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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
FIRED A REGISTRAR.
Mr.. Anderson's Method of Manifest
ing Displeasure.

Local Republicans are beginning to learn
that they oppose the personality and
methods Of Chairman Anderson a. their
peril Henry L, Heath, late registrar of
The Sixteenth district, is among those
who nave come under the displeasure Of
The Pussy. Mr.. Heath failed 20 endorse
what The Pussy had done Last tune AR.
Heath was removed The Pussy having
succeeded In Dersuading Commissioner
Wilson 20 vote for The removal while
Commissioner Standjsh opposed II.
Although Mr. Heath had made q salts
factory registrar. IN was given cut that
charges had been made against rim and
that his removal was in consequence.
Hearing that charges had been made Ar.
Heath at once appeared before nc board
and demanded To know the nature OF the
charges. He was told there had been no
specific charges. out general com
plants. by persons I don't care TO
name, who do not live in your district,
etc.
n. Cartwright was appointed in Mr..
Heaths place Hearing that Mr.. Cart
wright did not intend TO qualify The
Pussy sent some OF his creatures down
20 the Sixteenth 10 make a quiet huut for
= man to take she place. This search
was instituted without consulting the
district committee ana after Ar Heath.
who had the unanimous enlargement of
the district committee ana ire endorse
ment Of the county chairman. had been
removed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
WELLS SEEMS To HAVE
SLIGHT LEAD IN RACE
Secretary Hammond Holds the Balance of Power
in Goyernorship Fight.
Poll Of Delegations Shows That Mr. Cutler Short Many Votes
of the Necessary Majority.

SEWER, C. a. Glazier of Utah, R. A
Moyes Of Weber.
Auditor-A. s Reiser of Salt Lake
r. W. Watt CT Tooele, ]. a. Edwards
of Box Elder, 7. C. VIM of Juab,
Chris Burton, jr., of Davis.
Attorney General-M. A. Breeder
of Salt Lake, W. A Lee of Salt Lake,
Jacob Johnson of sanpete.
Justice Of the Supreme Court-D.
N. Straup of Salt Lake, C. S. Zane OF
Salt Lake, J. E. Prick Of Salt Lake,
a. W. Agee of Weber.
Superintendent Of Schools-A. c,
Nelson OF Sanpete.
Congressman-Joseph Howell OF
Cache.
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LIST OF CANDIDATES.

Presidential Elector-T. r. Cutler
of Utah, Dsvid Eecles of Weber,
Web Greene OF sanpete, ]. A. Miner
of Salt Lake, H. P. Myton of Salt
Lake.
GoveTnor-Heber M Wells of Salt
Lake, John c. Cutler Of Salt Lake,
James T. Hammond of Salt Lake.
Secretary of State-C. S. Tingey of
Juab, 7. D. Dixon Of Utah, Morgan
Richards, jr., Of Iron, A. A. Law of
Cache, Herschel Bullen, IT., of
Cache, James Devine of Salt Lake.
Treasurer-James Christensen of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
SPEAKER CANNON PROCESSES TO
BELIEVE IN REPUBLICAN VICTORY


kind it proved to be nothing to any
man"
Yes" he added, "the outlook Is IA
vorable; the Republican fences are all
IN good order; there are no rails down.
and the fences are staked and TideTed
and in shape to add a couple of barbed
wires IL necessary
How about the outlook for the
house OF representatives
''The indications are for a closer
vote there than on the electoral ticket.
but there IS no danger there II we only
get the vote out
He expressed the opinion that the
labor complications would not affect
the uatiOn.
1T is only a question OF division
Of the profits. he said, -aud every
body knows that no such question
could have possibly arisen under the
last Democratic administration, foI
there were no profits
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
STILL VERY WEAK.
Senator Hoar CIings Tremendously to
Lie

