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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
SENATOR PLAT
MAKING A FIGHT
Ex-bOss Working For Re-EIec'
ton of ChaunCey DepeW.
HAS CALLED A CONFERENCE
WALL STREET SAID TO BE BE
HIND HIM.

AIEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator Thorn
nv as Plat has called conference
of Republicans 10 meet in the
Fifth Avenue hotel on Wednesday
morning at II o'clock to take measures
for the reelection Of Senator Depew.
More than fifty invitations have been
issued TO leaders and legislators.
Senator Platt says that this confer
ence is called largely for the purpose
of neutralizing the effect of the recent
conference at which Governor Odell
and many other prominent Republicans
were present, and which showed itself
strongly nj favor Of Frank 5. Blacks
candidacy.
When asked tonight whether he had
invited Governor Odell to consult with
him. Senator Plat replied:
'Of course l have not done so. The
governor is backing the other man."
Senator Plat said that he had Wis
tied Wall street today and consulted
with a very large number of prom
inent Republicans, all Of whom. he
said, he had found to be enthusiastical-
ly in favor of the reelection of SEN
ator Depew.
Regarding who would be present at
the conference, Senator Plat said:
Republicans who are interested i'm
men from different parts of the state
I shall not turn anybody away. / want
10 find out where we stand, and / pro-
pose getting to The bottom of the mat
ter"
Governor Odell was mistaken, Sen
ator Plat said, if he believed that
Black would have a majority in the
legislature. He has not even a ma
jority of the representatives" be>a1id.
When asked how Governor elect Hig
gins stood on the question Of the SEN
atorship Senator Platt replied that he
did not know. but that he expected TO
be able to smoke him out before
long"
Governor Black came to the city from
Troy tonight. When asked if the an
nouncement Of his candidacy in the
Troy Times was authoritative. he an
swcred he was not yet prepared to
make a statement of his attitude
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MERELY MAKING FEINTs.
No Prospect of Great Battle Before
Spring.

AIukden. Dec Q delayed. via Pel1in. Dec.
ia correspondent OF the Associated
Press has toured the entire Russian
front traVerSing nearly 100 miles along
and around the frost-Covered burrows OF
the soldiers from the Hun river TO the
Shakhe river.
At al times there has been a demon
strative but irrational canuOnadiuE along
the center. where, owing to the prON-
unity of the lines the corps commanders
while inspecting the positions have fro
Quently been recognized and fired at with
shells.
On the extreme right and left flauks
the lines are separated by from five 10
eight miles and across these spaces b0JL
sides occasionally march battaHoCS.
accommodating and making dcmOnStr3uve
attacks during which each side has taxi
en- prisoners The object of both Rus
slams and japanese III these operations
is the same. namely. 10 prevent the mo-
leStation of the winter environments
The positions of both Russians and
Japanese are similar to. those held ~
them before the battle of Lao Yang, and
therefore the spring campaign VIII ina
both armies in the same relation as ~
Lao Yang.
General ReunenkampfrS area beyond
Dab pass is one Of great plctuTeSUG eiiessf
and owing 90 the extreme weather cofel-
tions it is now considered MS being m
accessible to the japanese.
The feet of a number of japanese lh-
fantrymen taken by the Russians Were
frozen. and their clothing was inagc-
duate but il is said that General hu-
roEi has now replaced his infantry WIN
mounted troops who are warmly cl--
The Russian troops arc I'm splendid si'lI-
its. They are cheertullN acconmo ~.
themselves 20 the battIe-devastatec VIZ,
derness and are building roads anu
sledees TO traverse them
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APOSTLE AGAIN
TAKES THE STAND
Tells OF the Part He Played in
Idaho Politics.
STORY OF A BISHOPS COURT
HOW ONE CASE WAS DECIDED IN
UTAH.
STORY OF A BISHOPS COURT

