor ear movement proper, bowever.
dates only from 1894. when automo.
hiles began 10 be- produced such ny
ri least compelled serious conSidera-
ton. whatever their defects. The as
tonishingly rapid strides which have
been made in the industry from that
year to the present time are familiar
to all.--London Post.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30

Following are some comments on
the work of Miss Ida Bentley, who
appears at the opera house Tuesday
April 9Th;
Yale University-"Your recitals are
unique and welnigh ideal. Mark Bail.
ey, Chair of Elocution
The Queen. London. "A great fav-
orits with the audience was Miss Ben
fey. who told American stories with
great feeling and dramatic force"
The Era; Miss Belfel impresse9
us as large hearted womanly woman.
She depends not on stage tricks, but
shows us that cntur finds beauties
in English literature which are other.
wise unseen.