Lie.
Worcester. Mass. Aug. PA bulletn
On senator Hoar's condition issued today
said.
The senator had q comfortable night.
The trouble in his throat and lungs has
entirely disappeared. He is still very
week and does not snow any increase Of
strength lie Is holding his own.
A telegram of sympathy from Arch
bishop ireland was received by lockwood
IIosr today.
Senator Hoar has had more comfort
able day. The throat and lungs arc not
causing trouble. He has taken little
more nOurishment. There is every pros
nect for 4 good night.
This bulletin was given out at 2 clock
tonight Dr. Warren r Gilman. Senator
Hoars physician issued room afterw ard
the following medical summary of the
case.
ssThe condition OF the lungs. which
caused alarm. has improved materially
during the last three days, and immediate
danger has apparently been aVertcd-
Changes in the heart sne other organs
have been marked for some years and
these changes. together with the exhaus-
ton following long and severe attack
Of Iumbago made recovery uncertain
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Especial to The HeraldD =
Portland Ore. Aug. PEI 3
> PasO was today chosen as place =
= for next meeting of American =
= mining congress and Salt LAX 4
= viii be chosen tomorrow a. per- =
manent location OF congress head y
= quarters. \ combine was ERECT =
ed today between delegations ?
= from Salt Lake and those from =
2 California. Alaska Idaho. Orc =
gon and Texas. Denver is not =
showing her hand in the fight ,
= RumOrs are current that she is =
= prepared to make great showing ?
= DIT the last moment. but none OF =
her delegates viii discuss her DO Z
sition- IT IS practically conceded =
Nton all sides that Salt Lake viii ?
y secure the permanent location ?
tomorrow there viii be a big =
demonstration by Salt Lakes adj =
= herents before a vote is taken Il >
is believed that the demonstration =
= viii result in a stampede of the =
= delegations to salt Lakes cause. =
= Half an hour before the after =
moon session of the congress con- =
= Vened delegations from all states .
= who Joined with Utah viii parade >
= IN BODY to the aTmOry- They ,
= viii be headed by the Texas band =
? and all viii wear Utah badges. =
Judge Powers viii address the =
= congress tomorrow. An animated =
= debate over resolutions occupied =
y most Of today's session. Dr. +. =
= r. Buckley of Missouri. reaoing q =
= paper on state geological bureaus =
= = = = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
PAYMASTER ROBBED
BY FOUR MASKED MEN

, Paterson. y. J.. Aug. 24-Four :
= masked men held up the pay >
y master OF the O'Rourke Consiruc- :
= ton company, a Mr. White. on :
= the ridge road. near here. today. =
> and robbed him of $4,000 =
= The paymaster. accompanied BY =
= two men. was on his way ia the I
2 Office OF the company. driving in =
= buggy, when four men. one an =
= American, masked completely. 4
= and three Italians wearing blue Z
' goggles. came out OF the woods. I
? The American shot the horse I
> The robbers covered TIE three &C.
, cupants of the buggy with guns 4
> and got away with the bag Of =
, money. which was ia the bottom 4
= OF The buggy.
= = = > > = . !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
CIoudburst in the Mountains Near SeIigman Has Made
Rushing Torrents of Little Streams Santa
Fe Road Blocked.

Ibed at CrOzier The railroad officials
have announced that all the delayed
lwestboUnd trains win go east at once,
by way Of Albuquerque and DemiHs.
N NJ, and detOur west over the South
Tern Pacific tracks 10 California.
Numbers 1 and : started AT O'cles q
tonight. The CuthbeTt house party
special from Canada followed at Ash
fork, and all other westbound trains
were on their way by midnight. The
Santa Fe was arranging TO transfer
its trains from Ashfork to the Mericopa
& Phoenix road, via. Prescott, and then
to Los Angeles on the Southern Pa
cific. Considerable damage by wash
outs near MaricOpa, however, put that
road in bad condition and trains could
not be handled safely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
NOTHING 10 GIVE OUT.
st. Petersburg Has Little or No News
F-om Port Arthur.

St. Petersburg. Aug. 2i.-In spite Of
the anxiety which Is felt regarding the
fate Of Port Arthur the war office
and the admiralty we're practically
closed today owing TO the christening
of the royal infant. and no official dis
patches were given out.
So far as can be ascertained no fur
Their news Of the progress of the fight
ing before the beleaguered fortress has
been received except that contained in
the reports from foreign sources These
latter are conflicting, some Of them
reporting that the japanese assault
has become exhausted and others
claiming that the japanese have cap
tufed Estzeskan fort. belonging 70 the
western line Of d@fe1ses. II this po-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
FINAL WORD SPOKEN.
Root VIII Not Run For Governor of
New York.