IAI ASHINGTON Dec. -19.-Three dec
w larations stood out prominently
in the testimony given today i'm
the SmOot investigation.
The first was "A statement by Apostle
John Henry Smith that any so-caIled
revelations from Goa to the head of
the Mormon church has no effect what
ever unless the members of the church
vote to accept it. In other words hui
man beings decide whether that which
is presented as the will of God shall
prevail or not. There is nothing
forced upon the Mormon church and it's
people he explained.
The second feature of the evidence was
the testimony Of an eX-M0rmon. Isaac
Birdsall which showed the existence
of Mormon church courts of law, sup
planting public courts i'm the regulation
of business affairs.
The testimony Of William Baldersdon,
editor Of the Boise Statesman. was con-
elusive to the effect that Mormon lead
ers, If not the Mormon church itself,
influenced to "A great degree political
results in Idaho. Mr. BaldeTstOn's re-
cital Of Mormon methods 10 secure leg
isiatiOn in Idaho attracted intense in
terest and his testimony was clear and
convincing upon the points sought to be
established by the prOtestants.
IT has been noticeable for the past
week that the attendance of mem bers
OF the committee at the hearing has
been growing less daily. Today Chair
man Burrows and Senator Dubois were
the only members of the committee
present. At the same time the interest
of the newspapers has been growing
and the number of reporters has in
creased daily. Today a change in the
committee room arrangements was
n if.a rFf criH-
en- the seats of absentee senators at
the committee table. and there were
enough of them TO occupy all the
places. The committee is holding long
sessions and Will complete the case of
the pTOtestantS Wednesday.
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went alongside the burning barge and
took off four seamen. but the blaze
had spread 50 fast that the others
could not be rescued.
Survivors Badly Burned.
When the blazing barge was sighted
last night it was impossible II learn
anything regarding the fate on the
crew. Tugs which were near at hand
gave all the assistance possible and no
effort was made to reach the barge by
the life saving crew at that point. The
first news, therefore, came here today
when a tugbOat put into Long Island
City with the four survivors on board.
All Of these men were seriously
burned and were taken at once TO me
hospital. There il was found that one
of them was in a critical condition. 1t
is believed that the other three men
viii survive their injuries.
The cause of the fire on the barge has
not been explained. None of the sur
VivOTs was i'm a condition 10 talk today.
but it was learned that there was an
explosion and burning oil was thrown
over the vessel. The barge had Oh
board y 900 barrels, or Loco, 600 gallons,
of oil
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
CAUSE INJURED
BY EXTREMISTS
Russian Government Is Disposed to
Grant Reforms.


