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The river press., 1904-01-06
X lCK S .
1HEAR the kicks!
Hear the people making kicks,
IS A HeaYY kicks

1YEAR the kicks!
Hear the people making kicks.
- Heavy kicks,
Sorry kicks;
One would think the poor old world was
in most unhappy fix.
Men are kicking at the weather; they are
kicking at the price
That they have to pay for fuel that they
have to pay for ice:
They are kicking at the way
This and that is done today;
They are kicking at conditions as they
loom up everywhere;
They have kicks to make because
Rascals disobey the laws.
One would think that crime was rampant
and that woe was in the air!
Hear them kicking, kicking, kicking! Oh,
the wild and woeful kicks,
And the kicks concern religion science
art and politics;
There are kicks from those who work;
There are kicks from those who shirk;
All the world, 1t seems, is keeping busy
registering kicks,
Making kicks, kicks, kicks,
Keeping up the daily average of kicks.
kicks, kicks, kicks. kicks, kicks,
kicks
Do the everlasting kicks
Indicate smashup? Nix!
The world would quit revolving if we
didn't have the kicks
FROM the men VINO Weld the PICKS
And the ones who lay the bricks
And the ones who wear the jewels and
the ones who sing and write.
Never since the world began
Has point been won by man
Unless he kicked to get it, and did SO with
all his might!
'Tis a pleasing thing to mix
Gladness in among our kicks
When we may;
But, with gladness or without,
We may never hope to rout
The legions filled with kickers; they'll be
here till Judgment day;
They'll be here to make their kicks
Till there's ice uron the Styx,
Till the last grave undertaken the last
coffin cover clicks.
But lot of us are kicking with no cause
for making kicks
Without the slightest reason for our
kicks, kicks. kicks,
And never helping any with our kicks,
kicks, kicks, kicks, kicks, kicks,
kicks.
IS. E. I<ser in Chicago Record Herald.
The river press., 1904-01-06
HE CZAR'S VICEROY
VICE ADMIRAL ALExEIEFF, THE RULER
OF EASTERN ASIA.

Russfa's Commander In Manchuria,
Who Has Been Vested With Ex-
traordinary Powers-Mighty Forces
at His Commanded Strong Man.
Perhaps the cars most favored and
powerful lieutenant is Vice Admiral
AleXeieff, who was recently appointed
viceroy Of Russia in the far east, with
powers transcending any hitherto CIV
en- to a representative of the cZar, and
his forceful personality has been of al
most paramount Importance in the re-
cent events in eastern Asia.
When the great emperor of the north
by imperial ukase few months ago
created the Amur district and the
kwangtung territory, or Russian Man
churia, u special viceroyalty it was
taken as an indication that Russia did
not intend to loosen her grip on Man
churia. This forecast seems now to
have been proved by the reoccupation
Of Mukden by Russian troops and by
we'll authenticated reports that Russia
is to remain in Manchuria. allowing
Japan to have her way with Korea.
Vice Admiral Alexeieff, aid-de-camp
general to the czar, who was appointed
administrator of the viceroyalty. has
for some time been commander in chief
of the Russian troops in Munchuria
and Of the Russian naval forces in the
far east, and his new office vests him
as well with supreme authority over all
branches Of the civil administration 4
special committee under the presidency
Of the car sees that AlcXeie!T's policy
is in keeping with that of the empire.
The new viceroy, whom the car has
delighted to honor on several previous
occasions, has already done much valu
able work for his country and has seen
service on both land and sea. During
the past three years about 60.O00.OOO
rubles have been spent by Russia at
The river press., 1904-01-06
NOTED LABOR ADVOCATE.
). X. Buchanan. who Led Many
Strikes. but Never Was n Striker.

