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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
INNOVATION IN CHINA
Remarkable imperial Edict IS
sued by the Old Empress
DOwager.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Minister Con-
ger has sent TO the state department 4
COPY of a remarkable imperial edict
issued by the Chinese empress dow
ager tbs Hsi and promulgated by the
emperor. The empress in strong Ian
guage calls attention 10 the precarious
financial condition of the country
which makes it difficult to provide
funds for drilling the troops. This con-
ditiOn is said to require the exercise OF
the strictest economy. The empress
says:
The habit Of those between us and
you to surfeft themselves and spend
money extravaSantly has become 50
strong and systematic that now there
is no way it can be broken. The use
less expenditures for these sinecures
works a great injury in the whole
country"
Holding that the imperial household
should take the first step in economy
the empress dOwager has given orders
that there must be no diversion OF
funds of the revenue for household
purposes, while the number Of officials
in the household must be reduced. All
the yamens and princes throughout the
empire are directed TO exercise similar
economy and to rid themselves of sine
cure holders
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
Georgia Militia Ordered Out to
Protect Negro murdeTers
During Trial.

Augusta. Ga. Aug 15.-The reported
lynching of fifteen negroes 1t States
ooro' Ca. today IS not true The story
was brought BY train, but a special dis
pateh from Statesboro says while there
Is much excitement there no lynching has
yet occurred.
gram from the mayor of StatesborO- Ca.
that it was expected that a lynchiug
would follow the trial of Cato and that
he would want Jat least A thousand mill
tia men there this evening Since the re-
ported cutting Of the telegraph wires
not hing has been heard from States bOTo
Governor Terrell at once ordered out the
Savannah militia
Savannah. Ga. Aug. 15.-Sixty men from
the First regiment Georgia state troops
left here today for StatesbOrO. where the
alleged muTderers of the Hodges family
SAYS the court opened at I o'clock No
mention is made Of any wholesale lynch
ing Rev. H A Hodges of Texas. broth
er of Henry Hodges. who with his fam
lily was killed opened the court with
prayer and besOught the people to be
quiet and permit the trial 10 proceed
Statesboro. Ca. Aug. I5.-Tonight
the jury in the case of VIII Cato, one
Of the negroes charged with the mtIr-
der of Henry Hodges and family. re-
turned a verdict of guilty after being
out eight minutes. Judge DAILY imme-
di3teiy adjourned court until tomorrow
morning without passing sentence. The
courtroom was cleared and the prison
ers were escorted back 10 the jail Un =
der a heavy military guard.
In spite of wild rumors all was
quiet here today.
Rev. II. A. Hodges. a brother Of
Henry Hodges, WHO, with his wife and
three children was murdered. opened
court with a prayer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
ANNEXATION RUM0R
OFFICIALLY DENIED

London, Aug 15--The admiralty =
= formally denied this afternoon the =
= report from Kingston, Jamaica, =
= British cruiser Tribune recently =
= landed at AYES, or Bird island =
= or miles west Of the island Of y
= Dominica, West Indies). and an y
= nexed it as a British possession. y
= The report is believed TO have =
y grown out OF the fact that the =
, Tribune sent landing party .
= ashore for target practice The y
= admiralty added that the island is ,
= of no value, and that there Is no y
= intention of acquiring it. >
4 Il compliance with a request p
y received from the government of ?
Trinidad the admiralty has in =
= structed the Tribune to proceed ,
> at once TO Venezuelan waters TO .
= protect British subjects and in =
? teTests. Il * understood that the =
= request from the government of .
y Trinidad was based on reports =
showing the British employees of .
= the Bermudez Asphalt company =
y were in danger because Of the al =
y titude of the Venezuelan govern =
p ment. Under the instructions ?
= Captain Spencer de HOTZeE. COM >
= handing the Tribune. win act in >
= conjunction with the British min =
= lister at Caracas, who is proceed =
3 ing eneTgetically In behalf Of the ,
= British employees Of the company. =
' = = y = = ? y =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
MAYOR WILL TRY
TO MAKE PEACE
Carter Harrison to Settle Stock
Yards Strike.
HAS ARRANGED A MEETING
STRIKERS ASSAULT NoN-UNIoN
MEN AT OMAHA.