Grant Reforms.
St Petersburg. Dec. 19-The emper6r's
fete day passed without any untoward
demonstrations in st. Petersburg, but
was marked by a continuation of the
Moscow disorders. though they were not
so serious as on Sunday.
The feature of the Moscow demonstra-
tion was the distribution of violent
proclamation of the social democratic
labor party. describing the whole cOun-
try as being in state Of mourning al .
tears for the sacrifice of life i'm the ga =
cast for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the
Romanoffs. picturing the government as
driving tho people to starvation. and call
ing upon workingmen 20 enter ceaselessly
upon a war for Overthr0wing the tyranfs.
other demonstrations are reported from
various localities. In cogsequence of the
character Of the current agitation the
advisers of Emperor Nicholas have dIs-
suaded him from his contemplated trip To
the south of Russia to bida farewell to
troops being dispatched to the far east
AS an Indication Of the temerity Of
some OF the extreme liberals in the CAM
ragn now waginC. los of the leading writ
ers for Russian Fatherland, Our Life and
other liberal papers Of 81. Pete shpre
have openly drawn W an indictment
against the action of the police at the
demonstration in the Nevsky Prospect on
Dec. II, which Indictment has been sent
TO Russian revolutionary papers i'm Ger
many. Switzerland and France for pub
location. The names attached to this in
dictment include Karabevsky. thF a hDr-
ney of the assassin Sasoneff: Milnkoff.
who recently made a tour OF the United
States: Kerelinkoff and other well known
writer's.
As means of keeping the people
TIRED up the university students are
trying TO persuade some lawyers to bring
criminal suits against individual police
men and Dvorniks who struck rioters
IN the course of the Nevsky Prospect
aff-i-
Conservatives are afraid that the ill
advised course OF the extremists will
drive the government 10 acGDt repTesslVe
measures just when a distinct victory
over the reactlOuaries had been Vol and
liberal regime had been inaugurated.
The renewed activity in revolutionary cir
alas has eiraedY caunA.' MAN a~~~sss-
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PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 19.-Every
land Office district in Oregon. and
there are six. VIII receive the at
tention of the United States grand
jury, which convened for business
again today after a recess lasting over
month. The exact nature of the in
Vestigations and their probable re-
suits are known TO but few and they
are charged by the court to silence.
That Oregon is on the eve Of great
events i'm the way of a clean sweep of
corruption which is said to exist in the
government departments is generally
believed and it is this task which has
been assigned to the federal grand
jury.
Twelve quarter sections of fine tim
Der land in the Rosebure land office
district near the famous Bohemia min
ing district are said to be the subject
of the investigation Of the grand jury
today, although this statement is not
confirmed. Who the entrymen were
to this land and how it was disposed
OF is not known outside of the little
circle of government officials who are
conducting the investigation before the
jury.
Land Gone Over.
Within the past year this land was
gene over by A. w. Barber. who made
the Investigations in township II south,
range I east. the land which Horace C.
Mckinley. S. A. D. Puter. Mrs. Emma
l.. Watson, d. w. Tarpley ct al were
convicted of defrauding the govern
Ment of. All of the land now being in
vestigated is situated in forest re-
serves.
During the past year and half A,
w. Barber has made investigation of
suspected timber claims i'm almost
every district i'm Oregon and In a num-
Der of districts in Washington. He is
not the only important witness who
Will appear before the jury. however.
for j. a. w. Heidecke who turned
states evidence i'm the last trial, max
ing startling revelations Of the manner
in which s. A. D. Puter secured land
in III, will testify.
Register Bridges and Receiver Booth
of the Roseburg land Office and n large
number of others who have not here
tofore appeared i'm any of the land
fraud cases, will testify, il is said.
Six Districts Under Fire.
The six land districts of Oregon
which are subject to the investigation
now in progress have their offices at
Oregon City. The Dalles. La Grande,
Burns, ROseburg and Lakeview.
One of the principal witnesses who
expects TO go before the jury is
special inspector, Colonel A. r. Greene.
who has been identified with the move
ment to purge Oregon of land frauds
ever since that movement started.
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PATENTS CANCELLED.

Denver. Dec 19-Fourteen hundred
patents for timber claims I'm eastern Coin--
RADIO were cancelled today by tne lan1
office. and it is said as many more VIII
be cancelled during the week. these can
cellatiOns are made because the local9ls
had not complied with the terms 81 inc
timber claim act.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
WYOMING MAN PRESENTED.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Warren
today introduced to the president Attor-
ney General Van OrdSdale Of Wyoming
who also Is chairman OF the Republican
state committee Of Wyoming. They had a
brief talk about Wyoming politics
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
HEARING ADVANCED.

Washington. Dec. l9-The supreme
court of the United States granted the
motion 10 advance the hearing of the
Benson-Hyde and Diamond Pacific coast
land conspiracy cases. and they were set
down for Feb. 20. The cases involve the
question OF removal from one jurisdiction
to another.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.

Davenport, Ia. Dec. BY the ex-
plosion Of the boiler OF one of the largest
engines On the Rock Island road Engineer
Calhoun and Fireman H. Kinney were
killed. Head Brakeman Thomas Gimme
and Trainnen Gus Smith Russell Sher-
rod and George Nettleton were injured
Gimmel seriously.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
UTAHNs IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Dec. i9.-J n. Anderson
and T.. n. Critchlow reached the capital
today Mr.. CTitchow is here on bust
ress before the interior department and
expects to take no part in the Smoot
case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
sFNTFNCF AFFTRMED.

Kansas CITY. Dec. 1g.-The conviction
OF State Senator William p. sullivan LOT
soliciting bride WAS today altrpiee pS
the Kansas City court of auoeai--
the circuit court Sullivan WAS cohfie'eN
and fined SO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
GOLD FOR EXPORT.