J. Il. Buchanan. who Led Many
Strikes. but Never Was N Striker.
Joseph r. Buchanan, writer and
speaker on political and economic sub
]ects, in his unique book, 1.-The Story of
a Labor Agitator." just published, tells
most entertainingly Of the trials that
besct the men who fought labor's bat
ties couple of decades ago. No effort
Is made to propagate any doctrine not
withstanding that the author is recog-
nized as one of the ablest exponents of
the labor cause.
While Mr.. Ruchanans book is an au-
photography it covers but ten years of
his life, the ten years from 1878 to
1883. Which marked the crucial period
in the history of the American labor
movement
Mr.. Buchanan tells the inside history
OF many Of the great labor strikes of
The river press., 1904-01-06
:: ILLIONS AT STAKE.
CAUSE OF DECLINE OF PENNSYLvA-
MA RAILROAD STOCKS.

Gould and Rockefeller Said to Be
Warning Against President Cas-
satt-Revenge For Action Against
Western Union Company.
Probably the most gigantic conflict
Of wealth ever waged in this country,
which has resulted in the loss of mil
lions of dollars to the stockholders Of
the richest corporations in the world,
is the war in which the Gould Rookie
feller interests are said to be arrayed
against \. j. Cassatt, president Of the
Pennsylvania railroad system. The at
tack Oh Cassatt is said to be in re-
Western Union telegraph lines from
the Pennsylvania right of way.
For many years the Kockefellers have
been investing in railroad and other
properties. Last year they formed an
alliance with the Goulds, who control
the Missouri Pacific. the Denver and
Rio Grande and the Wabash railway
systems.
The Gouid-Rockefeller lines now ex-
tend from Salt Lake City to Denver
by the Denver and Rio Grande. from
Denver to Kansas City and St. Louis
by the Missouri Pacific, from ST. Louis
to Toledo, O., by the Wabash and from
Toledo to Steubenville O.. by the
Wheeling and Lake Erie. The Gould
Rockefeller line now building from
Stenbenvii!c to pittsburg. the greatest
industrial crlat"v in the world, of Which
the Pennsylvania has long enjoyed al
most Il monopoly, will be finished in a
few months. When this small gap of
siXtyiive miles is built and the line
from Steubenviile across the Ohio riv-
er into PittsburS is finished next April
the Gould-Rockefcller interests will
control a new transcontinental railway
stretching from tidewater at Balti,
more westward across the continent to
within about 500 miles of San Fran
cisco.
When Gould secured an entrance into
Pittsburg last spring the Pennsylvania
railroad declared war on the Gould in
terests. 1t happened that a long time
contract between the Pennsylvania
railroad and MI Goulds Western I'm
ion Telegraph company. in which the
The river press., 1904-01-06
CiGGlNG THE CANAL.

What De Lesseps Accomplished Ia
Isis Eight Years of Work.
When Uncle Sam begins work on the
big ditch which it is hoped will one
day connect the waters Of the Atlantic
and Pacific he will find that eighteen of
the forty-six miles, the distance from
ocean to ocean, have already been ac-
tually dug. For some years the canal
has been navigable for twelve miles on
the Atlantic side Of the isthmus and
fer six miles OH the Pacific side.
It is stated that the unskilled labor
for the work on the canal will have to
The river press., 1904-01-06
An Authors Notebook.

Sold one poem and made almost
enough to pay the butcher.
Wrote an obituary on an ancient
citizen and had Maria's shoes mended
with the proceeds
Sold short story and came within
an ace OF making enough to pay $40 on
the grocery bill
"A Silent Musician" is the title of a
new story. Really if some of 'em were
not silent occasionally there would be
no living in this country-Atlanta
Constitution.
The river press., 1904-01-06
DOC SEIZED THE lEINS IN HIS TEETH.