nHICAGo. Aug. 15.-MayOr Harrison
L. viii attempt tomorrow to settle
the stock yards strike. He viii
meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clocK
the representatives of the strikers and
hear their side of the controversy.
Later in the day he viii have a<meet-
ing with Representatives of the pack
ers and listen TO their statement, and
he win then undertake the task CT
.reconeilinS the differences.
a large committee of the retail deal
ers called upon him this afternoon and
asked him TO use his good Offices in
ending the strike. The mayor said
that he would gladly do all that lay
IN his power to put an end 10 the
trouble, and d meeting between him
and the labor leaders was at once
arranged.
The mayor then set about arranging
d meeting with the packers. and they
promptly sent him word that they
would meet him.
There were a number Of conferences
during the day. all having the settle
ment of the strike in view, but none Of
them resulted in anything.
1t is asserted that the alleged secret
meeting between the packers and the
strikers was arranged for by W z.
Skinner, assistant general manager OF
the Union Stock Yards and Transit
company. but that il came TO naught.
The numerous assaults that have
been taking place every day and night
in the neighbOThoOd of the stock yards
have stirred the police to more ener-
getic action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
SET TUNNEL ON FIRE
Crown Sheet of a Great Nor
thern Engine Blows Out
With Fatal Effect.

Everett, Wash, Aug. 15--EeTiy yes
to-day morning the crown sheet Of a
freight engine coming down a steep
grade near Leavenworth on the Great
Northern, blew out in d long snowshed
above Madison, and wrecked the ma
chinery Six hundred feet of the shed
and as much track was burned. Q. F.
Strand. fireman, making his first trip,
was fatally scalded. Engineer j. c
Davis of Leavenworth was badly
burned, but will recover Conductor
Charles Craycroft of this city was
burned about the face and hands. j.
G. stern. a machinist, beating his way
was badly scaIded on the face, neck and
hands. So rapidly did the IRE spread
in the srOwshed that the freight train
was only saved by heroic endeaTor. In
the shed a bear and Two cubs had es-
tabIished a home. The cubs were burned
TO death, but the mother fingered
around the spot all day 50 frightening
several women passengers on the over
land that they tainted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
NOT THE PRESIDENTS MOTHER.
Vas Roosevelt Himself VardAman Mas After
In the Editorial Which Has Been Twisted by
the postoffce Department.

editor OF newspaper in Mississippi
some years ago, published an edi-
torial making a disrespectful allusion
10 Mrs. Roosevelt. mother Of the DTesi-
dent. The following letter has been
received in reply;
g Executive Department, Jacksons
Miss. Aug. s.
My Dear Sir-Your very kind
favor of the 4th instant has been re-
ceived- If ] had d copy of the Come
mOnwealth you desire, I would take
great pleasure in sending it to YOU, but
the files of the old paper are 100 miles
away. There was nothing in that edi-
torial offensive to Mrs Roosevelt -or
that reflected upon her in the least
simply undertook, upon scientific
grounds, an explanation Of Teddy s
Gegeneracy and general cussedness,
without holding his ancestors respon-
sibIe for it. I thought I owed it to his
ancestors Really L should be ashamed
to charge the devil himself with the
responsibility of the infamy Of that dis
tiDguished incident
Sincerely and cordially.
j. K. VARDAMAN.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
TWo CRUIsERs MISSING.
Pallada and Diana May Have
Reached VIadivostok.