New York Dec 12-Goldman, Sachs az
Co. withdrew from tho assay office to-
dayNS1. o5T000 in gold bars To- --'>'-' 10
de tin alton was not give
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DENTIST WOULD
KNOW HIS WORK
Only Way Girl Murdered in
Colorado Can Be Identified.
RESULT OF POST MOR1EM
BULLET WOUND FOUND IN THE
HEAD.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Dec. -.
u That the young woman who was
found dead on Cutler mountain be-
tween North and South Cheyenne can
yons on Saturday was murdered was
lIoVen by the post norton examina-
ron. The removal of her matted hair
end scalp revealed the wound i'm the
head and resulted in the recovery Of
the bullet.
There is as yet absolutely no clew TO
the identity OF the girl, the authorities
here being wholly at A loss to estab-
bsh' anything i'm this connection.
Many inquiries have been received
from large cities in the east relative to
Details in description of the girl. but
nothing beyond that revealed yesterday
has been discovered, the corpse show
ing nothing in the nature of birthmarks
or scars
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whole Country Interested.

A number of kilograms from Philadel-
phia. Chicago and St Louis. asking tor
a complete description of the body Of
the murdered girl. have been received
and responded to BIZ the police.
Columbus r. Griffng of Chicago wired
that the description OF the dead girl tall
lied in some respects with that Of his
daughter Marguerite. who has been visit
ing an aunt living on ranch near Gun
nison. Colo. A telegram from mat place
tonight says that Miss Griffing is safe
on the ranch of her aunt.
TITO natter IS now more Of mystery
than ever for the officers are at the end
Of all clues, unless something should de-
veicr frem tho kilograms above.
: rumbor C detectives from outside
points arrived here today and are now
working on the case.
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Portland. Ore. Dec. la--lt arrears that
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Young Telegraphed For Her.

After that she went To her PARENTS
hone in Washington and later went back
70 Los Angeles when Young teleSraphed
~ her TO meet hlm there. Again she
left for the east when Young wen: back
TO San Francisco. She and Young ar
ranged TO meet in Chicago. and did so.
When they were separated they CORES
ponded. exchanging letters and kilograms
almost daily Then she came - New
York on May %. and the next day Young
called on her at her hotel They had
no quarrel. She said the first propo-
sition made 10 her that she should leave
Young was made by Youngs brother-in-
law Mexican, who said that Mrs. Young
rapted Miss Patterson to go away and
feaVe Young.
Miss Patterson said the conversation
with Mexican took place in a restaurant.
Young was present and they talked over
the matter for three-quarters of an hour.
She denied that reference was made TO
the letter which was intercepted by Mrs.
Young.
Denied the Whole Story.
In answer TO another line Of questions
Miss Patterson maintained that she told
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Asst EDgTI0N.

{ Silver. 61l5c per ounce.
Copper (castinE) 14lsC per pound.
dead. in ore. $500; New York. S4.60
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NC talked about his going away. and
he kept questioning me about nv com
ing 20 meet him, she said. Il aid not
say anything, and finally he said But
| don't feel positive that YOU are going
TO come over Fc said: 1 believe that
you are foOling. Are your Then he said:
Are You goingg I said: Wen, Caesar.
there's no Use saying / will because I've
made up my mind not to; but you go
over there and get things quieted down.
until the folks have forgotten about
Things by that time / will meet you
at the Saratoga meeting
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Struggle in the Cab.

He looked at me d while and said
DO you mean that?' and then ne grabbed
me bv the hand nearest TO him and
pulled me over toward him. He hurt me
SO mat l tried to pull away. but could
not get away from him. ] put my
other nand up and he grabbed me. Some
now or other l got away from him.
l cold him that he hurt me
r. He said; If you don come over there
and ! have TO wait until the Saratoga
meeting, may never see YOU again.
Ny horses have gone back on me. I've
lost all that money. Now I'm losing my
little girl Do YOU mean that?'
He grabbed me ana hurt Inc SO badly
that the tears came 20 my eyes.
tried to struggle away from him again,
and had to bend away over
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lAI ASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Three dec
w larations stood out prominently
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-20
T. r. MCCARTHY, Rcx6URY. MASS,
impare Bi, cd, Swelling and Nervous-
ness Cured Quickly by Paine's
Celery Compound.