curcly in his mouth Then he sat back
squarely on his big white launches.
lie looked TO thos" in the curbstonc
crowd WHO had ever been on the range
like vcl,; small white Indian pony
settling back to step Il ropcd steer.
Doc is heavy dog, a very big and
beautiful dog. but it was no slight task
fOr even lis weight to hang back and
by sheer strength stop the terrified ami
NAL. The horse slackenel little. but
still kept on. Doc hung back on the
rcins, sitting on his l.a,lncllcs and be
ing dragged over the rough cobblc-
stones. He was rs determined AS the
horse. He hung on with his teeth to the
leather reins
The horse slackcncd more lie found
that progress was not so easy He was
dragging something with his mouth,
and he didn't like it at all. He slowed
down more and then still more. Doc
was still hanging on the rcins Just as
though it We're his horse and he were
TIE driver and not 4 dog.
For half the block between Gcary and
Post streets the great white dog was
pulled over the stones. Then the h0rsp
came to a stop. and men rushed NY :,lrt
seized him by the bride. 1t was no.
until then that Doc let go, anu he did
so In tho same businessilSn WHY that
he had stopped the runaway. Back he
trottcd to his livery stable and sat
down in tho sun. painting and satisfied.
The river press., 1904-01-06

RockefclinrS are l;lr:," holders. We
about to expire. MI. Cassatt refused D
renew the contract on any terms.
The Western Union sought by injuns-
tion to prevent any interference with
it's business. The answer Of President
CasSatt was his famous order on May
21 last for the instant destruction OF
Western Union telegraph poles and
wires along the Pennsylvania railroad.
Wrecking crews were sent out, and in
thirtysiX hours nearly 1000 miles Of
poles, some OF them giant masts carry
ing from fifty to hundred wires, were
chopped down, Il destruction of $5,OOO,-
600 of the Western Union property in a
day. This was the first act of the war;
An attack of an extraordinary kind
was then begun on President Cassatt
with the view, it is said, of driving him
from the control Of the Pennsylvania
road. Within few months there has
been fall in the price Of Pennsylvania
stock Of nearly 60 points, the price
going down from the highest point on
record to the lowest since the Spanish
war.
What the final result Of the great
battle will be no one can predict. fOr|
President Cassatt is sturdy fighter
a skillful financier and a splendid or
ganizer and has the confidence of tn,
directors Of the road.
Alexander Johnston Cassatt bga1
his work for the Pennsylvania in Sc
and continued in the employ Of th
road until 1882, during that time az
ing risen from rodsman to the first7ite
president of the road. Then he rerel
to private life that he might ave
leisure to travel and enjoy life a
country gentleman.
More active duties he refused t,as-
sumo, devoting himself to horse bed
Ing at his Chesterbrook stock fvm.
He was absorbed in these puriits
when Frank Thomson. the PRESENT
Of the Pennsylvania road, died, an on
June o, 1890, the board of direurs
elf>cted Mr.. Cassatt president.
Mr. Cassatt began at once tt do
great things and has accomplnpl
wonders in the four succeeding ylrs
His most notable achievement 18th"
plan for running the system intdhe
heart of New York city.
Mr. Cassatt at sixty-four is a ndel
Of vigorous manhood, robust md
hearty. Although president of sen
companies and director in more ian
twenty, he finds time to devote tthc
outdoor sports that have kept lin
young despite his years.
The river press., 1904-01-06
4 Very Different Matter.

Ethel heard the count had jiltel
Gladys.
Jean-Oh, no; he's too much of a gen
tlcman for that. l know positively that
he gave Gladys three days in which to
jilt him.-NcW Orleans Times Demo-
Crat
The river press., 1904-01-06
IN BLACK AND WHITE.
Evening Costume Suitable For Old

Evening Costume Suitable For Old
ana Young Alike.
Nothing is smarter than a black and
Whlte evening gown. 1t is suitable for
young and old alike and has the added
advantage Of being always becoming
The 'ma@pis' effect, us the Back unI
white yoE,i Las been termed. Nill *
just as much OF favorite this win
ter as in former years.
White chiffon with black French dots
(is the material employed in the crca-
tion The skirt is made in panels over
The river press., 1904-01-06
4 Definition,

