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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
WALL OF WATER
RUSHED DOWN
People Of Cheyenne Had No
Warning Of Coming Torrent
TWO CHILDREN ARE DEAD
HAVOC CAUSED BY CLoUDBURsT
IN COLORADO.

Cheyenne, WyO., May z1-Ouly two
lives were lost in the flood which swept
through West and South Cheyenne last
night, the victims being the clayton
boys, 4 and years old. Others who
were missing were found today.
Ranchmen living along Crow creek
report that none OF their families were
lost, but they were drowned out and
their property damaged thousands Of
collars. The damage done is estimated
az $4,000
IL is feared there have been other
casualties as a.number of persons are
6lIl missing. The dead were asIeaD in
bed when The flood came
Rain had been falling for twenty-fOur
hours when the clOudburst occurred at
q O'Clock crow creek had been run
ming bankfull and when the cl0udburst
took place a wall of water, six feet
high. came down the valley. sweeping
ranch buildings, fences, cOrrals, hay
stacks and other movable articles i'm
us path. Five hundred people living i'm
lne i0Wlands along the creek I'm West
cheyenne were given no warning what
ever until the Wan Of water was upon
them, Many had retired for the night
and fed without their clothing. A gem
eFai alarm was sounded and hundreds
OF rescucrs on horses and i'm boats were
soon at work. In South Cheyenne 200
people live i'm the flooded district ana a
number are missing
Serious WashOuIs have occurred
south, east and west Of Cheyenne and
traffic on the Union Pacific is seriously
lmpeded. Telegraph and telephone lines
are also down. The rainstorm was the
worst known ia many years,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
FOUL MURDER IN
FREIGHT YARDS
Charles S. Gray Shot Down at
Tacoma Friday Evening.
DIED LATER INA HOSPITAL
POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT
ED MURDERER.

Tacoma, Wash, May 2L-The police
are continuing the hunt for the muir
derer of Charles S. Gray, who was shot
in the freight yards Of the Northern
Faclnc last night about 8 o'clock.
samuel II. Rockwell, a car sealer, while
IN the freight house heard a shot and.
looking cut, saw a man 100 feet away
from the building dragging the form of
another man from under one of the
freight cars. AS he drew his victim
from under the car he swung a re-
Volver i'm the air and dealt the wounded
man a terrible blow over the head. A
second later he dragged the body OF
the man over an adjacent track and
fired shot into the PROSTATE form.
Rockwell gave the alarm and q dozen
men rushed into the yards 20 head of
the murderer. He fled up the track
toward the Puyallup river lodging the
posse and officers and esca ping into the
brush as the night came ON. The po-
lice are searching for Frank Pasquale,
an Italian, who for a time worked on
the construction force of the street
railway. Pasquale owed Gray a small
sum of money, over which there had
been a slight difficulty.
Gray was removed to St. Joseph S
hospital where he died at 9.l5 without
TegatDing consciousness. He had two
bullet wounds IN the brain. lie was
solicitor working under J. NJ Bailey.
for the Fidelity Mutual Aid society Of
San Francisco. Gray was a resident OF
Interplay, Wash where his mother and
sister reside. He was p years of age.
it develops that PasqUale called at
the insurance office yesterday and told
Gray If he would so with him he could
set some insurance from a lot Of ltal-
ians They left the California build
ing. in which the office. is located, to-
getber. about z o'clock last night. Up
10 3 o'clock this afternoon Pasquale
had EGt been found
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
P0PULISTS ARE FOR
HEARST THIS YEAR

Louisville. Ky, May 21-The Times
today says:
Chairman Parker Of the national ex-
ecutive committee Of the POpulist par
ty. said today i'm an Interview that
Hearst would receive the support Of the
P0puiists in Kentucky and elseWle ere.
Il speak for the national leaders Of
my party when I say that we are for
him, said Nh Parker "Efis views
and principles agree with ours. He
advocates principles for which we have
been fighting for for years If Che
Democrats nominate him the pOgulisU
party viii put out no ticket"
But does not the Populist party
meet In national convention on July 4,
before the Democrats meet2'
Yes that Is a fact. replied Pagker
but I am now advocating a postp 1ne-
ment of this date for two weeks i'm or
der that we may know whether the
Democrats nominate Hearst or wheth
err they are able TO name a man who
believes as he does"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22