oyster Bay. \. Y. Aug 24-"afy final
word has been spoken. That am 30 be
considered IN any sense in connection
with the New York Eovcrnorship is cut
OF the question.
Former Secretary of War EiilH Root
made this statement TO a representative
of the Associated Press tonight.
Accompanying Geo. B. CoItclyou of the
national committee Hr- Root arrived IN
Oyster BAY At SIS r. n. and they viii re-
rn.sirs rs guests Of President Ro ,seveit at
Sycamore Hin until some time tomorrow.
They came TO consider the PRESIDENT let
ter of acceptance and Varf0us matters
Tefs ting TO the campaign,
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Forts Sileneed-

chefoo. Aug. 24.-(2.So p m.)-Infor-
nation OF undcubtable authenticity
states that the japanese arm0red cruis-
ers Nisshin and Kasuga have lombard
ed and silenced the Russian forts east
Of Golden hill at the entrance Of Port
Arthur
The forts referred to are probably
the same or very close TO Forts Tai
pangtze and Chaochanko. mentioned ia
these dispatches yesterday and today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
STRIKE BREAKERS
CLOSELY GUARDED

Cirard. O., Aug. 2L-Twenty strike
frsakers accompanied by a guard Of spc-
ciaI Officers. arrived TO-DAY and We're cs-
corted into the plant OF the American
Steel Hoop company Inc arm y % tlle
non-i,ulouIstS created much excitement
and a large crowd followed the men on
the march TO The mill. but there was no
violence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
COLD WAVE FOR MISSOURI.

Chicago. Aug. arrangements were
made at Republican HEADQUARTERS today
for Senator Fairbanks 10 open the Mis-
Sol1ri campaign at Kansas City GA either
the ID or Sd OF September
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
WATSON RETIREs.

washington aug. 2s-Rear Admiral
John G. Watson was today placed on
the retired list of the navy, having
reached the age of S. years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25

Toxic. Aug. 24.-(g a. m.)-Further de-
tails of the disabling of the Russian
battleship SevastoDol have been re-
ceived here It seems that on Tuesday
afternoon while engag ed in Smelling the
japanese land forces from a position
outside Of Port Arthur, the battleship
struck a mine and was disabled by the
explosion. She was towed back into
Port Arthur
The japanese battleship Asahi was
detailed TO watch the Sevastopol Her
commander reports that tine Russian
ship emerged from Port Arthur Tues
day morning and co-operated with Ger
tain Russian batteries in bonharding
japanese forces on shore. This firing
had been kept up for several hours
when the Sevast0pol suddenly struck a
suDmeI ged mine. The explosion caused
her TO list heavily to starboard and at
the same time she iurched forward. al
most burying her bow under water. She
was towed back into Port Arthur by a
tug
Admiral Kataoka reports that the
Japanese cruisers Nisshmi and Kasuga
fired upon the Russian forts or Tues
Gay. They discovered that the Russians
were Smelling the japanese land forces
from a position near Lungtsintsz. The
Nisshin and the Kasuga steamed in
close to the land and after a short
bonn bardment siienced the Russian
guns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
Fatal STRIFE RIOT

Havana. Aug 24-In d collision to-
day between two groups Of 300 wharf
laboreTs and strikers. one man was
killed and three wounded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
DELEGATES RIDE FREE.
Howell and Cutler Furnish Tickets
For Cache Delegation.

Logan. Aug 2i-The Cache delegation
to tne Republican state convention left
here today. Cache delegates were pro-
xfded with transportation free OF charge.
and while the Howell men tried 10 make
the delceates believe that the railroad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25