Philip was studying his spelling
and, coming to the word Coroner"
asked to have its meaning explained.
Sister Ruth Il big schoolgirl, who sat
coming her lessons near him, was an
pealcd to. Said she:
IA coroner is Il doctor whose duty it
is to inspect cases where persons have
uled without medical assistunce.'-
New York Times.
The river press., 1904-01-06

Anxious Mother-Willie, dear, do YOU
ever have any trouble with the other
little boys at school?
Wlllie-NaW! | lick one of 'e1n ev-
cry once in awhile, but that ain't the
least bit of trouble.-Chicago Tribune.
The river press., 1904-01-06

Ills brother aeronauts do not think
well of him.
"What has he done?"
"Nlolated the ethics of the profession;
invented an air ship that wasn't cigar
shaped ashington Star.
The river press., 1904-01-06

City Man-IIoW shall | know which
house it is?
Suburbante-You'll be able to tell
easily enough. It's the only one in the
neighborhool that hasn't "For Sale"
sign on it.-Puck
The river press., 1904-01-06

"What a frightfully loud. far carry
ing voice that girl has!'
'That's her opera voice You know
her father has box this year,
Judge.
The river press., 1904-01-06

fuIl sk!rt OF chiffon and an underslip
of tatfcta. Each skirt has very ful!
rutflcs around the bottom, which give
the fashionable flare. The fan panels
of white chiffon are crossed by quill
inss OF black tulle. Appliqucs of point
de venise lace decorate the bodies and
sleeves. y White tulle rosette through
which is stuck an aigret is tho chic
little hair ornament,
The river press., 1904-01-06

I'VE are taking terrible risk, pro-
fessor"
"Yes, we are, but it's worth it.
There's nobody up here to ask you
how old Ann is."-New York Evening
journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12

D. Taylor and Wife. Kootenai Herald,
Bonners Ferry; Mrs Nettle Crowell,
Citizen, Cambridge J. H. Roberts and
wife, News, Caldwell: Mrs. Laura
Tucker, Tribune, Caldwell; l.. S. Cool
and wife, journal Advance Council;
Il. Il. Cheney and wife, Prospector, Gus
ter o. " Bailey and wife, Emmett
Pearl Record, Emmett Mrs. l.. NJ.
Lisle, STANDARD Grangeville; G. T..
Jones and sister, World, Idaho City.
II. A, Dare and wife. Times, Idaho
Falls; ID. 4. A. Macintosh and moth
err, Gazette Kcndrick. Byrd Trego,
Telegraph Mackay; Clyde Hanson, En-
terprlse, Malad Charles a. Hackney
and wife, Eagle, Meadows; II. G. SHAY
or and wife, North Idaho STAR Mos
cow s. NJ c. Reynolds and wife, Trl-
bune, Meridian; Charles u. Harris and
wife, Examiner. Montpelier; Miss Mar
garet MoCaulie, Latah County journal,
Moscow, w. D. Smith and daughter,
Mirror, Moscow; S. T. Owings, wife and
son, Democratic Times, MOSCOW: Ma
bel L. Payne, South Idaho Herald,
Mountain Home; J. r.. Baird. Outlook,
New Plymouth; j, =. Kidd. wife and
child Forward. Ontario; NJ. A. Bates
and wife, Herald, Parma, Earl Venable
and wife. Independent, Payette, c. O.
BroNon and son, Advance, Pocatello; a.
Il. Hoage and wife, Enterprise, Priest
River; G. l.. French, Current Journal,
ReXburg; Mrs, Ada Merritt and daugh-
ter, Recorder, Salmon City. A. l.. Fill
son and wife, News Sand Point; L. w.
Smith and wife, Newsletter, Salubria;
j, II. Harris and wife, World, Welser,
and f, S, Harding and wife, Signal,
Welger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
SHALL ORTHODOX
METH0D|STS DANCE2
Question is PrOmenintly Before
The Conference at Los
Angeles.
THE BAN MAY Be REMOVED.
Quite Likely Discipline Will be Modified
And Theater Going be
Permitted.