Newark n. J., May 2l.-Tbe hearing
Of arguments on the petitions Of y. III.
Hartman and Wiuslow S. Pierce for
am Injunction against the distribution
Of assets of the Northern Securities
company under the announced plan,
was continued before United States
Judge Bradford today At the open
ing of court it was decided by Judge
Bradford that the arguments of Elihu
Root, for the Northern Securities com
pany and Attorney Thatcher. repre-
.senting the Oregon Short Line bond
holders, would be heard here today and
that Nessrs. Guthrie and Johnson viii
be heard on Monday al Trenton Mr.
Root then resumed his argument begun
yesterday He maintained that the de-
cision of the courts did not adiudicate
the plaintiffs To be the legal owners of
the stock i'm question. ana that the
United States circuit court, sitting at
St. Paul had sustained his view The
equity i'm the property held by people
who had bought i'm the open market,
he argued, must prevail against the
claim OF counsel for Hartman ana
Pierce and it would be entirely un-
Just TO these people who would be de-
prived of their rightful share in AN the
stocks. The extra $4,000 600 which
would accrue to the Hartman inter
ests, he insisted, would be at the ex-
pense of the other stockholders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
RUPTURE WITH
THE VATICAN
French Ambassador Leaves
Rome For lndifinite Period.
POPE Plus GREATLY WORRIED
pAPAL SECRETARY SEEMS TO
HAVE BLUNDERED.

Rome May 2I-8L Nisard, French
ambassador 20 the vatican. acting I'M
Ger instructions from Paris, left Rome
tonight for an Unlimited vacation as
a protest against what France regards
as the indicate attitude of the vatican
tn compiling two different notes con-
corning the visit of President L0ubet
90 Rome
The pope Is greatly worried over the
conflict between the vatican and
FRANCE. Today his holiness suspended
public conferences and conferred at
length with the papaI secretary Of
state, Cardinal Merry del Val, who
stated 20 him what he had said % NJ
Nisard- He said that France bad mis-
understood his intention and that ne
had omitted the phrase regarding the
recall OF the nUnciG from the note 90
france out OF regard % the republic,
while he inserted il I'm the notes to the
other governments. The missing phrase
1s that i'm which he expressed the de-
termination of the papacy TO prevent
Catholic sOFereigus from coming to
Rome as guests of the king of Italy.
III. Nisard expressed To the cardinal
his regret that he was unable TO dis
cuss the matter the Instructions from
his government being 10 leave Rome
N men ne nuE aElEA famed llLIllAlEN LAAl
olmerenCes between the note to France
and those 10 the other powers
Active inquiries are making to find
out how L'humauiJe received the note.
IT is generally believed that German
Socialists succeeded I'm securing the
text OF the note from the PTussian gov
eminent and communicated &c TO their
friends in the French g0cialistie ranks.
Among the cardinals there is Consid-
cradle feeling against the papal secre-
tary and condemnation is expressed Of
the way in which he has brought about
an almost official rupture with France,
especially several of the cardinals prior
10 LOubets visit TO King Victor En-
manuel. proposed to render possible an
Interview with the pope by sending TO
all the other powers a note stating that
such deviation from the rule must not
he taken as an abandonment of the
prohibition against Catholic rulers
visiting Rome, explaining that the pro-
hibitiOn did not apply to presidents of
republics who are elective rulers and
are obliged 90 follow the decisions of
their parliaments This proposal il is
said, was accepted as favorable by H.
NisaTd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
"PLAUDITS AND PLATITUDES
AND PIE CRUSTS AND PUDDING

st. Louis, May 21-Before the press
section of the biennial convention of
the General Federation Of WOmen's
clubs today, held i'm the German gov
eminent pavilion at the Worlds fair
grounds, The WOman's Column" was
the subject of an address By Miss Liz
Vlnla Egan Of Louisiana, a member OF
the Worlds fair board of lady man
ayers. She said that the 'Woman's
column in the average newspaper is
filled with "plaudits and platitudes and
piecFusts and pudding"
No woman, continued Miss Egan. is
mt for the ballot. or for equal rights
with men, as long as she permits a
Woman's column of the accepted type.
clear it of recipes and frivolities
and let il express the womans point
of view"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22

Melville j.. Stone spoke on the in
fluence Of women on newspapers. He
said that not line of scandal would
be printed in an American newspaper
were it not for the women
mo large metropolitan newspaper
can live without the support of wO-
men" he continued. Newspapers to-
day are edited for women and not for
men. If the women of the General
Federation Of WOmen's clubs win set
their faces against scandal, the Objec-
tionable in journalism viii disappear.
Women have a joint responsibility
with the editors as 10 the class Of
news contained in the columns of the
metropolitan daily"
Previous to the press session a short
business session was held at the Odeon
in st. Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
KEEPING SHARP WATCH.
Russian Report On the Movements
of the Japanese.

