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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
WILL Be FULL INVESTIGATION.
Chief Justice Gabbsrt Of the Colorado
Supreme Court Announces De-
csion to That Effect,
REASONS FOR THEIR ACTION
May Aid in Discovering Persons Re-
spODsible for the Gross Frauds
That Have Been Revealed.

Denver, Dec. 3O.-Chief Justice Cab
bert today announced the decision OF
the supreme court TO grant the petit
tlon Of Alva Adams for the opening
Of ell the ballot boxes used
In Denver at the late election and
a fun investigation OF all frauds.
Adams object In ilng the petition was
TO secure legal determination OF the
question whether he or James II. Pea
body Is entitled to mn the office OF gov
ernor for the next two years
Chief Justice Gabbert said that while
the petition did not state facts entit-
ling the petitioner to such an investlga-
tion as proposed, the court had decided
that general investigation might aid
In discovering the guilty persons who
were responsible for the commission
Of the gross frauds that had been re-
yealed In the contempt proceedings,
There must have been some persons
behind the election officers and others
who committed frauds, the court be-
lleyed. to prompt the commission OF
such frauds.
The court decided that the lnvestlsa-
ton shall 90 into all frauds Of any kind
which constitute violation OF the or
ders issued by the court prior to the
election. An ballot boxes win be op-
ened at the county courthouse and the
ballots and books be examined by two
experts, one TO be appointed by coun-
sci for the petitioner and one by coun-
sci for the people, In whose name the
interference Of the court was originally
sought The court Will appoint a ref
cree, not to take testimony, but to SUI
pervse the experts examination and
see that It Is conducted In accordance
with the courts orders.
The court decided that the reglstra-
tion lists and the allegation that they
contain many fictitious names shall also
be Investigated after the examination
OF the ballot boxes, The courts inves-
tgatlOn. II was announced, must not
interfere In any manner with any in
yesugatiOn undertaken by the general
assembly. The counsel were instructed
to prepare an order covering the de-
tails OF the investigation and present IL
10 the court next Tuesday.
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II is Believed That Guard Jolly,
Shot Through the Neck,
VIII Recover
CAPT. MURpHYNOT BADLY HURT
Four Wounded COnyicts Are Doing
We'll, Except Murderer Queda, Who
viii Probably Die,

Sacramento, Cal, Dec 8O.-Absoluto
quiet rcigned at Folsom prison this
morning after the sensational incidents
Of yesterday afternoon, when a number
Of prisoners at work Of the rock crush
or ON the quarry attempted to escape.
Guard Charles Jolly who was shot
in the neck by one Of The bullets fred
by fellow guard In the effort to Quell
the mutiny passed good night with
out narcotics and II was believed this
morning that he viii recover.
The condition Of Capt Of the Guards
r, J. Murphy, who was stabbed in the
back two or three times by convicts
and received stray shot In tie leg. is
not serious
In the case Of Jolly, the element OF
danger stIll exists IN possible blood
poisoning. as the wound IS an ugly
one, extending from the back Of the
neck to the front OF the jaw
The four wounded conyicts under
treatment in the prison hospital are
doing we'll with the exception OF j..
Queda, doing life for murder commit
ted In Los Angeles lie was shot In
the abdomen and VIII probably die.
Autopsies viii be held by Coroner
Gormley in the cases Of w Morales Of
Mary county; J Quinlan Of San Fran.
cisco, and II. c. Hill Of Placer the
three couspirators killed BY the guards
IN the fight,
1t is not yet known low many con-
vlcts were party 10 Inc plot TO break
prison, but Warden Yell rs conducting
a rigid inquiry IN order to determine the
extent Of the plan and TX the respOn-
sihiity upon the originators,
WOMEN WERE HEkoINEs.
Folsom, cal, Dec. a0.--Two women
made records for heroiem during The
fatal fight with oonyicG nc the state
prison. ghey are III wiVts OF
Warden Yell and Guard folly. one
OF the wounded men. When the
first shot was fired Mrs. Yell
was In her apartments, while her hus-
band was IN his office The warden did
not wait for anything but rushed out
Of the building before Mrs Yell could
restrain him or offer words OF encour.
agement
Although have always lived IN fear
OF Just such happenings ever since
have been living within these walls"
said Mrs. Vel II was startled when
the shots rang out. Though ] knew the
danger ] ran TO the yard where / could
see my husband. ] suffered great sus-
pense until knew that the revolt had
been quelled.
Unneryed as she was, Mrs Yell as
sisted IN dressing the wounds Of the in
jured guards
Mrs. Chas jolly had an experience
somewhat similar She ran out Of the
building into imminent danger 10 look
after the safety Of her husband and
was almost lnconsolablo when she
learned that he had been shot, as Il
was the second time he had been
wounded while attempting to prevent
break Of conyicts,
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DESPAIRS FOR RELIEF
OF PORT ARTHUR.