rival camps with the same courtesy
Senator Kearns displayed toward the
Cutler headquarters. The mystery of
the finishing room at Cutler head
quarters was cleared up yesterday. Sen
ator Smoot was the leading occupant
OF the room, and to him the more influ-
entail delegates were conducted for
treatment At strategic points about
the hotel appeared at various times dur
Ing the day and evening the leaders of
the Smoot forces-Anderson Suther-
land, De Noisy, Glove, Callister, Loose,
Howell, Superintendent jones of the in
Urinary, and many others. President
George c. Parkinson Of Oneida stake
IN Idaho was in close consultation with
the junior senator during the evening
and several Of the candidates were adj
mntted To the presence at various times.
The evening was busy outside of the
diifeTent headquarters. A number Of
reading delegations met in caucus with
OUT changing the lineup materially.
street corners in the vicinity of Second
South and Main were occupied by knots
OF delegates until a late hour. and the
scene in general was lively. The pres
eflt struggle has aroused more interest
than any Republican ante-convention
campaign for years past. The feeling
among the leaders IS of intensity suffi-
Gent 10 promise convention of more
than ordinary interest, and if the diff
Ierences die with the convention the ex-
pectatiOn or many shrewd Judges VIII
be disappointed.
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Portland. Ore, Aug. 24.-The adop-
ton of the resolution modifying the
constitution Of the American mining
congress and empowering the body OF
directors to in future select the place
for holding the annual conventions.
has somewhat changed the aspect Of
the fight for the convention being made
for 1905. FL Paso delegates believe
that a majority OF the new board Of
directors viii be friendly to the choice
Of tLat city, however, and that they
have lost none of the prestige gained
with the delegates with the change in
the rules governing. The Salt Lake
and Denver delegates, however, con-
thu to buttonhole the delegates and
express every confidence that one or
the other city VIII entertain the con-
aress next year. The time when the
selection shall be made is not fixed
and It may he At any time during the
ensuing year that the board deems
wise, allowing sufficient time for the
preliminary work essential to the sue
cess of an annual convention Hence
the result may not be known for sew
eral months.
Test Comes Today.
Tie report of the committee on
buildings and permanent headquarters
eliminated every other city from the
contest for that honor except Denver
and Salt Lake City and that IS 10 be
the consideration Of the session to
morrow AS that win be the crucial
test of the voting strength, the report
Of the committee on credentials VIII
be received tomorrow morning, having
been made the special order for the
opening session Of the day.
Resolutions reported back by the
committee on resolutions 10 the con-
ventiOn precipitated the first bitterness
OF the convention and more than al
hour of the forenoon session was de
voted 20 debate over resolutions re-
ported back with recommendations
that they be not adopted The resolu-
ton Of T. \. Ricksrd. editor of ihz
Mining and Engineering Journal OF
New York. indorsing the action of the
postoffice department, was unanimous
~ adopted.
Discussion Was Acrid.
immediately thereafter a resolution
by John Cleary of Washington recon-
mending that the same process be re-
Quired Of patentses of agricultural and
other lands as that demanded of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
Gather I'd II o,CIock-

The CONVEX ton VIII meet this morn
ing at II O'Clock in the salt Lake the
atre- state Chairman Anderson will
call the convention TO order. and will
then turn il over to George N. Cannon.
VINO was yesterday selected temporary
chairman. The forenoon session will be
taken Up by the routine work incidental
TO organization, and is not likely to de-
velOp anything of interest The fights
Tor places on the ticket viii come in the
afternoon and, if they prove as bitter
and close as anticipated, a night ses-
sion of the convention is probable.
The anti-Cutler men were still talking
OF springiEg q candidate for the con-
6reSsioual nomination against Howell
II Wells wins, these men favor uniting
the Wells and Hammond forces behind
Hammond to beat Howell. and thus nav
him for mis- activity in support of Cut
Ter
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Totals 200 211
Necessary to Choice, 23l.

? This estimate was secured by =
= The Herald last night through =
> personal interviews with mem =
= bers of the various delegations. =
? Figures given out by the differ =
= ent headquarters were ignored in =
= the preparation of the table In =
= many instances the figures are =
2 the result Of instructions and Of =
y caucuses. and may be relied upon =
= as correct. In other cases they =
= represent the best judgment of =
= members of the delegations The =
? figures on Salt Lake county may ,
> be found the least reliable in the =
= list. Salt Lake county has not =
> caucused and the size of the =
= delegation made it impossible to >
= get accurate figures. The figures ,
= given are the result of careful =
= consideration of the estimates =
> made by a large number Of the =
= Sale Lake delegates. This table =
= was compiled after a thorough =
? investigation and viii probably Z
? be found the best estimate yet ,
= published. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
STRUCK A MINE.