Of the japanese.
ST. Petersburg, May 21.-The general
staff has received from Lieutenant
General SakarOf, under date of today,
the following.
During the last few days our cav
airy has discovered movements OF Jap
auese detaChments on the Lao Yang
main road northeast Of Feng Wang
Cheng toward Chanintsa and beyond.
Altogether more than a regiment has
passed I'm this direction with artillery.
On the main road from Lao Yang 10
Salniau are battalion Of infantry
and regiment Of cavalry, their adj
vance guards being i'm the pass Of
Changsaliu.
ITO the northwest japanese patrols
have penetrated as far as the village
Wang Cheug. The horses of the cav
airy and the japanese guards and the
infantry of the lines are much ex-
hausted.
"A detachment of Japanese, consist
ing of two squadrons Of horses and
three companies OF infantry appeared
ia the village of Zudiaputse. iu the val
ley Of the LaEOE0uk river, eleven miles
northeast Of Salit5zaipudza, and a
squadron Of japanese cavalry advanced
from Siaskwaukhe by Che high road
toward SalitszaipudZa.
Reconnaissance by our infantry
and cavalry show that japanese guards
and cavalry are operating in the val
ley Of the LOgOgouk river and along
the Feng Wang ChenE road.
There are no japanese along the
banks Of the lower Tayung river
toward LuanmiaO and Tal0nka. Iaku-
shan and Kh0ndoukhan are occupied
by small detachmeuts, not exceeding
in either case half a company.
According to Chinese reports. the
japanese are transporting provisions to
the islands of DalOuda0. near the
mouth of the Tanning river Shit0ueh-
en-. I'm the valley OF the All river, is
still occupied by the japanese
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
PERDlCARlS WILL SOON
BE SET At LIBERTY

Washington. May 2l-A cabIegram
was received az the state department
addressed to Acting Secretary LOOMS
by d. ~. $. Laugermau, the special
commissioner Of the sultan of Morocco
recently in Washington, but now iu
London on his return 10 Morocco. The
message was as follows,
Know well Perdicaris. Also Raisu-
lis. III matters not satisfactory before
arrival viii arrange friendly meeting
without friction Am leaving in the
morning FOR Gibraltar
SIR. Langerman's relation with the
sultan are very Intimate and there is
reason 10 believe that he may be able
10 accomplish something towards
securing release of Pcrdicaris if that
has uOt been accomplished through
Consul General Gummere's efforts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
0VERTURES WERE
RECEIVED WITH Joy

Mobile, Ala. May 21-At tOday's ses-
sion of the general conference of the
Presbyterian church of the United
States the OveTtures which has been
received from the Presbyterian church
in the United States. in session at Buff
falo, were read The following reply.
adopted after some debate, was sent:
''The general assembly Of the Pres
byterian church Of the United States
learns with Joy of the action Of your
assembly in the removal Of all asper-
slons on the Christian character of the
member Of the Presbyterian church
OF the United States. and declared its
purpose to follow the leading of Provi-
dence in the matter Of closer relations
overtures touching upon which are
now before as for consideration"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
DUBOIS COMING HOME
Idaho Senator Believes Demo
Gratis will Nominate a
Horse.
ESPECIAL 10 The HeTaId1

Washington, May 21-senator Du-
bOis win leave here tomorraW for
Idaho. He viii deliver the Decoration
Day Grafton at Boise. at the uVitatiOn
Of the Grand Army post of that city.
Senator Dubois says that he IS Of the
opinion that the Democratic nOmna-
ton for the presidency Is still an open
prize and that fl is likely that none
of the noted leaders of the party viii
be named, UninstruCted delegates viii
be in the majority and what they may
decide on i'm convention is within the
knowledge OF no one. The unexpected
is what is apt TO happen AT the ST.
Louis convention. After the delegates
get together they viii take counsel
with one another and possibly may
unite upon some man whose name has
not yet been mentioned.
Senator Dubois believes that very
little viii be done In the SmOot case
by the elections committee until after
the presidential election and that it is
probable that there viii DE- no hearings
until after that time. he is of the
belief that there viii be no Mormon
church interference in politics this
year m Idaho or Ut7F and that there
is fair chauce for the Democrats 40
carry both states
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
skrydloff's Arrival.