Toxic, Dec. 30, evening. The navy
department published tonight a letter
written BY man Of the battleshlp
Sevastopol which had fallen into the
hands Of the japanese The writer
despairs Of the fortress and tells Of the
destruction wrought by the japanese
shells, He says the Russians are re.
signed to their fate and are determined
to hght to a finish rather than suffer
the shame Of surrender owing TO atsrv-
alton, Following Is the text OF the let
ter:
THE fortress cannot resist after De-
cember. The progress Of the enemy
In reducing our principal line OF outer
defenses Is not fully known. but It is
Irresistible.
we are sadly disappointed over the
nonarrlyal OF the second Pacific squad
ron and are daily nearing our miserable
end
Gen. stoessers so-calied impregna-
bic line OF outer defenses Is now
myth With Two Hundred and Three.
Meter hlll lost the fan Of Port Arthur
cannot be- avoided. It's capture by the
japanese means the fan OF the town.
however strong the other defenses.
THE new town is at the mercy OF the
enemy's fire The old town alone Is
defendahle, and here alone may resist
aDce be prolonged.
'Two-thirds OF the defenders OF Two
Hundred and Three-Meter hill were
lost
The Seyastopol which was exposed
10 the enemy's fire IN the day time
on the night Of Dec~s without being
towed, left the harhor with only m
instead u her complement of GG0 souls.
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When she went out she had her nets
down, but was rtuck twice by the ene-
mys torpedoes ana was bcHChed, r.
tepambly damaged. Gen. stoessel
highly praised the Officers and crew OF
the ship
Fuel is almost unobtaluable aud Il is
impossible 10 keep our bodies warm.
I'VE no longer have Il wireless telc-
graph system ana have mo- means of
communicating with the outside world,
our isolation Us completo. There be- nu
news and we have had no Information
for long time
"It is impossible to sruggle ammunl-
ton. The captain OF the klng Arthur
brought only barley
c'lhc King Arthur q British stoam-
err was captured Dec 10. while attempt
ing To- leave Port Arthur by the Jap
gupsg gusrd8hlE A@gau. She had ON
hoard Russian naval officers who were
attempting 90 Join The Russian second
Pacific squadron. she ia now az easobo
undergoing raN
There rs large hole I'm the hull OF
the Seyastopol and she is completely
disabled. An that remains for those ON
board here is 10 do their utmost ln re-
pusIng the ouemys attacks.
THE enemys torpedo boat came
close TO the Sevastopol and attacked
her as II they were going through Or
binary maueuyers
SHOULD the sevastopol sink, we are
to land at q place already decided upon.
An are, however prepared 10 light to
the very last. ON US OF the Seyastopol
depends the duty Of retaining the hon
on Of the navy and avoiding the shame
and humiliation OF threatened starya-
ton. We would rather die than be thus
fhamod.
From Dec. I the enemy's l0-inch
shells began % fan on the deck Of the
Sevastopol ana some Of them pierced
through the decks to the bottom Of the
deck
who ls responsible for the fate we
face? 1t IS he who did not give In
suuctlons for the prevention Of a Jap
anese landing ON the Lao Tung penin-
sula
Among oW officers there are very
few who dare TO brave death the MAJ
jorlty having no other desire than to
save their own lives but We are de-
termined to die fighting"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
WANTS CASE REVIEWED.
Elsa Watson Applies for Writ Of Ger
tioiarl Against Judge Tanner

a petition Tor a writ Of certiorarl was
filed IN the district court yesterday By
Elsa Watson against Judge II. S. Tan
ner OF the clvil division OF the city court
IN which It is asked that the district
court review the proceedings Of the de-
PENDANT court IN case wherein plain
tin was the plaintiff and r. w Lewis
'Has defendant
1t IL alleged that judgment was rem.
dered by Judge Tanner IN favor Of this
plaintiff and against Lewis for S6.S5 and
that on oct Il. 1904, Judge Tanner set
aside said judgment without any mo-
uon being made by defendant Lewis
asking that the same be set aside or
without any motion for q new trial
being made within 10 days from the
date OF judgment. Such order setting
inside the judgment, plaintiff alleges IL
beyond the jurisdiction OF said defend
ant and hence n review NJ said proceed
ing Is demanded A Writ OF certorari
was issued On the case and the matter
VIII be heard IN the near futu;e,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
TOWER AND MCCORMICK.
Will Remain at Berlin and St
Petersburg Respeeiively.