Reached Vladivostok-
Using Tan, Aug. 15.-The Russian
battleship Czarevitch and three tor
pedO boat destrOyers are now in the
hands OF the local German government
for repairs, but il is improbable that
these vessels these vessels viii tight
again IN this war
Captain Truppel, chief of the mill
tary and civil administration Of the
protectOrate of kiau Chou. after haV-
ing completed provisions for the neu-
trality Of the crews Of the Russian
warships during their stay here, pro-
ceeded to go on board the Czarevitch.
The crew OF the battleship were
alarmed at the advent Of Captain Trup-
pels party and seized their Weapons.
They were quickly quoted, however,
and the commander Of the CZaTeVitch
was Informed that it was necessary
That the Russian flag be hauled down
ana remain down pending the compile
ton of the repairs. The Czarevitcfl's
flag was then lowered amid impressive
fofmaiIties, after which Captain Trup-
pei visited each of the three destroy
ers, whose flags were also lowered.
II is thought here that if the Russians
persist in repairing their ships they
VIII eventually have TO dismantIe them
because OF the vastly superior japanese
force which is waiting for them outside
the harbOr. According TO the regula-
tons which govern situations such as
the one existing here, the destroyers
VIII not be permitted TO leave in
body, but must go out at intervals Of
six hours
It is believed here that the Russian
cruisers Psllada and Diana have
reached Nladivostok
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
CAR BoMBARDED.
Omaha Strikers Make Assault Upon
Non-Union Men.

Omaha, Neb-, Aug "a car car
ryfng strike brea kers to the Swift
packing plant at South Omaha was
bOmbarded at Shelly station today and
three of the inmates. names unknown,
were injured. one being Knocked I'M
conscious with a brick The car was
taken to South Omaha and the men
removed. Sheriff Power and a number
Of deputies returned TO Shelly in the
same car and were attacked by the
rioters. who believed the strike-break-
ers were returning The sherin's force
captured six of the rioters after a
struggle and hustled them of to jail
Quiet was soon restored.
Judge Vinson HaleT, in the county
court today issued a blanket warrant
for tWenty-SeVen strikers, who are
charged with participating in a riot in
the packing house district Saturday
night Part of the men have been
placed. in Jail. The riot was an at
tempt of strikers 10 prevent non-Union
men going TO work. and a number OF
the latter were injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16

LEI Aug. I5.-Another
w chapter and probably the final 50
far as. the government is con-
cerned, was added today to the case
growing out Of the refusal of the post
Office department TO name a Mississippi
rostof1ce after Governor Vardaman of
that state. by the PRONUNCIATION by
Postmaster General Payne of a state
ment which gave without comment
q letter from Governor Vardsman, pub
lished in the Charleston, s G, News
and Courier.
This letter, which is accepted by the
pOstoffice department as confirming the
authenticity of Governor Nardaman' :
editorial remarks about the mother OF
President Roosevelt, is given IN a
newspaper publication as follows:
Anderson, Aug s Especially Several
days ago the editor of the Anderson
Daily Mail wrote to Governor J x.
Vardaman of Mississippi and asked
him about the truth Of the assertion
made by Postmaster General Payne
that Governor Xardaman had. while
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
SENATOR FAIRBANKS WILL TOUR
THE COUNTRY MAKING SPEECHES

Chicago. Aug 15.-Thst Senator Fair
banks, Republican vice presidential
candidate, viii participate almost con-
tinuOusly in the campaign and tour the
country in behalf of the ticket, was
made known today as the result of a
visit made by him to Republican head
quarters in this city. The senator
reached the city on an early train from
Indianapolis and left at 9 O'Clock on
his return. and was in consultation dur
ing the greater part of the time be-
tween his arrival and departure with
Republican leaders, including Chairman
New, Secretary Dover, Congressman
Tawney, c. q. Dawes, r. 3. Snyder and
d. W. MuIvane.
These gentlemen are all concerned
with the details Of the campaign and
the time was spent in trying to reach
an agreement as to when and where
Senator Fairbanks tour should begin,
and how its course should be arranged
as to best conserve his time and ener-
gies. He has entered into an engage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16

ment to open the aknSas state cam
paign at Marion in that state on Sept.
l. and there are calls for him FOR earlier
dates in Vermont. He also today indi-
Gated his positive acceptance of an in
vitstion to speak at Saratoga on the
18th of September on the occasion of
the celebration of the fiftieth anniyer-
sary of the organization of the Repub-
ncan party at that resort. Later he
VIII visit the far west and other sec
tons in which the national committee
may wish to have him speak. but the
details cannot be decided until Chair
man CortelyOu's wishes are known.
Mr.. Tawney, in charge of the speak
ers' bureau, announced today that Sec
rotary Shaw would enter the campaign
next week, beginning in Montana. he
viii proceed thence TO the Pacific coast
and return through Colorado and kan
sas.
The selection Of the point III Montana
for the initial speech wiz be left to for
mer Senator Carter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
MORE VICTIMS FOUND
Four Bodies Taken From the
River Eight Miles Below
the Eden Wreck.