Mr 7, Mccarthy, well known the mon
ey order clerk at Roxbury (Mass) Post Office
an actively prominent tten record Of
his cure. dated October 9TH, 1908, from his
home, a Ollie Avenue, Roxbury. Mass:
- wish express my ap re iation Of yeur won
der aines eiery Compound | had been tr ubi-
ed wi.h violent itching on the hands and feet
oupled with s~ellin2. due to impure blood.
II was nervous could hardly sleep ore
than an hour alta time. Az er taking bottle Of
Pa mes Celery Compound began 10 feel like new
man
"ihe tic ing aud swelling ii appeared. Il was
very lain that my bio was becoming rapidly pur-
er nov sleep right through the night
"Paine's Celery Compound is marvellous
y. c mot say enough IT."
Unhealthy, uncieau blood-supply Is always y
the result OF family action of those organs which
should make and purify the blood The sensi-
bic remedy is to give tine Nerve - stem the
strength TO make these organs do their work
properly feeding aud restoring the nerves
with Paine's Celery Compound.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-20
CROSS FOR A NEGRO.
Confederates to Honor a Veteran
Who Was Slave.
served All Through the war Between
the states and became ChiefOver
rs CoIored Cooks In south
ern Army.

Visitors to the Tennessee camp at the
confederate reunions in the past few
years will remember at the Memphis,
Tenn, uniformed company's headquar-
ters an old negro In gray uniform who
stood faithful and jealous guard over
everything pertaining to the men OF
that company. He wore the uniform.
crate veterans. Visitors who go to the
next reunion. which is to be held in
Nashville in the summer, will see him
again as affable, as efficient, as respect
full, as young as ever, gray uniform, cap,
badge and all, but this time he will wear
in addition to these the confederate
cross of honor which the women of the
south have had made for all confed-
crates who saw actual service In the
stirring days of 1S61-65.
This Is the first time in the history OF
the southern camps that this honor has
been accorded negro. and the fact that
there are a hundred or so white men
ready to indorse his application is proof
sufficient of his worthiness
This gray-haired negro is Preston
Roberts of Collieryille, Tenn, some.
times camp servant and cook in the
command of the confederate cavalry
leader, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
and at present when on military duty,
regiment servant for the First Tennes-
see regiment. confederate veterans.
When the crosses of honor v first
bestowed on the veterans of Memphis
Uncle Pete" felt somewhat sighted and
forlorn. for he served through four years
going out with his young masters when
the first call for soldiers to defend the
south was made. He pordered the mat
ter over, and when eighteen additional
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crosses were awarded by the Daughters
birthday anniversary, on Jan. 10, he
asked permission to apply for one Of
them. Permission was not only readily
given by the women, but the men pres
ent who knew Uncle Pete"-and there
are few who do not know him-imme
diately volunteered to furnish the in
dorsement which is necessary before
any veteran is qualified to receive one.
The application has been forwarded and
when the next presentation of crosses
is made the rebel negro will stand in line
with the men by whose side he served
and receive his bronze medal.
Uncle Pres is typical ante-bellum
darby He was born sixty odd years
ago near Collierville, about twenty
miles from Memphis, and was body SER
want to his master, S. II. Roberts.
When the call for soldiers came in
1861 Uncle Pres" enlisted with his
young master, F. T. Scott, in Capt. Ed
Porter's company, which was raised in
Somerville, and which was part of Gen.
Van Dorn's command. He followed the
fortunes of this command until the gal
liant Van Dorm was killed at the battle
of Spring Hill about two years later.
Then he followed his master into Gen.
Forests command. Here he was not
regularly enlisted soldier, but, to use
his own expression, was zone of the
most importantest men in the army, .
having under his control seyenty-five
negro cooks, with money and authority
to buy whatever was needed for his
mess, and also authority to raise" the
rations anyway. whether they could be
bought or not