Washington. Dec. N-lt has been de-
clded by President Roosevelt that Ambas-
sador Tower, at Berlin, and Ambassador
Mccormick at ST Petersburg viii be re-
tnlned at those posts In the new admlnls-
tratlon
David r.. Thompson Of Nebraska. now
minister 10 Brasil VIII about Sept 1. ha
transferred AZ American ambassador 10
Mexico, succeeding Edwin H. Conger. who
soon viii ~ from China 90 Mexico. II H.
understood 90 be Mr.. CoHgers intention
IN resign after about siX months service
40 his new post and become q candidate
Tor governor Of Iowa.
Frank II Mason now COUNSEL general
% Bcrlin. Will succeed John W. Gowdy as
CONSUL general at Paris and John Lewis
Grfhths 0f indianapolis Ind, win sue
coed Mr. Mason az Berlin
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30

courser brought the news TO a mission.
airy ON the Chinese border
Nichols was correspondent during
me Spansh-American war. Returning
from cuba, be was selected 10 supervise
he distribution OF a famine fund col
lected for sufferers IN CHINA. AftefWard
he wrote Through Hidden shenBhi, 20
which was published by magazine. As
a result OF his experiences IN China
Nichols determined 10 go overland
through Tibet and work his way to
Lhasa with money ~ his own and
% fund furnished him by the American
Geographical society he started ON his
expedition, leaving ON Murch ga 1908
lie went TO China ilrst and getting OK
cellent credentials from the govern.
ment started overland toward the lib.
clan border II was his plan TO live
some time In the country learning The
language and getting points ON the
habits OF the country belor. starting for
the gates or Lhasa 10 be- regarded az
probable that he died before reaching
that place.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
THEODORE THOMAS.
Great Conductor il Confined to
His Bed with a Cold.

Chicago, Dec SO. For the arst time Ia
a public career which covers a period
OF more than 90 years, Theodore Thorn
as today WIN miss conducting a con.
cert OF which he has been advertised az
director The leader la confined to his
bed at his residence and the public re-.
he1rsal Of the Chicago orchestra this
afternoon In Orchestra hall, and the
concert tomorrow night win be under
the direction Of the assistant conductor,
Mr. Stock
Mr. Thomas has been suffering frori
a cold ever since the new han was oper
ed. on Sunday he was Obliged to WELL
TO his illness and since that time has
been confined 10 HIS bed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
PRICE or SILVER.
Advance In It Calls Attention to
rs Scarcity.

New York. Dec. @.--Tho recent advance
IN the price OF silver calls attention b
the Increasing scarcity Of the floating sup
ply az that metal Bar silver was quoted
today at slA cents an ounce While Next
can dollars ranged from y cents 90 49,.
These rates. II was said were merely
nominal. and any great demand for bars
woald cause an advance Of the price Con-
dliions IN the silver market are now such
that the consumer waits on the producer
TIA war IN the far east The steady alb
surptiOn by East indian and this country,
Increasing trade with China are rosDon.
slbie experts say, Tor this very complete
reversal OF conditions
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
INTERNATIONAL FoRGERs.
Two Important Members of Gang
Arrested by Police.

London, Dec. 30--The city police to.
day arrested two important members of
an International gang which for two
or three vars IL alleged 10 have been
conducting extensive forgeres In five
pound Bank Of England notes Large
quantities OF the notes, It is said have
been circulated IN America and on the
Continent one OF the men arrested Is
an engraver. lie Is charged with being
the manufacturer Of the notes The
police are shadowing n number Of for
eigneis who are believed TO be in Lon
don with the object Of obtaining fresh
supplies Of the counterfeits.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
A UNIVERSAL ALPHABET.
Am. Modern Language Assn
Wants One Adopted.