Hardin, May 21.-The expected meet
ing of Vice Admiral SlZrydlohf and
Ntceroy Alexieff has been postponed
The admiral arrived here this morn
ing and found awaiting him the vice
roy's orders to proceed 10 VIadivostok
without going TO MUkdeu. Admiral
SkrydlOn is expected to return to Har-
bin, while a portion of his staff re-
mains here to supervise the dispatch
of freight and correspondence for the
Warships Of both sQuadrons.
The railroad is free OF Chinese ban
dts as far south as Mukden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22

tC0ntiHued from Page ID
the fact that it explained where they
wee located. A number of uueXplod-
ed mines lie in the same vicinity and
it is not deemed wise TO describe their
position Each mine contained seven
ty-fOur pounds OF guncottOu.
The admiralty thinks it highly prob
able that IL was a battleship of the
Fuji type which struck a mine but
that she kept ah0at and was eventu-
ally lost, as a heavy gale was blow
ing. Ia any event 1T is said that at
least two months in dock viii be re-
quired TO repair the damage done TO
the vessel referred to.
satisfaction is expressed at the eX-
ceIlent condition of all the torpedo
boat destroyers, as shown by the re-
port that sixteen OF these boats went
out in the attempt to destroy other
ships. The haste with which the Rus
sian protected cruiser NOyik put to
sea TO support the smaller craft is
pointed to by the authorities as show
ing that not only is the harbOr en-
trance clear but that Admiral Witt
sOeft Is convinced that he has taken
up all the mines laid by the japanese.
A report from Wittsoeft SONS days ago
announced that he had exploded three
JaUaUeSe mines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
APPROVED IN FRANCE.
Recall of Nisard Serengthens the
Present Government.


Present Government.
Paris, May 2l-The formal an
nouncemeut of the recall OF n. Nisard,
the French ambassador 10 the Holy
See, was made this evening and the
following official statement was COM
munlcated 10 the press.
Ambassador Nisard is recalled and
the secretary of the ambassador viii
take charge of affairs during his alb
Esuce The ambassador viii leave
Rome this evening"
Definite official action was not tax
ca until late I'm the day. Prior TO this
81. Nisard had been directed to en-
deavOr TO secure from the vatican au-
thenIic information relative 10 the pro
test forwarded 10 the powers IT, is
understood that the interviews between
the ambassador and the papal author
titles were not satisfactory, not giving
complete Information i'm the matter and
therefore the recall was decided upOn.
1T had been decided than the recall Of
~. Nisard would be deferred until
Tuesday, when Minister DeIcasse
would communicate to the ministers
council the result of the amhassad dor s.
conference with Secretary Merry del
Val. papaI secretary of state The de-
termination % recall H. Nisard with
out further delay is taken. however,
u indicate the unsatisfactory result
of the interview.
Tt is learned I'm official quarters that
the governments plans as carefully
outlined, do not anticipate the denun-
citation OF the cOncordat or any pres
eHt step beyond the recall OF NJ. Mis-
ard, The governments programme, &c
is said, which is from au authoritative
quarter, is as follows:
"A. Nisard's leave win be indefinite
but no further steps are contemplated
az present unless parliament directs
that further action be taken. Efforts
are being made 10 induce the premier
TO follow up the ambassador's recall
bat M. Combes does not wish TO go 10
that extreme. NJ. JuaTez. the socialis-
tic leader who originated the present
agitation. also opposes a denUuciauOn
OF the coucordat az present on the the
OFy thar IL Is preferable for the gov
eminent 10 retain administrative con-
troll of the clergy instead of giving
them complete independence. The re-
suit OF the rupture with the vatican
promises to materially strengthen III
COmbes' administration. as bringing
the support OF many elements hereto
fore opposing him. The opposition
leaders. NH. Hib0t and Lasies. viii adj
dress the chamber IN support of the
governments course and express re-
Eret at the Taucan's protesting 10 the
powers President Loubets visit to the
oulrinaL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
FIREBUG C0NFESsEs.
Applied the Torch to Enable Him
to Rob a Bank.