Pueblo. Colo, Aug. 15.-Four bodies
of victims OF tie Eden wreck were
recovered today and all identified.
Among the four are three children. All
of the eighty-eight bodies recovered to
date have been identified. Those re-
covered to-day are:
Mrs. Minnie Huddleson (colored),
Pueblo.
Joseph, 2-yeaf-old son of James
Heating. Pueblo.
Mamie Moliter. aged ?. Pueblo.
Robert Garland, ~ years old, Den
yer.
The remains of the coloFed woman
were SO decompOsed that they were at
once taken TO the cemetery for burial.
The bodies were found about eight
miles down the river.
The coroner's jury examined num-
Der of witnesses today and have a
number summoned for tomorrow. 4
verdict viii probably not be reached
before the end of the week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
IMPROVEMENTS FOR
RIO GRANDE SYSTEM

Denver. Colo, Aug 15.-Charles H
SchIacks. vice president of the Rio
Grande railroad. returned from New
York today. where he has been in con-
sulta ton with President Z. T. Jeffery
While Mr.. Schlacks would give no de-
tails, he admitted that his trip to New
York was in the interests of extensive
improvements on the Rio Grande sys-
Tern. which win be carried out in the
near future Mr. Schlacks said that
his information about the disaster at
Eden was too general FOR him to give
any expression at this time. When he
faniliar izes himself with the details h.
will give statement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
MURDERED HIS FATHER.
Awful Crime of a Missouri Boy FIT
teen Years Old.

= Plattsburg, No., Aug. 14.-Laf- =
= ayette Jones, wealthy farmer =
= living ten miles west of here, was =
= shot and killed by his 15-year-old =
son Hugh today. Because he was =
= not allowed 10 drive the family =
= horse. the boy, with a loaded =
> shotgun. lay in wait for his father =
= and shot him in the head as he =
= passed. Young Jones then re- y
= loaded the gun and fred again at y
> the PROSTATE form of his father. y
4%%%%+
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
NEW YORK SITUATION
VERY ENCOURAGING

New York, Aug. 15.-At a confer
ence between Chairman Cord Meyer Of
the Democratic state committee of
New York and Delaney NicOH. vice
chairman of the national committee.
an understanding was reached regard
ing the New York state campaign. 1t
was decided that the national commit
tee would not interfere will. the state
committee in the state and neither the
national nor state committee viii take
up any work in New York City and
Brooklyn, where the campaign viii be
conducted by the regular Democrats
organizations.
The Democratic national managers
say they are convinced that the sit
uation IN Greater New York in in the
best possible shape for a larger vote
and larger majorities than ever be-
fore
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16

aGEw YORK. Aug. 15.-The Parker
IN Constitution club. composed of
members of the bar Of New York
City, has been formed here with these
officers:
President. James c. Carter; vice
presidents. Wheeler H. Peckham, John
z. Parsons, Joseph Z LarOdue and
John G. Carlisle; secretary, William
H. Church Osborne; treasurer. William
Z. Curtis; executive committee, Viii
liam b. Hornblower, Francis z. Lynde
Stetson, John g. MiIburn. Howard Tay-
Tor and James W. Gerard. In a state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
LITTLE BOY DROWNED
IN WOOD RIVER, IDA.