Los Angeles, Cal, May ia cues
ton Of important bearing, which has
come prominently to the fore In the
Methodist general conference proceed
ings during the past IL hours, is that
involving a change in discipline to the
extent Of entirely removing the church
ban on the pleasures OF dancing. card
playing and theater going Il seems not
unlikely that the conference viii vote
TO remove the present rigid restriction
regarding the Indulgence OF these re-
creations. The Subcommittee OF the
committee on state Of the church, of
which Judge II. s, Sibley is chairman,
has reported back 10 the main body its
recommendation upon this matter IN
which II urges radical change in the
church rule on the subject, making It
simply an advisory restriction instead
Of mandatory prohibition as at pres
ent. Under the prevailing rule the
member OF the church who attends a
dance or theater is guilty OF direct
infraction OF the rules OF the church
and may be punished by expulsion, but
If the recommendation now proposed is
adopted this penalty VIII be rendered
entirely optional with the authorities
The committee on state OF the church
has not decided definitely just what
form the recommendation of the COM
mittee to the general body will take,
but II seems assured that It will propose
some radical changes In the discipline
along the line outlined.
This committee Is also considering
other important changes, among which
IL one involving the ratio Of repre-
sentation In the general conference. The
plan which has been proposed and
which has met with some favor would,
II adopted, reduce the membership of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
G, S, Holmes of This City Sells
Controlling Interest in Los An.
geles Hosiery for $3.50 600.
DEAL CLOSED THIS MORNING.
Salt Laker Has Cleared in the Past
Two Years the Modest Sum of
100000.

The deal which has been pending for
some months at Los Angeles between
a local business syndicate and Pro-
prietor @. $. Holmes for tho manage
ment Of the Angelus hotel, eliminated
this morning I'm the final acquisition by
the syndicate OF a controlling inter-
est in the Angelus, The price paid Is
stated to be $4,000. Mr.. Holmes re-
tanning a minority interest; and II is
understood that he has cleared In the
past two years, inclusive of this trans
action, 100000, which represents hard,
active and intelligently directed work.
The delivery Of the hotel manage
ment viii be made June ] next, and
shortly thereafter, Mr. Holmes returns
TO salt Lake City, to resume active
management Of the Knutsford, IN which
he proposes to make extensive changes.
These win include the establishment
of the hotel on the European plan. a
fine cafe, and other valuable improve
ments In the building,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12

tee and nearly all Of the old party lead
ers have been for weeks open advo-
Gates for the nomination Of Judge Par
ker of New York, while the followers Of
W. II, Hearst have been outspoken I'm
their choice OF the 1871 delegates to
the convention, the Parker people have
been claiming from 1000 TO LOO, con-
ceding the others TO Hearst.
AT the district caucuses last night to
select 20 district delegates. Hearst car
rled but one district. the Twelfth. elect
ing his two delegates Parker followers
carried the other H. IL was announced
by the victorious PARKER followers to-
day that the convention would instruct
for Parker would adopt the unit rule
would endorse Thomas Taggart for ma
tional chairman Of the Democratic COM
mittee elect four delegates at large to
the national convention, four alter
mates. electors and alternatcs at large
ana take a recess until July 20. The
followers OF Hearst have been taking
afiidavits I'm several districts and coll
lectng evidence which they say will
be presented at the national convention
20 prove their claims that they were not
given fair treatment and their dele
gates We're the real choice OF the dis
trict Contests from the Second, sixth,
Tenth and Thirteenth districts viii be
carried 10 st, Louis Al the caucuses
last night rump Hearst meetings were
held and a second set Of delegates Sc
lected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
COLORADO LABOR TROUBLES.
British GovernmentLooking After
The Welfare of Britons.