Chicago Dec. SO.-A universal alpha
bet, TO be adopted by the dictionary
publishers Of every county Is the oh
ject OF the central division OF the Mod
ern Language association Of America.
whose members have discussed the sub
ject at their ninth annual meeting here.
After hearing The report OF the Joint
committee on the subject OF a phonetic
English alphabet, the members led by
Prot Francis a. Blackburn Of the Uni
versity of Chicago, engaged In a dis
cussion
The proposed changes will necess-
tate a number OF additions TO the Eng
lish alphabet The system, II once in
troduced by dictionary makers, II was
said, would In time lead to the employ
ment OF the phonetic spelling IN all lit
erature.
According TO the plan advanced all
foreign words retaining the original
pronunciation when incorporated into
the English language, VIII be represent
ed by phonetic spelling
Attempts viii be made to secure en-.
dorseiSent In foreign lands.
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To Send Crew to England

Philadelphia, Dec. 3G.-Ten members
Of the Nesper Boat club TO be known
as the Henley committee have formu-
lated plans for sending a crew to Eng
land next July. Every member ~ the
club whose eligibility meets with the
committees approval may try for a
seat IN the eight cared shell. which,
4 Is hoped viii bring the grand Chal-
longe cup 10 Americn
Already members Of the crews who
won In Paris IN 1900 and NJ the worlds
fair have slgnted their intention OF
trying Tor places, In addition to a num-
Der OF eX-college oaTsmen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
BANKER McGREEVY.
Sheriff Hall Lands Him in the
County Jail

ONeill Neb., Dec. 30.-Sherif Hall
reached here early today from Phoenix,
Ariz., with President McGreeyy, OF the
failed Elkhorn National bank II O'Neill.
A crowd had waited most OF The nigm
at the depot, but the anticipated ylo-
leuce did not materlallze. Sheriff Hall
took his prisoner mt once TO the couu,
~ JAIL where he was placed On a cell
and a guard placed about the jail.
While the sheriff does not anticipate se-
rous trouble he has taken steps to
guard against such an emergency, and
viii do anything necessary 10 prevent
violence to his prisoner.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
PULMONARY DISEASES,
Are Causing Great Mortality in
New York CITY.

New York, Dec. S0.--Repoyts 10 the
health department show that pulmonary
diseases are causing great mortality IN
this city
Pleuusy, bronchitis and colds OF all
degrees flourish Omclals OF the depart
ment say the death rate from phthiss
has been steadily rising and that, since
Jan 1, more than 1900 nav cases have
been reported IN the city Added to
those already known and allowing for
unrep0rted cases and for deaths during
the year, Il is estimated that there are
now between $4,000 ana Is, 600 cases. TO
prevent the spread % the disease and
TO cure or aid those suffering from Il,
the board Of health has opened IT'S free
clinic and IS trying to find a suitable
suite for sanitarium outside the city.
where lncipient cases may have better
chance FOR recovery
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
James 5. Keerl Arralsned.

Butte Mont, Dec. 90,--A Great Falls
special to the Miner says that James s..
Keerl was aralgned today before Judge
Leslie on the charge o. killing Thomas
Crystal, a bartender In Helena several
years ago and pleaded not guilty. This
win be keerl's third trial, the supreme
court ordering q retrial IN the first in
stance. while In the second q disagree
ment resulted, Keerl was formerly one
Of the best known ciyil engineers in the
northwest,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
LIVESTOCK CONVENTION.
Prest Hagenharth Wants Fed.
eral Representation at II.

Denver, Dec. so-President ]. f. Hagen.
barth N the National Livestock ass1cla-
ton. has departed fer Washington where
he will call upon President Roosevelt and
Secy. Of Agriculture Wilson and ask for
federal representation al the stockmen's
TO Is. There promises TO be large at
tendance at the convention and much In.
tcrcst Is manifested IN the election OK OF.
fcers w A Harris Is mentioned as tho
probable successor Of the late Charles y.
Martin, as secretary Of the association
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
Heavy Gales in England.

London. Dee. @.-A fierce gallo from
tho Atlantic swept over tho United King
dom today Mountainous geas were re-
ported along tho coasts az stornsaway,
outer Hcbrdes. the Danish steamer Ala
hama dragged her anchors and stranded
on Peninsula Point Her engine room
aud the stoke-hold sections are flooded,
she Is leaking forward and has listed 10
starboaid. A small vessel with a crew Of
10 men fOuudcred on Marlborough Head
Yorkshire Cr the North sea. Several min
or shipping accidents have also been re-
ported. Much damage has been done IN
land Telegraph and telephone wires are
down. number Of accidents Ia London
duo to tho hyiag debris have been ro-
ported.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
IRooUoIs rHEATER.
Anniversary of Fire Observed
BY Memorial Services.