Haley Idaho. Aug. l5--AIonte East
wood, about seven years old. of Rock
Creek. near HALEY, was drowned in Wood
river at the mouth Of Rock Creek. fifteen
miles south Of here last evening. The
body was recovered He was fishing
when the current caught him he leaves
= father, m1oter and several brothers and
sisters.
a log house on River street at HALEY
occupied by NJ Samueison's family. was
burned about II O'Clock last night Dam
age about 800 Samuelson and his wife
had been fighting shortly before the fire
broke out and the wife was absent when
the fire occurred Samuelson Is IN iaii
on the charge Of settinE the house On
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
BRITISH CRUISER
ARRIVES At TANGIER

Tangier. Morocco, Aug. I5.-The Brit
ish cruiser Minerva arrived today i'm
connection with the case of Hamed
Jaiya, the British subject arrested BY
order of the sultan.
1t was announced in dispatch
from TangieT. Aug. L, Hamed JAVA.
principal secretary to FL Menebbi. the
Moroccan minister Of war. and Brit
ish subject had been arrested and i'm
prisoned there. and that his goods
were confiscated. under Che orders OF
the sultan The British legation
strongly protested to the Moroccan
government at Jaiya's arrest. but the
protest was entirely ignored.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR
IRRIGATION PURPOSES
lsnecial to NC IieraIdl

Washington, Aug. I5.-The geological
survey has found nearly 1900 acres of
land in northern Idaho which it be
leves can be irrigated under the Milk
river project of Montana. According
~, the following lands have been tenn
porarily withdrawn pending a deter
minatiOn as TO their desirability for ir-
rigation purposes. South half Of sec
ton 3. all Of sections, and ), north half
and southeast quarter of section 6.
northeast quarter of section T. north
half of section s and all Of sections 2
and 10, i'm township SO north, range Is
east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
ARGUMENTS IN THE
HYDE-DIM0ND CASE

san Francisco. Aug. 15.-Arguments on
a motion OF the attorneys Of Frederick
4. HYDE and Henry T. pimond charged
with defrauding the United States gov
ernment in connection with land transac-
tiCns to dismiss the charges were made
this morning before United states Dis
triet judge De Haven. The PROPOSAL to
remove the accused to Washington was
combatted on the ground that no conspir-
acy had been proven and that practically
all Of the alleged offenses were eor.s-
United in California and Oregon,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
OPEN TO ENTRY.

Washington. Aug 15.-Aeting Com
missioner F'inlple OF the general land
Office. has issued orders restoring to
the public domain $50 acres of lands,
constituting "A part of the area which
had been temporarily withdrawn from
entry for the proposed Blue Mountains
forest reserve. Oregon. and 1890 acres
which had been similarly, withdrawn
for the proposed WalloWa forest re-
serve. Oregon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
CHINEsE ApMIRAL RLAMEp.
Strong Protest of Russian to the
Pekin Government.


Pekin Government.
ST. Petersburg, Aug 15.-The pro-
sress of a strongly wOrded Russian
note TO the PeIin government demand
ing an explanation of the Ryeshitelni
incident, coupled with a demand for
the restoration Of the destroyer. as
foreshadOwed by the protest sent to
Japan and the powers. shows that
Russia is apparently determined to OBJ
tain satisfaction for the affront. It is
believed mere that the least japan can
do is to surrender the destroyer unless
she wishes 10 place herself on record
as defying the most categorical pro
visions of international law with the
possibilities of ultimate complications.
Russian, japanese and Chinese YER
siOns all agree that the vessel was
captured IN o neutral harbor. The
charge Of cOwardice and completely
brought against the Chinese admiral
IS based alike on his failure to pro-
test an unarmed vessel and on his per
hitting the japanese destroyers to en-
ter the harbor. It is pointed out that
it was the admiraTs duty to place a
guard on board the RyeshiteIni. tax
ing OF the Russian crew
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
PARKER CONSTITUTION CLUB
Organization of Noted New York Lawyers to Aid in
the Election of the Candidate for
President.

ment the following are given as the
objects of the club:
The object of the club is to advance
the cause OF constitutional government
civic freedom and adherence to law,
through the election Of Alton B. Parker
to the presidency of the United
States"
The statement also criticizes Presi-
dent Roosevelt, saying that he has
set up a policy OF autocratic force and
has shown that a president who has
the viii to usurp legislative functions
TO exalt the power of the executive
above the constitution and commit our
nation to violations of international
justice easily finds way