ReddinE, Cal. STAY 21.-Paul FEEDER
lex Clifford q native OF Glasgow, aeed
49 years. who arrived here Wednesday
from Seattle, appeared before Deputy
District Attorney Carr today aud com
fessed that he fired the Redding yards
OF the Terry Lumber company which
were partially destroyed 10y fire Thurs
day night, causing loss OF So. 000- He
said he fired the lumber SO that the fire
would draw the officers OF the town 20
the scene and he could 60 ahead with
out danger of being molested iu robbiuE
the Bank OF Northern California in this
city. The officers believe thst Clifford
is insane
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
ARRIVE AT DANISH
COLONY AFTER MUCH SUFFERING

aud their food was almost exhausted
except a supply of eggs from the island.
They had only one gun and had aban-
doned their boat and one sledge at the
northern part Of Melville bay. The
Danes We're entirely dependent on the
Esquimaux. The whalers left with
them supplies and materials to build a
new boat.
The Ammundien expedition sailed
from ChTistiana June H. 1903 Accord
ing to programme it was first to so to
King William land, on the east coast
OF Greenland. and thence to proceed
for Boring strait. The expedition was
characterized by Professor Schmidt Of
Berlin as undertaking the most impOr-
tant task in the domain of terrestrial
magnetism ii was planned to take a
route never before attempted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
RUSSIA WILL LET
THE LASCARS GO

ST. Petersburg. May 21.-(6;95 p. M -
The four Lascars recently arrested at
CFuustadC ON British and German
steamers on suspicion of being Japan
csc spies. are being detained at ST.
Petersburg in order because they re-
seuble Japanese. that they may be
safely out of harm way until their
ships are ready 10 leave, when the
prisoners viii be released and sent on
board one of the men says he is a
Filipino and claims American pr0tec-
tiou As soon as he learned of the ar
rests. Anbassad dor Mccormick who IS
iu charge Of the japanese in this cOuu-
Try. made an inquiry on the subject
and was informed that the men would
De released.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
CLUB WILL
GO OUT OF BUSINESS

New Orleans. May Gilt was official
ly announced today that the Crescent
city Jockey club viii probably abandon
its annual winter race meeting here i'm
view of the action Of the Western
Union Telegraph company in ordering
the abandonment Of the race telegraph
service Officials Of the Jockey club
stated today that il would be impossi-
Die 10 run the winter meeting without
heavy financial loss without the rev
cuue derived from the Western Union
company. which paid the race track
management here $40 per day for every
pool room in the United States and
Canada taking race results.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22

Copenhagen. May 2l.-Thc Danish
scientific expedition to Greenland under
the leadership of Erickson, has ar
rived at the Danish colony OF West
Greenland after much hardship and
suffering. The expedition reports that
IL found the whaling ship GjOa, with
Captain Ammundien's magnetic north
pole expedition on board, at Dalyrym-
pie dock All the members of both ex
petitions are We'll
According to a dispatch from Dun
dee on Nov. is last, Whalers who had
Just returned there reported that they
had found the Danisk Erickson eXpe-
ditiOn on Saunders island i'm a pitiable
state Of restitution. The explorers, it
was added, i'm the company of Esqui-
maux, were living in a tattered tent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
PAID BY RUSSIA
FOR GERMAN STEAMERS

Berlin. Nay 21.-The Hamburg cor
respondent Of the Boersen Courier tele-
graphs that the Hamburg American
officials admit that Russia tried to buy
the steamer Deutschland. but the price
demanded was too high, the sum men
toned being s., 600 000.
The price of the steamers sold TO
Russia are said TO be as follows;
Auguste Victoria. about 81 800 900;
Columbia, and Fuerst Bismarck, each,
81 ,000. 600; Belgia. s750.O00 1t is be-
IieVed that the Hamburg American
vessels viii be fitted out as auxiliary
cruisers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22

London, May pa dispatch to the
japanese legation from Toxic says
Vice Admiral Togo has reported today
as follows.
THE gunbOat squadron and the tor
pedo boat -destrOyers and torpedo boat
hOtillas approached Port Arthur yes
terday for the purpose of recOnnoiter-
ing. which was successfully effected
with little damage, in spite of a hot
cross-fre from the forts. There were
no casualties on our side"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
FAREWELL ID -.

Berlin May 2I.-Lieuteuaut Com
mander Templin H. Potts. the United
States naval attache al BerliE, Vienna
and Rome has received cablegram
from Washington notifying him Of his
detachment. and ordering him 10 join
the Brooklyn the flagship Of the
Southern Atlantic squadron. at Gibral-
TAR. He win leave Berlin May 2s. AM
basaador Tower will give him a fare
wen dinner the evening previous to his
departure.