Washington, May l2.-The British
government has become involved In the
la Dor troubles in Colorado. That gov
eminent makes 1t point 10 look after
the humblest British subject, so when 1t
happened that In the troubles at Tellu-
ride bauncelot Collins, a Britlsher and
q non-union miner, was killed by strik-
ers, as II was alleged the nearest Brit
iSh consul, at Denver, started an inves-
tigation and reported the case to the
British embassy here, Sir Mortimer
Durand, finding that one of the alega-
lions that the man was killed FOR lack
of proper protection by the authorities,
called the attention OF the state depart
ment to the matter, The department in
turn forwarded the ambassadors note
20 the governor Of Colorado, and the
latter has now explained that owing 10
the existence Of martial law In Telu-
ride IL is not possible to make the legal
Investigation required TO develop sat
isfactory answer 20 the British note
1t is expected that further proceedings
win be taken when the labor troubles
IN Colorado are az an end and n It
should appear that the British COM
plant Is well founded an application
viii be made 20 Congress by the state
department for a suitable indemnity
for the killing OF Collins.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12

the general conference from 7iS 10 500
The absorbing topic Of conversation
among the delegates this morning Is
the announcement made last night OF
the candidacy OF Rev. Dr., Robert Nc
lntyre, pastor Of the First Methodist
church Of Los Angeles, for bishopric
honors The announcement Of Or.
McIntyre's candidacy by his friends,
came as complete surprise to the dele
gates and particularly to the Pacific
coast contingent, who have under con-
sideraton the name of but one can
didate, Dr. G, Il, Boyard, president of
the University of Southern California.
The Pacific coast delegates will caucus
this evening TO select a candidate on
whom they can concentrate their united
support, 1t is generally conceded that
the Pacific coast win be allowed to
name one Of the bishops, and until the
entrance of DR. Mcintyretnto The race
only the name Of Or Boyard had been
considered. Tonighrs caucus will
determine which Is able to muster the
greater strength among the coast dele
cation.
Bishop I. w Joyce presided over TO-
days session OF the general conference.
which was addressed during the morn
ing hours by the missionary bishops,
j. c. Hartzell Of Africa and Il. ".
Warne Of Indiana
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
All Quiet at Tonekn.

Topeka, Kan, May i2.-'rho feature OF
the Santa Zee strike situation here today
Is the announcement OF the officials that
the imported machinists will be housed In
the shops hereafter Reds have hecn ar
ranged In some ~ the buildings and II IN
stated that tomorrow carloads Of provls.
tons win be taken into the shops
j. d. BuCkalow left Topeka again today.
presumably for "a trip over tho western
lines Of the Santa Fe,
Before leaving Mr. Buckalew stated
that out on the west end OF the road the
boierm1kers and blacksmiths are dissat-
lsfed and viii soon become involved IN the
strike
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
The Locomotive Engineers.

Los Angeles. May l2-rhe second days
session Of the sixth biennial convention
Of the International Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers convened promptly at
10 o'clock this morning. Practically all
of the G7 delegates are present The Sea-
sion IA executive as will be all OF the
business meetings OF tho order during the
present convention
over 90 delegates are IN attendance az
the ladies' auxiliary convention, the larg-
est representation In the history Of the
auxiliary. Tonight a reception will be-
given the visiting ladies az the Womcns
clubhouse from $50 TO II p. m, by tho
grand officers,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
RANNEY GOES TO ASYLUM.
Restaurant Man With Fractured Skull
Committed to Mental Hospital

Maurice NJ, Ranney was examined rs
to his sanity this morning az the Holy
Cross hospital by County Clerk James,
Dist-Atty, Smith and Drs. Mayo aud
Odell, and was committed TO the state
mental hospital at Provo, Mr. Ranney Is
about 80 years OF age and was formerly
employed as waiter In Second South
street restaurant. Several days ago no
was picked up on Commercial street by
the police IN an unconscious condition due
TO fracture OF the skull. For some time
II was thought that no could not recover
but he finally became better but his mind
became effected from tho Injury re recev-
ed and Il became necessary to commit him
70 the mental hospital,