Russian Battleship sevastopol Badly
Damaged.
Chefoo. Aug. 24-t2:S1 D. m)-The
Russian battleship Sevastopol. which
struck mine yesterday of Port Ar
thur and was flowed inside the harbor
by a steamer, had previSlsly been in
jured while firing on the japanese land
positions from the outer roadstead.
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Ante-convention day was strenuous
for candidates and delegates alike. and
when mi might came there was many a
tired Republican seeking repose to
gather his dissipated energies for the
struggle that comes today
The days close found the situation
still much in doubt. Claims were less
extravagant and the figures required
much revision in the light of late in
formation With instructions the ex-
ception instead of the rule. and with ali
sides manifesting a Discrimination 10
force a trial Of strength in advance of
The. convention. there was a pronounced
lack OF definite infOrnia ton.
The lineup of the delegations was
changed materially during the day.
This was true especially in regard to
the candidates for the nomination for
EOEernor-the nomination on which in
terest cente-s. Delegations that LEFT
home united in support of one caaci-
date were torn asunder by workers
from the other camps during the DAY.
Other delegations that came in divided
were brought together and when work
was suspended for the day il was diff
fcuit TO tell which side had done the
most effective work All were busy and
all claimed substantial results.
The Cutler forces showed an inclina-
tion to recede from their claim Of 300
votes made few days ago. and simply
contended that Cutler would win on the
first ballot. The Cutler men are placing
much dependence on salt Lake. salt
Lake viii save US" said one Of the cut
Ter leaders at midnight. 4 can't indi-
cate to You Just where VIC have made
our gain, but il is sufficient 70 say we
have perfected an arrangement that
viii enable AS to win through the aid
OF the Salt Lake delegation
Wells Men Optimistic.
in the Wells camp the feeling was
distinctly optimistic and ultimate VIC
tory, II not on the first ballot, was the
universal prediction.
The Hammond men. as usual. made
no extravagant claims. bur il was plain
y evident that they relied on a dead
lock between the other candidates for
their success. We can hold our
strength together indefinitely" said one
of the Hammond men, and we shall
be strong enough To keep the nomina-
ton from the others One. or both. OF
them win have 10 come to us to settle
IL"
The United States senators were con-
siderably in evidence during the day.
Senator Kearms just back from his
trip. was a conspicuous figure about the
Wells and Hammond HEADQUARTERS at
the Cullen during the evening. and his
lieutenants We're also 10 be seen in the
same neighborhOod at frequent inter-
Nais- The senior senator did not favor
the Cutler headquarters by "a call.
Senator Snoot was prominent around
the Cutler headquarters and treated the
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Discussion Was Acrid.

Immediately thereafter a resolution
by John Cleary of Washington recon-
mending that the same process be re-
quired Of patentses of agricultural and
other lands as that demanded of the
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STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS

too given by Ida MoIesworth at Wyud-
hams last week. was announced as "hav-
ing enjoyed much favor I'm America The
first night audience at Wyudnam s
laughed all through the play. which is
not, of course intended to be funny
and its career viii be short, Ii IS annoy
Ing, however, 90 have the dramatic crit
les writing: This sort of thiuE maE
please American audiences, but IL is not
good enOE-h for London
Heinrich ColEied said one day recently
that he was once standing near the en-
trance of d theatre Iu western city
while the people were entering for the
evening performance of his company, q
large, red-taced man, who led "a savage
looking bulldog by chain, approached
and gruffly said to the doorkeepeT that
he wanted TO hear the music. The ticket
taker looked toward Alr. Conried and at
the same moment one of the theatre
staff whispered I'm his ear.
That's Alderman SO-and-SO. Better
let him pass"
"All right Go ip.' said Mr.. Conried.
But you must leave your dog outside
Sure said the alderman. looseniug
tho chain from his wrist and handing ihe
end of it to Mr.. COnTied. You can take
care of hi-n."
The manager looked down at the bull
dos, at the ugly uplifted face, at the fe-
rocious jowl disclosing big white teeth
and then he hUrriedly exclaimed +.
All right, sir. Pass right iu, both of
you.
II am not afraid OF siugerEmost Of
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them. But bulldogs. They can have the
hOuse-Wheu they come with aldermen
Jack Slavin, a comedian. bears a re-
markable resemblance 20 Joseph ri. We
Der. senior member of the firm of Weber
& Fields. The other afternoon he was
approached by a young man in the pri-
mary stages of alcoholic excitement.
Howe do Drefaced the young man.
ANY truth i'm the rumOr that you and
sam Bernard are going to cOmbiueE
NO " said Mr.. Slavin. with d teTseIcss
agDroximating eXplosiveness.
Good idea" continued the youth. ''TOu
need Fields and Fields needs you
Couldn't get along without each other
I've had nothing TO do with AIR. Fields
for years, ana he does not consider me
necessary to his happiness or business
prosperity answered the little comedian,
with some as9eTity.
you're dodgiug facts the other muir
INJURED thiCkly.
Mr. Slavin began 60 appreciate the sit
uation. Look here, my friend, who do
you think I am2'
Joe Weber, to be sure" responded the
other. '.LTh3 e!se2''
We'll m not Joe Weber by some
Inches. 7 am a funnier, If not a better.
man, retorted the comedian, as he moved
away