Chicago, Dec SO--Today, the first an
nlyersary OF the Iroquols theater fire IN
which 515 persons persisted, a memorial
meeting was held In Willard hall While
the memorial exercises We're in progress
the theater In which the disaster oc-
CURED was closed.
In connection with the days obsery-
ance announcement was made that
President Reynolds, OF the IroQu0is
Memorial association expects 10 raise
$4,000 within sixty days with which
TO purchase the site for a proposed
emergency hospital Donations to the
building fund Of the hospital during
the past year aggregate 100000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
wife Alleges Cruelty.

Esther Wright filed suit for divorces
IN the district court today against John
j. Wright on the grounds OF cruelty
and nou-support They were married IN
this city on Jan. H. 1903 and have one
child. Of which plaintiff asks the GUS
toby il is alleged that defendant has
repeatedly used Vile and abusive Lam
guage towards plaintiff and has failed
to provide her with the common neces-
sarles OF life.
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Alyazar Again Menneed.

New York, Dec, 3O.--The town Of Al
va2ar Is again menaced by large
number Of moutnaineers belonging to
the Kabyles tribe according 10 n Her
aid dispatch from Tangier They are
the same tribesmen who recently be-
s!eged the town I'm consequence OF a
dispute between a Moor and Span
lard. The money then paid has mere
~ aroused their greed and they now
demand a much larger sum The town
Is not well prepared for defense.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
RoumanIan cabinet RcsIsns.

Bucharest, Roumania Dec 3O-At to-
days session Of the senate, Premier
Sturd2a announced that the whole cabi-
net had resigned IN consequence Of the
designations Of ministers Of finance and
of domains.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
WRECK ON THE ROCK ISLAND
Engineer Killed And n Number
OF Passengers Injured.

Kansas CITY, Dec. ga sneclal M tho
Star from Oklahoma City, Ok. saws,
Chicago, Rork Island & Pacific passen.
ger train, westbound which loft hero ear.
y today, collided head-on with heavy
freight train eastbound on a sharp curve
engines and the mail car were deynolisb.
ed Frank Curry Of Shawnee OK engL
neer OF the passenger train. was kli6d
and r. l.. Butts. the passenger fireman.
slightly. w
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
FALL RIVER STRIKE,
Majority of Unions Involved Vote
10 Continue Il.

Fall River. Mass, Dec 3O--A maiori-
~ OF all the unions involved In the cot
ton min strike voted today to continue
the contest. Five textile unions met
simultaneously In different halls I'm this
city and voted upon the question.
The total vote Of the unions on the
question OF continuing the strike was
1.IOl ~ favor 10 $50 against.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
Drumelzier Total Loss.

New York, Dec. 30.-The British
steamer Drumelzler, which went
ahround on the sand bar of Oak Island
during the storm last Sunday, has
broken IN two omidshps, and It Is be-
lleved much OF her valuable cargo viii
be a total loss.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
Tammany Hall Organized

New York, Dec. 8O-Tammany Hall
has organized for 1905 by e-Gectlng
practically every one OF its officers.
J. Sergeant Cram was reelected
chairman OF the general committee, and
Daniel r. McMuhon was reelected
chairman OF the executive committee,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
Matthew ZONES pardoned.

Sarnia, Ont, Dec 30. Matthew
Jones aged 30 sent from sarula TO the
Kingston penitentiary for NE, Tor arr
son is years ago, has been pardoned
through the efforts " his daughter and
the Salvation Army and was enabled
to return home 10 spend Christmas
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
THAT RUSSIAN SAILOR.
Taotai Insists on Reply to De.
mand for His Surrender.

Shanghai Dec so--The taotai has
been instructed by the foreign board az
Pokln to insist rpon a reply from tho Rus.
Sian consul 20 his demand for the sur
render oi the sailor belonging to the Rus
sian cruiser Askold, who, on Dec IS. muir.
d,red a Chlnaman on the Bund hero On
the result 81 o dispute over paymcn. f0r
the hire Of "a jlnkrlksha
Should the consul decline 10 complr.
with this demand, the Chinese authorl.
Ties here say, II viii he apparent that
llussio coutemplates serious breach Of
the neutrality of china. and that hence.
forth China cannot undertake 70 protect
luFsians IA Chinese harbors against ae-
lions ~ tho japanese.